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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-122 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim reaches toward the wing of space shuttle Atlantis. The crew is at Kennedy to take part in a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT, which helps familiarize them with equipment and payloads for the mission. Among the activities standard to a CEIT are harness training, inspection of the thermal protection system and camera operation for planned extravehicular activities, or EVAs. STS-122 is targeted for launch in December. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd2612

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-122 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim reaches toward the wing of space shuttle Atlantis. The crew is at Kennedy to take part in a crew equipme... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-120 crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT. Giving a close inspection to space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 are Mission Specialist Stephanie D. Wilson and Commander Pamela A. Melroy. Among the activities standard to a CEIT are harness training, inspection of the thermal protection system and camera operation for planned extravehicular activities, or EVAs. The STS-120 mission will deliver the Harmony module, christened after a school contest, which will provide attachment points for European and Japanese laboratory modules on the International Space Station. Known in technical circles as Node 2, it is similar to the six-sided Unity module that links the U.S. and Russian sections of the station. Built in Italy for the United States, Harmony will be the first new U.S. pressurized component to be added. The STS-120 mission is targeted to launch on Oct. 20. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2196

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-120 crew is at Kennedy for a crew...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-120 crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT. Giving a close inspection to space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 are Mission S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Several remote cameras are positioned around the perimeter of Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the launch of mission STS-115 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. A lightning strike to the pad's lightning protection system on August 25, caused the mission management team to postpone the launch of mission STS-115 for 24 hours in order to review all electrical systems on the space shuttle and ground support equipment at the pad. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley. KSC-06pd1939

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Several remote cameras are positioned ar...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Several remote cameras are positioned around the perimeter of Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the launch of mission STS-115 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. A lightning strike to t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B is being dismantled. Starting in 2009, the structure at the pad was no longer needed for NASA's Space Shuttle Program, so it is being restructured for future use. The new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The new lightning protection system, left, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2010-5249

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B is being dismantled. Starting in 2009, the structure at the pad was no longer needed for... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers remove the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of the orbiter Atlantis. The Rudder Speed Brake is being removed for inspection and maintenance prior to Return to Flight. The vertical tail consists of a structural fin surface made of aluminum, the Rudder Speed Brake surface, a tip and a lower trailing edge. The rudder splits into two halves to serve as a speed brake. The vertical tail and Rudder Speed Brake are covered with a reusable thermal protection system. The Rudder Speed Brake is used to guide and slow the Shuttle as it comes in for a landing. KSC-04pd1030

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers remove the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of the orbiter Atlantis. The Rudder Speed Brake is being removed for inspectio... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, explains the placement of high-temperature reusable surface insulation HRSI tile on the underbelly of space shuttle Atlantis to Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll during a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The tile is part of the shuttle’s thermal protection system which covers the shuttle’s exterior and protects it from the heat of re-entry. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-1962

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left,...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, explains the placement of high-temperature reusable surface insulation HRSI tile on the underbelly of space shuttle Atlantis to Florida’s L... More

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

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

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, equipment is moved that will be used to continue erecting the lightning towers. Each of the three new lightning towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I compared to the space shuttle. Pad B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including Ares I-X which is targeted for summer of 2009, as part of NASA’s Constellation Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3860

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Cen...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, equipment is moved that will be used to continue erecting the lightning towers. Each of the three new lightning towers will ... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RSS) also continues at the pad. The FSS and RSS were designed to support the unique needs of the Space Shuttle Program. In 2009, the pad was no longer needed for the shuttle program, so it is being restructured for future use. Its new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The new lightning protection system, which was in place for the October 2009 launch of Ares I-X, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2765

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another section of th...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to install the chin panel on space shuttle Atlantis. The chin panel is a semicircular-shaped section of reinforced carbon-carbon that fits under the shuttle's nose cap and is part of its thermal protection system. Atlantis is next slated to deliver an Integrated Cargo Carrier and Russian-built Mini Research Module to the International Space Station on the STS-132 mission. The second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia, the module will be permanently attached to the Zarya module. Three spacewalks are planned to store spare components outside the station, including six spare batteries, a boom assembly for the Ku-band antenna and spares for the Canadian Dextre robotic arm extension. A radiator, airlock and European robotic arm for the Russian Multi-purpose Laboratory Module also are payloads on the flight. Launch is targeted for May 14, 2010. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2010-1243

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to install the chin panel on space shuttle Atlantis. The chin panel is a semicirc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1282

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 80-foot lightning mast removed from the top of the fixed service structure (behind it) is lowered onto the pad surface. The mast is no longer needed with the erection of the three lightning towers around the pad. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. The three new lightning towers are 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-2009-1945

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 80-foot lightning mast removed from the top of the fixed service structure (behind it) is lowered onto the pad surface. Th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds, Launch Pad 39B holds Space Shuttle Discovery, ready for launch of mission STS-116. At the far left is the rotating service structure, rolled back after midnight in preparation for launch. Next to Discovery is the fixed service structure, with the 80-foot-high lightning mast on top, part of the lightning protection system on the pad. Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Seen above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, extending from the FSS. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. Below it, also extending toward Discovery from the FSS, is the orbiter access arm with the White Room at the end. The crew gains access into the orbiter through the White Room. Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-116 at 9:35 p.m. today. On the mission, the crew will deliver truss segment, P5, to the International Space Station and begin the intricate process of reconfiguring and redistributing the power generated by two pairs of U.S. solar arrays. The P5 will be mated to the P4 truss that was delivered and attached during the STS-115 mission in September. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd2674

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds, Launch Pad 39B holds Space Shuttle Discovery, ready for launch of mission STS-116. At the far left is the rotating service structure, rol... More

Space Shuttle Tile Thermal Protection System testing in Ames Arc Jet facilities ARC-1974-AC74-2000

Space Shuttle Tile Thermal Protection System testing in Ames Arc Jet f...

Space Shuttle Tile Thermal Protection System testing in Ames Arc Jet facilities

Space Shuttle Tile Thermal Protection System testing in Ames Arc Jet facilities ARC-1974-AC74-2002

Space Shuttle Tile Thermal Protection System testing in Ames Arc Jet f...

Space Shuttle Tile Thermal Protection System testing in Ames Arc Jet facilities

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers attach more cables to the 80-foot lightning mast removed from the top of the fixed service structure. The mast will be lowered to horizontal for transport from the pad. The mast is no longer needed with the erection of the three lightning towers around the pad. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. The three new lightning towers are 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-2009-1944

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers attach more cables to the 80-foot lightning mast removed from the top of the fixed service structure. The mast will b... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is being used to remove the 80-foot lightning mast from the top of the fixed service structure. The mast is no longer needed with the erection of the three lightning towers around the pad. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. The three new lightning towers are 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-2009-1940

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is being used to remove the 80-foot lightning mast from the top of the fixed service structure. The mast is no longer... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is being used to remove the 80-foot lightning mast from the top of the fixed service structure. The mast is no longer needed with the erection of the three lightning towers around the pad. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. The three new lightning towers are 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-2009-1941

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is being used to remove the 80-foot lightning mast from the top of the fixed service structure. The mast is no longer... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lowers the 80-foot lightning mast removed from the top of the fixed service structure (left) onto the pad surface. The mast is no longer needed with the erection of the three lightning towers around the pad. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. The three new lightning towers are 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-2009-1943

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lowers the 80-foot lightning mast removed from the top of the fixed service structure (left) onto the pad surface. The... More

Illustration NASA Ames Research Center developed Icing Protection System: Electro-Expuisive Deicing System. (P.I. Dr Lenord Haslim) ARC-1969-AC87-0501

Illustration NASA Ames Research Center developed Icing Protection Syst...

Illustration NASA Ames Research Center developed Icing Protection System: Electro-Expuisive Deicing System. (P.I. Dr Lenord Haslim)

Around Marshall. NASA public domain image colelction.

Around Marshall. NASA public domain image colelction.

Marshall's fifth Center Director, James R. Thompson (1986-1989), in the control room of the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB)automated thermal protection system (TPS) removal facility. Under Dr. Thompson's leadership,... More

S132E007114 - STS-132 - Sensor Package Pan and Tilt Unit during STS-132

S132E007114 - STS-132 - Sensor Package Pan and Tilt Unit during STS-13...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of sensor package pan and tilt unit. While preparing for the routine inspection of space shuttle Atlantis' thermal protection system, the STS-132... More

STS071-701-045 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

STS071-701-045 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of Kvant-2 module showing array attach points, and correction and stabilization engine. Also included is a view of section of module near ... More

STS071-701-047 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

STS071-701-047 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of Kvant-2 module showing array attach points, and correction and stabilization engine. Also included is a view of section of module near ... More

STS071-701-046 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kristall module

STS071-701-046 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kristall module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of Kristall module showing empty array attach point above Kristall and Kvant-2 junction (bottom center), mooring and stabilization engine ... More

NASA Around Marshall - Public domain drawing

NASA Around Marshall - Public domain drawing

The dart and associated launching system was developed by engineers at MSFC to collect a sample of the aluminum oxide particles during the static fire testing of the Shuttle's solid rocket motor. The dart is la... More

STS087-705-031 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-031 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-041 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-041 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-007 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-007 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-043 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-043 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-002 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-002 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-048 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-048 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-017 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-017 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-004 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-004 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-049 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-049 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-036 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-036 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-046 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-046 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-003 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-003 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-052 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-052 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-023 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-023 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-027 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-027 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-025 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-025 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-059 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-059 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-009 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-009 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-006 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-006 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-001 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-001 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-057 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-057 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-010 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-010 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-008 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-008 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-060 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-060 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-064 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-064 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-024 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-024 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-033 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-033 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-012 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-012 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-065 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-065 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-032 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-032 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-014 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-014 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-015 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-015 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-054 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-054 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-047 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-047 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-058 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-058 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-050 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-050 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-056 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-056 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-055 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-055 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-011 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-011 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-053 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-053 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

The Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour passes over KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility atop NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle carrier Aircraft (SCA) as it returns March 27, 1997 from Palmdale, California, after an eight-month ... More

STS087-705-045 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-045 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-038 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-038 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-029 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-029 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-039 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-039 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-022 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-022 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-005 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-005 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-034 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-034 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-020 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-020 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-063 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-063 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-044 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-044 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-040 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-040 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-062 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-062 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-018 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-018 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-026 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-026 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-019 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-019 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-037 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-037 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-035 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-035 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-016 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-016 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-042 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-042 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-061 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-061 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-051 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-051 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-030 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-030 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-066 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-066 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-021 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-021 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-013 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-013 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

STS087-705-028 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel tank venting

STS087-705-028 - STS-087 - DTO 312 - Documentation of external fuel ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the exteranl fuel tank (ET) after separation from the shuttle. Photographs support DTO 312 ET thermal protection system (TPS) performan... More

At Launch Pad 39B, two holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET) are visible. Left of the tank is one of the solid rocket boosters. Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the holes is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0517

At Launch Pad 39B, two holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery...

At Launch Pad 39B, two holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET) are visible. Left of the tank is one of the solid rocket boosters. Workers are investigating the damage and potential ... More

A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number one on the surface of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the holes is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0515

A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number one on ...

A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number one on the surface of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Workers are investigating the damage and potential... More

A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number two on the surface of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the holes is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0516

A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number two on ...

A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number two on the surface of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Workers are investigating the damage and potential... More

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the holes is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0518

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, poi...

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential p... More

At Launch Pad 39B, the top of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery is dotted with nearly a dozen visible dings from recent hail storms. Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the dings is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0514

At Launch Pad 39B, the top of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Sh...

At Launch Pad 39B, the top of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery is dotted with nearly a dozen visible dings from recent hail storms. Workers are investigating the damage and potential prob... More

In the Orbiter Processing Facility, members of the 1998 astronaut candidate class (group 17) learn about the thermal protection system on the orbiters, such as Atlantis overhead. The class is at KSC for training activities, including fire training and a flight awareness program, plus touring the OPF, SSME Processing Facility, VAB, SSPF, launch pads, SLF, Apollo/Saturn V Center and the crew headquarters. The U.S. candidates in the '98 class are Clayton C. Anderson, Lee J. Archambault, Tracy E. Caldwell (Ph.D.), Gregory E. Chamitoff (Ph.D.), Timothy J. Creamer, Christopher J. Ferguson, Michael J. Foreman, Michael E. Fossum, Kenneth T. Ham, Patricia C. Hilliard (M.D.), Gregory C. Johnson, Gregory H. Johnson, Stanley G. Love (Ph.D.), Leland D. Melvin, Barbara R. Morgan, William A. Oefelein, John D. Olivas (Ph.D.), Nicholas J.M. Patrick (Ph.D.), Alan G. Poindexter, Garrett E. Reisman (Ph.D.), Steven R. Swanson, Douglas H. Wheelock, Sunita L. Williams, Neil W. Woodward III, George D. Zamka; and the international candidates are Leopold Eyharts, Paolo Nespoli, Hans Schlegel, Roberto Vittori, Bjarni V. Tryggvason, and Marcos Pontes KSC-99pp1151

In the Orbiter Processing Facility, members of the 1998 astronaut cand...

In the Orbiter Processing Facility, members of the 1998 astronaut candidate class (group 17) learn about the thermal protection system on the orbiters, such as Atlantis overhead. The class is at KSC for trainin... More

In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the 1998 astronaut candidate class (group 17) get a close-up view of the tiles, part of the thermal protection system, on the underside of the orbiter Atlantis overhead. The class is at KSC for training activities, including fire training and a flight awareness program, plus touring the OPF, SSME Processing Facility, VAB, SSPF, launch pads, SLF, Apollo/Saturn V Center and the crew headquarters. The U.S. candidates in the '98 class are Clayton C. Anderson, Lee J. Archambault, Tracy E. Caldwell (Ph.D.), Gregory E. Chamitoff (Ph.D.), Timothy J. Creamer, Christopher J. Ferguson, Michael J. Foreman, Michael E. Fossum, Kenneth T. Ham, Patricia C. Hilliard (M.D.), Gregory C. Johnson, Gregory H. Johnson, Stanley G. Love (Ph.D.), Leland D. Melvin, Barbara R. Morgan, William A. Oefelein, John D. Olivas (Ph.D.), Nicholas J.M. Patrick (Ph.D.), Alan G. Poindexter, Garrett E. Reisman (Ph.D.), Steven R. Swanson, Douglas H. Wheelock, Sunita L. Williams, Neil W. Woodward III, George D. Zamka; and the international candidates are Leopold Eyharts, Paolo Nespoli, Hans Schlegel, Roberto Vittori, Bjarni V. Tryggvason, and Marcos Pontes KSC-99pp1147

In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the 1998 astronau...

In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the 1998 astronaut candidate class (group 17) get a close-up view of the tiles, part of the thermal protection system, on the underside of the orbiter Atlant... More

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