CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the clean room of the Payload Hazardous Proc...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the clean room of the Payload Hazardous Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center uses black light inspection for a thorough ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians in the Payload Hazardous Servicin...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility remove the protective cover from the Wide Field Camera 3, or WFC3. The WFC3 is part of the payload on space shuttle Atlantis for... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is attached to the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, or COS, still in its shipping container. Th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians oversee the lifting of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, or COS, from a stand. The COS w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rotation of the Wide Field Camera 3 (bac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rotation of the Wide Field Camera 3 (background left), or WFC3, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians check the data. The WFC3 wi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane places the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, or COS, on the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier wher... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the airlock of the Payload Hazardous Servici...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the airlock of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center prepare to remove the Cosmic Origins Spectrograp... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
This photograph was taken during the integration of the Astro-1 mission payloads at the Kennedy Space Center on March 20, 1990, showing the Broad Band X-Ray Telescope (BBXRT) at the left, as three telescopes fo... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spect...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite is unveiled before prelaunch processing. FUSE will undergo a functional test of its systems, followed by ... More
Workers in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, get ready to remove ...
Workers in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, get ready to remove the protective shipping cover from NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite for prelaunch processing. FUSE will underg... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spect...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite stands alone after workstands have been removed. As part of prelaunch processing, FUSE will undergo a fun... More
Workers in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, begin removing the p...
Workers in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, begin removing the plastic covering from NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite before prelaunch processing. FUSE will undergo a functio... More
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, maneuver an overhead...
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, maneuver an overhead crane toward NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite standing between vertical workstands. The crane will lift FUSE ... More
While a crane lifts NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUS...
While a crane lifts NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, help guide it toward the circular Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) in front of i... More
Suspended by a crane in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's ...
Suspended by a crane in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite is lowered onto a circular Payload Attach Fitting (PAF). FUSE is undergoing a functi... More
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage ...
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is raised for its journey up the launch tower. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectrosc... More
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage ...
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is moved into the tower. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE), ... More
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage ...
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is ready to be lifted into the tower. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Expl... More
After its arrival at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS)...
After its arrival at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is raised to a vertical position. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spec... More
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the launch tower...
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the launch tower again encircles the Boeing Delta II rocket after being mated with its solid rocket boosters. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ul... More
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers check th...
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers check the solid rocket boosters overhead being mated with the Boeing Delta II rocket already in place. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far U... More
A Boeing Delta II rocket sits on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air St...
A Boeing Delta II rocket sits on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), waiting to be mated with its solid rocket boosters. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Expl... More
A solid rocket booster arrives at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air S...
A solid rocket booster arrives at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), where it will be mated with the Boeing Delta II rocket in the background. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultravi... More
Two solid rocket boosters are lifted up the tower on Launch Pad 17A, C...
Two solid rocket boosters are lifted up the tower on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), to be mated with a Boeing Delta II rocket. The rocket is targeted to launch NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectro... More
Workers oversee the mating of the second stage with the first stage of...
Workers oversee the mating of the second stage with the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket, which will launch the NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. FUSE is NASA's Far Ultravio... More
The second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is moved inside the launc...
The second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is moved inside the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). The first and second stages will be mated for the launch, targeted on June 23 ... More
The second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is lifted up the launch t...
The second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is lifted up the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). The first and second stages will be mated for the launch, targeted on June 23 at ... More
Under the watchful eyes of workers at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral A...
Under the watchful eyes of workers at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is lowered toward the first stage below. The first and second stages will be... More
In Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), NASA's Far Ultraviole...
In Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite stands ready to be moved to the launch pad. The black rectangle on top is the optical port; at the... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers attach a sola...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers attach a solar panel to NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. FUSE was developed by The Johns Hopkins University under contract... More
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite stands ...
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite stands in the Hangar A&E, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), ready for its launch, targeted for June 23 from Launch Pad 17A, CCAS aboard a Boeing D... More
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), check NASA's ...
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), check NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite after moving it from the scaffolding behind it. FUSE was developed by The Johns Hopk... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers get ready to ...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers get ready to move a solar panel to be attached to NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite in the background. FUSE was developed by... More
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), get ready to ...
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), get ready to move the scaffolding from around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. FUSE is targeted for launch June 23 from La... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers check the ins...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers check the installation of a solar panel on NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. FUSE was developed by The Johns Hopkins Univer... More
Standing in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) is NASA's Far...
Standing in Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) is NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The black rectangle on top is the optical port; at the lower right is the solar panel;... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers move a solar ...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers move a solar panel toward NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite before attaching it. FUSE was developed by The Johns Hopkins Uni... More
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite is fitt...
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite is fitted with another row of canister segments before being moved to Launch Pad 17A, CCAS. FUSE was developed by The Johns Hopkins University unde... More
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), fit the secon...
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), fit the second row of canister segments around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The satellite is being prepared for its tr... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers move segments...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers move segments of the canister that will be installed around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite in the background. The satelli... More
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), adjust the ca...
Workers at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), adjust the canister segments they are installing around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The satellite is being prepared f... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the last segment is l...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), the last segment is lifted over the top of NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite already encased in a protective canister. The satellite... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers on scaffoldin...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers on scaffolding pull down a weather-proofing cover over the canister surrounding NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The satel... More
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers get ready to ...
At Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), workers get ready to finish erecting the canister around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite at left. At right is the last segment whi... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory sits inside the payload canister, ready to be moved to Launch Pad 39B. Liftoff will take place no earlier than July 20 at 12:36 a.m. EDT ab... More
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility, doors on the payload canister...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility, doors on the payload canister begin to close on the Chandra X-ray Observatory inside before being moved to Launch Pad 39B. Liftoff will take place no earlier than July 2... More
Workers in the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Stat...
Workers in the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, help guide the first segment of the fairing around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The satellite is sch... More
Workers in the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Stat...
Workers in the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, help guide the first segment of the fairing around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The satellite is sch... More
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet ...
At Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite (foreground) is partially covered by half of the fairing (behind it) that will protect it during lau... More
A worker in the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Sta...
A worker in the launch tower at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, watches as the first segment of the fairing is maneuvered around NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The s... More
As light peers over the horizon at the crack of dawn, NASA's Far Ultra...
As light peers over the horizon at the crack of dawn, NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite waits for launch on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, aboard the Boeing Delta II ro... More
The shadow of a photographer (right) is caught watching the perfect la...
The shadow of a photographer (right) is caught watching the perfect launch of the Boeing Delta II rocket in the background after it lifted off at 11:44 a.m. EDT. The rocket carries NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectr... More
The Boeing Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscop...
The Boeing Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite clears the tower after liftoff at 11:44 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. FUSE was deve... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A fireball erupts under the Boeing Delta...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A fireball erupts under the Boeing Delta II rocket, amid clouds of smoke and steam, as it lifts off from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, at 11:44 a.m. EDT. The shadow o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against a light summer sky, the Boeing D...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against a light summer sky, the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite roars into the atmosphere after liftoff at 11:44 a.m.... More
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite sits on...
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite sits on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, aboard the Boeing Delta II rocket waiting for launch. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. EDT. ... More
Clouds of smoke and steam billow around the Boeing Delta II rocket as ...
Clouds of smoke and steam billow around the Boeing Delta II rocket as it roars into the sky after liftoff at 11:44 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket is carrying NASA's Far Ult... More
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble...
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A) sits on a flatbed trailer for transfer to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility where it will ... More
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble...
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A) is transferred onto a transporter from the C-5 air cargo plane that brought it to KSC. The hardwa... More
A C-5 air cargo plane lands at Kennedy Space Center carrying the paylo...
A C-5 air cargo plane lands at Kennedy Space Center carrying the payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The hardware will be taken to the Payload Hazardous Servi... More
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble...
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A) is ready for transfer onto a transporter from the C-5 air cargo plane that brought it to KSC. The... More
A C-5 air cargo plane opens to reveal a shipping container with payloa...
A C-5 air cargo plane opens to reveal a shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The hardware will be taken to the Payload Hazardous Servic... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers remove the...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers remove the protective covering from a part of payload flight hardware for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The hardware wil... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers check the ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers check the placement of equipment, part of mission STS-103, onto a workstand. The equipment is the first part of payload flight hardware for the third ... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equi...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equipment for mission STS-103 out of its shipping container. The equipment is the first part of payload flight hardware for the third Hubble Spa... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a worker begins to...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a worker begins to open the protective covering over a part of payload flight hardware for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The har... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a part of payload flight hardware, intended for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A), is revealed afte... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equi...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equipment for mission STS-103 out of its shipping container to move it to a workstand. The equipment is the first part of payload flight hardwar... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, part of the servicing equ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, part of the servicing equipment for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A), STS-103, is given a black light inspection. The hardware is undergoin... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker gives a black li...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker gives a black light inspection to part of the servicing equipment for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A), STS-103. The hardware is u... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the STS-103 crew look ove...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the STS-103 crew look over equipment to be used during their mission. The seven-member crew, taking part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test, are Commander Curtis L. ... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servic...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew check out the top of the Flight Support System (FSS) for the mission, the repair and upgrade of th... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, members of the STS-103 crew ch...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, members of the STS-103 crew check out new Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) for the Hubble Space Telescope. The payload hardware is in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 ...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 crew check out a portable foot restraint on the Flight Support System that will be used on the mission, repairing the Hubble Space Telescope... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, four STS-103 crew members...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, four STS-103 crew members check the Flight Support System avionics to be used for repair and upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope. The crew are at KSC to take part ... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servic...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew check out the Flight Support System (FSS)from above and below. The FSS is part of the primary payl... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Br...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (left) and Pilot Scott J. Kelly look at a replacement computer for the Hubble Space Telescope. The payload hardware is in the Payloa... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialis...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith (right) and other members of the crew look over new Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) intended for the Hubble Space Telescope. ... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a member of the STS-103 c...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a member of the STS-103 crew checks out rib clamp to be used on the Shield Shell Replacement Fabric (SSRF) task on repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-me... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 cr...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew look at some of the equipment to be used during their mission. The seven-member crew are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Ke... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 cr...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew get instructions on use of rib clamps for the Shield Shell Replacement Fabric (SSRF) task on repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. The se... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, some of the STS-103 crew ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, some of the STS-103 crew look over lubrication devices to be used during their mission. The seven-member crew are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly... More
Standing on a workstand in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, S...
Standing on a workstand in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith and John M. Grunsfield (Ph.D.) pose for the camera while standing in front of the base of the Fli... More
In the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 Mission Specialis...
In the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), left, and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, right, are briefed on part of the equipment they will use on their ... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 ...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 crew check out tools to be used on planned Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the mission for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. In unif... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members l...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members look over equipment to be used on planned Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the mission for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. They are ... More
In the mid-deck of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 crew Commander Curti...
In the mid-deck of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 crew Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and Pilot Scott J. Kelly check out part of the equipment to be flown on the mission, the repair and upgrade of the Hubble Spa... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Commander Curt...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. sits in the command seat of the orbiter Discovery, inspecting the window. Brown and other crew members are at KSC to take pa... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Pilot Scott J....
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly sits in the pilot's seat of the orbiter Discovery, inspecting the window. The mission will be Kelly's first Space Shuttle flight. Kel... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members c...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members check out equipment to be used on planned Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the mission for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. They are ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins its rollover to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins its rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (in the background) after leaving the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. Launch date for Discovery on mission... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After making a turn in front of the Orbi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After making a turn in front of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, the orbiter Discovery begins moving along the tow-way to the Vehicle Assembly Building as KSC workers w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is moved from the Orbi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is moved from the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 (at left) to the Vehicle Assembly Building for mating with an external tank and solid rocket boosters. Launch ... More
In this aerial view, the orbiter Discovery is out of the Orbiter Proce...
In this aerial view, the orbiter Discovery is out of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 and rolling back before onto the tow-way for its rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the tow-way to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery sits inside the Ve...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery sits inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after its rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1. In the VAB, Discovery will be mated with ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the tow-way to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins rolling into th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-103. The launch date ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In this aerial view, the tail of the orb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In this aerial view, the tail of the orbiter Discovery can be seen as it begins rolling out of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 (center left of photo). Behind it is the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is rolled over to the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building from the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. In the VAB it will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boo... More