Space shuttle STS-127 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Description: SEQUENTIAL STILL COVERAGE OF LIFTOFF. FRAME VEHICLE AND LAUNCHER PLUS ONE VEHICLE LENGTH. Item: DD083-39A Date Taken: 7/15/2009 Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS STS127 LAUNCH AND LANDING
Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 1
(November 30, 1959) Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship 1 (56-6670) after a research flight. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 feet long with a wingspan of 22 feet. It was a m... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery passes the control towe...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery passes the control tower on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it touches down March 28, 2009, to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rubble begins to build as the rotating service...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rubble begins to build as the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B is dismantled at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Starting in 2009, the structure at the pad was n... 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, the first of three space shuttle main engines is installed in space shuttle Atlantis. Each engine is 14 feet l... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A leaving behind a billow of steam as it lifts off on its... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery approaches Runway 15 at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery approaches Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space S... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its extern...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, makes its final debut outside the Vehicle Assembly Building. "Rollou... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thousands of spectators came out to watch spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thousands of spectators came out to watch space shuttle Atlantis' historic final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. F... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Fac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a transportation canister is nearly closed around a Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne space shuttle ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helium tank cars are lifted from their trucks onto flat cars in preparation for a journey to the Florida East Coast Railway i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-135 crew members arrived aboard their T-38 jets at about 5:30 p.m. EDT to participate in a launch coun... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Atlantis...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Atlantis' unfurled drag chute as the vehicle rolls to a stop on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entry suits, the final four astronauts to launch aboard a space shuttle exit the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA photographer Sandra Joseph aims her remot...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA photographer Sandra Joseph aims her remote camera tracker on space shuttle Atlantis at it lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its STS-1... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA'...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, external fuel tank, ET-138, for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission, is positioned between the twin s... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The container that carries the Raffaello multi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The container that carries the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM), secured on its transportation vehicle, begins its journey from the Canister Rotation Facility to Launch Pa... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis soars from Launch Pad 3...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis soars from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis with its crew of four; Comm... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A leaving behind a billow of steam as it lifts off on its... More
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
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley pauses for a photo. The space shuttle Atlantis crew arrived at Kennedy at about 5:30 ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, thi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this overhead image shows the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, after it was delivered to the transfer aisle of the Vehi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A cloud rises from Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A cloud rises from Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the wheels of space shuttle Discovery contact the pavement. Landing of Discovery March 28, 2009, completed the 13... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Taken from the Vehicle Assembly Building roof ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Taken from the Vehicle Assembly Building roof at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this image shows the Press Site complex with a myriad of vehicles, satellite trucks and trailers ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Dou...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley perform touch-and-go landings aboard a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flame trench that serviced the launch of many space shuttles is seen cleared of all debris during deconstruction of Launch Pad 39B. The fla... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tunnel beneath Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tunnel beneath Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida leads to the blast-resistant "rubber room." The room is a steel dome floating on rubber isolators and was used a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – With space shuttle Discovery as backdrop on Run...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – With space shuttle Discovery as backdrop on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the STS-119 crew address the workers and guests on hand to welcome them home fo... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor the progress of the rotating service structure (RSS) as it rolls away from space... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way for the departure of a train made up of tank cars. The railroad’s track runs past Kennedy’... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speak to guests at Space Florida's Exploration Park where the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during it... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis is transported along Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis is transported along Kennedy Parkway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex where it will be put on public ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff sign...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supp... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist John Phillips answers a question from the media during a news conference following landing of the space shuttle Disco... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entry suits, the final four astronauts to launch aboard a space shuttle exit the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Outside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Outside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the news media (foreground) wait in the dark for the rollout of the Ares I-X to begin. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Merritt Island Launch Annex (MILA) Spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Merritt Island Launch Annex (MILA) Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Station at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Patrick Air Force Base Color Guard presents the U.S... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers check the hoist connections on External Fuel Tank-122 as it is lifted toward a test cell. ET-12... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers move the Orbiter Transporter System (OT...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers move the Orbiter Transporter System (OTS) into Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The OTS will be moved under shuttle Atlantis for its rollov... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach proudly ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach proudly displays a space shuttle Atlantis banner for STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, front right, and Pilot Doug Hurley. Four astronauts brought A... 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, an overhead crane moves the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module, or MPLM, toward a payload canist... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Convoy Command Center vehicle is positione...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Convoy Command Center vehicle is positioned on the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida awaiting the landing of space shuttle Atlantis. The comman... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to the Astrovan for the 3.4-mile... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft prepares to touch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft prepares to touch down on the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The aircraft, known as an SCA, arrived at 5... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown the STS-13...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown the STS-135 crew pauses for a photo before climbing aboard the waiting Astrovan at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the Terminal Cou... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Mission S...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus have touched down in a T-38 jet on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Program and mission man...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Program and mission managers meet for the traditional Flight Readiness Review, a thorough assessment of preparations for the mission. Among those seated at the tab... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis dwarfs the crowd gathered around it in Space Florida's Exploration Park during its 10-mile journey from the Vehicle Assem... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations Support Building II at NASA'...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space Shuttle Program and mission managers meet for the traditional Flight Readiness Review, a thorough a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge carrying the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tugboat pulls the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, toward NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket boost...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, tows a spent booster from space shuttle Atlantis' final launch, to Port Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle's two solid r... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, memb...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the news media are briefed on the agency's Space Launch System SLS Program Todd May, program manager for Space Launch Systems SLS at ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Buddy Valastro from Carlo's Bakery (Cake Boss) speaks to the crowd about his tribute to the workforce and NASA's successful Spa... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A after the payload canister carrying the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch team members monitor the countdown to the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-135 ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Vapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Vapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. A vapor trail, known a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the lift ground support equipment positions the Space Test Program-Houston-3, or STP-H3, payload over th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Touchdown of space shuttle Discovery on Runway ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Touchdown of space shuttle Discovery on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center disturbs the resident wildlife, unaware that the conclusion of the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA astronauts, including s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA astronauts, including some who flew on missions aboard space shuttle Atlantis, pause for photographs before accompanying Atlantis into the Kennedy Space Center Vis... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim checks the fit of his launch-and-entry suit before during a simu... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 crew members take part in a payload bay walkdown to check out the cargo secured in Atlantis' ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Battalion Chief David Seymour provides supervi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Battalion Chief David Seymour provides supervision while space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 crew members participate in M113 armored personnel carrier training at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Standing in front of a replica of a space shut...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Standing in front of a replica of a space shuttle at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Terry White with United Space Alliance speaks to the audience attending a 30t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Fa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two of six space shuttle main engines are prepared for the STS-134 and STS-335 missions. P... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tec...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the payload changeout room have maneuvered space shuttle Atlantis' cargo, the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) in... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first of four new emergency egress vehicle...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first of four new emergency egress vehicles, called Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protection, or MRAP, vehicles arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida from the U.S. Army Red River Depot ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim speaks ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim speaks to media during a question-and-answer session at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida. Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Kennedy Space Center's Apollo/Saturn V C...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Kennedy Space Center's Apollo/Saturn V Center, former NASA astronauts, from the left, William Thornton, Karol Bobko and Robert Crippen recall experiences during the Astronaut Schol... More
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis made its historic final...
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis made its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A after its 3.4 mile trek from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured or "hard... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Viewed from across the Turn Basin in the Launc...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Viewed from across the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Pegasus Barge is bathed in lights. The barge is being prepared to be towed ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis is transported along NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis is transported along NASA Causeway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where it will be put... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A producing billows of smoke and steam as it lifts off on... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This sunrise view from the stern of Freedom St...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This sunrise view from the stern of Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, shows the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It is time for reflection at NASA's Kennedy Sp...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It is time for reflection at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as employees accompany space shuttle Atlantis as it is slowly towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility to an orbiter pr... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows tug boats maneuveri...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows tug boats maneuvering the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, through the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A technician controls a special crane as it lif...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A technician controls a special crane as it lifts a newly removed fuel cell from space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. The operation took place inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NA... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia seems to leap fr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia seems to leap from amid the trees as it roars toward space on mission STS-107. Following a flawless and uneventful countdown, liftoff occurred on-time at 10... More
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. -- A United Space Alliance technician monitors th...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Space Alliance technician monitors the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, as it moves from the Turn Basin to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kenned... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida space shuttle Atlantis is reflected in a pond near the pad after the retraction of the rotating service structure (RSS). The s... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson dons his laun...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson dons his launch-and-entry suit and helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ferguson is one of the final... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley arrived aboard a T-38 jet. The STS-135 crew is at Kennedy to participate in a launch ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Flag waving children welcome the space shuttle ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Flag waving children welcome the space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Space Florida's Exploration Park. Atlantis will pause during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Space Center Visit... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft approaches the apr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft approaches the apron of the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The aircraft, known as an SCA, arrived at 5:3... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After visiting with employees at Kennedy Space ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After visiting with employees at Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-2, STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson holds the door of the Astrovan for Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Sp... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket boost...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, tows the right spent booster from space shuttle Atlantis' final launch, as it is taken to Port Canaveral in Florida. The... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians prepare shuttle Atlantis for its f...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians prepare shuttle Atlantis for its final planned move from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky takes part in a news conference following the landing of space shuttle Endeavour. The landing completed the 16-... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its extern...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, awaits its final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launc... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA'...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, external fuel tank, ET-138, for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission, is lowered into high bay-1 for j... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Fireworks celebrate the arrival of the space sh...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Fireworks celebrate the arrival of the space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex following a 10-mile journey. As part of transition and retirement of the Space... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows the Space Shuttle Pro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122 (right), as it is being transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Crawler Transporter (CT) area, a w...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Crawler Transporter (CT) area, a worker offloads some of the new crawler shoes that arrived. In the background is one of the two CTs. The new shoes were manufactured by ME G... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights guide space shuttle Atlantis down...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights guide space shuttle Atlantis down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet'... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A great blue heron flies along with orbit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A great blue heron flies along with orbiter Discovery as it lands on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15. Main gear touchdown was at 2:22:58 p.m. EDT; wheel stop, at 2:24:06 p.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows the Launch Complex ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the far background is the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last exte... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch team members monitor the countdown to the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-135 ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Students from Ronald McNair Magnet Schoo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Students from Ronald McNair Magnet School, Cocoa, Fla., enjoy the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100 in the company of the State Education Commissioner Charlie C... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, touched d...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, touched down at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida at 5:05 p.m. EDT to prepare for shuttle Endeavour’s ferry flight to t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Raffaello multi-purpo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, arrives at Launch Pad 39A at NASA... More