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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians unload the replacement wrist joint for the Space Station Remote Manipulator System before installing it in Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. The new wrist joint, called an Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU), will be installed next to the arm's Latching End Effector during the final of three planned spacewalks. Mission STS-111 is designated UF-2, the 14th assembly flight to the International Space Station. Endeavour's payload includes the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo and Mobile Base System. The mission also will swap resident crews on the Station, carrying the Expedition 5 crew and returning to Earth Expedition 4. Liftoff of Endeavour is scheduled between 4 and 8 p.m. May 30, 2002 KSC-02pd0640

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians unload the replacement wrist...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians unload the replacement wrist joint for the Space Station Remote Manipulator System before installing it in Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. The new wrist joint, c... More

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-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Juno is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller It will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean where the ship and its crew will recover it and tow it back through Port Canaveral for refurbishing for another launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. Photo credit: USA/Jeff Suter KSC-2011-2818

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. – Space shuttle Discovery is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Discovery's landing ended the 14-day, STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the space station. The landing was on time at 11:15 a.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-08pd1738

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery is towed from the Shu...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Discovery's landing ended the 14-day, STS-124 mission to the International Space Stat... More

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 mission payload to the International Space Station. The JEM comprises six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The first of those three missions, STS-123, will carry the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, targeted for launch in February 2008. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-07pd1175

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, astronaut Charles Hobaugh, right, conducts a fit check of the robotic workstation, or RWS, in the International Space Station's Cupola module. He is assisted by Boeing technician Terry Camarata, left. The RWS is provided by the Canadian Space Agency. The module was delivered by the European Space Agency in 2004 to Kennedy from Alenia Spazio in Turin, Italy. Cupola will provide unprecedented views of activities outside the station and spectacular views of the Earth. Crew members working inside the module will have a 360-degree panoramic view. Cupola has the capability for command and control workstations to be installed to assist in space station remote manipulator system and extra vehicular activities. Cupola is the final element of the space station core and is scheduled for launch on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission, targeted for Dec. 10, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-08pd2196

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, astronaut Charles Hobaugh, right, conducts a fit check of the robotic workstation, or RWS, in the International Sp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance workers attach lifting cranes to the container holding the remote manipulator system, or RMS. The RMS is placed on a flatbed truck for shipment back to the Canadian Space Agency. The RMS, also called the Canadarm, was manufactured for NASA’s Space Shuttle Program by SPAR Aerospace Ltd., which later became a part of MD Robotics in Ontario, Canada. During shuttle missions, the RMS was attached in the payload bay. Mission specialists operated the arm to remove payloads from the payload bay and hand them off to the larger Canadarm 2 on the International Space Station. The shuttle arm also was used during astronaut spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3838

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance workers attach lifting cranes to the container holding the remote manipulator system,... More

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 Module (JEM) Pressurized Module. Known as Kibo, the JEM consists of six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The STS-115 mission will deliver the second port truss segment, the P3/P4 Truss, to attach to the first port truss segment, the P1 Truss, as well as deploy solar array sets 2A and 4A.. The crew is scheduled to activate and check out the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) and deploy the P4 Truss radiator.

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. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, technicians install a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, in Discovery’s payload bay. The arms were switched because the arm that was installed on Atlantis has special instrumentation to gather loads data from the second return-to-flight mission, STS-121. Discovery is the designated orbiter to fly on STS-121. scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2006. KSC-05pd2490

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, technicians install a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlanti... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, a truck maneuvers its bed into place for the offloading of the remote manipulator system for the Japanese Experiment Module from the Antonov 124 aircraft. The RMS will be transported to the Space Station Processing Facility. The JEM, named "Kibo" (Hope), is Japan's primary contribution to the International Space Station. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency developed the laboratory. Both the JEM and RMS are targeted for mission STS-124, to launch in early 2008. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitrios Gerondidakis KSC-07pd0089

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, a ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, a truck maneuvers its bed into place for the offloading of the remote manipulator system for the Japanese Experiment Module from the Antonov 1... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shadows in the water next to the runway reflect space shuttle Discovery being towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Discovery's landing ended the 14-day, STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the International Space Station. The landing was on time at 11:15 a.m. EDT. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews. KSC-08pd1750

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shadows in the water next to the runway refle...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shadows in the water next to the runway reflect space shuttle Discovery being towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Discovery's landing ended the 14-d... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, astronauts Terry Virts, left, and Charles Hobaugh familiarize themselves with the operation of the robotic workstation, or RWS, in the International Space Station's Cupola module. The RWS is provided by the Canadian Space Agency. The module was delivered by the European Space Agency in 2004 to Kennedy from Alenia Spazio in Turin, Italy. Cupola will provide unprecedented views of activities outside the station and spectacular views of the Earth. Crew members working inside the module will have a 360-degree panoramic view. Cupola has the capability for command and control workstations to be installed to assist in space station remote manipulator system and extra vehicular activities. Cupola is the final element of the space station core and is scheduled for launch on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission, targeted for Dec. 10, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-08pd2198

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, astronauts Terry Virts, left, and Charles Hobaugh familiarize themselves with the operation of the robotic worksta... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON -- STS123-S-001-- STS-123 continues assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). The primary mission objectives include rotating an expedition crew member and installing both the first component of the Japanese Experimental Module (the Experimental Logistics Module - Pressurized Section [ELM-PS]) and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM). In addition, STS-123 will deliver various spare ISS components and leave behind the sensor boom used for inspecting the shuttle's thermal protection system. A follow-on mission to ISS will utilize and then return home with this sensor boom. A total of four spacewalks are planned to accomplish these tasks. The mission will also require the use of both the shuttle and ISS robotic arms. STS-123 will utilize the Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System to extend the docked portion of the mission to 11 days, with a total planned duration of 15 days. The crew patch depicts the space shuttle in orbit with the crew names trailing behind. STS-123's major additions to ISS (the ELM-PS installation with the shuttle robotic arm and the fully constructed SPDM) are both illustrated. The ISS is shown in the configuration that the STS-123 crew will encounter when they arrive. The NASA insignia design for shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, it will be publicly announced. KSC-08pd0363

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON -- STS123-S-001-- STS-123 continues asse...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON -- STS123-S-001-- STS-123 continues assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). The primary mission objectives include rotating an expedition crew member and installing bot... More

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 measurements. The module will then be moved to a work stand. The logistics module is one of the components of the Japanese Experiment Module or JEM, also known as Kibo, which means "hope" in Japanese. Kibo comprises six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. Kibo is Japan's first human space facility and its primary contribution to the station. Kibo will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment in which astronauts can conduct science experiments. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The first of those three missions, STS-123, will carry the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, targeted for launch in 2007. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd0773

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. - 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 stand. A research laboratory, the pressurized module is the first element of the JEM, named "Kibo" (Hope), to be delivered to KSC. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) developed the laboratory at the Tsukuba Space Center near Tokyo and is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The JEM also includes an exposed facility (platform) for space environment experiments, a robotic manipulator system, and two logistics modules. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three Shuttle missions.

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. -- After greeting the media on their arrival on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission wave and head for the van that will take them to crew quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building. They will be preparing for launch scheduled for 5:02 p.m. May 31. On the STS-124 mission, the crew of seven will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1456

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After greeting the media on their arrival on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After greeting the media on their arrival on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission wave and head for... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard T-38 jet trainers to get ready for launch. Seen here is Commander Mark Kelly, who is making his third shuttle flight. Launch of Discovery is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. May 31. On the STS-124 mission, the crew of seven will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1448

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-12...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard T-38 jet trainers to get ready for launch. Seen her... More

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 array #1 that will help power the NASA spacecraft on its mission to Jupiter. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Juno is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller It will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean where the ship and its crew will recover it and tow it back through Port Canaveral for refurbishing for another launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. Photo credit: USA/Jeff Suter KSC-2011-2821

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 Logistics Module Pressurized Section for the Japanese Experiment Module arrives at the Trident wharf after departing from Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 7. The logistics module will be offloaded and transported to the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Japanese Experiment Module is composed of three segments and is known as Kibo, which means "hope" in Japanese. Kibo consists of six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. Kibo is Japan's first human space facility and its primary contribution to the station. Kibo will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment in which astronauts can conduct science experiments. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The first of those three missions, STS-123, will carry the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, targeted for launch in 2007. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0628

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a plume of smoke, Space Shuttle Endeavour pierces a small cloud, briefly lighting it from within, during launch on mission STS-100. Liftoff of the ninth flight to the International Space Station occurred at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT. The 11-day mission will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet/Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator System and the UHF Antenna. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS on the Station. Also onboard is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, carrying resupply stowage racks and resupply/return stowage platforms KSC01pp0824

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a plume of smoke, Space Shuttle...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a plume of smoke, Space Shuttle Endeavour pierces a small cloud, briefly lighting it from within, during launch on mission STS-100. Liftoff of the ninth flight to the Inte... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of two KSC solid rocket booster recovery ships, a crane lowers a one-man submarine into the ocean near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Called DeepWorker 2000, the sub is being tested on its ability to duplicate the sometimes hazardous job United Space Alliance (USA) divers perform to recover the expended boosters in the ocean after a launch. The boosters splash down in an impact area about 140 miles east of Jacksonville and after recovery are towed back to KSC for refurbishment by the specially rigged recovery ships. DeepWorker 2000 will be used in a demonstration during retrieval operations after the upcoming STS-101 launch. The submarine pilot will demonstrate capabilities to cut tangled parachute riser lines using a manipulator arm and attach a Diver Operator Plug to extract water and provide flotation for the booster. DeepWorker 2000 was built by Nuytco Research Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is 8.25 feet long, 5.75 feet high, and weighs 3,800 pounds. USA is a prime contractor to NASA for the Space Shuttle program KSC-00padig014

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of tw...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of two KSC solid rocket booster recovery ships, a crane lowers a one-man submarine into the ocean near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Called DeepWorker 200... More

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. 7. The logistics module will be offloaded and transported to the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Japanese Experiment Module is composed of three segments and is known as Kibo, which means "hope" in Japanese. Kibo consists of six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. Kibo is Japan's first human space facility and its primary contribution to the station. Kibo will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment in which astronauts can conduct science experiments. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The first of those three missions, STS-123, will carry the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, targeted for launch in 2007. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0629

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. -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission arrive at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. Here, Commander Mark Kelly is greeted by Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach. Behind Leinbach is Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff. TCDT is a rehearsal for launch that includes practicing emergency procedures, handling on-orbit equipment, and simulating a launch countdown. On the STS-124 mission, the crew will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Discovery's launch is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1149

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-12...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission arrive at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide sits in his seat aboard space shuttle Discovery following the simulated launch countdown, part of the launch dress rehearsal known as the terminal countdown demonstration test. TCDT provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including a simulated launch countdown, equipment familiarization and emergency egress training. On the STS-124 mission, the crew will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Discovery's launch is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1256

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide sits in his seat aboard space shuttle Discovery following the simulated launch countdown, par... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Towed on its 76-wheeled orbiter transporter, space shuttle Discovery rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Discovery will be raised to vertical and lifted into high bay 3 for attachment to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters in preparation for its upcoming STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. On the mission, the STS-124 crew will transport the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System to the space station. Launch of Discovery is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd1029

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Towed on its 76-wheeled orbiter transporter, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Towed on its 76-wheeled orbiter transporter, space shuttle Discovery rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Discovery will be ra... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, a technician loads replacement parts for the Zvezda service module toilet on the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. The toilet malfunctioned last week and was initially repaired by replacing a microprocessor valve. After the station crew members experienced additional difficulties with the toilet, they were directed to use Soyuz toilet facilities at first and are using the main toilet again after rigging a urine bypass. The spare toilet parts have been added to Discovery’s manifest for delivery to the station on the STS-124 mission. On the 14-day mission, Discovery and its crew will deliver the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Launch is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. EDT May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1465

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, a technician loads replacement parts for the Zvezda service module toilet on the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. T... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery drops from the blue sky preparing to land on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. This 69th landing at Kennedy ended the STS-124 mission, a 14-day flight to the International Space Station. On the ground before the runway are the Ball-Bar Light System, which provide a visual reference to provide inner glide slope information. The main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. EDT. The nose landing gear touched down at 11:15:30 a.m. and wheel stop was at 11:16:19 a.m. The mission completed 5.7 million miles. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kevin O'Connell,Scott Haun KSC-08pd1706

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery drops from the blue s...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery drops from the blue sky preparing to land on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. This 69th landing at Kennedy ended the STS-124 mission, a 14-day flight t... More

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 preparations for launch. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Juno is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller It will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean where the ship and its crew will recover it and tow it back through Port Canaveral for refurbishing for another launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. Photo credit: USA/Jeff Suter KSC-2011-2829

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-124 mission pose for the traditional photo celebrating the upcoming launch. From left are Mission Specialists Gregory Chamitoff and Ron Garan, Pilot Ken Ham, Commander Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg, Akihiko Hoshide and Mike Fossum. Chamitoff will join the Expedition 17 crew on the International Space Station as a flight engineer, taking the place of astronaut Garrett Reisman, who will return to Earth on Discovery. Hoshide represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. The 14-day flight includes three spacewalks. Launch is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1506

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. – After their successful STS-124 mission and landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Pilot Ken Ham and Mission Specialist Ron Garan are greeted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Director of Program Management and Integration Yuichi Yamaura and Vice President Kaoru Mamiya, Center Director Bill Parsons and Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier. Following Garan is Chief of the Astronaut Corps Stephen Lindsay and astronaut Janet Kavandi. Space shuttle Discovery's main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. EDT on Runway 15. The nose landing gear touched down at 11:15:30 a.m. and wheel stop was at 11:16:19 a.m. The mission completed 5.7 million miles. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1719

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After their successful STS-124 mission and la...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After their successful STS-124 mission and landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Pilot Ken Ham and Mission Specialis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers prepare space shuttle Discovery's payload bay for payload installation. The launch of Discovery on its STS-124 mission is targeted for April 24. On the mission, Discovery will transport the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd0772

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers prepare space shuttle Discovery's payload bay for payload installation. The launch of Discovery on its STS... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a crew equipment interface test in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Ronald Garan practices focusing a camera on the underside of space shuttle Discovery. At right is Mission Specialist Michael Fossum. The camera will be used on the mission. Discovery will transport the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module (JEM-PM) and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS) to the International Space Station to complete the Kibo laboratory. The launch of Discovery is targeted for April 24. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd0310

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a crew equipment interface test i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a crew equipment interface test in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Ronald Garan practices focusing a camera ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a crew equipment interface test in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly closely examines a window in the cockpit of space shuttle Discovery. The shuttle will transport the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module (JEM-PM) and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS) to the International Space Station to complete the Kibo laboratory. The launch of Discovery is targeted for April 24. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd0312

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a crew equipment interface test i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a crew equipment interface test in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly closely examines a window in the cockpi... More

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 of the Japanese Experiment Module. The logistics module will be transported to the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Japanese Experiment Module is composed of three segments and is known as Kibo, which means "hope" in Japanese. Kibo consists of six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. Kibo is Japan's first human space facility and its primary contribution to the station. Kibo will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment in which astronauts can conduct science experiments. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The first of those three missions, STS-123, will carry the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, targeted for launch in 2007. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0633

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians secure the remote manipulator system, or RMS, removed from space shuttle Discovery onto a storage platform. The RMS is used to grab, or grapple, the payload as well as retrieve, repair and deploy satellites; provide a mobile extension ladder for spacewalking crewmembers; and be used as an inspection aid to allow flight crew members to view the orbiter’s or payload’s surfaces through a TV camera on the arm. Discovery is targeted to launch Aug. 6 on the STS-128 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-2968

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians secure the remote manipulator system, or RMS, removed from space shuttle Discovery onto a stor... More

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) developed the laboratory at the Tsukuba Space Center near Tokyo. The Pressurized Module is the first element of the JEM, named "Kibo" (Hope), to be delivered to KSC, and will be transferred to KSC’s Space Station Processing Facility. The JEM is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The JEM also includes an exposed facility (platform) for space environment experiments, a robotic manipulator system, and two logistics modules. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three Shuttle missions.

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. – The STS-124 mission crew members head for their traditional walk-around space shuttle Discovery after landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, ending a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. At left is Pilot Ken Ham, in center is Mission Specialist Karen Nyberg, followed by Mission Specialists Akihiko Hoshide and Ron Garan. At right are Mission Specialist Mike Fossum and Commander Mark Kelly. Discovery's main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. EDT on Runway 15. The nose landing gear touched down at 11:15:30 a.m. and wheel stop was at 11:16:19 a.m. The mission completed 5.7 million miles. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1722

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-124 mission crew members head for the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-124 mission crew members head for their traditional walk-around space shuttle Discovery after landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, ending a 14-day mission to th... More

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 system. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency developed the laboratory known as "Kibo" (Hope) and includes an exposed facility (platform) for space environment experiments, the RMS and two logistics modules. Japan's primary contribution to the International Space Station, it will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three Shuttle missions. The JEM and RMS are scheduled to launch on mission STS-124 no earlier than February 2008. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd0099

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. --- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the external tank for space shuttle Discovery is suspended over the transfer aisle as it is lifted up into a checkout cell for processing. The tank will be stacked with solid rocket boosters for Discovery's launch on the STS-124 mission. On the mission, the shuttle will transport the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Launch is targeted for May 25. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-08pd0889

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the external tank for space shuttle Discovery is suspended over the transfer aisle as it is lifted up into a checko... More

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. EDT. At right is the 300,000-gallon water tower that provides the water used for sound suppression on the pad during liftoff. Discovery is making its 35th flight. The STS-124 mission is the 26th in the assembly of the space station. It is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. The 14-day flight includes three spacewalks. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews KSC-08pd1576

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo Exposed Facility, or EF, is moved across the room to transfer it to a workstand. When it is installed on the Kibo laboratory, the EF will provide a multipurpose platform where science experiments can be deployed and operated in the exposed environment. The payloads attached to the EF can be exchanged or retrieved by Kibo's robotic arm, the JEM Remote Manipulator System. The EF, along with the Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, will be carried aboard space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-127 mission targeted for launch June 13, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-2789

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 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo Exposed Facility, or EF, is moved across the room to tra... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial view of NASA's Kennedy Space Center shows space shuttle Discovery, secured atop a mobile launch platform as it is moved into position at Launch Pad 39A to prepare for the STS-124 mission. The 3.4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building began at 11:47 p.m. on May 2. The shuttle arrived at the launch pad at 4:25 a.m. EDT May 3 and was secured, or hard down, by 6:06 a.m. On the 13-day mission, Discovery and its crew will deliver the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Launch is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd1105

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial view of NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial view of NASA's Kennedy Space Center shows space shuttle Discovery, secured atop a mobile launch platform as it is moved into position at Launch Pad 39A to prepare for the STS... More

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 Module (JEM), known as Kibo. The JEM consists of six components: two research facilities - the Pressurized Module and the Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. Equipment familiarization is a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center monitor the transfer of the STS-124 mission payload, the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System into space shuttle Discovery's payload bay. Launch of Discovery is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-08pd1142

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Payload Changeout Room on...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center monitor the transfer of the STS-124 mission payload, the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressur... More

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 Facility. Known as Kibo, the JEM consists of six components: two research facilities -- the Pressurized Module and Exposed Facility; a Logistics Module attached to each of them; a Remote Manipulator System; and an Inter-Orbit Communication System unit. Kibo also has a scientific airlock through which experiments are transferred and exposed to the external environment of space. The various components of JEM will be assembled in space over the course of three Space Shuttle missions. The STS-115 mission will deliver the second port truss segment, the P3/P4 Truss, to attach to the first port truss segment, the P1 Truss, as well as deploy solar array sets 2A and 4A.. The crew is scheduled to activate and check out the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) and deploy the P4 Truss radiator.

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

KENNEDY SPACE STATION, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into a clear blue sky from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-100. On the horizon is the Atlantic Ocean. Liftoff of the ninth flight to the International Space Station occurred at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT. The 11-day mission will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet/Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator System and the UHF Antenna. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS on the Station. Also onboard is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, carrying resupply stowage racks and resupply/return stowage platforms. <i>(Photo by Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)</i KSC01padig214

KENNEDY SPACE STATION, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into a ...

KENNEDY SPACE STATION, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into a clear blue sky from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-100. On the horizon is the Atlantic Ocean. Liftoff of the ninth flight to the Internationa... More

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility help maneuver the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) onto a test stand. A component of the International Space Station provided by the Canadian Space Agency, the SSRMS will be mated to its payload carrier and later installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1153

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility help maneuver the Spa...

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility help maneuver the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) onto a test stand. A component of the International Space Station provided by the Canadian Spac... More

STS064-22-018 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-018 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS098-335-005 - STS-098 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and APFR

STS098-335-005 - STS-098 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and APFR

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) in upper field of view against an Earth backdrop. The Articulating Portable Foot Restraint (APRF) is attache... More

STS064-22-014 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-014 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS100-353-018 - STS-100 - View of the Remote Manipulator System control panel on Endeavour during STS-100

STS100-353-018 - STS-100 - View of the Remote Manipulator System contr...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) control panel on the aft flight deck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, during the STS-100 mission. Su... More

S02-14-181 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System in stowed position

S02-14-181 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System in stowed position

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) in its stowed position in the Columbia's payload bay. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, PAYLO... More

STS064-310-024 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the payload bay

STS064-310-024 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the top of the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. Subject ... More

S02-11-046 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System arm in stowed position

S02-11-046 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System arm in stowed positio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in its stowed position on the port side of the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANI... More

STS064-22-012 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-012 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

S02-14-182 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System in stowed position

S02-14-182 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System in stowed position

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) in its stowed position in the Columbia's payload bay. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, PAYLO... More

S02-11-047 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System arm in stowed position

S02-11-047 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System arm in stowed positio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in its stowed position on the port side of the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANI... More

STS064-22-019 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-019 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS064-22-020 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-020 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS064-310-027 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the payload bay

STS064-310-027 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the top of the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. Subject ... More

STS064-66-001 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-66-001 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes blurred ... More

S02-11-048 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System arm in stowed position

S02-11-048 - STS-002 - Remote Manipulator System arm in stowed positio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in its stowed position on the port side of the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANI... More

STS064-310-026 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the payload bay

STS064-310-026 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the top of the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. Subject ... More

STS064-22-015 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-015 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS064-310-025 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the payload bay

STS064-310-025 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm over the top of the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. Subject ... More

STS064-22-017 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-017 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS064-22-016 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-016 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

STS064-22-013 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

STS064-22-013 - STS-064 - Remote Manipulator System controls

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) controls on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during STS-64. Includes a view o... More

S03-14-688 - STS-003 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) in berthed position

S03-14-688 - STS-003 - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) in berthed posi...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photograph of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in its berthed position on the port side of the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: SPACEBORNE... More

An astronaut works in the cargo bay of a space shuttle with the aid of the remote manipulator arm during a space mission

An astronaut works in the cargo bay of a space shuttle with the aid of...

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

View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system

View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system

STS003-09-444 (22-30 March 1982) --- The darkness of space provides the backdrop for this scene of the plasma diagnostics package (PDR) experiment in the grasp of the end effector or ?hand? of the remote manipu... More

View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS)

View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS)

STS002-13-226 (13 Nov. 1981) --- Backdropped against Earth's horizon and the darkness of space, the space shuttle Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS) gets its first workout in zero-gravity during the STS... More

The Indian National Satellite (INSAT), attached to a payload assist module, emerges from the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Challenger (STS-8). Also visible are the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA), displaying the American flag, and the Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS), on the right

The Indian National Satellite (INSAT), attached to a payload assist mo...

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

A view of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Challenger's (STS-8) Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) after being lifted out of the cargo bay by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS)

A view of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Challenger's (STS-8) Payload Fligh...

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

41B-35-1702 - STS-41B - Astronaut Bruce McCandless stands on the Manipulator Foot Restraint during EVA

41B-35-1702 - STS-41B - Astronaut Bruce McCandless stands on the Manip...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Bruce McCandless stands on the Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) attached to the remote manipulator system (RMS) during extravehicular activity... More

41B-35-1701 - STS-41B - Astronaut Bruce McCandless stands on the Manipulator Foot Restraint during EVA

41B-35-1701 - STS-41B - Astronaut Bruce McCandless stands on the Manip...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Bruce McCandless stands on the Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) attached to the remote manipulator system (RMS) during extravehicular activity... More

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II conducts an extravehicular activity (EVA) during Flight 41-B of the space shuttle Challenger. McCandless's boots are attached to a mobile foot restraint (MFR), which is attached to the end of the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. The RMS is a cherry picker device used for maneuvering around outside the spacecraft

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II conducts an extravehicular activity (EVA...

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

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II conducts an extravehicular activity (EVA) during Flight 41-B of the space shuttle Challenger. McCandless's boots are attached to a mobile foot restraint (MFR), which is attached to the end of the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. The RMS is a cherry picker device used for maneuvering around outside the spacecraft

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II conducts an extravehicular activity (EVA...

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

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II conducts an extravehicular activity (EVA) during Flight 41-B of the space shuttle Challenger. McCandless's boots are attached to a mobile foot restraint (MRF), which is attached to the end of the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. The RMS is a cherry picker device used for manuvering outside the spacecraft

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II conducts an extravehicular activity (EVA...

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

Astronauts George D. Nelson, right, and James D. van Hoften repair the "captured" Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS) in the aft end of the Space Shuttle Challenger's cargo bay. They are using the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), with the Mobile Foot Restraint (MFR) attached to the end, as a "cherry picker" device for moving around during Flight 41-C

Astronauts George D. Nelson, right, and James D. van Hoften repair the...

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

51F-33-047 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-047 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) is attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51F-33-044 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-044 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) is attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51F-33-043 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-043 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) is attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51F-33-052 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-052 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) after being released by the Remote Manipulator S... More

51F-33-048 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-048 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) after being released by the Remote Manipulator S... More

51F-33-053 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-053 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) after being released by the Remote Manipulator S... More

51F-33-051 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-051 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) after being released by the Remote Manipulator S... More

51F-42-032 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

51F-42-032 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing view of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-... More

51F-33-046 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-046 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) is attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51F-33-045 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-045 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) is attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51F-33-050 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-050 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) after being released by the Remote Manipulator S... More

51F-33-049 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)

51F-33-049 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm and Plasma ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay. Views include: the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) after being released by the Remote Manipulator S... More

51F-42-026 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

51F-42-026 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51... More

51F-42-027 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

51F-42-027 - STS-51F - Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. Subject Terms: REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51... More

Remote Manipulator System (RMS) - Astronaut Ride, Sally (Flyswatter) - JSC

Remote Manipulator System (RMS) - Astronaut Ride, Sally (Flyswatter) -...

Simulation activities with the RMS in Bldg. 9A, with Astronaut Sally Ride testing the feasibility of the "Flyswatter" design for the STS-23/51D Mission on 04/15/16/1985. 1. STS-23/51D - Crew Training (Flysw... More

Remote Manipulator System (RMS) - Astronaut Ride, Sally (Flyswatter) - JSC

Remote Manipulator System (RMS) - Astronaut Ride, Sally (Flyswatter) -...

Simulation activities with the RMS in Bldg. 9A, with Astronaut Sally Ride testing the feasibility of the "Flyswatter" design for the STS-23/51D Mission on 04/15/16/1985. 1. STS-23/51D - Crew Training (Flysw... More

Remote Manipulator System (RMS) - Astronaut Ride, Sally (Flyswatter) - JSC

Remote Manipulator System (RMS) - Astronaut Ride, Sally (Flyswatter) -...

Simulation activities with the RMS in Bldg. 9A, with Astronaut Sally Ride testing the feasibility of the "Flyswatter" design for the STS-23/51D Mission on 04/15/16/1985. 1. STS-23/51D - Crew Training (Flysw... More

LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval

LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retriev...

This view taken through overhead window W7 on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck shows the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) in the grasp of the remote manipulator system (RMS) during ... More

This photograph shows the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (GRO) being deployed by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-37 mission in April 1991. The GRO reentered Earth atmosphere and ended its successful mission in June 2000. For nearly 9 years, the GRO Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE), designed and built by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), kept an unblinking watch on the universe to alert scientists to the invisible, mysterious gamma-ray bursts that had puzzled them for decades. By studying gamma-rays from objects like black holes, pulsars, quasars, neutron stars, and other exotic objects, scientists could discover clues to the birth, evolution, and death of stars, galaxies, and the universe. The gamma-ray instrument was one of four major science instruments aboard the Compton. It consisted of eight detectors, or modules, located at each corner of the rectangular satellite to simultaneously scan the entire universe for bursts of gamma-rays ranging in duration from fractions of a second to minutes. In January 1999, the instrument, via the Internet, cued a computer-controlled telescope at Las Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, within 20 seconds of registering a burst. With this capability, the gamma-ray experiment came to serve as a gamma-ray burst alert for the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and major gound-based observatories around the world. Thirty-seven universities, observatories, and NASA centers in 19 states, and 11 more institutions in Europe and Russia, participated in the BATSE science program. n/a

This photograph shows the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (GRO) being de...

This photograph shows the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (GRO) being deployed by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-37 mission in April 1991. The GRO reenter... More

STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS)

STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS)

STS039-19-015 (28 April- 6 May 1991) --- This STS-39 35mm scene shows the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-II) on the end of the remote manipulator system (RMS) en... More

STS052-39-031 - STS-052 - Witness plate material sample trays on the Remote Manipulator System.

STS052-39-031 - STS-052 - Witness plate material sample trays on the R...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the witness plate material sample trays on the Remote Manipulator System. Subject Terms: STS-52, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), CONTROL BOARDS, SPACEBORN... More

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