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S128E006274 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Middeck (MDDK) during STS-128

S128E006274 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Middeck (MDDK) during STS-128

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow on the middeck (MDDK) of Discovery during STS-128. Subject Terms: Astronauts, STS-128 Date Taken: 8/29/2009 Categories: Crew Ac... More

S128E006516 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD)

S128E006516 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD)

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow on the flight deck (FD) as he reviews rendezvous procedures for Discovery during STS-128. Subject Terms: STS-128, Astronauts Dat... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston – STS128-S-002 (30 Jan. 2009) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, these seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-128 crew portrait. Seated are NASA astronauts Rick Sturckow (right), commander; and Kevin Ford, pilot. From the left (standing) are astronauts Jose Hernandez, John "Danny" Olivas, Nicole Stott, European Space Agency's Christer Fuglesang and Patrick Forrester, all mission specialists. Stott is scheduled to join Expedition 20 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on STS-128. KSC-2009-4570

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston – STS128-S-002 (30 Jan. 2009) --- Attire...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston – STS128-S-002 (30 Jan. 2009) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, these seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-128 cr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 mission Commander Rick Sturckow checks out the cockpit window of space shuttle Discovery.  The crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT, which provides hands-on training and observation of shuttle and flight hardware. The STS-128 flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station on Discovery.  Launch is targeted for Aug. 7.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-3599

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kenn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 mission Commander Rick Sturckow checks out the cockpit window of space shuttle Discovery. The crew is ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members are lowered into space shuttle Discovery's payload bay to check equipment.  At left is Mission Specialist Jose Hernandez; at center is Commander Rick Sturckow. The crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT, which provides hands-on training and observation of shuttle and flight hardware. The STS-128 flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station on Discovery.  Launch is targeted for Aug. 7.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-3605

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kenn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members are lowered into space shuttle Discovery's payload bay to check equipment. At left is Mis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128  Commander Rick Sturckow taxis the T-38 training jet onto NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.  Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester is in the seat behind him.  The astronauts will be taking part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities that include equipment familiarization and emergency egress training, and will culminate in a simulated launch countdown aboard Discovery.  The mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4450

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 Commander Ri...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow taxis the T-38 training jet onto NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester is ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission crew members arrive in T-38 training jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.  Seen here are Commander Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester. The astronauts will be taking part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities that include equipment familiarization and emergency egress training, and will culminate in a simulated launch countdown aboard Discovery.  The mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4453

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission crew ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission crew members arrive in T-38 training jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Seen here are Commander Rick Sturckow and Mis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members gather near Launch Pad 39A to answer questions from the media. From left are Mission Specialists Nicole Stott and John "Danny" Olivas, Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency.  On the pad behind them is seen the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank of space shuttle Discovery.  The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4485

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members gather near Launch Pad 39A to answer questions from the media. From left are Mission Specialists Nicole Stott and John "Dan... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Closeout Crew in the White Room help STS-128 crew members complete their suit-up before entering space shuttle Discovery for the 11:59 p.m. EDT liftoff. Seen here is Commander Rick Sturckow.  The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions.  The second attempt on Aug. 25 also was postponed due to an issue with a valve in space shuttle Discovery's main propulsion system.  The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph-Kevin O'Connell KSC-2009-4956

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Closeout Crew in the White Room help STS-128 crew members complete their suit-up before entering space shuttle Discovery ... More

Sturckow and Ford on Flight Deck (FD) for Rendezvous OPS

Sturckow and Ford on Flight Deck (FD) for Rendezvous OPS

S128-E-006857 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Astronauts Rick Sturckow (left) and Kevin Ford, STS-128 commander and pilot, respectively, occupy their stations on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during fli... More

Space Shuttle Discovery: Sturckow in MPLM

Space Shuttle Discovery: Sturckow in MPLM

S128-E-007828 (6 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, works in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), temporarily attached to the International Space Station while Space... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, three members of the STS-88 space shuttle crew speak to spaceport employees during a celebration commemorating the 15th anniversary of the start of assembly of the International Space Station. On stage, from the left, are mission specialist Nancy Currie and Jerry Ross, along with and mission commander Bob Cabana, who is Kennedy's director.      The Russian Space Agency's Functional Cargo Block, named "Zarya," was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 20, 1998. Two weeks later, on Dec. 4, 1998, the space shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy on STS-88 with node 1, called "Unity." In addition to Cabana, Curie and Ross, the crew also included pilot Rick Sturckow, along with mission specialists Jim Newman and Sergei Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman KSC-2013-4333

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, thre...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, three members of the STS-88 space shuttle crew speak to spaceport employees during a celebration commemorating the 15th anniversary of the start... More

S88E5126 - STS-088 - Sturckow in Node 1/Unity module with power tool

S88E5126 - STS-088 - Sturckow in Node 1/Unity module with power tool

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-88 pilot Frederick W. ``Rick`` Sturckow poses for a photo in the Node 1/ Unit module holding a power tool in one hand and restraint bolts in his mou... More

STS-88 crew members and Boeing Manufacturing Engineer Harry Feinberg enjoy a moment inside Node 1 of the International Space Station (ISS) during the mission's Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. Discussing the mission are, from left to right, Feinberg, Commander Bob Cabana, Mission Specialist Nancy Currie, and Pilot Rick Sturckow. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with which they will be working on-orbit. STS-88, the first ISS assembly flight, is targeted for launch in July 1998 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour KSC-97PC1790

STS-88 crew members and Boeing Manufacturing Engineer Harry Feinberg e...

STS-88 crew members and Boeing Manufacturing Engineer Harry Feinberg enjoy a moment inside Node 1 of the International Space Station (ISS) during the mission's Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in KSC's Spac... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), Boeing Structural Engineer Karry Switzer (second from left) shows part of the Unity connecting module to STS-88 crew members Mission Specialist Jerry L. Ross and Pilot Rick W. Sturckow in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. The Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, will be mated to the Zarya control module, which will already be in orbit. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity for a hands-on look at the payloads on which they will be working while on orbit. STS-88 will be the first Space Shuttle launch for the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for December 1998 KSC-98pc846

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of the Crew Equipment Interface ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), Boeing Structural Engineer Karry Switzer (second from left) shows part of the Unity connecting module to STS-88 crew members Mi... More

Space shuttle International Space Station (ISS)

Space shuttle International Space Station (ISS)

Five NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut assigned to the STS-88 mission pose for a crew portrait. Seated in front (left to right) are mission specialists Sergei K. Krikalev, representing the Russian Space A... More

STS-88 Commander Robert D. Cabana smiles at onlookers after his arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He joins other crew members Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross, James H. Newman and Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, for prelaunch preparations for Mission STS-88 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. The scheduled time of launch is 3:56 a.m. EST on Dec. 3 from Launch Pad 39A. The mission is the first U.S. launch for the International Space Station. Endeavour carries the Unity connecting module which the crew will be mating with the Russian-built Zarya control module already in orbit. In addition to Unity, Endeavour will carry two small replacement electronics boxes for possible repairs to Zarya batteries. The mission is scheduled to last nearly 12 days KSC-98pc1740

STS-88 Commander Robert D. Cabana smiles at onlookers after his arriva...

STS-88 Commander Robert D. Cabana smiles at onlookers after his arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He joins other crew members Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow and Mission Spe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --   The Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up the night sky as it embarks on the first U.S. mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. Liftoff on Dec. 4 from Launch Pad 39A was at 3:35:34 a.m. EST. During the nearly 12-day mission, the six-member crew will mate in space the first two elements of the International Space Station the already-orbiting Zarya control module with the Unity connecting module carried by Endeavour. Crew members are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross, James H. Newman and Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut. This was the second launch attempt for STS-88. The first one on Dec. 3 was scrubbed when launch controllers, following an assessment of a suspect hydraulic system, were unable to resume the countdown clock in time to launch within the remaining launch window KSC-98pc1786

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up the night sky as it embarks on the first U.S. mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. Liftoff on Dec. 4 from L... More

STS-88 crew members depart the Operations and Checkout Building to board the astronaut van (at right) for the short journey to Launch Pad 39A where the Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised for liftoff of the first U.S. launch dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. In front row, from left, are Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow, Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie and Commander Robert D. Cabana. In back row, from left, are Mission Specialists Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut; Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman. Liftoff is targeted for 3:35 a.m. EST on Dec. 4 KSC-98pc1784

STS-88 crew members depart the Operations and Checkout Building to boa...

STS-88 crew members depart the Operations and Checkout Building to board the astronaut van (at right) for the short journey to Launch Pad 39A where the Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised for liftoff of the first... More

STS088-359-003 - STS-088 - Sturckow in the Node 1/Unity module

STS088-359-003 - STS-088 - Sturckow in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-88 Pilot Rick Sturckow holds out a panel and a power tool as he is photographed in the Node 1/Unity module. View 003 was selected by the crew for us... More

STS105-327-037 - STS-105 - Forrester, Barry, Sturckow and Horowitz during mealtime in the ISS Service Module/Zvezda

STS105-327-037 - STS-105 - Forrester, Barry, Sturckow and Horowitz dur...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester, Daniel Barry, Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow, and Commander Scott Horowitz during mealtime in the International ... More

S105E5282 - STS-105 - Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck gives instructions to the EVA astronauts

S105E5282 - STS-105 - Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck gives instru...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck provides instructions to the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) astronauts. Subject Terms: Astron... More

S105E5284 - STS-105 - Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck gives instructions to the EVA astronauts

S105E5284 - STS-105 - Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck gives instru...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck provides instructions to the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) astronauts. Subject Terms: Astron... More

S105E5161 - STS-105 - APCF, Sturckow and Horowitz pose with middeck locker experiment

S105E5161 - STS-105 - APCF, Sturckow and Horowitz pose with middeck lo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility (APCF) in the orbiter middeck locker. Pilot Frederick Sturckow and Commander Scott Horowitz pose with the exp... More

STS105-308-001 - STS-105 - Sturckow reads his crew notebook in the middeck

STS105-308-001 - STS-105 - Sturckow reads his crew notebook in the mid...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow reads his crew notebook in the orbiter middeck. Subject Terms: Astronauts, Discovery (Orbiter), Middeck, STS-105 Date ... More

STS105-347-037 - STS-105 - Sturckow assists Barry and Forrester as they suit-up in EMUs

STS105-347-037 - STS-105 - Sturckow assists Barry and Forrester as the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow assists Mission Specialists Daniel Barry and Patrick Forrester as they suit-up in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs). ... More

STS105-311-021 - STS-105 - Sturckow exercises in the middeck

STS105-311-021 - STS-105 - Sturckow exercises in the middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow exercises in the orbiter middeck. Subject Terms: Astronauts, Discovery (Orbiter), Exercise, Middeck, STS-105 Date Take... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Climbing into the T-38 jet at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility for a training flight are STS-105 Pilot Rick Sturckow (left) and Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester (right). The STS-105 and Expedition Three crews are at Kennedy to make final preparations for launch. On mission STS-105, Discovery will be transporting the Expedition Three crew and several payloads and scientific experiments to the International Space Station. The Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank, which will support the thermal control subsystems until a permanent system is activated, will be attached to the Station during two spacewalks. The three-member Expedition Two crew will be returning to Earth aboard Discovery after a five-month stay on the Station. Launch is scheduled for Aug. 9, 2001 KSC-01pp1422

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Climbing into the T-38 jet at the Kenned...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Climbing into the T-38 jet at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility for a training flight are STS-105 Pilot Rick Sturckow (left) and Mission Specialist Patrick Forreste... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Before suitup, the STS-105 and Expedition Three crews celebrate the pending launch with a special cake. In red shirts, seated left to right, are STS-105 Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and Daniel Barry, Pilot Rick Sturckow and Commander Scott Horowitz. In blue shirts are the Expedition Three crew, Commander Frank Culbertson, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin. Dezhurov and Tyurin are cosmonauts with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On the mission, Discovery will be transporting the Expedition Three crew and several payloads and scientific experiments to the ISS, including the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank. The EAS, which will support the thermal control subsystems until a permanent system is activated, will be attached to the Station during two spacewalks. The three-member Expedition Two crew will be returning to Earth aboard Discovery after a five-month stay on the Station. Launch is scheduled for 5:38 p.m. EDT Aug. 9 KSC-01pp1439

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Before suitup, the STS-105 and Expeditio...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Before suitup, the STS-105 and Expedition Three crews celebrate the pending launch with a special cake. In red shirts, seated left to right, are STS-105 Mission Specialists Patrick... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-105 and Expedition Three crews give thumbs up on another opportunity to launch after a 24-hour weather delay. In red shirts, seated left to right, are STS-105 Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and Daniel Barry, Pilot Rick Sturckow and Commander Scott Horowitz. In blue shirts are the Expedition Three crew, Commander Frank Culbertson, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin. Dezhurov and Tyurin are cosmonauts with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. Highlighting the mission will be the rotation of the International Space Station crew, the third flight of an Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module delivering additional scientific racks, equipment and supplies for the Space Station, and two spacewalks. Included in the payload is the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank, which will be attached to the Station during the spacewalks. The EAS will be installed on the P6 truss, which holds the Station’s giant U.S. solar arrays, batteries and the cooling radiators. The EAS contains spare ammonia for the Station’s cooling system. The three-member Expedition Two crew will be returning to Earth aboard Discovery after a five-month stay on the Station. Launch is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. EDT Aug. 10 KSC-01pp1453

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-105 and Expedition Three crews g...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-105 and Expedition Three crews give thumbs up on another opportunity to launch after a 24-hour weather delay. In red shirts, seated left to right, are STS-105 Mission Speci... More

Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck gives instructions to the EVA astronauts

Sturckow in the orbiter flight deck gives instructions to the EVA astr...

STS105-E-5283 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, STS-105 pilot, reviews a procedures checklist on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery which is currently docked to the In... More

S117E07202 - STS-117 - Olivas and Sturckow in the aft FD during Joint Operations

S117E07202 - STS-117 - Olivas and Sturckow in the aft FD during Joint ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts John (Danny) Olivas (left - holding crew procedures), STS-117 Mission Specialist (MS) and Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander looking at... More

S117E07188 - STS-117 - Archambault and Sturckow working on MF57A Panel in the FWD MDDK on STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis during Joint Operations

S117E07188 - STS-117 - Archambault and Sturckow working on MF57A Panel...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Lee Archambault (left), STS-117 Pilot and Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander working on MF57A panel in the forward (FWD) middeck (MDDK)... More

S117E06689 - STS-117 - Sturckow on the FWD MDDK of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis

S117E06689 - STS-117 - Sturckow on the FWD MDDK of STS-117 Space Shutt...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander on the forward (FWD) middeck (MDDK) of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: STS-117, Atlan... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  The STS-117 crew members arrive at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard T-38 jet aircraft to prepare for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on June 8.  Commander Frederick Sturckow is greeted by Janet Petro, deputy director of Kennedy. Astronaut Jerry Ross, chief of the Vehicle Integration Test Office at Johnson Space Center, looks on.  During the 11-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work with flight controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to install a 17-ton segment on the station's girder-like truss and deploy a set of solar arrays, S3/S4. The mission will increase the space station's power capability in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies.    Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1346

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-117 crew members arrive at the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-117 crew members arrive at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard T-38 jet aircraft to prepare for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on June 8. Commander Frederick Sturck... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow settles into his seat in the shuttle training aircraft, or STA, at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility.  He will be making practice landings in the STA, which is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities.  In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiter's atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway.  STS-117 is scheduled to launch at 7:38 p.m. June 8.  During the 11-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work with flight controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to install the 17-ton segment on the station's girder-like truss and deploy the set of solar arrays, S3/S4. The mission will increase the space station's power capability in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1371

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow se...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow settles into his seat in the shuttle training aircraft, or STA, at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. He will be making practice landings in the... More

STS117-S-036 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-036

STS117-S-036 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-036 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow is helped by the closeout crew in the White Room on Launch Pad 39A to secure his launch suit before climbing into Space Shuttle Atlantis.  The mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to launch at 7:38 p.m. EDT. Members of the Closeout Crew help the astronauts don a parachute pack, strap them into the space shuttle's crew module and take care of any other last-minute needs that arise. The White Room is at the end of the orbiter access arm that extends from the fixed service structure and provides entry into the orbiter. The shuttle is delivering a new segment to the starboard side of the space station's backbone, known as the truss. Three spacewalks are planned to install the S3/S4 truss segment, deploy a set of solar arrays and prepare them for operation. STS-117 is the 118th space shuttle flight, the 21st flight to the station, the 28th flight for Atlantis and the first of four flights planned for 2007.  Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray & Don Kight KSC-07pp1469

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow is...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow is helped by the closeout crew in the White Room on Launch Pad 39A to secure his launch suit before climbing into Space Shuttle Atlantis. The... More

STS117-S-012 (8 June 2007) --- The drifting smoke plumes from the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (out of frame) swirl above the Vehicle Assembly Building near sunset. Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-012

STS117-S-012 (8 June 2007) --- The drifting smoke plumes from the laun...

STS117-S-012 (8 June 2007) --- The drifting smoke plumes from the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (out of frame) swirl above the Vehicle Assembly Building near sunset. Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 cre... More

STS117-S-023 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-023

STS117-S-023 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-023 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

STS117-S-038 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-038

STS117-S-038 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-038 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

S128E010634 - STS-128 - Sturckow in LES on FD

S128E010634 - STS-128 - Sturckow in LES on FD

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow wearing a Launch and Entry Suit (LES) while seated on the flight deck (FD) holding procedures during STS-128. Subject Terms: STS-... More

S128E007942 - STS-128 - Sturckow adds STS-128 crew patch to wall in Node 1 Unity

S128E007942 - STS-128 - Sturckow adds STS-128 crew patch to wall in No...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he places an STS-128 patch on the wall of Node 1 Unity during STS-128. Overall view of wall. Subject Terms: STS-128, Astronaut... More

S128E007466 - STS-128 - Sturckow poses with EMU in MPLM

S128E007466 - STS-128 - Sturckow poses with EMU in MPLM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he poses with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) in the multipurpose logistics module (MPLM) during Expedition 20 / STS-128 ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow is pleased with the shuttle landing practice he completed in the Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STA. The practice is in preparation for launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission in late August to the International Space Station. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulfstream II jet that was modified to simulate a shuttle’s cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. The STS-128 crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4484

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow is pleased with the shuttle landing practice he completed in the Shuttle Trainin... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-128 crew members eagerly exit NASA Kennedy Space Center's Operations and Checkout Building to head to the Astrovan for the 3.4-mile drive to Launch Pad 39A. Clockwise from left are  Pilot Kevin Ford, Mission Specialists Jose Fernandez, Nicole Stott, Danny Olivas, Christer Fuglesang and Patrick Forrester, and Commander Rick Sturckow. At the pad, the astronauts will complete their suitup and enter space shuttle Discovery for the 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff.  The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4837

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-128 crew members eagerly exit NASA Kenn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-128 crew members eagerly exit NASA Kennedy Space Center's Operations and Checkout Building to head to the Astrovan for the 3.4-mile drive to Launch Pad 39A. Clockwise from left ar... More

STS128-S-012 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Lighting up the clouds in the night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff was on time at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Aug. 28, 2009 from launch pad 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Kevin Ford, pilot; John ?Danny? Olivas, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Nicole Stott, all mission specialists. Stott will join Expedition 20 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the ISS. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. sts128-s-012

STS128-S-012 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Lighting up the clouds in the night sk...

STS128-S-012 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Lighting up the clouds in the night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (IS... More

STS128-S-033 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff was on time at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Aug. 28, 2009 from launch pad 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Kevin Ford, pilot; John ?Danny? Olivas, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Nicole Stott, all mission specialists. Stott will join Expedition 20 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the ISS. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. sts128-s-033

STS128-S-033 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shutt...

STS128-S-033 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff wa... More

STS128-S-029 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff was on time at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Aug. 28, 2009 from launch pad 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Kevin Ford, pilot; John ?Danny? Olivas, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Nicole Stott, all mission specialists. Stott will join Expedition 20 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the ISS. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. sts128-s-029

STS128-S-029 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shutt...

STS128-S-029 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff wa... More

Sturckow adds STS-128 crew patch to wall in Node 1 Unity

Sturckow adds STS-128 crew patch to wall in Node 1 Unity

S128-E-007939 (7 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, adds his crew’s patch to the growing collection, in the Unity node, of insignias representing crews who have worked on the Inter... More

Sturckow, Stott, and Kopra pose on MDDK

Sturckow, Stott, and Kopra pose on MDDK

S128-E-007889 (6 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Rick Sturckow (left), STS-128 commander; Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Tim Kopra, STS-128 mission specialist, pose for a photo on the middeck ... More

Newman and Sturckow on the middeck with beef jerky

Newman and Sturckow on the middeck with beef jerky

STS088-342-034 (13 Dec. 1998) --- NASA astronaut James Newman (left), with NASA astronaut Rick Sturckow, pilot, looking on, enjoys some beef jerky on the middeck while Endeavour was in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  S95-05777-- Astronaut Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, commander. KSC-98pc0643

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- S95-05777-- Astronaut Frederick W. (Ric...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- S95-05777-- Astronaut Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, commander.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-88 Pilot Rick W. Sturckow inspects equipment on the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. During the mission, the Unity connecting module will be mated to the Zarya control module, which will already be in orbit. The STS-88 crew is participating in a Crew Equipment Interface Test, which gives astronauts an opportunity for a hands-on look at the payloads on which they will be working while on orbit. STS-88 will be the first Space Shuttle launch for the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for December 1998 KSC-98pc845

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-88 Pilot Rick W. Sturckow inspects e...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-88 Pilot Rick W. Sturckow inspects equipment on the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. During th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, STS-88 Mission Specialists Sergei Krikalev (left), a cosmonaut from Russia; and Jerry L. Ross examine equipment that will be aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. Launch of mission STS-88 is targeted for Dec. 3, 1998. The STS-88 crew members are participating in a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), familiarizing themselves with the orbiter's midbody and crew compartments. Other crew members are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie and James H. Newman. STS-88 will be the first Space Shuttle launch for assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). The primary payload is the Unity connecting module which will be mated to the Russian-built Zarya control module, expected to be already on orbit after a November launch from Russia. The first major U.S.-built component of ISS, Unity will serve as a connecting passageway to living and working areas of the space station. Unity has two attached pressurized mating adapters (PMAs) and one stowage rack installed inside. PMA-1 provides the permanent connection point between Unity and Zarya; PMA-2 will serve as a Space Shuttle docking port. Zarya is a self-supporting active vehicle, providing propulsive control capability and power during the early assembly stages. It also has fuel storage capability KSC-98pc1214

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, STS-88 Mission Specialists Sergei Krikalev (left), a cosmonaut from Russia; and Jerry L. Ross examine equipment that will be aboard Space ... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas --  STS088(S)002 -- Five NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut assigned to the STS-88 mission, scheduled for an early December launch, take time out from their busy training agenda for a crew portrait.  Seated in front are Sergei K. Krikalev, a mission specialist representing the Russian Space Agency (RSA), and astronaut Nancy J. Currie, mission specialist.  In the rear, from the left, are astronauts Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist; Robert D. Cabana, mission commander; Frederick W. Sturckow, pilot; and James H. Newman, mission specialist. KSC-98PC-1737

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- STS088(S)002 -- Five NASA ast...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- STS088(S)002 -- Five NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut assigned to the STS-88 mission, scheduled for an early December launch, take time out from their busy traini... More

STS-88 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gives a thumbs up on his nighttime arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with simulated countdown exercises, emergency egress training, and opportunities to inspect their mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. Mission STS-88 is targeted for launch on Dec. 3, 1998. It is the first U.S. flight for the assembly of the International Space Station and will carry the Unity connecting module. Others in the STS-88 crew are Mission Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow, Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross, and Sergei Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut. Ross and Newman will make three spacewalks to connect power, data and utility lines and install exterior equipment KSC-98pc1486

STS-88 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gives a thumbs up on his nig...

STS-88 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gives a thumbs up on his nighttime arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activitie... More

STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, smiles at onlookers after his arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He joins the five other crew members, Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman, for prelaunch preparations for Mission STS-88 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. The scheduled time of launch is 3:56 a.m. EST on Dec. 3 from Launch Pad 39A. The mission is the first U.S. launch for the International Space Station. Endeavour carries the Unity connecting module which the crew will be mating with the Russian-built Zarya control module already in orbit. In addition to Unity, Endeavour will carry two small replacement electronics boxes for possible repairs to Zarya batteries. The mission is scheduled to last nearly 12 days KSC-98pc1741

STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian c...

STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, smiles at onlookers after his arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He joins the five other crew mem... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  The Space Shuttle Endeavour illuminates the night sky as it embarks on the first U.S. mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. Liftoff on Dec. 4 from Launch Pad 39A was at 3:35:34 a.m. EST. During the nearly 12-day mission, the six-member crew will mate in space the first two elements of the International Space Station the already-orbiting Zarya control module with the Unity connecting module carried by Endeavour. Crew members are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross, James H. Newman and Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut. This was the second launch attempt for STS-88. The first one on Dec. 3 was scrubbed when launch controllers, following an assessment of a suspect hydraulic system, were unable to resume the countdown clock in time to launch within the remaining launch window KSC-98pc1791

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour illuminates...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour illuminates the night sky as it embarks on the first U.S. mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. Liftoff on Dec. 4 from ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  The Space Shuttle Endeavour blazes through the night sky as it begins the first U.S. mission, STS-88, dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. Liftoff on Dec. 4 from Launch Pad 39A was at 3:35:34 a.m. EST. During the nearly 12-day mission, the six-member crew will mate in space the first two elements of the International Space Station the already-orbiting Zarya control module with the Unity connecting module carried by Endeavour. Crew members are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross, James H. Newman and Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut. This was the second launch attempt for STS-88. The first one on Dec. 3 was scrubbed when launch controllers, following an assessment of a suspect hydraulic system, were unable to resume the countdown clock in time to launch within the remaining launch window KSC-98pc1793

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour blazes thro...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour blazes through the night sky as it begins the first U.S. mission, STS-88, dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station. Liftoff on Dec.... More

STS088-S-008 (4 Dec. 1998) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up the night sky as it embarks on the first mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS).  Liftoff occurred at 3:35:34 a.m. (EST), December 4, 1998, from Launch Pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.  Onboard were astronauts Robert D. Cabana, mission commander; Frederick W. Sturckow, pilot; Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman, along with Russian Space Agency (RSA) cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, all mission specialists. sts088-s-008

STS088-S-008 (4 Dec. 1998) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up t...

STS088-S-008 (4 Dec. 1998) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up the night sky as it embarks on the first mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff occurred at 3:3... More

The STS-88 crew meet with news media at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip before leaving for Houston. From left, they are Mission Specialists Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev and James H. Newman, Commander Robert D. Cabana (at microphone), Mission Specialists Jerry L. Ross and Nancy J. Currie, and Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow. The STS-88 crew returned Dec. 15 from a 12-day mission on orbit constructing the first elements of the International Space Station, the U.S.-built Unity connecting module and Russian-built Zarya control module KSC-98pc1875

The STS-88 crew meet with news media at the Cape Canaveral Air Station...

The STS-88 crew meet with news media at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip before leaving for Houston. From left, they are Mission Specialists Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev and James H. Newman, Command... More

STS105-717-024 - STS-105 - Barry, Helms, Sturckow, Culbertson and Voss in ISS U.S. Laboratory/Destiny

STS105-717-024 - STS-105 - Barry, Helms, Sturckow, Culbertson and Voss...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-105 Mission Specialist Daniel Barry, Expedition Two Crewmember Susan Helms, STS-105 Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow, Expedition Three Commander Fran... More

STS105-305-001 - STS-105 - Sturckow assists EVA guys in the airlock

STS105-305-001 - STS-105 - Sturckow assists EVA guys in the airlock

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow assists Extravehicular Activity (EVA) guys in the airlock. Subject Terms: Air Locks, Astronauts, Discovery (Orbiter), M... More

S105E5178 - STS-105 - Sturckow floating in the orbiter middeck with a video camera

S105E5178 - STS-105 - Sturckow floating in the orbiter middeck with a ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Frederick (Rick) Sturckow floating in the orbiter middeck with a video camera. Subject Terms: Astronauts, Cameras, Discovery (Orbiter), Middeck, ... More

Sturckow and Voss transfer the APCF stowage bag to the ISS U.S. Laboratory/Destiny

Sturckow and Voss transfer the APCF stowage bag to the ISS U.S. Labora...

STS105-E-5167 (13 August 2001) --- Astronauts James S. Voss (left) and Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow install the Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility experiment at the Express 1 rack aboard the Destiny l... More

Sturckow on the orbiter middeck with COAS equipment

Sturckow on the orbiter middeck with COAS equipment

STS105-E-5414 (20 August 2001) --- Astronaut Frederick W. Sturckow, STS-105 pilot, handles the Co-Axial Sight (COAS) on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

S117E09507 - STS-117 - Sturckow and Yurchikhin pose in hatch area of the SM during Joint Operations

S117E09507 - STS-117 - Sturckow and Yurchikhin pose in hatch area of t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow (left), STS-117 Commander and Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 Commander posing in front of the Service Mod... More

S117E07903 - STS-117 - Sturckow poses for photo in the FWD MDDK on STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis

S117E07903 - STS-117 - Sturckow poses for photo in the FWD MDDK on STS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander posing for photo in the forward (FWD) middeck (MDDK) on Space Shuttle Atlantis. Photo was taken duri... More

S117E06611 - STS-117 - Sturckow looks over procedures on the FD of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis

S117E06611 - STS-117 - Sturckow looks over procedures on the FD of STS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander, (wearing orange cap) looking over procedures while seated at the commanders station on the Flight D... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow (right) gives a thumbs up after he and Pilot Lee Archambault practice emergency egress procedures in a slidewire basket at the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A. They and other crew members are practicing the emergency egress procedure to get off the pad, part of the prelaunch preparations known as terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT). The TCDT also includes M-113 armored personnel carrier training and payload familiarization. The STS-117 mission is No. 21 to the International Space Station. Mission payloads aboard Atlantis include the S3/S4 integrated truss structure, a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than March 15.   Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett. KSC-07pd0542

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturcko...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow (right) gives a thumbs up after he and Pilot Lee Archambault practice emergency egress procedures in a slidewire basket at the 195-foot le... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow completes emergency egress procedures at the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A during the prelaunch preparations known as terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT). The TCDT also includes M-113 armored personnel carrier training and payload familiarization. The STS-117 mission is No. 21 to the International Space Station. Mission payloads aboard Atlantis include the S3/S4 integrated truss structure, a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than March 15.   Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett. KSC-07pd0543

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturcko...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow completes emergency egress procedures at the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A during the prelaunch preparat... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS117-S-002 (May 2007) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-117 crew portrait. Scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis are (from the left) astronauts Clayton C. Anderson, James F. Reilly II, Steven R. Swanson, mission specialists; Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, commander; Lee J. Archambault, pilot; Patrick G. Forrester and John D. (Danny) Olivas, mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits. KSC-07pd1262

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS117-S-002 (May 2007) --- These seven ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS117-S-002 (May 2007) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-117 crew portrait. Scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis are (from... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In the Operations and Checkout Building, the crew members of mission STS-117 are suiting up for a launch attempt at 7:38 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. Pictured here is Commander Frederick Sturckow, who is making his third shuttle flight. The shuttle is delivering a new segment to the starboard side of the International Space Station's backbone, known as the truss. Three spacewalks are planned to install the S3/S4 truss segment, deploy a set of solar arrays and prepare them for operation. STS-117 is the 118th space shuttle flight, the 21st flight to the station, the 28th flight for Atlantis and the first of four flights planned for 2007.    Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1410

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Buildin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the crew members of mission STS-117 are suiting up for a launch attempt at 7:38 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A aboard Space Shuttle Atlanti... More

STS117-S-015 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-015

STS117-S-015 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-015 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

STS117-S-025 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-025

STS117-S-025 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-025 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

STS117-S-009 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-009

STS117-S-009 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-009 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

STS117-S-026 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-026

STS117-S-026 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-026 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

STS117-S-032 (8 June 2007) --- Framed here by branches, the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-032

STS117-S-032 (8 June 2007) --- Framed here by branches, the Space Shut...

STS117-S-032 (8 June 2007) --- Framed here by branches, the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff... More

STS117-S-035 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, John "Danny" Olivas, Steven Swanson and Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the station. Atlantis will dock with the orbital outpost on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-035

STS117-S-035 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...

STS117-S-035 (8 June 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-117 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Cente... More

S128E010778 - STS-128 - Sturckow, Hernandez, and Forrester on Flight Deck

S128E010778 - STS-128 - Sturckow, Hernandez, and Forrester on Flight D...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow, Jose Hernandez, and Patrick Forrester as they review procedures on the flight deck (FD) of Discovery during STS-128. Subject Ter... More

S128E006885 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck for Rendezvous OPS

S128E006885 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck for Rendezvous OPS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he operates a video camera from a flight deck overhead (OVHD) window during rendezvous OPS with the ISS on STS-128. Subject Te... More

S128E006584 - STS-128 - Sturckow with valve on MDDK

S128E006584 - STS-128 - Sturckow with valve on MDDK

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he holds a valve and binder on the middeck (MDDK) of Discovery during STS-128. Subject Terms: STS-128, Valves, Astronauts Dat... More

S128E006552 - STS-128 - Stott and Sturckow work with GAP Cylinders on MDDK

S128E006552 - STS-128 - Stott and Sturckow work with GAP Cylinders on ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Nicole Stott and Rick Sturckow as they work with Group Activation Pack (GAP) cylinders on the middeck (MDDK) of Discovery during STS-128. Subje... More

S128E006926 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck during Rendezvous OPS

S128E006926 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck during Rendezvous OPS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow on the flight deck (FD) during rendezvous OPS with the ISS on STS-128. ISS visible through overhead (OVHD) window. Subject Terms:... More

S128E006313 - STS-128 - Sturckow uses Cycle Ergometer on Middeck (MDDK) during STS-128

S128E006313 - STS-128 - Sturckow uses Cycle Ergometer on Middeck (MDDK...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he uses a cycle ergometer on the middeck (MDDK) of Discovery during STS-128. Subject Terms: Astronauts, STS-128, Ergometers, P... More

S128E007834 - STS-128 - Sturckow in MPLM

S128E007834 - STS-128 - Sturckow in MPLM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he works in the Multi-Purpose logistics module (MPLM) during STS-128. Subject Terms: STS-128, Astronauts, Multi-Purpose logist... More

S128E006266 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD) during STS-128

S128E006266 - STS-128 - Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD) during STS-128

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow on the flight deck (FD) of Discovery during STS-128. Sturckow prepares a small meal. Subject Terms: Astronauts, STS-128, Food Da... More

S128E006496 - STS-128 - Sturckow with stowage on Middeck (MDDK)

S128E006496 - STS-128 - Sturckow with stowage on Middeck (MDDK)

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Sturckow as he works with a container of Group Activation Packs (GAP) cylinders on the middeck (MDDK) of Discovery during STS-128. Subject... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members listen to a tile specialist while checking out space shuttle Discovery.  The astronauts are, from left, Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and Jose Hernandez, Commander Rick Sturckow, and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, Nicole Stott and John "Danny" Olivas.  The crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT, which provides hands-on training and observation of shuttle and flight hardware. The STS-128 flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station on Discovery.  Launch is targeted for Aug. 7.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-3592

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kenn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members listen to a tile specialist while checking out space shuttle Discovery. The astronauts ar... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow, at left with the microphone, introduces the rest of the crew: from left, Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez, John "Danny" Olivas, Christer Fuglesang and Nicole Stott.  Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency.  Media in the foreground capture images and comments.  The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4488

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow, at left with the microphone, introduces the rest of the crew: from left, Pilot Kevin Ford a... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow completes the fit check of his launch and entry suit and helmet before heading to the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A for the simulated launch countdown. The countdown is the culmination of terminal countdown demonstration test activities to prepare the STS-128 crew for launch on space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission. Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Launch is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4526

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow completes the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow completes the fit check of his launch and entry suit and helmet before heading to the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A for the simulated launch ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  STS-128 crew members leave the Operations and Checkout Building to head for NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A and a simulated launch countdown.  From front to back are Pilot Kevin Ford and Commander Rick Sturckow, Mission Specialists Jose Hernandez and Patrick Forrester, Nicole Stott, Christer Fuglesang and Danny Olivas at the rear.  The countdown is the culmination of terminal countdown demonstration test activities to prepare the STS-128 crew for launch on space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission. Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Launch is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4529

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-128 crew members leave the Operations and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-128 crew members leave the Operations and Checkout Building to head for NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A and a simulated launch countdown. From front to back are Pilot Kev... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow exits the Shuttle Training Aircraft after completing practice shuttle landings as preparation for space shuttle Discovery's launch Aug. 25 on the STS-128 mission.  The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-4789

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow exits the Shuttle Training Aircraft after completing practice shuttle landings as preparation for ... More

STS128-S-006 (28 Aug. 2009) --- After suiting up, the STS-128 crew members exit the Operations and Checkout Building to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission. On the right (front to back) are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Patrick Forrester, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang and John ?Danny? Olivas, all mission specialists. On the left (front to back) are astronauts Kevin Ford, pilot; Jose Hernandez and Nicole Stott, both mission specialists. Stott will join Expedition 20 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. sts128-s-006

STS128-S-006 (28 Aug. 2009) --- After suiting up, the STS-128 crew mem...

STS128-S-006 (28 Aug. 2009) --- After suiting up, the STS-128 crew members exit the Operations and Checkout Building to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A for the launch of Space Shuttle... More

STS128-S-037 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff was on time at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Aug. 28, 2009 from launch pad 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Kevin Ford, pilot; John ?Danny? Olivas, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Nicole Stott, all mission specialists. Stott will join Expedition 20 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the ISS. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. sts128-s-037

STS128-S-037 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shutt...

STS128-S-037 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Against a black night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-128 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff wa... More

JSC2010-E-046772 (5 April 2010) --- Astronauts George Zamka (left) and Rick Sturckow, both spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM) for the STS-131 mission, are pictured at their consoles in the space shuttle flight control room in the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center during launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch. jsc2010e046772

JSC2010-E-046772 (5 April 2010) --- Astronauts George Zamka (left) and...

JSC2010-E-046772 (5 April 2010) --- Astronauts George Zamka (left) and Rick Sturckow, both spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM) for the STS-131 mission, are pictured at their consoles in the space shuttle flight c... More

STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. On the right (front to back) are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Steven Swanson, Clayton Anderson and Jim Reilly (center back), all mission specialists. On the left (front to back) are astronauts Lee Archambault, pilot; Patrick Forrester and John "Danny" Olivas, both mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. Atlantis will link up with the International Space Station on Sunday, June 10, to begin a joint mission that will increase the complex's power generation capability. Using the shuttle and station robotic arms and conducting three scheduled spacewalks, the astronauts will install another set of giant solar array wings on the station and retract another array, preparing it for a future move. STS117-S-006

STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembe...

STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. On the r... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office Rick Sturckow flies weather reconnaissance in a Shuttle Training Aircraft over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to assess the weather before space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth for the last time. Weather was observed "go" and Atlantis touched down on Runway 15 at 5:57 a.m., bringing an end to the STS-135 mission and NASA's Space Shuttle Program.               On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2011-5635

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office Rick Stur...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office Rick Sturckow flies weather reconnaissance in a Shuttle Training Aircraft over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to assess the weather before sp... More

STS088-346-026 - STS-088 - Sturckow with TIPS messages on flight deck

STS088-346-026 - STS-088 - Sturckow with TIPS messages on flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-88 pilot Rick Sturckow is photographed on the flight deck with a roll of messages sent up on the Thermal Imaging Printing System (TIPS). Subject Te... More

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