KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, reaches Launch Pad 39B for launch of mission STS-116. On the right edge of the photo can b... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the white room on Launch Pad 39B, S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the white room on Launch Pad 39B, STS-116 Mission Specialist Sunita Williams is helped with her gear before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission crew is taking part ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Kibo Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, is exposed after removal of the shipp... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Hyster forklift moves NASA's Juno spacecraft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Hyster forklift moves NASA's Juno spacecraft into Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. to begin final testing and preparations for launch. The solar-power... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians, lying on a work platform, remove window #8 from the top of the crew module o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facilit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts are getting first-hand experience with the fluid experiment rack of the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, part of the missio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left) and Joseph Tanner (center) get ready to check out the Japanese Experiment M... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Fac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves towards the SPACEHAB Module to transport in to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of ... More
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, workers prepare to roll the transportation case protecting the Russian-built Mini Research Module1, or MRM1, fro... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facilit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the JEM Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section toward a scale (at left) for weight and center-of-gravity... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 is being transpor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 is being transported from the Pegasus barge in the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be lifted into a c... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-116...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-116 Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick is greeted after his arrival by Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Bill Parsons. The crew has returne... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane begins to lift the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) pressure module out of the shipping canister to move it to a work st... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians roll the test equipment away from an external tank door on space shuttle Atla... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 makes the turn to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 makes the turn toward the Vehicle Assembly Building after being offloaded from the Pegasus barge in the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area. Once insid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery backs out of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery backs out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for the short rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 9:23 p.m. Oct. 31. In the VA... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processin...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. install thermal insulation on NASA's Juno magnetometer boom. The boom structure is attached to Juno's solar a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The ship carrying the Experiment Logist...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The ship carrying the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section for the Japanese Experiment Module arrives at the Trident wharf after departing from Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 7.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to install the chin panel on space shuttle Atlantis. The chin panel is a semicirc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The ship carrying the Experiment Logist...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The ship carrying the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section for the Japanese Experiment Module is tied up at the Trident wharf after departing from Yokohama, Japan, Feb.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Lockheed-Martin technicians at Astrotech's pay...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Lockheed-Martin technicians at Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. remove the protective wrapping from NASA's Juno spacecraft to begin final testing and preparati... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Crew members for space shuttle Discovery's STS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Crew members for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission pose for the traditional photo celebrating the upcoming launch. From left are Mission Specialists Gregory Chamitoff and Ron Ga... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers secure the work stand holding the Kibo Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, or ELM-ES.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Trident wharf, workers help guid...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Trident wharf, workers help guide the container with the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section inside toward a flat bed on the dock. The logistics module is part... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile launcher platform, is hard down on Launch Pad 39A after rolling out overnight. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 8:... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The transporter rolls out of Port Canave...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The transporter rolls out of Port Canaveral with the Pressurized Module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) aboard. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) deve... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis rumbles off Launch Pad 3...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis rumbles off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station at 2:20 p.m. EDT on May 14. The ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on the floor of the Space Stati...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility maneuver ground support equipment that will be used to lift the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) remote manipulator s... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, smoke and st...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, smoke and steam billow across Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Discovery races toward space atop twin towers of flame. Launch was on time at 5:02 p.m. E... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner (second from left, foreground) works with technicians to learn more about the Japanese Experiment ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Shuttle Maine Engine Shop,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Shuttle Maine Engine Shop, workers are installing an engine controller in one of the three main engines of the orbiter Discovery. The controller is an electronics pac... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Kibo Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, is ready to be moved to a workstand. T... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a United Space Alliance technician, lying on a work platform, works inside the crew module of space shuttle Atl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanne...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner is dressed in protective gear to enter the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module located in the Space Station Processing Fac... More
Interior view of "mail box" for purging carbon dioxide from Lunar Modu...
AS13-62-9004 (April 1970) --- An interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) during the trouble-plagued journey back to Earth. This photograph shows some of the temporary hose connections and apparatus whi... More
Interior view of "mail box" for purging carbon dioxide from Lunar Modu...
AS13-62-8929 (11-17 April 1970) --- Interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) showing the "mail box," a jury-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module (CM) lithium... More
Interior View of Soyuz Spacecraft Mock-up
(1975) An interior view of the orbital module of a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft mock-up, located at the Cosmonaut Training Center (Star City) near Moscow. This view shows a Soviet test engineer drinking from a water... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts observe a Lunar Module and Moon mockup during a tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening cerem... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts pose in front of an Apollo Command and Service Module during a tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala gran... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "B...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. and his wife, Lois, stand near an Apollo Lunar Module suspended from the ceiling of the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts recall the past as they tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility tha... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts and their family members and friends tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts admire an Apollo Command and Service Module during a tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Apollo 9 Lunar Module Pilot Russell L. S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Apollo 9 Lunar Module Pilot Russell L. Schweikart poses in front of an Apollo Command and Service Module in the the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astron...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997.... More
Representatives of RSC Energia in Russia and other onlookers in the SP...
Representatives of RSC Energia in Russia and other onlookers in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility examine an oxygen generator which the Space Shuttle Atlantis will carry to the Russian Mir Space Station ... More
An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the R...
An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the Russian Mir Space Station is the object of much curiosity during preflight preparations in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. A SPACEH... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians strap in place a Russian-made oxygen generator on the floor of a SPACEHAB Double Module, being prepared for flight in the SPACEHAB Payload Pr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians p...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians prepare to place a Russian-made oxygen generator into position for transport in a SPACEHAB Double Module being processed for flight on Space ... More
McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians oversee the move of a Russian-m...
McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians oversee the move of a Russian-made oxygen generator to a SPACEHAB Double Module, at rear, in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. In foreground, from left, are Marc T... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians l...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians look over a Russian-made oxygen generator which has just been placed on the floor of a SPACEHAB Double Module being prepared for flight on Sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians oversee the move of a Russian-made oxygen generator to a SPACEHAB Double Module, at rear, in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. With f... More
Workers offload the shipping container with the Cassini orbiter from w...
Workers offload the shipping container with the Cassini orbiter from what looks like a giant shark mouth, but is really an Air Force C-17 air cargo plane which kscpao/release/1997/66-97.htm">just landed</a> at ... More
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
Workers prepare to tow away the large container with the Cassini orbit...
Workers prepare to tow away the large container with the Cassini orbiter from KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility. The orbiter kscpao/release/1997/66-97.htm">just arrived</a> on the U.S. Air Force C-17 air cargo pla... More
Workers begin unloading the Cassini orbiter from a U.S. Air Force C-17...
Workers begin unloading the Cassini orbiter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 air cargo plane after its kscpao/release/1997/66-97.htm">arrival</a> at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility from Edwards Air Force Base, Califor... More
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
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
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) stand aroun...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) stand around the upper experiment module and base of the Cassini orbiter during prelaunch processing, testing and integration in that facility. The Cas... More
A worker in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) stands beh...
A worker in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) stands behind the bottom side of the experiment platform for the Huygens probe that will accompany the Cassini orbiter to Saturn during prelaunch proc... More
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews th...
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews thermal insulation material on the front heat shield of the Huygens probe during prelaunch processing testing and integration in that facility... More
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) perform che...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) perform checkouts of the upper experiment module and base of the Cassini orbiter during prelaunch processing, testing and integration in that facility.... More
Employees in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) lower the...
Employees in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) lower the upper experiment module and base of the Cassini orbiter onto a work stand during prelaunch processing, testing and integration work in that... More
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews th...
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews thermal insulation material on the back cover and heat shield of the Huygens probe during prelaunch processing, testing and integration in tha... More
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) works o...
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) works on the top side of the experiment platform for the Huygens probe that will accompany the Cassini orbiter to Saturn during prelaunch processin... More
Workers watch as the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOS...
Workers watch as the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST)is moved inside the Space Shuttle Processing Facility. The HOST platform, one of the payloads on the STS-95 mission, is carrying four expe... More
The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST)is being raised...
The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST)is being raised to a workstand by technicians in the Space Shuttle Processing Facility. One of the payloads on the STS-95 mission, the HOST platform is car... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Syst...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST) is checked out by technicians in the Space Shuttle Processing Facility. One of the payloads on the STS-95 mission, the HOST ... More
Workers watch as the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOS...
Workers watch as the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST)is lowered onto a workstand in the Space Shuttle Processing Facility. To the right can be seen the Rack Insertion Device and Leonardo, a M... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Syst...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST) is suspended above its work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility before moving it to its payload canister. The HOS... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Syst...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test Platform (HOST) is lifted off its work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility before moving it to its payload canister. One... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Syst...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST), one of the payloads on the STS-95 mission, is suspended above its payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Syst...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST), one of the payloads on the STS-95 mission, is placed inside its payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. ... More
The open doors of the payload bay on Space Shuttle Discovery await the...
The open doors of the payload bay on Space Shuttle Discovery await the transfer of four of the payloads on mission STS-95: the SPACEHAB single module, Spartan, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits and tethers prepare to move the payloads for mission ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits and tethers prepare to move the payloads for mission S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits move the payloads for mission STS-95 to the payload b... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the cloud-dimmed light of early morn...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the cloud-dimmed light of early morning, Space Shuttle Endeavour sits in place at Launch Pad 39A , atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, after rollout from... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at Laun...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at Launch Pad 39A in the dim early morning light, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, after rollout from the Vehicle Assembl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platf...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter in the early morning light, Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Ass... More
Cradled in the cargo hold of a tractor-trailer rig called the Space Ca...
Cradled in the cargo hold of a tractor-trailer rig called the Space Cargo Transportation System, the Chandra X-ray Observatory reaches the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Chandra arrived at the Shuttle Land... More
Cradled in the cargo hold of a tractor-trailer rig called the Space Ca...
Cradled in the cargo hold of a tractor-trailer rig called the Space Cargo Transportation System, the Chandra X-ray Observatory waits to be moved inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Chandra arrived at... More
At the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers (left) drive, by re...
At the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers (left) drive, by remote control, the rear bogie away from the VPF. The bogie is part of the tractor-trailer rig called the Space Cargo Transportation System th... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers begin moving the ov...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers begin moving the overhead crane carrying the Chandra X-ray Observatory from its protective container to a stand on the floor. While in the VPF, the telescope w... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check fittings and ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check fittings and cables on the stand that will raise the Chandra X-ray Observatory to a vertical position. While in the VPF, the telescope will undergo final... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the overhead crane lift...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the overhead crane lifts Chandra X-ray Observatory completely out of its protective container. While in the VPF, the telescope will undergo final installation of a... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the Chandra X-ray Obser...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the Chandra X-ray Observatory (top) lies in its protective container while workers on the floor prepare the overhead cable that will remove it. In the VPF, the tel... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check the overh...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check the overhead cable that will lift the Chandra X-ray Observatory out of its protective container. While in the VPF, the telescope will undergo final i... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers attach the over...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers attach the overhead cable to the Chandra X-ray Observatory to lift it out of its protective container. While in the VPF, the telescope will undergo final i... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers begin lifting t...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers begin lifting the Chandra X-ray Observatory out of its protective container. While in the VPF, the telescope will undergo final installation of associated ... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check the placement...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check the placement of the Chandra X-ray Observatory on the stand on the floor. The stand will be used to raise the observatory to a vertical position. While i... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers watch as the overhe...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers watch as the overhead crane starts lifting the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory to a vertical position. The telescope will undergo final installation of asso... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the shrouded Chandra X-ray ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory achieves a vertical position via the overhead crane. The telescope will undergo final installation of associated electronic comp... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers guide the final sta...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers guide the final stages as the overhead crane lifts the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory to a vertical position. The telescope will undergo final installation... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers prepare the shroude...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers prepare the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory for its lift to a vertical position. The telescope will undergo final installation of associated electronic comp... More