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STS-127 - Mission Accomplish …
The drogue chute unfurls beh …
7/31/09
Description The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Endeavour on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour landed on orbit 248. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Endeavour is Home
Space shuttle Endeavour kick …
7/31/09
Description Space shuttle Endeavour kicks up dust as it touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section to the International Space Station. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Nose First
The unfurled drogue chute sl …
8/3/09
Description The unfurled drogue chute slows space shuttle Endeavour as it lands on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour landed on orbit 248, marking the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tom Farrar July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
Making News
At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent …
8/3/09
Description At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-127 crew members take part in a news conference following their return to Earth on space shuttle Endeavour after the 16-day mission to the International Space Station. From left are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn and Dave Wolf, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, who spent four months on the space station and returned on Endeavour. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
Welcome Home
NASA Kennedy Space Center Di …
7/31/09
Description NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden walk to welcome home the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour completed a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles as the crew delivered the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
STS-127 Crew Back on Earth
The STS-127 crew pause on th …
8/3/09
Description The STS-127 crew pause on the runway next to space shuttle Endeavour after their landing that completed the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. This was the 71st landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Mark Polansky spoke to spectators and media gathered on the runway, thanking all the workers for their joint efforts that made the mission a success. Behind Polansky are Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy and Tom Marshburn, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Dave Wolf. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
Station Close-Up
The International Space Stat …
3/19/09
Description The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a STS-119 crewmember as Space Shuttle Discovery and the station approach each other during rendezvous and docking activities on flight day three. Docking occurred at 5:20 p.m. EDT on March 17, 2009, as the two spacecraft flew over Western Australia. Photo credit: NASA March 17, 2009
Date 3/19/09
Leo Gets Canned
In the Space Station Process …
7/23/09
Description In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lowers the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo toward the payload canister. The canister will transport the module to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay for the STS-128 mission. The module will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller July 22, 2009
Date 7/23/09
Space Station -- September 2 …
Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr. …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., STS-115 commander, helps astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, mission specialist, with the helmet for his extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit. Inside the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station, Jett and Tanner are preparing for the STS-115 mission's third session of extravehicular activity while the space shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station during Expedition 13.
Date 7/18/08
At the ready
Fire Rescue Services vehicle …
3/28/09
Description Fire Rescue Services vehicle stands by as space shuttle Discovery touches down on 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 Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Discovery Bids Farewell to S …
Backdropped by the blackness …
3/26/09
Description Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from space shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. CDT on March 25, 2009. Photo credit: NASA March 25, 2009
Date 3/26/09
Beautiful Sight!
Riding a tower of flames, sp …
8/29/09
Description Riding a tower of flames, space shuttle Discovery punches through a fabric of clouds as it roars toward space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Aug. 28, 2009
Date 8/29/09
Final Major Pieces of Space …
The final major components o …
9/24/08
Description The final major components of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility from Japan on Sept. 24. The Kibo Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section will fly on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch May 15, 2009.
Date 9/24/08
Parachute deploys at landing
The drogue chute unfurls beh …
3/28/09
Description The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Discovery on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing of Discovery March 28, 2009, completed the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Next Flight, Discovery
Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pi …
3/9/09
Description Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission, arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 8,2009
Date 3/9/09
Discovery Waits
Lights around Launch Pad 39A …
3/11/09
Description Lights around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida bathe space shuttle Discovery after rollback of the rotating service structure. The rotating structure provides protected access to the shuttle for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The rollback is in preparation for Discovery's liftoff on the STS-119 mission with a crew of seven. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Installation of S6 will signal the station's readiness to house a six-member crew for conducting increased science. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 11, 209
Date 3/11/09
Touchdown Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery touc …
3/28/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery touches down on 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 Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Lighting Up Discovery
Xenon lights over Launch Pad …
8/28/09
Description Xenon lights over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida compete with the lightning strike seen to the left. Space shuttle Discovery is on the pad waiting for a scheduled liftoff on the STS-128 mission. Launch was scrubbed due to the weather conditions that violated the limitations for liftoff. Discovery's 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Image credit: NASA/Ben Cooper Aug. 24, 2009
Date 8/28/09
Loaded for Launch
In the Payload Changeout Roo …
1/20/09
Description In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload for the STS-119 mission is being transferred to space shuttle Discovery's cargo bay. The payload consists of the integrated truss structure S6 and solar arrays. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the shuttle's seven astronauts will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Jan. 17, 2009
Date 1/20/09
Space Station Photo Op
STS-119 and Expedition 18 cr …
3/26/09
Description STS-119 and Expedition 18 crew members pose for a group photo in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. From the left (bottom row) are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, Lee Archambault and Joseph Acaba. From the left (middle row) are NASA astronauts Sandra Magnus and Michael Fincke, cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, both Expedition 18 flight engineers. From the left (top row) are NASA astronauts Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips. Photo credit: NASA March 24, 2009
Date 3/26/09
Discovery Roars Toward Orbit
Space shuttle Discovery roar …
3/16/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 mission atop twin towers of fire that light up the sky after sunset at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was on time March 15, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Image credit: Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Waiting in the Wings
Seen from below, space shutt …
7/29/09
Description Seen from below, space shuttle Discovery is lowered into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the bay, Discovery will be attached to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launcher platform before it is rolled out to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry in its payload bay the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky July 26, 2009
Date 7/29/09
Light Show
Rollout of space shuttle Dis …
8/4/09
Description Rollout of space shuttle Discovery is slow-going due to the onset of lightning in the area of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First motion of the shuttle out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 2:07 a.m. Aug. 4. Discovery's 13-day STS-128 mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Image courtesy of Justin Dernier Aug. 4, 2009
Date 8/4/09
Discovery Comes Home
The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carri …
9/22/09
Description The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with space shuttle Discovery on top, is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after touching down on Sept. 21 at 12:05 p.m. EDT. The two-day return flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California began at 9:20 a.m. EDT Sept. 20. After three fueling stops that included an overnight stay in Louisiana, the piggybacked shuttle had to navigate through a line of showers across Louisiana and around Kennedy. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the 13-day STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. Landings at Kennedy were waved off on two days due to inclement weather, leading to the landing at Edwards. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 21, 2009
Date 9/22/09
Shuttle External Fuel Tank f …
The external fuel tank for s …
2/21/09
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station now is at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations. ET-131 arrived at Kennedy Feb. 21 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank then was lifted into a checkout cell on Feb. 23 to begin preparations for launch. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Endeavour for a targeted lift off in June.
Date 2/21/09
Headed for the Pad
Space shuttle Discovery is s …
1/14/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against Florida's pre-dawn, cloud-streaked sky as it makes the slow 3.4-mile trek to Launch Pad 39A. The shuttle travels atop the mobile launcher platform, which is moved by the massive crawler-transporter beneath. Discovery is targeted to launch on mission STS-119 to the International Space Station in February. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the final truss segment and its solar arrays to the starboard side of the station. The addition will enable a six-person crew to live there starting in May. Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder Jan. 14, 2009
Date 1/14/09
NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Pre …
Technicians in the Vehicle A …
4/10/09
Description Technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida attached the lifting sling to space shuttle Endeavour for rotation and hoisting on April 10. The shuttle then was attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour also will stand by at Kennedy's launch Pad 39B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 4/10/09
NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Mov …
Space shuttle Endeavour was …
4/10/09
Description Space shuttle Endeavour was moved April 10, from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour also will stand by at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The move from Endeavour's hangar is referred to referred to as a "rollover." Following rollover technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building attach the lifting sling to Endeavour for rotation and hoisting. The shuttle then is mated to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
Date 4/10/09
Shuttle External Fuel Tank f …
The external fuel tank for s …
5/7/09
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station now is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preparations. ET-132 arrived at Kennedy May 7 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank then was lifted into a checkout cell. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Discovery for targeted liftoff Aug. 6.
Date 5/7/09
Up and Over
In the upper levels of the V …
1/9/09
Description In the upper levels of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is moved toward high bay 3 where the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters are already stacked on the mobile launcher platform. Discovery is set to launch on mission STS-119 carrying the final starboard truss, S6, in the assembly of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Jan. 8, 2009
Date 1/9/09
NASA Connect - Functions and …
NASA Connect Video containin …
4/1/01
Description NASA Connect Video containing six segments as described below. NASA Connect segment exploring the International Space Station. The video explains the basic facts and statistics about the ISS. NASA Connect segment involving students in an activity that explores the International Space Station. The activity designs an alternative space station and students create a model of that design. NASA Connect segment involving students in a web activity that explores the technology of the International Space Station by using computer simulation. NASA Connect segment explaining the research being conducted on the ISS and how the microgravity environment affects astronauts in space. NASA Connect segment explaining each components of the International Space Station and how these parts work together. NASA Connect segment exploring a virtual tour of the International Space Station through a three-dimensional tour of the ISS online.
Date 4/1/01
Got Milk?
Mike Blair, Paragon Tech/Com …
7/11/08
Description Mike Blair, Paragon Tech/Community and Media Relations, informed guests about some of the aspects of living in space. He is pictured in the Engineering Building showing visitors the different types of space food astronauts eat while on the space shuttle and International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Marvin Smith (WYLE) C-2008-1229
Date 7/11/08
NASA Connect - ISS - Space S …
NASA Connect segment explain …
4/1/01
Description NASA Connect segment explaining each components of the International Space Station and how these parts work together.
Date 4/1/01
STS-129 Lifts Off
Guests at NASA's Kennedy Spa …
11/17/09
Description Guests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center view the launch of space shuttle Atlantis in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Atlantis and its six-member crew on a 11-day STS-129 mission to the International Space Station are transporting spare hardware to the outpost and returning with a station crew member who spent more than two months in space. Imageo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Date 11/17/09
Monitoring the Launch
NASA mission managers monito …
11/17/09
Description NASA mission managers monitor the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Firing Room Four of the NASA Kennedy Space Center, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are on an 11-day STS-129 mission to the International Space Station to transport spare hardware to the outpost and return a station crew member who spent more than two months in space. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 11/17/09
The Return of Buzz Lightyear
Disney's space ranger Buzz L …
9/17/09
Description Disney's space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space Station. His time on the orbiting laboratory will celebrated in a ticker-tape parade together with his space station crewmates and former Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin on Oct. 2, at Walt Disney World in Florida. While on the space station, Buzz supported NASA's education outreach program-- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)--by creating a series of fun educational online outreach programs. Following his return, Disney is partnering with NASA to create a new online educational game and an online mission patch competition for school kids across America. NASA will fly the winning patch in space. In addition, NASA plans to announce on Oct. 2, 2009, the details of a new exciting educational competition that will give students the opportunity to design an experiment for the astronauts on the space station. Image Credit: NASA
Date 9/17/09
Randy Bresnik
Astronaut Randy Bresnik is p …
11/23/09
Description Astronaut Randy Bresnik is pictured near the base of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the starboard side of the cargo bay of the space shuttle Atlantis, docked with the International Space Station. Astronauts Bresnik and Mike Foreman were in the midst of the second of three scheduled spacewalks for the STS-129 mission, working in cooperation with the five current crewmembers for the orbital outpost and with their five Atlantis crewmates, all of whom provided support for the spacewalk from inside the station. Image Credit: NASA
Date 11/23/09
Thin Blue Line
The thin line of Earth's atm …
11/25/09
Description The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed by the crew of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission was docked with the station. Image Credit: NASA
Date 11/25/09
Lighting Up the Night
Viewed from the Banana River …
8/29/09
Description Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a cloud-brushed sky, lighted by the trail of fire after launch on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The second attempt on Aug. 25 also was postponed due to an issue with a valve in space shuttle Discovery's main propulsion system. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Image Credit: NASA/Ben Cooper
Date 8/29/09
Beauty in the Night
Billows of smoke and steam r …
8/31/09
Description Billows of smoke and steam rise above Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida alongside space shuttle Discovery as it races toward space on the STS-128 mission. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Image Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell
Date 8/31/09
Buzz Lightyear Returns From …
ED09-0266-09 Disney's space …
9/18/09
Description ED09-0266-09 Disney's space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11 aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space Station. His time on the orbiting laboratory will be celebrated in a ticker-tape parade together with his space station crewmates and former Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin on Oct. 2 at Walt Disney World in Florida. September 11, 2009 NASA Photo / Tony Landis
Date 9/18/09
Beauty Is the Night
The waters of Cape Canaveral …
3/16/09
Description The waters of Cape Canaveral captured the reflection of space shuttle Discovery as it lifted off on the STS-119 mission from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Image Credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tom Farrar
Date 3/16/09
STS-119 Comes Home
With the aid of a drogue chu …
3/30/09
Description With the aid of a drogue chute, space shuttle Discovery slows to a stop on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey to the International Space Station. Discovery delivered the final pair of power-generating solar arrays and the S6 truss segment. Image Credit: NASA/Kevin O'Connell
Date 3/30/09
The Journey Home
NASA's modified Boeing 747 c …
9/21/09
Description NASA's modified Boeing 747 carrying the space shuttle Discovery taxis toward the runway at Edwards Air Force Base shortly before dawn on Sept. 20, 2009, prior to taking off on their two-day ferry flight to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery landed at Edwards on Sept. 11, after a 14-day mission STS-128 to the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA/Jim Ross
Date 9/21/09
Ready to Roll
In the Kennedy Space Center' …
10/19/09
Description In the Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-1 in Florida, workers prepared space shuttle Atlantis to move from its hangar to the transfer aisle inside the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building. Subsequently, the shuttle was rolled to the launch pad in anticipation of its Nov. 12, 2009, launch on the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
Date 10/19/09
Awaiting the Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis is se …
11/16/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is seen on Launch Pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, Cape Canaveral, FL. Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 2:28p.m. EST on the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 11/16/09
STS-128 Comes Home
Streams of smoke trail from …
9/11/09
Description Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear as space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 22L at Edwards Air Force Base to conclude the 14-day STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. Image Credit: Jim Ross
Date 9/11/09
A Different View
On flight day four of the ST …
11/24/09
Description On flight day four of the STS-129 mission, a member of the crew photographed the aft section of space shuttle Atlantis through a window from aboard the International Space Station. Reflections on the window are visible in this image. The 11-day shuttle mission continued maintenance and upgrades to the orbital outpost. Image Credit: NASA
Date 11/24/09
The Way Home
Seen over the Mediterranean …
11/26/09
Description Seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast, the space shuttle Atlantis is featured in this image photographed by the Expedition 21 crew on the International Space Station soon after the shuttle and station began their post-undocking separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:53 a.m. EST on Nov. 25, 2009. Image Credit: NASA
Date 11/26/09
STS-115 crew visits SSC
Commander Brent Jett (center …
10/25/06
Description Commander Brent Jett (center) talks with employees and visitors at NASA Stennis Space Center. The astronauts of NASA's STS-115 space shuttle mission visited SSC in south Mississippi to share highlights of their 12-day mission and to thank SSC employees for the reliability of the space shuttle's main engines, which helped propel Space Shuttle Atlantis into orbit. STS-115's other crewmembers are (from left) Mission Specialists Joe Tanner, Dan Burbank, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve MacLean of the Canadian Space Agency. The mission launched Sept. 9, 2006, resuming construction of the International Space Station.
Date 10/25/06
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