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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Ronnie Dale (right) is welcomed back to KSC by Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (center).  At left is Andrew S.W. Thomas, deputy chief, Astronaut Office.  Dale, with the NASA Safety and Process Assurance Branch at KSC, was aboard a helicopter that crashed while searching for debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia in east Texas in March.   He was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries and recently released. KSC-03pd0959

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ronnie Dale (right) is welcomed back to...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ronnie Dale (right) is welcomed back to KSC by Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (center). At left is Andrew S.W. Thomas, deputy chief, Astronaut Office. Dale, with the NASA Safet... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ron Dale (left, foreground) is greeted by friends and co-workers on his return to KSC.  Dale, with the NASA Safety and Process Assurance Branch at KSC, was aboard a helicopter that crashed while searching for debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia in east Texas in March.   He was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries and recently released. KSC-03pd0960

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ron Dale (left, foreground) is greeted by...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ron Dale (left, foreground) is greeted by friends and co-workers on his return to KSC. Dale, with the NASA Safety and Process Assurance Branch at KSC, was aboard a helicopter that ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - Reporters (bottom) take notes during an informal briefing concerning NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, launched aboard an Air Force Titan IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Oct. 15, 1997.  Cassini launch team members seen here discussed the challenge and experience of preparing Cassini for launch, integrating it with the Titan IV rocket and the countdown events of launch day.  Facing the camera (from left) are Ron Gillett, NASA Safety and Lead Federal Agency official; Omar Baez, mechanical and propulsion systems engineer; Ray Lugo, NASA launch manager; Chuck Dovale, chief, Avionics Branch; George Haddad, Integration and Ground Systems mechanical engineer; and Ken Carr, Cassini assistant launch site support manager.  Approximately 10:36 p.m. EDT, June 30, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft will arrive at Saturn. After nearly a seven-year journey, it will be the first mission to orbit Saturn. The international cooperative mission plans a four-year tour of Saturn, its rings, icy moons, magnetosphere, and Titan, the planet’s largest moon. KSC-04pd1335

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters (bottom) take notes during an ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters (bottom) take notes during an informal briefing concerning NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, launched aboard an Air Force Titan IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station O... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - Reporters (left) take notes during an informal briefing concerning NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, launched aboard an Air Force Titan IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Oct. 15, 1997.  Cassini launch team members at right discussed the challenge and experience of preparing Cassini for launch, integrating it with the Titan IV rocket and the countdown events of launch day.  From left are Ron Gillett, NASA Safety and Lead Federal Agency official; Omar Baez, mechanical and propulsion systems engineer; Ray Lugo, NASA launch manager; Chuck Dovale, chief, Avionics Branch; George Haddad, Integration and Ground Systems mechanical engineer; and Ken Carr, Cassini assistant launch site support manager.  Approximately 10:36 p.m. EDT, June 30, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft will arrive at Saturn. After nearly a seven-year journey, it will be the first mission to orbit Saturn. The international cooperative mission plans a four-year tour of Saturn, its rings, icy moons, magnetosphere, and Titan, the planet’s largest moon. KSC-04pd1336

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters (left) take notes during an in...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters (left) take notes during an informal briefing concerning NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, launched aboard an Air Force Titan IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Oct... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  During an all-hands meeting led by Center Director Bill Parsons (center left at the table), an employee asks for more information.  Topics discussed included the year ahead at KSC.  At the table on stage (from left) are Steve Francois, manager of Launch Services Program; Pepper Phillips, deputy director of the Constellation Program office; Parsons; Russ Romanella, director of the ISS & Spacecraft Processing Directorate; Jeff Angermeier, chief of the Project Control office in the Launch Vehicle Processing Directorate; and Shannon Bartell, director of NASA Safety and Mission Assurance.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0273

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During an all-hands meeting led by Cent...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During an all-hands meeting led by Center Director Bill Parsons (center left at the table), an employee asks for more information. Topics discussed included the year ahead at KSC... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Participants in the all-hands meeting respond to questions from the audience.  Topics discussed included the year ahead at KSC.  Seated at the table (from left) are Steve Francois, manager of Launch Services Program; Pepper Phillips, deputy director of the Constellation Program office; Parsons; Russ Romanella, director of the ISS & Spacecraft Processing Directorate; Jeff Angermeier, chief of the Project Control office in the Launch Vehicle Processing Directorate; and Shannon Bartell, director of NASA Safety and Mission Assurance.   Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0274

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants in the all-hands meeting r...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants in the all-hands meeting respond to questions from the audience. Topics discussed included the year ahead at KSC. Seated at the table (from left) are Steve Francois... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --   In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the repair work of hail damage on Atlantis' external tank is inspected.  At left is Brian Miller, with NASA Quality Assurance; at right is Mike Ravenscroft, with United Space Alliance.  In the front is Sabrena Yedo, with NASA Safety.  In late February, Atlantis' external tank received hail damage during a severe thunderstorm that passed through the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 area. The hail caused visible divots in the giant tank's foam insulation as well as minor surface damage to about 26 heat shield tiles on the shuttle's left wing.  The launch now is targeted for June 8.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd0884

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the repair work of hail damage on Atlantis' external tank is inspected. At left is Brian Miller, with NASA Quality Assurance; at right is Mike... More