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Aerial starboard view of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS ARIES (PHM 5). The ARIES is operating as part of Commander Task Group 28.1.1

Aerial starboard view of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Cornwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Starboard side of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS GEMINI (PHM 6) as seen from the deck of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39) during UNITAS 85 activites

Starboard side of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 85 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Kirby Harrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Starboard bow view of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS GEMINI (PHM 6) underway during UNITAS 85

Starboard bow view of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 85 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Kirby Harrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Starboard bow view of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS GEMINI (PHM 6) underway during UNITAS 85

Starboard bow view of the Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydr...

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

Three Pegasus class hydrofoils of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 are moored at a dock. In the foreground is the USS HERCULES (PHM-2)

Three Pegasus class hydrofoils of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Perry Thorsvik Release Status... More

Aerial port view of the surface effect ship SES 200, (foreground) the Navy Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) GEMINI (PHM 6) to starboard, and a Coast Guard Sea Bird class surface effect ship (starboard background). (SUBSTANDARD)

Aerial port view of the surface effect ship SES 200, (foreground) the ...

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

An aerial view of Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) executing a high-speed figure-eight maneuver

An aerial view of Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: D. Taylor Naval Ship Res. & Dev. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

An aerial starboard bow view of two Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoils) underway during high-speed maneuvers

An aerial starboard bow view of two Pegasus class patrol combatant-mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: D. Taylor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of three Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (Hydrofoils) underway during high-speed maneuvers

A bow view of three Pegasus class patrol combatant-missile (Hydrofoils...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: D. Taylor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise Pegasus '87. The aircraft, nicknamed "The First Lady," is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and U.S. Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS '87 Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise PEGASUS'87. The aircraft, nicknamed"The First Lady,"is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and US Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise PEGASUS'87. The aircraft, nicknamed"The First Lady,"is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and US Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise Pegasus '87. The aircraft, nicknamed "The First Lady," is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and U.S. Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS '87 Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An air-to-air close-up view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise PEGASUS'87. The aircraft, nicknamed"The First Lady,"is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and US Army Special Forces

An air-to-air close-up view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise PEGASUS'87. The aircraft, nicknamed"The First Lady,"is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and US Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Pegasus Carried by B-52. NASA public domain image colelction.

Pegasus Carried by B-52. NASA public domain image colelction.

(April 15, 1990) This image shows a Pegasus being carried to altitude by B-52. An air-launched, three stage, all solid-propellant, three-axis stabilized vehicle, the Pegasus can set a 400-1,000 pound payload in... More

A view of artwork on the nose of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft known as "Pegasus."

A view of artwork on the nose of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft known ...

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

Pegasus Engine Ignites after Drop from B-52 Mothership

Pegasus Engine Ignites after Drop from B-52 Mothership

Description: Against the midnight blue of a high-altitude sky, Orbital Sciences' Pegasus winged rocket booster ignites after being dropped from NASA's B-52 mothership on a July 1991 flight. A NASA chase plane f... More

M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 32nd Armored REgt., 1ST Cav. Div., line up to test their guns at Pegasus range prior to taking part in a mission during Operation Desert Shield

M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 32nd Armored REgt., ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Brian Cumper Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 32nd Armored Regt., 1ST Cav. Div., line up to test their guns at Pegasus range prior to taking part in a mission during Operation Desert Shield

M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 32nd Armored Regt., ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Cumper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 32nd Armored Regt., 1ST Cav. Div., line up to test their guns at Pegasus range prior to taking part in a mission during Operation Desert Shield

M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 32nd Armored Regt., ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Cumper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Space shuttle EC93-01211-2. NASA public domain image colelction.

Space shuttle EC93-01211-2. NASA public domain image colelction.

B-52 Flight Mission Symbology on Side of Craft Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A starboard bow view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoils USS HERCULES (PHM-2), right, and the USS PEGASUS (PHM-1) moored to a pier

A starboard bow view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoils USS HE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: R... More

Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. for decommissioning. The hydrofoils include: the USS PEGASUS (PHM-1), the USS HERCULES (PHM-2), the USS TAURUS (PHM-3), the USS AQUILA (PHM-4), the USS ARIES (PHM-5) and the USS GEMINI (PHM-6)

Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Douglas F.Mooney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. for decommissioning. The hydrofoils include: the USS PEGASUS (PHM-1), the USS HERCULES (PHM-2), the USS TAURUS (PHM-3), the USS AQUILA (PHM-4), the USS ARIES (PHM-5) and the USS GEMINI (PHM-6)

Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Douglas F.Mooney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Six vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. for decommissioning. The formation includes the USS PEGASUS (PHM-1), USS HERCULES (PHM-2), USS TAURUS (PHM-3), USS AQUILA (PHM-4), USS ARIES (PHM-5) and USS GEMINI (PHM-6)

Six vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil squadron 2 travel in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Douglas F. Mooney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Hydrofoils of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia for decommissioning. Hydrofoils making the journey include the USS PEGASUS (PHM 1), the USS HERCULES (PHM 2), the USS TAURUS (PHM 3), the USS AQUILA (PHM 4), the USS ARIES (PHM 5) and the USS GEMINI (PHM 6)

Hydrofoils of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Douglas F. Mooney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. for decommissioning. The hydrofoils include: The USS PEGASUS (PHM-1), USS HERCULES (PHM-2), USS TAURUS (PHM-3), USS AQUILA (PHM-4), USS ARIES (PHM-5) and USS GEMINI (PHM-6)

Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Douglas F. Mooney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Six vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. for decommissioning. The formation includes the USS PEGASUS (PHM-1), USS HERCULES (PHM-2), USS TAURUS (PHM-3), USS AQUILA (PHM-4), USS ARIES (PHM-5) and USS GEMINI (PHM-6)

Six vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil squadron 2 travel in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Douglas F. Mooney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

This is documentation of the first Taurus Rocket launch. The Taurus Rocket stands 90 feet tall and weighs 75-tons. Stage Zero, a Peacekeeper missile's first stage, is being used as the first booster motor on the new Taurus rocket. The new system uses this stage and combines it with Pegasus booster to form the new low cost and rapid deployment booster. Here it is being loaded onto a low boy trailer for tranport to the launch site

This is documentation of the first Taurus Rocket launch. The Taurus Ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Wagers Release ... More

A view of a portion of the mothball fleet in storage near Portsmouth. In the back of the basin is two Pegasus class missile patrol hydrofoil's. One unidentified and the nearest one the TAURUS (PHM-3). All PHM's have been stricken for disposal. To the right is the salvage vessel PRESERVER (ARS-8)

A view of a portion of the mothball fleet in storage near Portsmouth. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: R... More

A view of a portion of the mothball fleet in storage near Portsmouth. In the back of the basin is two patrol missile hydrofoil patrol boats of the Pegasus class, three ocean minesweepers, FORTIFY (MSO-446) and two others, the fleet tugs PAIUTE (ATF-159), PAPAGO (ATF-160) and the salvage vessel RECOVERY (ARS-43)

A view of a portion of the mothball fleet in storage near Portsmouth. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: R... More

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft Accompanied by an F-18 Safety Chase Commemorating 40th Anniversary of Research Flights EC95-43205-1

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft Accompanied by an F-18 Safety Chase Commem...

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft Accompanied by an F-18 Safety Chase Commemorating 40th Anniversary of Research Flights

Hyper-X Wind Tunnel Tests - NASA wind tunnel. Public domain image.

Hyper-X Wind Tunnel Tests - NASA wind tunnel. Public domain image.

Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel. The Hyper X is an unmanned hypersonic research aircraft launched atop an air launched Pegasus rocket and capable of reaching speeds of Mach 10.

B-52B Cockpit Instrument Panel EC96-43814-1

B-52B Cockpit Instrument Panel EC96-43814-1

B-52B Cockpit Instrument Panel Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Dryden Ramp EC96-43808-2

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Dryden Ramp EC96-43808-2

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Dryden Ramp Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight over Dryden EC96-43808-1

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight over Dryden EC96-43808-1

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight over Dryden Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Edwards AFB Runway EC96-43808-4

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Edwards AFB Runway EC96-43808-4

Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Edwards AFB Runway Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view from the Pegasus Hotel of Georgetown, Guyana, site of New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corp participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

A view from the Pegasus Hotel of Georgetown, Guyana, site of New Horiz...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. G.M. Kobashigawa Release Status: ... More

A Pegasus Class, Mark V Navy speed boat slices through the glittering waters of the Persian Gulf during training as part of the Southwest Asia build-up

A Pegasus Class, Mark V Navy speed boat slices through the glittering ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy Hull Technician 2nd Class Joel Wilson, from Special Boat Unit 12, sits on the steps of a Pegasus Class, Mark V Navy speed boat during an exercise in the Persian Gulf as part of the Southwest Asia build-up

US Navy Hull Technician 2nd Class Joel Wilson, from Special Boat Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An artist's rendering shows the $8-million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex planned for the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center. The ground breaking took place today. To be located at the tow-way adjacent to the SLF, the complex will include a multi-purpose RLV hangar and adjacent facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle, the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator, the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34, and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-98dc1879

An artist's rendering shows the $8-million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RL...

An artist's rendering shows the $8-million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex planned for the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center. The ground breaking took place today. To be locat... More

An artist's rendering shows the $8-million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex planned for the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center. The ground breaking took place today. To be located at the tow-way adjacent to the SLF, the complex will include a multi-purpose RLV hangar and adjacent facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle, the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator, the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34, and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-98dc1878

An artist's rendering shows the $8-million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RL...

An artist's rendering shows the $8-million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex planned for the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center. The ground breaking took place today. To be locat... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers look on as a tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge away from the dock. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7714

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers look on as a tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge away from the dock. The 266-foot-long and ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –This 3-D image shows a tugboat beginning to push the Pegasus Barge away from the dock at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. To view this image, use green and magenta 3-D glasses. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7756

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –This 3-D image shows a tugboat beginning to push...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –This 3-D image shows a tugboat beginning to push the Pegasus Barge away from the dock at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through the Banana River after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7721

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through the Banana River after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, parts of the Hyster forklift, a specially designed engine installer used in conjunction with the space shuttle main engines (SSME), are stowed away inside the Pegasus barge, ready for transport for delivery to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-7695

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, parts of the Hyster forklift, a specially designed engine installer used in conjunction with the... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7736

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Sta... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7749

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Lou... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls alongside the dock as NASA's Pegasus Barge makes its way through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7729

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls alongside the dock as NASA's Pe...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls alongside the dock as NASA's Pegasus Barge makes its way through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freed... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor nearby as the tugboat, Miss Alexandra, begins to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7712

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor nearby as the tugboat, Miss Alexandra, begins to position the Pegasus Barge for ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7745

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Por...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7737

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Sta... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a tugboat begins to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7710

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a tugboat begins to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266-fo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a tugboat begins to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266 ft long and 50 ft wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7711

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a tugboat begins to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266 ft... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is being prepared to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed to Stennis by NASA's Freedom Star ship. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7704

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, the Pegasus Barge which is mo...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is being prepared to delive... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7731

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through th...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment is stowed away inside the Pegasus barge, ready for transport for delivery to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-7699

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment is stowed away inside the Pegasus barg... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The camera captures a side view of the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7705

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The camera captures a side view of the Pegasus ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The camera captures a side view of the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-fo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver NASA's Pegasus Barge over the Banana River as it makes its way to the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7722

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver NASA's Pegasus Barge over the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver NASA's Pegasus Barge over the Banana River as it makes its way to the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Fr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7740

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge through Port...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom St... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –This 3-D image shows the tugboat, Miss Alexandra, beginning to push the Pegasus Barge away from the dock at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. To view this image, use green and magenta 3-D glasses. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7755

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –This 3-D image shows the tugboat, Miss Alexandra...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –This 3-D image shows the tugboat, Miss Alexandra, beginning to push the Pegasus Barge away from the dock at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in F... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7743

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Por...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat sits alongside the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed to Stennis by NASA's Freedom Star ship. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-7702

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat sits alongside the Pegasus Barge whic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat sits alongside the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long an... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7742

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Por...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7738

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Sta... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Vehicle Assembly Building towers over two tugboats sitting alongside the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed to Stennis by NASA's Freedom Star ship. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-7703

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Vehicle Assembly Building towers over two t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Vehicle Assembly Building towers over two tugboats sitting alongside the Pegasus Barge which is moored in a secure area of the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kenne... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus Barge makes its way through a drawbridge after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7735

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus Barge makes its way through a drawb...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus Barge makes its way through a drawbridge after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star sh... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two tugboats move the Pegasus Barge through the Banana River near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. To the right of the barge is Launch Pad 39A. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7717

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two tugboats move the Pegasus Barge through the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two tugboats move the Pegasus Barge through the Banana River near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star shi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tugboats on either end of the Pegasus Barge begin to maneuver it away from the dock. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7713

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tugboats on either end of the Pegasus Barge begin to maneuver it away from the dock. The 266-foo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge through a drawbridge after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7719

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge through a dr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge through a drawbridge after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers are at the ready as tugboats maneuver NASA's Pegasus Barge to the entrance of the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7723

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers are at the ready as tugboats maneuver N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers are at the ready as tugboats maneuver NASA's Pegasus Barge to the entrance of the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge away from the dock as it begins its journey. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7715

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a tugboat pushes the Pegasus Barge away from the dock as it begins its journey. The 266-foot-lon... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7732

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through th...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7744

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Por...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two tugboats begin to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7709

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning light at the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two tugboats begin to position the Pegasus Barge for towing. The 266-... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through the Banana River after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7720

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tugboats maneuver the Pegasus Barge through the Banana River after leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266 ft long and 50 ft wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7728

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through th...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266 ft long and 50 ft wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle ma... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Viewers watch from the sidelines as NASA's Pegasus Barge makes its way through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7730

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Viewers watch from the sidelines as NASA's Pega...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Viewers watch from the sidelines as NASA's Pegasus Barge makes its way through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7747

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Lou... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7746

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Lou... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment is stowed away inside the Pegasus barge, ready for transport for delivery to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-7697

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment is stowed away inside the Pegasus barg... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers monitor the progress as a tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom Star ship to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7727

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers monitor the progress as a tugboat pulls...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers monitor the progress as a tugboat pulls NASA's Pegasus Barge through the Port Canaveral lock in Florida. The 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge will be towed by NASA's Freedom S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment is stowed away inside the Pegasus barge, ready for transport for delivery to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy. The barge will leave Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-7696

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment is stowed away inside the Pegasus barg... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7748

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Lou... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. to deliver space shuttle main engine (SSME) ground support equipment. Since being delivered to NASA in 1999, Pegasus sailed 41 times and transported 31 shuttle external fuel tanks from Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The barge is leaving Kennedy, perhaps for the final time. Both the barge and shuttle equipment will remain in storage until their specific future uses are determined. The SSMEs themselves will be transported to Stennis separately for use with the agency's new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transition and retirement processing. For more information about Shuttle Transition and Retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/transition/home/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-7752

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Freedom Star ship tows the Pegasus Barge through Port Canaveral in Florida. Freedom Star is towing the 266-foot-long and 50-foot-wide barge to Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Lou... More

Right side front view, medium shot of US Army Kiowa OH-58 helicopter as two ground crew members of Pegasus Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) (Back to camera), prepares the helicopter for a training mission on one of Fort Carson's many ranges

Right side front view, medium shot of US Army Kiowa OH-58 helicopter a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Knapik Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Looking southwest, this view shows ongoing construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. Edging the construction is Sharkey Road, which parallels the landing strip of the Shuttle Landing Facility nearby. The RLV complex will include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000. KSC-99PP-1047

Looking southwest, this view shows ongoing construction of a multi-pur...

Looking southwest, this view shows ongoing construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. Edging the construction ... More

This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background is the Shuttle Landing Facility, with (left) a C-5 air cargo plane, the offloaded canister in front of it containing the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, and (right) the mate/demate tower that is used when an orbiter is transported to and from KSC atop a modified Boeing 747. The RLV complex will also include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000. KSC-99pp-1046

This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, whi...

This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background is the Shuttle Landing... More

An aerial view shows the early construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background, toward the west, is Banana Creek, flowing into the Indian River Lagoon, and below it the Shuttle Landing Facility's landing strip. The RLV complex will also include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1045

An aerial view shows the early construction of a multi-purpose hangar,...

An aerial view shows the early construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background, toward the west, ... More

At the construction site of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex at KSC, a worker takes a measurement. Located near the Shuttle Landing Facility, the complex will include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1062

At the construction site of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex ...

At the construction site of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex at KSC, a worker takes a measurement. Located near the Shuttle Landing Facility, the complex will include facilities for related ground supp... More

Construction is under way for the X-33/X-34 hangar complex near the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC. The Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex will include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1060

Construction is under way for the X-33/X-34 hangar complex near the Sh...

Construction is under way for the X-33/X-34 hangar complex near the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC. The Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex will include facilities for related ground support equipment and ad... More

At the construction site of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex at KSC, workers take measurements for one of the buildings. Located near the Shuttle Landing Facility, the complex will include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1063

At the construction site of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex ...

At the construction site of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex at KSC, workers take measurements for one of the buildings. Located near the Shuttle Landing Facility, the complex will include facilities f... More

A worker takes a measurement for construction of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex at KSC. Located near the Shuttle Landing Facility, the complex will include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1061

A worker takes a measurement for construction of the Reusable Launch V...

A worker takes a measurement for construction of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) complex at KSC. Located near the Shuttle Landing Facility, the complex will include facilities for related ground support equip... More

An aerial view reveals (foreground) the ongoing construction of an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. At left is a multi-purpose hangar and at right a building for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. In the background is the Vehicle Assembly Building. The road at right is the tow-way. The RLV complex will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000. KSC-99PP-1212

An aerial view reveals (foreground) the ongoing construction of an $8 ...

An aerial view reveals (foreground) the ongoing construction of an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. At left is a multi-purpose hangar and at right a building for... More

Construction continues on an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. At left is a multi-purpose hangar and at right a building for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. The complex is situated at the Shuttle Landing Facility (upper right). Near the top of the photo is the tow-way. The RLV complex will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1209

Construction continues on an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) ...

Construction continues on an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. At left is a multi-purpose hangar and at right a building for related ground support equipment and ... More

An aerial closeup view reveals the ongoing construction of an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. At right is a multi-purpose hangar and at left a building for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. The complex is situated at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Near the top of the photo can be seen the tow-way. The RLV complex will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1210

An aerial closeup view reveals the ongoing construction of an $8 milli...

An aerial closeup view reveals the ongoing construction of an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. At right is a multi-purpose hangar and at left a building for rela... More

Work continues on construction of the multi-purpose hangar at the site of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background can be seen the new construction for the building that will house related ground support equipment and administrative/technical support. The RLV complex will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1259

Work continues on construction of the multi-purpose hangar at the site...

Work continues on construction of the multi-purpose hangar at the site of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background can be seen the new construction... More

A steam roller packs down the ground next to construction of a support building, part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. The RLV complex, which includes a multi-purpose hangar and the building to be used for related ground support equipment and administrative/technical support, will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1263

A steam roller packs down the ground next to construction of a support...

A steam roller packs down the ground next to construction of a support building, part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. The RLV complex, which includes a m... More

Work continues on the construction of the roof for the multi-purpose hangar at the site of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background can be seen the new construction for the building that will house related ground support equipment and administrative/technical support. The RLV complex will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000 KSC-99pp1260

Work continues on the construction of the roof for the multi-purpose h...

Work continues on the construction of the roof for the multi-purpose hangar at the site of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background can be seen the... More

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