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An American salvage team member hoses off the deck of the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU to dilute the fuel leaking from the battered Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that has just been raised from 1,800 feet beneath the surface. The h

An American salvage team member hoses off the deck of the Japanese sal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A starboard view of the nuclear powered attack submarine USS HADDOCK (SSN 621) underway on the surface near Southern California

A starboard view of the nuclear powered attack submarine USS HADDOCK (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 T. L. James, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

P-34692 Range : 500 km. ( 300 miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : 900 m. or 2,700 ft. Part of Triton's complex geological history canbe seen in this image, shot by Voyager 2. Part of a sequence, it shows a surface dominated by many roughly circular, polygonal, and arcuate features between 30 and 50 km (18 and 30 miles ) across. Some resemble degraded impact craters of Mars, while others resemble the 'palimpsest' features of Jupiter's satellite Ganymede. Peculiar intersecting, double ridged lines are 15 to 20 km. or 9 to 12 miles wide and hundreds of kilometers long. Theyresemble some deformational belts of Ganymede. Patches of plainsforming material tend to occur in local depressions. The geologic features of Triton and spectroscopic information indicates that the surface of Triton is underlain by a mixture of ices. ARC-1989-A89-7030

P-34692 Range : 500 km. ( 300 miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : ...

P-34692 Range : 500 km. ( 300 miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : 900 m. or 2,700 ft. Part of Triton's complex geological history canbe seen in this image, shot by Voyager 2. Part of a sequence, it shows a... More

P-34718 Range: 210,000 kilometers (128,000 miles) This natural color image of the limb of Triton shows the largest surface features at about 3 miles across. The picture is a composite of images taken through the violet, green and clear filters and shows a geologic boundary between a rough, pitted surface to the right and a smoother surface to the left. The change between surface types is gradual. The image also shows a color boundary between pinkish material in the upper part of the image and whiter material in the lower part. The geologic and color boundaries are not the same. That implies that whatever supplies the color is a very thin coating over a different underlying material in which the geologic boundary occurs. The colored coating may be a seasonal frost composed of compounds volatile enough to be sublimated at the very low temperatures (40 K to 50 K or -387.4 F to -369.4 F) prevailing near Triton's surface. Possible compositions of the frost layer include methane (which turns red when irradiated), carbon monoxide or nitrogen. The color in this image is somewhat exaggerated: Triton is primarily a white object with a pinkish cast in some areas. ARC-1989-AC89-7052

P-34718 Range: 210,000 kilometers (128,000 miles) This natural color i...

P-34718 Range: 210,000 kilometers (128,000 miles) This natural color image of the limb of Triton shows the largest surface features at about 3 miles across. The picture is a composite of images taken through th... More

P-34713 This Voyager image of Triton reveals two kinds of mid-latitude terrain. Near the center and the lower half of the frame is a gently rolling terrain pock-marked with a modest number of impact craters. The density of impact craters is somewhat similiar to that found on the mare surface of Earth's moon. Crossing this rolling surface are narrow rifts, one of which grades into a chain of craters that probably are of collapse origin. In the upper right part of the frame is a smooth terrain with very sparse impact craters. This terrain evidently has been formed by flooding of the surface by low-viscosity fluids rather late in geologic time. One of the vents from which these fluids erupted probably is represented by a deep, elongate crater near the middle of the right side of the image. Two slightly dark regions underlain by late eruptive material also occur in the left half of the image. Apparent vents for these eruptions are marked by shallow depressiions, which may have been formed by drain back of material at the end of the eruptive episode. ARC-1989-A89-7048

P-34713 This Voyager image of Triton reveals two kinds of mid-latitude...

P-34713 This Voyager image of Triton reveals two kinds of mid-latitude terrain. Near the center and the lower half of the frame is a gently rolling terrain pock-marked with a modest number of impact craters. Th... More

Vice Admiral John W. Nyquist, Assistant CHIEF of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, greet sailors aboard the replenishment oiler USS SAVANNAH (AOR 4) as he visits aboard the ship

Vice Admiral John W. Nyquist, Assistant CHIEF of Naval Operations, Sur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Savannah (AOR 4) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard beam view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN-734) underway on the surface off the coast of Florida prior to the test launch of a Trident II D-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. The Soviet Vishnya class intelligence collector SSV-169 is in the background

A starboard beam view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Operations SPECIALIST 1ST Class (Surface Warfare) Tracy G. Pierce, chosen as the air station's Sailor of the Year, monitors a radar screen. Pierce, whose outstanding performance at work earned him the title, is the leading petty officer of the Military Radar Unit, Fleet Area Control Surveillance Facility (FACSFAC) at Air Operations Department. As representative of the air station, Pierce will now compete for the title of Training Wing Six Sailor of the Year

Operations SPECIALIST 1ST Class (Surface Warfare) Tracy G. Pierce, cho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Relea... More

Montage of Neptune and Triton. NASA public domain image colelction.

Montage of Neptune and Triton. NASA public domain image colelction.

(January 6, 1990) This computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon at 2706 km (1683 mi) in diameter. The wind and sublimation eroded ... More

This Magellan image mosaic shows the impact crater Golubkina, first identified in Soviet Venera 15/16 data. The crater is names after Anna Golubkina (1864-1927), a Soviet sculptor. The crater is about 34 km (20.4 mi.) across, similar to the size of the West Clearwater impact structure in Canada. The crater Golubkina is located at about 60.5 degrees north latitude, 286.7 degrees est longitude. Magellan data reveal that Golubkina has many characteristics typical of craters formed by a mereorite impact including terraced inner walls, a central peak, and radar-bright rough ejecta surrounding the crater. The extreme darkness of the crater floor indicates a smooth surface, perhaps formed by the ponding of lava flows in the crater floor as seen in may lunar impact craters. The radar-bright ejecta surrounding the crater indicates a relatively fresh or young crater. Craters with centeral peaks in the Soviet data range in size from about 10-60 km (6-36 mi.) across. The largest crater identifed in the Soviet Venera data is 140 km (84 mi) in diameter. This Magellan image strip in approx. 100 km (62 mi.) long. The image is a mosaic of two orbits obtained in the first Magellan radar test and played back to Earth to the Deep Space Network stations near Goldstone, CA and Canberra, Australia, respectively. The resolution of this image is approximately 120 meters (400 feet). The see-saw margins result from the offset of individual radar frames obtained along the orbit. The spacecraft moved from the north (top) to the south, looking to the left. ARC-1990-A90-3003

This Magellan image mosaic shows the impact crater Golubkina, first id...

This Magellan image mosaic shows the impact crater Golubkina, first identified in Soviet Venera 15/16 data. The crater is names after Anna Golubkina (1864-1927), a Soviet sculptor. The crater is about 34 km (... More

Vice CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Jerome L. Johnson speaks during the decommissioning of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Because of bad weather, the official party gathered on the IOWA's bridge and their remarks were broadcast throughout the ship. VADM Joseph S. Donnell III, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, is at right

Vice CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Jerome L. Johnson speaks during the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 John Bivera Release Status: R... More

VADM ADM Leon A. Edney, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, congratulates VADM Joseph P. Reason following the ceremony at which Reason assumed the position of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, from VADM Joseph S. Donnell III. The ceremony took place aboard the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1)

VADM ADM Leon A. Edney, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, congratula...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dolores L. Anglin Release Sta... More

GEN John R. Dailey, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, authenticates the keel plaque of the amphibious assault ship BOXER (LHD-4) during the ship's keel-laying ceremony. Among those looking on are RADM Robert E. Traister, third from left, deputy commander (surface combatants), Naval Sea Systems Command, and Jerry St. Pe, fourth from left, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding

GEN John R. Dailey, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, authenti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released t... More

The bow and sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHOENIX (SSN 702) rise out of the water as the submarine comes to the surface

The bow and sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHOENIX (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael Barth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) underway near its home port of U.S. Naval Station, Yokosuka, Japan. A submarine is underway on the surface behind the BLUE RIDGE

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Bay Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James Schultz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

STS050-293-003 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-293-003 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, spacelab rack # 3, showing views of the wick and wetting proc... More

STS050-261-007 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-261-007 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

STS050-262-012 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-262-012 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

STS050-258-015 - STS-050 - Crewmember at the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp, Rack # 3.

STS050-258-015 - STS-050 - Crewmember at the spacelab Surface Tension ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload Specialist Eugene Trinh, with sample trays, at the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3. Subject Terms: STS-50, COLU... More

STS050-283-033 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-283-033 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

STS050-293-032 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-293-032 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, spacelab rack # 3, showing views of the wick and wetting proc... More

STS050-261-006 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-261-006 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

STS050-293-027 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-293-027 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, spacelab rack # 3, showing views of the wick and wetting proc... More

S46-76-026 - STS-046 - EURECA-1L drifts above the Earth surface after STS-46 deployment from OV-104

S46-76-026 - STS-046 - EURECA-1L drifts above the Earth surface after ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L) spacecraft, with solar array panels extended, drifts above the earth after deployment from the payload b... More

STS050-257-015 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-257-015 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

STS050-301-027 - STS-050 - Front panel of the spacelab, Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp, rack # 3.

STS050-301-027 - STS-050 - Front panel of the spacelab, Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Front panel of the spacelab, Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3. Subject Terms: STS-50, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SPACELAB, PANELS, SPACE... More

STS050-283-009 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-283-009 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

STS050-293-005 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-293-005 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, spacelab rack # 3, showing views of the wick and wetting proc... More

STS050-293-006 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-293-006 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, spacelab rack # 3, showing views of the wick and wetting proc... More

STS050-255-023 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-255-023 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3. Views of the wick and wetting process. Subject Ter... More

STS050-255-019 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-255-019 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3. Views of the wick and wetting process. Subject Ter... More

STS050-255-018 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-255-018 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3. Views of the wick and wetting process. Subject Ter... More

STS050-293-031 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-293-031 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, spacelab rack # 3, showing views of the wick and wetting proc... More

STS050-283-031 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Exp. Rack # 3.

STS050-283-031 - STS-050 - Detail views of the spacelab Surface Tensio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Internal camera detail views of the spacelab Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, rack # 3 showing views of the wick and wetting process. Subj... More

VADM David M. Bennett, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, stands by as CMDR Robert P. Farrington converses with another officer prior to the decommissioning ceremony for the frigate USS KNOX (FF-1052)

VADM David M. Bennett, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gloria Montgomery Release Status: Released t... More

VADM Robert K.U. Kihune, assistant chief of naval operations, surface warfare, salutes as he arrives aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) for the vessel's decommissioning ceremony

VADM Robert K.U. Kihune, assistant chief of naval operations, surface ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC(Aw) Gloria Montgomery Rel... More

Straight on shot of US Air Force SSGT Robert Chandler on a John Deere Road Grader heading toward the camera. SGT David Dreier, USAF, right, and moving away from the camera, uses a vibrating roller to crush and flatten stone on the surface of a section of Hoddur Airstrip. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of US Air Force SSGT Robert Chandler on a John Deere ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Hoddur Airstrip Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT M. Preston Release Status: Released to ... More

STS054-71-079 - STS-054 - IUS/TDRS-F drifts above the Earth's surface after STS-54 deployment

STS054-71-079 - STS-054 - IUS/TDRS-F drifts above the Earth's surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The inertial upper stage (IUS) / Tracking and Data Relay Satellite F (TDRS-F) spacecraft combination drifts above the Earth's cloud-covered surface as E... More

An aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during an overhaul period at the Bremerton Naval Shipyard. The non-skid surface of the flight deck is being replaced

An aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Calvin Larsen Release Status: R... More

The Knox class training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090) intercepts the Haitian bound Honduran-flagged merchant vessel BLACK EAGLE in the windward passage about 15 miles west of Haiti for the 100th boarding of a ship since the United Nations embargo went into place on October 18th. The AINSWORTH is part of Combined Joint Task Force 120 which is assigned to carry out Operation Support Democracy. The AINSWORTH is permanently assigned to Naval Surface Group Six and carries a SH-60 Seahawk light airborne multipurpose system (LAMPS) Mark I helicopter detachment

The Knox class training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090) intercepts th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Carol J. Cline Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Aerial bow-on view of a Russian Northern Fleet Victor III class nuclear-powered attack submarine underway on the surface

Aerial bow-on view of a Russian Northern Fleet Victor III class nuclea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: Allied Navy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STS073-326-017 - STS-073 - Payload bay with Spacelab pointing to Earth's surface

STS073-326-017 - STS-073 - Payload bay with Spacelab pointing to Earth...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 shuttle orbiter Columbia's payload bay with Spacelab pointing to west desert coast of Africa. Subject Terms: STS-73, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), EARTH O... More

STS073-323-033 - STS-073 - Payload bay with Spacelab and tail against Earth's surface

STS073-323-033 - STS-073 - Payload bay with Spacelab and tail against ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 shuttle orbiter Columbia's payload bay with Spacelab and tail against Earth's surface. Rio de la Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Subject Term... More

STS073-323-008 - STS-073 - Payload bay with Spacelab and tail against Earth's surface

STS073-323-008 - STS-073 - Payload bay with Spacelab and tail against ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 shuttle Columbia payload bay with Spacelab and tail against Earth's surface. Coquimbo and west coast of Peru. Subject Terms: STS-73, COLUMBIA (O... More

Turquoise Trail - Surface Turquoise at Mount Chalchihuitl

Turquoise Trail - Surface Turquoise at Mount Chalchihuitl

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The surface of this rock had water poured on it to bring out the color of the turquoise. Location: New Mexico (35.458° N 106.113° W) S... More

An aerial view of the Naval Surface Warfare Center testing building on the Dam Neck Naval Base. Note the various types of gun mounts at the waters edge and the associated fire control radars atop the building

An aerial view of the Naval Surface Warfare Center testing building on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Dam Neck State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface missile onto aircraft prior to take off for NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

US Air Force weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN Ebony Johnson Re... More

US Air Forces weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface missile onto a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 555th Fighter Squadron prior to NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

US Air Forces weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

US Air Force weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface missile onto aircraft, prior to take off for NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

US Air Force weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN Ebony Johnson Re... More

Smoke surrounds the troops of the 1ST of the 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade as they fire the Stinger, a surface to air missile system, during a live fire exercise

Smoke surrounds the troops of the 1ST of the 5th Antiaircraft Artiller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LIVE FIRE EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don... More

The United States Flag Stands On The Surface Of Mars

The United States Flag Stands On The Surface Of Mars

The flag of the United States stands on the surface of Mars. It is mounted on the housing of NASA's Viking 1's nuclear power system. Also seen are the U.S. Bicentennial symbol and a student designed Viking embl... More

STS082-731-050 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and structures

STS082-731-050 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and structures on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Closeup of solar array panels (SAP... More

STS082-731-070 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and structures

STS082-731-070 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and structures on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Closeup of solar array panels (SAP... More

S82E5893 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5893 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail of telescope surface: Bay 10 ML... More

STS082-737-018 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and details - dark images

STS082-737-018 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and details on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Low lighting caused dark images. Sub... More

S82E5911 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5911 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail of telescope surface: -SADM and... More

S82E5908 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5908 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail of telescope surface: -V3 Bay 1... More

STS082-731-049 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and structures

STS082-731-049 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and structures on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Closeup of solar array panels (SAP... More

S82E5822 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5822 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

S82E5855 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5855 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

STS082-737-005 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and details - dark images

STS082-737-005 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and details on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Low lighting caused dark images. Sub... More

S82E5776 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5776 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

S82E5880 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5880 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

S82E5889 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5889 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail of telescope surface: +V3 light... More

S82E5872 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5872 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

S82E5856 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5856 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

Aerial bow on (off centerline to starboard) view of a Russian Northern Fleet Kilo class diesel-powered attack submarine underway on the surface

Aerial bow on (off centerline to starboard) view of a Russian Northern...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: Allied Navy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STS082-731-067 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and structures

STS082-731-067 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and structures on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Details of -V3 side of telescope. ... More

STS082-731-016 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and structures

STS082-731-016 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and structures on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Details of -V3 side of telescope.... More

S82E5879 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5879 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

STS082-731-055 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface and structures

STS082-731-055 - STS-082 - HST, survey views of the telescope surface ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surface and structures on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Details of -V3 side of telescope. ... More

S82E5844 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5844 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

STS063-29-004 - STS-063 - MS Foale conducting the Solid Surface Combustion Experiment

STS063-29-004 - STS-063 - MS Foale conducting the Solid Surface Combus...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Michael Foale conducting the Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE) on the Space Shuttle Discovery'... More

S82E5852 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

S82E5852 - STS-082 - HST,survey of solar arrays and telescope surface

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar arrays and surface on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Detail views of Solar Panel Assembly (... More

C-130 Hercules aircrew Engineer STAFF Sergeant Jeff Morgan (left) and Navigator Catain Keith Allbritten, 61st Airlift Squadron, discuss the status of the lanes chafe and flares with an electronic warfare secialist rior to flying into the former Yugoslavia region. The chafe and flares are discharged when the early warning system or a loadmaster erceives a ossible threat to the lane from anti aircraft armament or surface to air missiles. The Green Hornets are deloyed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for a 100 day Temorary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Oeration JOINT GUARD (reviously Oeration JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (rimarily Tuzla) they...

C-130 Hercules aircrew Engineer STAFF Sergeant Jeff Morgan (left) and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: C-130 Hercules aircrew Engineer STAFF Sergeant Jeff Morgan (left) and Navigator Captain Keith Allbritten, 61st Airlift Squadron,... More

C-130 Hercules Navigator, Captain Keith Allbritten, right, 61st Airlift Squadron discusses the status of the planes chafe and flares with Electronic Warfare SPECIALIST SSGT Todd Ross, prior to flying into the former Yugoslavia region. The chafe and flares are discharged when the early warning system or a loadmaster perceives a possible threat to the plane from anti aircraft armament or surface to air missiles. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for a 100 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and...

C-130 Hercules Navigator, Captain Keith Allbritten, right, 61st Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: C-130 Hercules Navigator, Captain Keith Allbritten, right, 61st Airlift Squadron discusses the status of the planes chafe and fl... More

Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility prepare to begin prelaunch processing of the Huygens probe, which will study the clouds, atmosphere and surface of Saturnþs largest moon, Titan, as part of the Cassini mission to Saturn. The probe was designed and developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) by a European industrial consortium led by Aerospatiale as prime contractor. Over the past year, it was integrated and tested at the facilities of Daimler Benz Aerospace Dornier Satellitensysteme in Germany. The probe will be mated to the Cassini orbiter, which was designed and assembled at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The Cassini launch is targeted for October 6 from CCAS aboard a Titan IVB/Centaur expendable launch vehicle. After arrival at Saturn in 2004, the probe will be released from the Cassini orbiter to slowly descend through the Titan atmosphere to the moon's surface KSC-97pc610

Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility prepare to begin p...

Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility prepare to begin prelaunch processing of the Huygens probe, which will study the clouds, atmosphere and surface of Saturnþs largest moon, Titan, as part of th... More

Workers prepare to move the shipping container with the Cassini orbiter inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) for prelaunch processing, testing and integration. The /1997/66-97.htm">orbiter arrived</a> at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility in a U.S. Air Force C-17 air cargo plane from Edwards Air Force Base, California. The orbiter and the Huygens probe already being processed at KSC are the two primary components of the Cassini spacecraft, which will be launched on a Titan IVB/Centaur expendable launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Station. Cassini will explore Saturn, its rings and moons for four years. The Huygens probe, designed and developed for the European Space Agency (ESA), will be deployed from the orbiter to study the clouds, atmosphere and surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The orbiter was designed and assembled at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Following postflight inspections, integration of the 12 science instruments not already installed on the orbiter will be completed. Then, the parabolic high-gain antenna and the propulsion module will be mated to the orbiter, followed by the Huygens probe, which will complete spacecraft integration. The Cassini mission is targeted for an Oct. 6 launch to begin its 6.7-year journey to the Saturnian system. Arrival at the planet is expected to occur around July 1, 2004 KSC-97pc682

Workers prepare to move the shipping container with the Cassini orbite...

Workers prepare to move the shipping container with the Cassini orbiter inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) for prelaunch processing, testing and integration. The kscpao/release/1997/66-97.ht... More

Martian Surface & Pathfinder Airbags, Mars Pathfinder Images

Martian Surface & Pathfinder Airbags, Mars Pathfinder Images

This image of the Martian surface was taken in the afternoon of Mars Pathfinder's first day on Mars. Taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP camera), the image shows a diversity of rocks strewn in the fore... More

Daimler-Benz Aerospace staff prepare to remove the lift fixture used to install the back cover on the Huygens probe, the conical structure in the white workstand, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at KSC. Instruments mounted on the probe, which was developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), will receive atmospheric and surface data on Saturn’s main moon, Titan, to send back to Earth as part of the Cassini mission. The back cover, yet to be attached to the Cassini orbiter, will protect the probe during descent onto Titan. A four-year, close-up study of the Saturnian system, Cassini is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station in October 1997. It will take seven years for the spacecraft to reach Saturn. Aerospatiale is the prime contractor for ESA KSC-97PC1021

Daimler-Benz Aerospace staff prepare to remove the lift fixture used ...

Daimler-Benz Aerospace staff prepare to remove the lift fixture used to install the back cover on the Huygens probe, the conical structure in the white workstand, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility a... More

Surface Changes on Io - NASA/JPL Galileo Program Images

Surface Changes on Io - NASA/JPL Galileo Program Images

Surface Changes on Io NASA/JPL/USGS Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Electrician Technician Second Class Talmadge Jones, Jr. signals to Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bradley Bunde (right) as they place markers on the lake surface. Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (center) watches personnel in a second Zodiac boat during the search effort for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak

Electrician Technician Second Class Talmadge Jones, Jr. signals to Avi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea... More

The third stage of the Lockheed Martin Athena launch vehicle arrives at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station before it is mated to the second stage. The protective covering for safe transportation is removed before the third stage is lifted on the launch pad. Athena is scheduled to carry the Lunar Prospector spacecraft for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Scientific experiments to be conducted by the Prospector include locating water ice that may exist near the lunar poles, gathering data to understand the evolution of the lunar highland crust and the lunar magnetic field, finding radon outgassing events, and describing the lunar gravity field by means of Doppler tracking. The launch is now scheduled for early-January 1998 KSC-97PC1589

The third stage of the Lockheed Martin Athena launch vehicle arrives a...

The third stage of the Lockheed Martin Athena launch vehicle arrives at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station before it is mated to the second stage. The protective covering for safe transportation is... More

The third stage of the Lockheed Martin Athena launch vehicle arrives at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station before it is mated to the second stage. The protective covering for safe transportation is removed before the third stage is lifted on the launch pad. Athena is scheduled to carry the Lunar Prospector spacecraft for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Scientific experiments to be conducted by the Prospector include locating water ice that may exist near the lunar poles, gathering data to understand the evolution of the lunar highland crust and the lunar magnetic field, finding radon outgassing events, and describing the lunar gravity field by means of Doppler tracking. The launch is now scheduled for early-January 1998 KSC-97PC1588

The third stage of the Lockheed Martin Athena launch vehicle arrives a...

The third stage of the Lockheed Martin Athena launch vehicle arrives at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station before it is mated to the second stage. The protective covering for safe transportation is... More

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is readied for launch as its gantry-like service tower is rolled back again at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Launch Complex 46. The launch, previously scheduled for Jan. 5, was postponed one day due to a problem with a range safety radar located at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Lunar Prospector, built for the NASA Ames Research Center by Lockheed Martin, is a spin-stabilized spacecraft designed to provide NASA with the first global maps of the Moon’s surface and its gravitational magnetic fields, as well as look for the possible presence of ice near the lunar poles. It will orbit the Moon at an altitude of approximately 63 miles during a one-year mission. The launch of Lunar Prospector is now scheduled for Jan. 6, 1998 at 9:28 p.m. EST KSC-98pc103

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is readied for launch as its gantry-like servi...

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is readied for launch as its gantry-like service tower is rolled back again at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Launch Complex 46. The launch, previously scheduled for Jan. 5, was postponed ... More

NASA’s Lunar Prospector spacecraft launched successfully on its way to the moon from Launch Complex 46 (LC46) at Cape Canaveral Air Station on Jan. 6 at 9:28 p.m. EST. It was the inaugural launch of Lockheed Martin's Athena II launch vehicle and the first launch from LC46, operated by Spaceport Florida Authority. Lunar Prospector, built for the NASA Ames Research Center by Lockheed Martin, is a spin-stabilized spacecraft designed to provide NASA with the first global maps of the moon’s surface and its gravitational magnetic fields, as well as look for the possible presence of ice near the lunar poles. It will orbit the Moon at an altitude of approximately 63 miles during a one-year mission KSC-98pc108

NASA’s Lunar Prospector spacecraft launched successfully on its way to...

NASA’s Lunar Prospector spacecraft launched successfully on its way to the moon from Launch Complex 46 (LC46) at Cape Canaveral Air Station on Jan. 6 at 9:28 p.m. EST. It was the inaugural launch of Lockheed Ma... More

Onboard USS JOHN S. MC CAIN (DDG-56) GUNNER's Mate Second Class (Surface Warfare) Marvin Haynes, inspects his lifevest prior to boarding an Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) (not shown) as a security team member during a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO) in the North Arabian Sea in support of the Southwest Asia (SWA) build up

Onboard USS JOHN S. MC CAIN (DDG-56) GUNNER's Mate Second Class (Surfa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John S. Mccain (DDG 56) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gloria Barry Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Close-up of Europa Surface and similar scales on Earth

Close-up of Europa Surface and similar scales on Earth

Close-up of Europa Surface and similar scales on Earth NASA/JPL

Map of Pluto Surface - Hubble space telescope images

Map of Pluto Surface - Hubble space telescope images

This image-based surface map of Pluto was assembled by computer image processing software from four separate images of Pluto disk taken with the European Space Agency Faint Object Camera aboard NASA Hubble Spac... More

Two crewmembers aboard the nuclear powered attack submarine USS PASADENA (SSN 752) sweep the horizon through periscopes as the sub prepares to surface during exercise RIMPAC 98

Two crewmembers aboard the nuclear powered attack submarine USS PASADE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 August S... More

The Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft is moved into the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) in KSC's industrial area. It arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane early this morning following its flight from the Lockheed Martin Astronautics plant in Denver, Colo. When it arrives at the red planet, the Mars Climate Orbiter will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. After that, the Mars Climate Orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface. The scheduled launch date for the Mars Climate Orbiter is Dec. 10, 1998, on a Delta II 7425 rocket KSC-98pc1048

The Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft is moved into the Spacecraft Assem...

The Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft is moved into the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) in KSC's industrial area. It arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 carg... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), a technician begins testing on the Mars Polar Lander. The checkout includes a functional test of the science instruments and the basic spacecraft subsystems. The Mars Polar Lander is targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station aboard a Delta II rocket on Jan. 3, 1999. The solar-powered spacecraft is designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere KSC-98pc1235

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsula...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), a technician begins testing on the Mars Polar Lander. The checkout includes a functional test of the science instr... More

In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), KSC technicians lower the Mars Polar Lander onto a workstand. The spacecraft is undergoing testing of science instruments and basic spacecraft subsystems. The solar-powered spacecraft, targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station aboard a Delta II rocket on Jan. 3, 1999, is designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The Lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere KSC-98pc1601

In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), KSC ...

In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), KSC technicians lower the Mars Polar Lander onto a workstand. The spacecraft is undergoing testing of science instruments and basic spacecraft s... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), a KSC technician looks over the Mars Polar Lander before its encapsulation inside the backshell, a protective cover. The solar-powered spacecraft, targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station aboard a Delta II rocket on Jan. 3, 1999, is designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere KSC-98pc1610

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsula...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), a KSC technician looks over the Mars Polar Lander before its encapsulation inside the backshell, a protective cove... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the two Mars microprobes are shown mounted on opposite sides of the Mars Polar Lander. The two microprobes and the lander are scheduled to be launched Jan. 3, 1999, aboard a Delta II rocket. The solar-powered spacecraft is designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. The Mars microprobes, called Deep Space 2, are part of NASA's New Millennium Program. They will complement the climate-related scientific focus of the lander by demonstrating an advanced, rugged microlaser system for detecting subsurface water. Such data on polar subsurface water, in the form of ice, should help put limits on scientific projections for the global abundance of water on Mars KSC-98pc1648

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsula...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the two Mars microprobes are shown mounted on opposite sides of the Mars Polar Lander. The two microprobes and th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the Mars Climate Orbiter is lifted from the workstand to move it to another site for a spin test. Targeted for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on Dec. 10, 1998, the orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for 687 Earth days. It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface KSC-98pc1720

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsula...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the Mars Climate Orbiter is lifted from the workstand to move it to another site for a spin test. Targeted for la... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the Mars Climate Orbiter is in place for its spin test. Targeted for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on Dec. 10, 1998, the orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for 687 Earth days. It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface KSC-98pc1723

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsula...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the Mars Climate Orbiter is in place for its spin test. Targeted for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on Dec. 10, ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft is lifted off the trailer of that transported it to the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The lander, which will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket on Jan. 3, 1999, is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, which was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A on Dec. 11, 1998 KSC-98pc1886

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft is lift...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft is lifted off the trailer of that transported it to the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The lander, which will be launche... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft is lowered to mate it with the Boeing Delta II rocket that will launch it on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars Surveyor'98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, which was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A on Dec. 11, 1998 KSC-98pc1887

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry at Launch Complex 17B,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft is lowered to mate it with the Boeing Delta II rocket that will launch it on J... More

Surface of Enceladus, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Surface of Enceladus, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Surface of Enceladus NASA/JPL Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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