KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket bo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mis...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) check out the equipment in the module that will fly on the mission. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) examines equipment at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. He and the other crew ... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edwa...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (center) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu pause for a photo before taking their seats in the slid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Mal...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, and Boris V. Morukov pause at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Speci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank and Boris V. Morukov speedily head for the slidewire baskets that are used for emergency egres... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman (left) gets into position in the slidewire basket while Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt reaches for the lever t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the wh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the white room of Launch Pad 39-B. Crew members pictured are, from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burb... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Yuri I. Malenchenko pause for a photo before taking the... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internati... More
Russian cosmonauts Boris V. Morukov and Yuri I. Malenchenko wave for t...
Russian cosmonauts Boris V. Morukov and Yuri I. Malenchenko wave for the photo while standing in front of Launch Pad 39B where Space Shuttle Atlantis awaits launch. The cosmonauts are with the Russian Aviation ... More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gets help with his launch and en...
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gets help with his launch and entry suit from suit technicians in the White Room before he enters Space Shuttle Atlantis. In the background can be seen the opening into Atl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From left are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt,... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes th...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment Interf... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (beside him) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Ope...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergen... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) reaches for a lever to release the slidewire basket . At right is Richard A. Mastracchio (r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, looks on after Boris V. Morukov releases a slide wire basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera ...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flig... More
STS106-S-015 (8 September 2000) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks...
STS106-S-015 (8 September 2000) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks into the sky on mission STS-106 after a perfect on-time launch at 8:45:47 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000. Blue mach diamonds are barely vis... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko signals thumbs up for l...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko signals thumbs up for launch during suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is Malenchenko’s first Shuttle flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to li... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu smiles as he gets suited up in...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu smiles as he gets suited up in the Operations and Checkout Building before launch. This is Lu’s second space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. E... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst forth from a cocoon of smoke as it rockets toward space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis occurred at 8:45:47 a.m.... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (beside him) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test act...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew check out equipment inside the SPACEHAB module. From left are Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Edward T. Lu (... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew poses in front of the S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew poses in front of the SPACEHAB module during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. From left, in the foreground, are Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank, Pilo... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the STS-106 crew fami...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the STS-106 crew familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipm... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (center) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu, at the wheel of the M113 armo...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu, at the wheel of the M113 armored personnel carrier, heads down the road with passengers Capt. George Hoggard riding in front and Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracch... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after climbing out of a slidewire basket on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B. The basket is part of emergency egress equipment from ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko waves for the camera as...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko waves for the camera as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Malenchenko is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He and the rest of the crew will... More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives...
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Intern... More
Russian cosmonauts Boris V. Morukov and Yuri I. Malenchenko wave for t...
Russian cosmonauts Boris V. Morukov and Yuri I. Malenchenko wave for the photo while standing in front of Launch Pad 39B where Space Shuttle Atlantis awaits launch. The cosmonauts are with the Russian Aviation ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid roc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid rocket boosters hurling Space Shuttle Atlantis toward space on mission STS-106. The on-time liftoff occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT for the start ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The waters near Launch Pad 39B reflect t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The waters near Launch Pad 39B reflect the brilliant red-orange flames from the solid rocket boosters as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on mission STS-106 to the International Sp... More
Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Edw...
Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu gets help with his launch and entry suit in the White Room. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-106 occurred at... More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gives thumbs up for launch today...
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gives thumbs up for launch today as he gets help suiting up. This is Wilcutt’s fourth Shuttle flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio is helped with his l...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio is helped with his launch and entry suit in the White Room before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-106 oc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From left to right are Mission Specialists B... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Miss...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) get information from a worker about the equipment in the module. They... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edwa...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (center) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, who is with the Russian Avia...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, who is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, seems to take his role as M113 driver seriously. The M113 is an armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency ... More
An M113, a small armored personnel carrier, makes tracks down the road...
An M113, a small armored personnel carrier, makes tracks down the road with STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio (right) at the wheel and Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department,... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio has his helmet equip...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio has his helmet equipment adjusted during fit check, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress tra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 217-foot level of the Rotating Se...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 217-foot level of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B, the STS-106 crew takes a break during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT) for a group phot... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, answers a question during a press conference at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Other ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, looks on after Boris V. Morukov releases a slide wire basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after climbing out of a slidewire basket on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B. The basket is part of emergency egress equipment from ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the wh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the white room of Launch Pad 39-B. Crew members pictured are, from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burb... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bare branches frame the liftoff of Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bare branches frame the liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-106 to the International Space Station. Billows of smoke and steam are illuminated by the flames of the sol... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid roc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid rocket boosters hurling Space Shuttle Atlantis toward space on mission STS-106. The on-time liftoff occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT for the start ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov waves as a suit technician...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov waves as a suit technician in the White Room helps him with his launch and entry suit before he enters Space Shuttle Atlantis. The opening into Atlantis can be seen i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The clouds of steam and smoke generated ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The clouds of steam and smoke generated from the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis seem to blend with the sky. The launch is reflected in waters near Launch Pad 39B. The perfect on-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst forth from a cocoon of smoke in the Florida marsh lands as it rockets toward space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlant... More
Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Dan...
Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank is helped getting into his launch and entry suit in the White Room. Behind him is Pilot Scott D. Altman. In the background ca... More
The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Che...
The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B. In rows (front to back) are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt (left), Pilot Scott D. Altman (righ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break during Crew Equipment Int...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at SPACEHAB are STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and M... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank checks out a Russian foot...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank checks out a Russian foot restraint at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. He and the other crew members Commander Terre... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test act...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew check equipment at SPACEHAB that they will be using on their mission. From left are Pilot Scott D. Altman, Richard... More
will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activitie...
will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT ... More
Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, oversees S...
Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, oversees STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt as he the practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress traini... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank gets ready to put on his ...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank gets ready to put on his helmet, as part of fit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress trainin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Strapped into their seats inside the orb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Strapped into their seats inside the orbiter Atlantis for a simulated countdown exercise are (left to right) STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and D... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu pause for a photo before taking their seats in the slid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. W...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt participates in a question and answer session for the media at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Wilcott and his crew we... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket bo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Looking like a lighted taper against a c...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Looking like a lighted taper against a cloud-streaked sky, Space Shuttle Atlantis belches a column of smoke as it blasts into space. In the foreground are patches of water and mars... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis roars toward spac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis roars toward space on mission STS-106 as it lifts off in a perfect launch at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT today. On the 11-day mission to the International Space Station... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The waters near Launch Pad 39B reflect t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The waters near Launch Pad 39B reflect the brilliant red-orange flames from the solid rocket boosters as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on mission STS-106 to the International Sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis clears the tower ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis clears the tower as it roars into space on mission STS-106 after a perfect on-time launch at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT. On the 11-day mission to the International Spa... More
The STS-106 crew relax after breakfast and before suitup for launch. S...
The STS-106 crew relax after breakfast and before suitup for launch. Seated (left to right) are Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank and Boris V. Morukov; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt; ... More
The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they rush to the Astrovan that w...
The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they rush to the Astrovan that will take them to Launch Pad 39B. From left to right are Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov, Richard A. Mastracchio, Edw... More
STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman is helped with his launch and entry suit...
STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman is helped with his launch and entry suit by suit technicians in the White Room before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-106 oc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew members pose on the tar...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew members pose on the tarmac at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after their arrival aboard the T-38 jets behind them. From left are Mission Specialists Boris V. Moru... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, STS-106 Mission Specialist ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko looks over a piece of equipment that will be flown on the mission while Pilot Scott D. Altman watches. Behind Malenchenk... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test act...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew check equipment at SPACEHAB that they will be using on their mission. From left are Mission Specialists Yuri I. Ma... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From left to right are Mission Specialists B... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) and Daniel C. Burbank examine equipment at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. They and... More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after landing at the KSC S...
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and the rest of the crew will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Bur...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank grins as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and the rest of the crew will be taking part in... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, who is with the Russia...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, who is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, is ready to practice driving the M113, an armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress training ... More
Making hasty tracks along the road, the M113 armored personnel carrier...
Making hasty tracks along the road, the M113 armored personnel carrier kicks back some dust. STS-106 Yuri I. Malenchenko is at the wheel, while Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, rides ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Ope...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergen... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, answers a question during a press conference at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Other ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew review the slide...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew review the slide wire basket egress system at Launch Pad 39-B. Pictured from left are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, R... More
After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 c...
After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew meet the media. Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, at the microphone, says a few words; the rest of the crew waits behind him. From left, th... More
Already suited up, Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio gives thu...
Already suited up, Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio gives thumbs up for launch today. This is Mastracchio’s first space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth fli... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov gives a thumbs up for laun...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov gives a thumbs up for launch during suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building before launch. This is Morukov’s first space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Filling the ground with billows of smoke...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Filling the ground with billows of smoke and steam created by the flaming solid rocket boosters, Space Shuttle Atlantis speeds toward space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From left are (next to trainer) Mission Spec... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) and Daniel C. Burbank examine equipment at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. They and... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the STS-106 crew fami...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the STS-106 crew familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipm... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes th...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes themselves with the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEI... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edwa...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (center) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov, eager to start Terminal C...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov, eager to start Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)activities, arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. As part of TCDT, he an... More
Making hasty tracks along the road, the M113 armored personnel carrier...
Making hasty tracks along the road, the M113 armored personnel carrier kicks back some dust. STS-106 Yuri I. Malenchenko is at the wheel, while Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, rides ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Strapped into their seats inside the orb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Strapped into their seats inside the orbiter Atlantis for a simulated countdown exercise are (left to right) STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and D... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko makes a speedy exit from the Shuttle Atlantis into the White Room during emergency egress training. Right behind him is Mission Speci... More