CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first of three space shuttle main engines is installed in space shuttle Atlantis. Each engine is 14 feet l... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Clouds of smoke and steam roll across L...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour leaps free above them, beginning its journey on mission STS-118. Liftoff of Endeavour was on time ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Billows of smoke and steam roll away fr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Billows of smoke and steam roll away from Launch Pad 39B as Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into space on mission STS-108. The second attempt in two days, liftoff occurred at 5:19... More
The Expedition Two crew, along with workers at the Space Station Proce...
The Expedition Two crew, along with workers at the Space Station Processing Facility, inspect the air lock from the inside. From left are cosmonauts Yury Usachev (foreground, back to camera) and astronauts Susa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh is ready after suitup to head for the launch pad and board Space Shuttle Endeavour. The STS-118 mission is... More
The STS-98 crew, gathered at Launch Pad 39A one day before launch, wav...
The STS-98 crew, gathered at Launch Pad 39A one day before launch, wave and give a thumbs up. From left, they are Pilot Mark Polansky, Commander Ken Cockrell and Mission Specialists Marsha Ivins, Robert Curbeam... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare to move an aft access platform into place behind shuttle Atlantis, following the installat... More
Before entering the orbiter Endeavour, STS-99 Mission Specialist Gerha...
Before entering the orbiter Endeavour, STS-99 Mission Specialist Gerhard Thiele of Germany is helped with final suit preparations by Travis Thompson, mechanical technician and a member of the White Room closeou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A is silhouetted. Only one solid rocket booster and external tank is visible with the Rotating Service Struct... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mis...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-111 startles a large bird to flight over nearby waters. Liftoff occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT. This mission marks the 14th Shuttle ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly arrives at th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility to get ready for launch on July 1. The launch will be his second space flight. During the 12-day mission, the S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cameras are prepared to record the launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cameras are prepared to record the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A following sunrise on a cloudy Florida day. Rollback of the pad's rotating service structure,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour races into the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour races into the sky trailing columns of fire from the solid rocket boosters as it begins mission STS-118. The liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 6:3... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy Sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 8 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. Seen here is Mission Specialist Dave W... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In this view of the launch from the roof...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In this view of the launch from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building, the liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis challenges the early dawn. The light is reflected in waters all aro... More
During pre-pack and fit check, STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy tests his ...
During pre-pack and fit check, STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy tests his launch and entry suit for comfort and ease while sitting. This mission will be Duffy’s fourth Shuttle flight. He and the rest of the crew ar... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect launch on a perfect Florida ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect launch on a perfect Florida day! Space Shuttle Endeavour, with its crew of five, scatters billows of steam and smoke as it lifts off at 12:43:40 p.m. EST on mission STS... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-110 Mission Specialist Steven Smith ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-110 Mission Specialist Steven Smith is wished good luck by a member of the Closeout Crew before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis for launch. The White Room provides entry into t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak shows she is happy and excited to be preparing for launch with the fitting of her launch and entry suit. Nowak is making her first space flig... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off fro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-101, twin columns of smoke from the solid rocket boosters trail behind. Liftoff occurred on time at 6:11:10 ... More
The brilliant exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (center) and blue...
The brilliant exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (center) and blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles mark the perfect launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39A. Launch of Endeavour into... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service st...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, on Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour stands bathed in spotlights. Rollback started at 9 p.m. EDT Aug. 7 and was compl... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Hyster forklift moves the second of three space shuttle main engines closer to shuttle Atlantis for installa... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engine #2, the last of three space shuttle main engines is installed in shuttle Atlantis. Each engine is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-108 and Expedition 4 crews head...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-108 and Expedition 4 crews head for the Astrovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39B. Leading the way are Pilot Mark E. Kelly (left) and Commander Dominic L. Gorie; behind them ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 watch the progress of the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) as it is transferred to the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis rumbles off Launch Pad 3...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis rumbles off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station at 2:20 p.m. EDT on May 14. The ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour soars into a twi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour soars into a twilight sky on mission STS-108, the second launch attempt over two days. Liftoff occurred at 5:19:28 p.m. EST (22:19.28 GMT). Endeavour will d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly gets help with ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly gets help with his helmet fitting during suitup for a second launch attempt on Space Shuttle Discovery. The first launch attempt July 1 was scrubbed due t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians install cargo inside the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module for shuttle Atlantis' fl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mission Specialist Piers Sellers is happ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mission Specialist Piers Sellers is happy to be making a third launch attempt on mission STS-121. Here, he fixes one of his gloves during suitup before heading to Launch Pad 39B. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Fiery clouds of smoke stream across Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Fiery clouds of smoke stream across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on mission STS-118. The liftoff was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. The mission is the 22nd shu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps off the La...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps off the Launch Pad 39A trailing a twin streams of flame from its solid rocket boosters to light up the pre-dawn sky on mission STS-101. Liftoff occurr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a cloudy Florida day, Space Shuttle A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a cloudy Florida day, Space Shuttle Atlantis awaits launch atop a mobile launch platform at Launch Pad 39A. At the right of the pad is the 290-foot tall, 300,000-gallon water ta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121, the Launch Pad 39B rotating service structure (RSS) enclosing the shuttle rolls away. Above the... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus is inspecting the mid-deck of shuttle Atlantis. The four-membe... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak is...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak is helped with her launch suit during suitup for launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds take flight as Space Shuttle Ende...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds take flight as Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-111 to the International Space Station. Liftoff occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT. The STS-11... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Former astronaut Joe Engle acknowledges ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Former astronaut Joe Engle acknowledges the applause as he is introduced as a previous inductee into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. He and other Hall of Fame members were prese... More
Astronaut Story Musgrave in launch/landing suit during STS-33 training
S89-48009 (29 Oct. 1996) --- About to embark on his sixth shuttle flight, astronaut Story Musgrave receives assistance with his launch and entry suit during a training session in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-45 Launch
With its twin solid rocket boosters and three main engines churning at seven million pounds of thrust, the Space Shuttle Atlantis thunders skyward from Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of Mission STS-45 occurred at 8:13... More
STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, on KSC Launch Pad 39A
S92-41075 (3 June 1992) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia arrived at Launch Pad 39A for final preparation on its launch of STS-50 scheduled for later this month. The journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building be... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Projects
The STS-53 crew portrait included astronauts (front left to right): Guion S. Bluford, and James S. Voss, mission specialists. On the back row, left to right, are David M. Walker, commander; Robert D. Cabana, Pi... More
STS-61. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launch: December 2, 1993.Landing: December 13, 1993 Kennedy Space Center, Fl..Astronauts: Richard O. Covey, Kenneth D. Bowersox, F. Story Musgrave, Kathryn C. Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman and ... More
STS-62 crew prepare for emergency egress training
S93-48461 (5 Nov. 1993) --- In the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory, astronaut John H. Casper simulates an emergency ejection from the space shuttle. Barely visible in the... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
Backdropped against the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)is shown sporting new and modified solar arrays stowed against its barrel. Orbiting Earth at an altitude of 325 nautical miles, an astronaut begins... More
Space shuttle STS-66 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
Hundreds of birds scatter as the typical quiet reverie of their day is temporarily broken by the roar of a Space Shuttle surging off the pad. The orbiter Atlantis returned to space after an approximately two-ye... More
STS-66 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
The 66th Space Shuttle flight begins with a nearly ontime liftoff of Space Shuttle Mission STS-66 into clear Florida skies. The orbiter Atlantis returned to space after an approximately two year absence with a ... More
Space shuttle STS-60. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launch: February 3, 1994.Landing: February 11, 1994 Kennedy Space Center, fl. .Astronauts: Charles F. Bolden Jr., Kenneth F. Reightler Jr., N. Jan Davis, Ronald M. Sega, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz and Sergei K. Kr... More
Los Angeles, California as seen from STS-59
STS059-227-050 (9-20 April 1994) --- A low altitude, and unusually clear air, provided perhaps the most detailed view of Los Angeles, California ever obtained during a shuttle flight. Orient with the bulk of th... More
Astronaut Curtis Brown works with SAMS on Shuttle Atlantis middeck
STS066-14-021 (3-14 Nov 1994) --- On the Space Shuttle Atlantis' mid-deck, astronaut Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot, works with the Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS), which is making its eleventh Shuttl... More
STS-63. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launch: February 3, 1995.Landing: February 11, 1995 Kennedy Space Center, Fl..Astronauts: James D. Wetherbee, Eileen M. Collins, C. Michael Foale, Janice E. Voss, Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Vladimar G. Titov.Sp... More
Space Shuttle Endeavor, STS-67 Rollout
A massive 19 million pounds (8.6 million kilograms) of Space Shuttle, support and transport hardware, inch toward Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The fully assembled Space Shuttle Endeavour, ... More
Launch of STS-63 Discovery. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space ce...
STS063-S-007 (3 Feb 1995) --- The race to catch up with the Russia's Mir gets underway as the Space Shuttle Discovery launches from Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 12:22:04 (EST), February 3, 1995. Disc... More
Launch of STS-63 Discovery. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space ce...
STS063-S-003 (3 Feb. 1995) --- A 35mm camera was used to expose this image of the space shuttle Discovery as it began its race to catch up with the Russia's Mir Space Station. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39B, Kenn... More
A massive 19 million pounds-plus (8.6 million kilograms) of Space Shut...
A massive 19 million pounds-plus (8.6 million kilograms) of Space Shuttle, support and transport hardware inch toward Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The fully asssembled Space Shuttle Endeav... More
Startled birds scatter as the stillness of a summer morning is broken ...
Startled birds scatter as the stillness of a summer morning is broken by a giant's roar. The Space Shuttle Discovery thundered into space from Launch Pad 39B at 9:41:55:078 a.m. EDT. STS-70 is the 70th Shuttle ... More
STS-72. NASA public domain image colelction.
Launch: January 11, 1996.Landing: January 20, 1996.Astronauts: Brian Duffy, Brent W. Jett, Leroy Chiao, Daniel T. Barry, Winston E. Scott and Koichi Wakata.Space Shuttle: Endeavor.First shuttle flight of 1996 h... More
Space shuttle STS-80. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launched: November 19, 1996, 2:55:47 p.m. EST.Landing: December 7, 1996, 6:49:05 a.m. EST, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Space Shuttle: Columbia.Crew: Kenneth D. Cockrell (Commander), Kent V. Rominger (Pilot), ... More
Space shuttle STS-77. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launch: May 19, 1996, 6:30:00am EDT.Landing: May 29, 1996, 7:09:18 EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Space Shuttle: Endeavour .Crew: John H. Casper (Commander), Curtis L. Brown (Pilot), Daniel W. Bursch (Missi... More
STS-77 crew at KSC for TCDT. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...
S96-08026 (22 April 1996) --- The STS-77 crew take time out from Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities to pose for a group portrait next to the slidewire baskets on the emergency egress system... More
STS-77 crew at KSC for TCDT. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...
S96-08027 (22 April 1996) --- The crew talk to the news media at Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). From left are astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist; Mario Runco, Jr., mission s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute pops open as the orbiter ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute pops open as the orbiter Columbia glides down Runway 33 of the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 8:36 a.m. EDT, July 7... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
The longest Shuttle flight to date came to a successful close as the orbiter Columbia (STS-78) touched down on Runway 33 of the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. During the nearly 17-day flight, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia completes the short...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia completes the short journey from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). During its approximately one-week stay inside the VA... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia completes the short...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia completes the short journey from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). During its approximately one-week stay inside the VA... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia completes the short...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia completes the short journey from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). During its approximately one-week stay inside the VA... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The final Space Shuttle flight of 1996 c...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The final Space Shuttle flight of 1996 comes to a successful close as the orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, during the Crew Equipment In...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, during the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for mission STS-93, crew members pose for a photograph . From left they are Mission Commander Eileen M. Collins, Pilot J... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, during the Crew Equipment In...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, during the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for mission STS-93, Mission Commander Eileen M. Collins checks out her seat in the orbiter Columbia. Collins is the firs... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, aboard the orbiter Columbia,...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, aboard the orbiter Columbia, STS-93 Mission Commander Eileen M. Collins listens to Mission Specialist Steven A. Hawley during the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT). ... More
STS-93 Mission Specialist Michel Tognini of France, with the Centre Na...
STS-93 Mission Specialist Michel Tognini of France, with the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), prepares to leave the T-38 jet aircraft that brought him to KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. He and other c... More
STS-93 Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby lands at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle ...
STS-93 Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby lands at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and other crew members Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Looking over a Pressurized Mating Adapte...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Looking over a Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) in the Space Station Processing Facility are Arne Aamodt, with Johnson Space Center, Yuriy Vladimirovich Usachev and Susan J. Helm... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From a work stand in the Space Station P...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-102 crew members James S. Voss (left) and Yuriy Vladimirovich Usachev (right), of Russia, look over the Pressurized ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-102's Expedition II discuss the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) (top of photo) with workers from Johnson Space Center. From left ar... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-102 crew, known as th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-102 crew, known as the Expedition II crew, and workers from Johnson Space Center get a close look at the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) in the Space Station ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-102 crew member Susan J. Helms looks...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-102 crew member Susan J. Helms looks over a Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) in the Space Station Processing Facility. The PMA-3 is a component of the International Space Sta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-102 crew pose with workers from Johnson Space Center in front of the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3), a component of... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeav...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour is viewed late at night from a point on the Rotating Service Structure more than 225 feet from the ground. Abutting the side of Endeavou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The day before launch, KSC videographer...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The day before launch, KSC videographer Glen Benson captures the setting sun behind Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A. This is a popular view of the Shuttle. Endeavour wai... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeav...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour is viewed late at night from a point on the Rotating Service Structure more than 225 feet from the ground. Abutting the side of Endeavou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After the rollback of the Rotating Ser...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour is marked with shadows from the lights on the Fixed Service Structure. Above the o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After the rollback of the Rotating Ser...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour is marked with shadows from the lights on the Fixed Service Structure. Above the o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A is silhouetted. Only one solid rocket booster and external tank is visible with the Rotating Service Struct... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The day before launch, KSC videographer...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The day before launch, KSC videographer Glen Benson captures the setting sun behind Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A. This is a popular view of the Shuttle. Endeavour wai... More
In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-99 Mission Specialist Mam...
In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-99 Mission Specialist Mamoru Mohri of Japan smiles as he dons his launch and entry suit during final launch preparations. Known as the Shuttle Radar Topography Missi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is captured mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is captured moments after liftoff from Launch Pad 39A. The water used for sound suppression (at left and below right) is just being released. In the upper... More
In the Operations and Checkout Building, an eager and smiling STS-99 c...
In the Operations and Checkout Building, an eager and smiling STS-99 crew gathers for breakfast before suiting up for launch. From left are Mission Specialists Mamoru Mohri and Janice Voss, Pilot Dominic Gorie,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from the roof of the Vehicle As...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to rise from the sea as it lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:40 p.m. EST. Known as the... More
Before entering the orbiter Endeavour, STS-99 Commander Kevin Kregel s...
Before entering the orbiter Endeavour, STS-99 Commander Kevin Kregel shakes hands with Chris Meinert, closeout chief of the White Room closeout crew. In the background is Carlos Gillis, suit technician. The Whi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of steam and smoke nearly surrou...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of steam and smoke nearly surround Space Shuttle Endeavour as it rises past the launch tower on Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of the Shuttle on mission STS-99 occurred at 12:43:4... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Through the shrubs surrounding the wat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Through the shrubs surrounding the water near Launch Pad 39A can be seen Space Shuttle Endeavour roaring into the clear blue Florida sky on mission STS-99. aunch of Endeavour occ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A rainbow corona of light shimmers beh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A rainbow corona of light shimmers behind Space Shuttle Endeavour as a column of flame hurls it into space. Liftoff of the Shuttle on mission STS-99 occurred at 12:43:40 p.m. EST... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, with its soli...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, with its solid rocket boosters (left and right) and external tank (center), shines in the spotlight on Launch Pad 39A, ready for launch on mission STS-99... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of steam and smoke nearly surrou...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of steam and smoke nearly surround Space Shuttle Endeavour as it rises past the launch tower on Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of the Shuttle on mission STS-99 occurred at 12:43:4... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect launch on a perfect Florida ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect launch on a perfect Florida day! Framed by two immense billows of steam, Space Shuttle Endeavour breaks its Earthly tethers to soar into a clear blue sky. Liftoff of mi... More
The STS-99 crew wave to onlookers as they step eagerly from the Operat...
The STS-99 crew wave to onlookers as they step eagerly from the Operations and Checkout Building enroute to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour. In their orange launch and entry suits, they ar... More