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Astronaut Training at Goddard Space Flight Center
Mission Commander Scott Altman talks about working with the fligh …
2009
Description Mission Commander Scott Altman talks about working with the flight hardware.
Date 2009
Official Welcome Home
Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Pilot Ken H …
6/17/08
Description Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Pilot Ken Ham and Mission Specialist Ron Garan are greeted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Director of Program Management and Integration Yuichi Yamaura and Vice President Kaoru Mamiya, Center Director Bill Parsons and Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier. Following Garan is Chief of the Astronaut Corps Stephen Lindsay and astronaut Janet Kavandi. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
Back on Terra Firma
Discovery's crew members exit the crew transport vehicle. Leading …
6/17/08
Description Discovery's crew members exit the crew transport vehicle. Leading the way is Commander Mark Kelly, followed by (from left) Mission Specialists Mike Fossum, Karen Nyberg, Akihiko Hoshide and Ron Garan. Behind them is Stephen Lindsay, chief of the Astronaut Corps, and astronaut Janet Kavandi. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
Making News
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-127 crew membe …
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
STS-118 Launch
Endeavour heads toward the International Space Station with teach …
Description Endeavour heads toward the International Space Station with teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard.
Thermal Protection System
Visitors to the Future Missions tent learn about the Thermal Prot …
7/6/08
Description Visitors to the Future Missions tent learn about the Thermal Protection System (TPS) for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle that will take astronaut crews to the International Space Station and will later return humans to the Moon.
Date 7/6/08
Astronaut Exercise
In the next 50 years, NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon a …
7/8/08
Description In the next 50 years, NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars. These astronauts must follow a strenuous exercise program in-flight to prevent the health effects of space flight. These effects include decrease in bone and muscle mass, strength, sensory-motor function (i.e. balance), and the ability to perform aerobic exercise.
Date 7/8/08
Flight Day 15
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Pilot Doug Hurl …
7/31/09
Description Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Pilot Doug Hurley work controls on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Endeavour. Image credit: NASA July 29, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Been There Himself
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, walks arou …
7/31/09
Description NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, walks around the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after its landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Canadian Welcome
Benoit Marcotte, Director General of Operations, Canadian Space A …
7/31/09
Description Benoit Marcotte, Director General of Operations, Canadian Space Agency, left, welcomes home Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette shortly after the space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Alan Bean With Lunar Soil
Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean holds a special environmental sampl …
5/6/09
Description Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean holds a special environmental sample container filled with lunar soil collected during his sojourn on the lunar surface. A Hasselblad camera is mounted on the chest of his spacesuit. Pete Conrad, who took this image, is reflected in Bean's helmet visor, Nov. 20, 1969. Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/6/09
Eclipse View from the ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the …
6/9/08
Description The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the umbral (ground) shadow cast by the moon as it moved between Earth and the sun during a solar eclipse on March 29, 2006. This astronaut image captures the umbral shadow across southern Turkey, northern Cyprus and the Mediterranean Sea. Credit: NASA
Date 6/9/08
CMP306_Reflections.wmv
REFLECTIONS CMP 306 - (1969) - 16 Minutes This program reviews th …
1969
Description REFLECTIONS CMP 306 - (1969) - 16 Minutes This program reviews the Apollo 9 mission as narrated by Astronaut Rusty Schweickart.
Date 1969
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface o …
8/1/08
Description Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
Date 8/1/08
JSC272_Lunar_Space_Suits.wmv
LUNAR SPACE SUITS JSC 272 - (1966) - 16 Minutes Andy Astronaut, a …
1966
Description LUNAR SPACE SUITS JSC 272 - (1966) - 16 Minutes Andy Astronaut, an animated character, introduces the hazards Apollo lunar astronauts will encounter. Identifies and describes each article of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). Poses problems of extrav
Date 1966
Flexing the Arm
Astronaut Joseph Acaba operated Discovery's robotic arm after the …
3/18/09
Description Astronaut Joseph Acaba operated Discovery's robotic arm after the shuttle reaches space. Phot credit: NASA March 16, 2009
Date 3/18/09
Skylab -- May 1973
Two members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission …
7/16/08
Description Two members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission assist each other in suiting up in Building 5 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston during a pre-launch training activity. They are scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin (left), science pilot, and astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot. The third member of the crew was astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., commander.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- August 1966
Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, prime crew pilot of the Gemini …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, prime crew pilot of the Gemini XII spaceflight, undergoes evaluation procedures with the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit in the 30-foot altitude chamber at McDonnell Aircraft. The Astronaut Maneuvering Unit subsequently was deleted from the mission so Aldrin could demonstrate basic spacwalk capabilities required for Apollo missions.
Date 7/16/08
Astronaut Suit Demo
Astronaut Suit Demo
5/29/08
Description Astronaut Suit Demo
Date 5/29/08
Camera Time
Astronaut and STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault uses a HD video c …
3/18/09
Description Astronaut and STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault uses a HD video camera at a window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities. Photo credit: NASA March 16, 2009
Date 3/18/09
President Obama Calls ISS
President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, includin …
3/25/09
Description President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, including former astronaut Sen. Bill Nelson, right, and school children as he talks Tuesday, March 24, 2009, with astronauts on the International Space Station from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. &rsaquo, Watch Video of the Call | &rsaquo, Audio Podcast Photo credit: White House/Pete Souza March 24, 2009
Date 3/25/09
President Obama Speaks with Station Crew
President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, includin …
3/26/09
Description President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, including former astronaut Sen. Bill Nelson (D.-Fla), right, and school children as he talks with astronauts on the International Space Station from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Photo credit: White House Photo/Pete Souza March 24, 2009
Date 3/26/09
Astronaut Family Call
Being far from home can feel lonely at times, but on Aug. 21, Ast …
8/28/09
Description Being far from home can feel lonely at times, but on Aug. 21, Astronaut Timothy Kopra had the opportunity to talk with his sister, Lauri Kopra and her husband, Aaron Mashoian. The video downlink was provided by NASA's Ames Research Center. Kopra is the Expedition 20 flight engineer on the International Space Station and is scheduled to return with STS-128 in early September.
Date 8/28/09
Astronaut Mary Cleave
Former NASA Astronaut Mary Cleave gives the keynote address at Ea …
5/13/08
Description Former NASA Astronaut Mary Cleave gives the keynote address at EarthFest, addressing the guests on the importance of studying our home planet. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 5/13/08
Space Station Photo Op
STS-119 and Expedition 18 crew members pose for a group photo in …
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
Red rover Goes To Mars-Student Astronaut B-Roll Compilation
A brief compilation of b-roll of Student Astronauts Courtney Dres …
1/8/04
Next Flight, Discovery
Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot for space shuttle Discovery's STS …
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
Apollo -- February 1971
Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14 lunar module pilot stands …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14 lunar module pilot stands by the deployed U.S. flag on the lunar surface during the early moments of the mission's first spacewalk. He was photographed by astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., mission commander. While astronauts Shepard and Mitchell descended in the Lunar Module "Antares" to explore the Fra Mauro region of the moon, astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Module "Kitty Hawk" in lunar orbit.
Date 7/16/08
Skylab -- February 1974
Scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson has just exited the Skylab e …
7/16/08
Description Scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson has just exited the Skylab extravehicular activity hatchway. Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Skylab 4 commander, took this picture during the final Skylab spacewalk that took place on Feb. 3, 1974. Carr was above on the Apollo Telescope Mount when he shot this frame of Gibson. Note Carr's umbilical/tether line extending from inside the space station up toward the camera. Astronaut William R. Pogue, Skylab 4 pilot, remained inside the space station during the spacewalk by Carr and Gibson.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo -- July 1969
Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on th …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the Lunar Module "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo -- November 1969
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys components of …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package during the first Apollo 12 spacewalk on the moon. The photo was taken by astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., commander.
Date 7/16/08
Space Station -- August 2006
Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station s …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during a productive 5 hour, 54 minute excursion that he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas A. Reiter. For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately. The two got ahead of their timeline, thus enabling them to tack on extra tasks.
Date 7/18/08
Space Station -- September 2006
Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., STS-115 commander, helps astronaut …
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
Apollo -- July 1971
Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The shadow of the Lunar Module "Falcon" is in the foreground. This view is looking northeast, with Mount Hadley in the background. The photograph was taken by astronaut David R. Scott, commander.
Date 7/16/08
Skylab -- August 1973
Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, participates in the Aug …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, participates in the Aug. 6, 1973 spacewalk. He and astronaut Owen K. Garriott, science pilot, deployed the twin-pole solar shield to help shade the Orbital Workshop. Note the striking reflection of Earth in Lousma's helmet visor.
Date 7/16/08
Mercury -- 1962
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is wearing a Mercury pressure suit d …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is wearing a Mercury pressure suit during astronaut training at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- December 1965
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, is seen in the Gemini VI spa …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, is seen in the Gemini VI spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19 before the closing of the hatches during the prelaunch countdown. In the background, partially out of view, is astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., command pilot.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- January 1966
Test subject Fred Spross, Crew Systems Division, wears the spaces …
7/16/08
Description Test subject Fred Spross, Crew Systems Division, wears the spacesuit and extravehicular equipment planned for use by Gemini VIII astronaut David R. Scott. The helmet is equipped with a gold-plated visor to shield the astronaut's face from unfiltered sun rays. The system is composed of a life-support pack worn on the chest and a support pack worn on the back.
Date 7/16/08
Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates i …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity a few meters away from the cabin of the shuttle Challenger during the STS-41B mission. He is using a nitrogen-propelled hand-controlled Manned Maneuvering Unit. This was the first time an astronaut performed a spacewalk without being tethered to the shuttle.
Date 7/18/08
Space Shuttle -- April 1991
Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist, peers into space shu …
7/29/08
Description Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist, peers into space shuttle Atlantis' cabin during the STS-37 mission. Ross was in the space shuttle's cargo bay to join astronaut Jerome "Jay" Apt III in accomplishing a repair task on the Gamma Ray Observatory, seen in the background. The two had been called upon to manually extend the high-gain antenna on the observatory.
Date 7/29/08
Astronaut Connection
Astronaut Michael Foreman, a native of Wadsworth, Ohio, signed au …
7/11/08
Description Astronaut Michael Foreman, a native of Wadsworth, Ohio, signed autographs and talked with visitors about his recent STS-123 mission. He also hosted a televised viewing of the STS-124 launch during the open house. </br/></br/> Image credit: NASA/Marvin Smith (WYLE) C-2008-1222
Date 7/11/08
Apollo -- December 1972
Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module p …
7/16/08
Description Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, collects lunar rake samples at Station 1 during the mission's first spacewalk at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander. The lunar rake, an Apollo lunar geology hand tool, is used to collect discrete samples of rocks and rock chips ranging in size from one-half inch (1.3 centimeters) to 1 inch (2.5 centimeters).
Date 7/16/08
Skylab -- August 1973
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, flies the M509 Astron …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, flies the M509 Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment in the forward dome area of the Orbital Workshop on the space station cluster in Earth orbit. Bean is strapped into the back-mounted, hand-controlled Automatically Stabilized Maneuvering Unit, or ASMU. He is wearing a pressure suit for this run of the M509 experiment, but other ASMU tests are done in shirt sleeves. The dome area where the experiment is conducted is about 22 feet in diameter and 19 feet from top to bottom.
Date 7/16/08
Space Station -- October 2007
Astronaut Daniel Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, participate …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Daniel Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, participates in the second of five scheduled sessions of extravehicular activity as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 6 hour, 33 minute spacewalk, Tani and astronaut Scott Parazynski, STS-120 mission specialist, worked in tandem to disconnect cables from the P6 truss, allowing it to be removed from the Z1 truss. Tani also visually inspected the station's starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint and gathered samples of "shavings" he found under the joint's multilayer insulation covers. The spacewalkers also outfitted the Harmony module, mated the power and data grapple fixture, and reconfigured connectors on the S1 truss that will allow the radiator on S1 to be deployed from the ground later.
Date 7/18/08
Space Shuttle -- March 1979
Taking advantage of a brief period of microgravity afforded aboar …
8/5/08
Description Taking advantage of a brief period of microgravity afforded aboard a KC-135 flying a parabolic curve, the flight crew of the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1) goes through a spacesuit-donning exercise. Astronaut John W. Young has just entered the hard-material torso of the shuttle spacesuit by approaching it from below. He is assisted by astronaut Robert L. Crippen. The torso is held in place by a special stand here, simulating the function provided by the airlock wall aboard the actual shuttle craft. The life support system is mated to the torso on Earth and remains attached to the torso during the flight.
Date 8/5/08
The Road to Apollo
A full-scale model of the Mercury capsule was tested in the Langl …
3/16/09
Description A full-scale model of the Mercury capsule was tested in the Langley 30- by 60-Foot Full-Scale Wind Tunnel. Managed at Langley Research Center, the objectives of the Mercury program were quite specific -- to orbit a crewed spacecraft around the Earth, to investigate the ability of humans to function in space and to recover both human and spacecraft safely. Project Mercury accomplished the first orbital flight made by an American, astronaut John Glenn. Credit: NASA
Date 3/16/09
Yuri's Night Hampton Roads
Vincent Whitfield, public outreach specialist at NASA Langley, vi …
3/30/09
Description Vincent Whitfield, public outreach specialist at NASA Langley, visited Christopher Newport University on Tuesday dressed as an astronaut to excite students about Yuri's Night Hampton Roads, a celebration of space exploration that will take place Saturday, April 4, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Virginia Air & Space Center. Pictured from left to right: Shaun Johnson, Vincent Whitfield, Mike W., and Patrick Burke. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 3/30/09
NE@Hometown Heroes
NASA EDGE joins Astronaut Mike Massimino and Twitter Phenomenon ( …
Oct 23, 2009
Description NASA EDGE joins Astronaut Mike Massimino and Twitter Phenomenon (Astro_Mike) as he returns home to the Big Apple to talk about STS-125.
Date Oct 23, 2009
Space Food
In this NASA video segment you will learn the importance of food …
2008
Description In this NASA video segment you will learn the importance of food choice, preparation, and packaging for crewed space exploration. During space travel, astronauts need safe, palatable, nutritious food that can also be packaged compactly. Food plays an important role in helping counteract an astronaut's bone loss, fluid shift, and motion sickness while in space. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program.
Date 2008
Apollo -- December 1968
Astronaut William A. Anders, lunar module pilot, is shown wearing …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut William A. Anders, lunar module pilot, is shown wearing a constant-wear garment inside the spacecraft during the Apollo 8 lunar-orbit mission.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo -- February 1969
Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, Apollo 9 prime crew lunar modul …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, Apollo 9 prime crew lunar module pilot, participates in a Countdown Demonstration Test. He is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU. In addition to the spacesuit and bubble helmet, the EMU also includes a Remote Control Unit on his chest, a Portable Life-Support System backpack and an Oxygen Purge System. This equipment was completely independent of the spacecraft during Schweickart's spacewalk. He was secured only by a tether line.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo -- May 1969
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 10 lunar module pilot, is suit …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 10 lunar module pilot, is suited up at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a Countdown Demonstration Test during preparations for his scheduled lunar orbit mission. The other two crew members are astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, commander, and John W. Young, command module pilot.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo -- January 1970
Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., Apollo 13 lunar module pilot, partic …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., Apollo 13 lunar module pilot, participates in lunar surface simulation training at the Manned Spacecraft Center. It is known today as NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Haise is attached to a Six Degrees of Freedom Simulator.
Date 7/16/08
Space Station -- February 2007
Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 command …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, perform a Russian Orlan spacesuit fit check in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
Date 7/18/08
Space Station -- July 2007
Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander represent …
7/18/08
Description Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Clayton C. Anderson, flight engineer, work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.
Date 7/18/08
Skylab -- August 1973
On a spacewalk, astronaut Owen K. Garriott, science pilot, retrie …
7/16/08
Description On a spacewalk, astronaut Owen K. Garriott, science pilot, retrieves an imagery experiment from the Apollo Telescope Mount attached to the Skylab in Earth orbit.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo-Soyuz -- January 1974
Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Slayton was the docking module pilot f …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Slayton was the docking module pilot for the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission.
Date 7/16/08
Mercury -- July 1961
Donning a spacesuit for the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, astronaut …
9/24/08
Description Donning a spacesuit for the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom chats with spaceflight equipment specialist Joseph W. Schmidt in the personal equipment room of Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Date 9/24/08
Mercury -- February 1962
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., NASA flight surgeon William Douglas …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., NASA flight surgeon William Douglas and equipment specialist Joseph W. Schmidt leave crew quarters prior to the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. Glenn is in his pressure suit and is carrying the portable ventilation unit.
Date 7/16/08
Mercury -- September 1962
Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atl …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 Earth-orbital spaceflight, goes through a suiting-up exercise at Cape Canaveral several weeks prior to his scheduled Oct. 3, 1962 flight.
Date 7/16/08
Mercury -- May 1963
Mercury astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is wearing a spacesuit dur …
7/16/08
Description Mercury astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is wearing a spacesuit during Mercury-Atlas 9 prelaunch activities.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- June 1965
Astronaut Edward H. White, pilot for the Gemini IV spaceflight, f …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Edward H. White, pilot for the Gemini IV spaceflight, floats in space during the first spacewalk by an American. The extravehicular activity, or spacewalk, was performed during the third Earth orbit of the Gemini IV mission. White is attached to the spacecraft by a 25-foot umbilical line and a 23-foot tether line, both wrapped in gold tape to form one cord. In his right hand White carries a Hand-Held Self-Maneuvering Unit. The visor of his helmet is gold-plated to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- August 1965
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is hoisted up to a U.S. Navy helic …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is hoisted up to a U.S. Navy helicopter during recovery operations in the Atlantic Ocean after the record-setting eight-day Gemini V mission.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- August 1965
Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr. suits up during water egr …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr. suits up during water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. This training prepared the astronauts for exiting the capsule after landing in the ocean.
Date 7/16/08
Space Shuttle -- November 1984
Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, getting his turn in the Manned Maneuve …
7/29/08
Description Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, getting his turn in the Manned Maneuvering Unit, prepares to dock with the spinning WESTAR VI satellite during the STS-51A mission. Gardner used a large tool called the Apogee Kick Motor Capture Device to enter the nozzle of a spent WESTAR VI engine and stabilize the communications spacecraft sufficiently to capture it for return to Earth in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery.
Date 7/29/08
Space Shuttle -- May 1992
Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, STS-49 mission specialist, grabs a str …
9/24/08
Description Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, STS-49 mission specialist, grabs a strut device as a fourth period of extravehicular activity gets underway in the space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay. Akers is positioned near the Multi-purpose Support Structure.
Date 9/24/08
Space Shuttle -- September 1993
Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman, mission specialist for STS-73, do …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman, mission specialist for STS-73, dons a high-fidelity training version of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit at NASA's Johnson Space Center's Weightless Environment Training Facility.
Date 7/18/08
Space Shuttle -- December 1993
Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton works with equipment associated wit …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton works with equipment associated with servicing the Hubble Space Telescope during the fourth extravehicular activity on the eleven-day STS-61 mission.
Date 7/18/08
Space Shuttle -- September 1994
With a backdrop of clouds 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mar …
7/18/08
Description With a backdrop of clouds 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee floats freely without tethers as he tests the new Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity Rescue, or SAFER, system during STS-64.
Date 7/18/08
Space Station -- February 2001
Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-98 mission specialist, was …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-98 mission specialist, was photographed during the second of three spacewalks by a member of the Expedition 1 crew in the newly installed Destiny laboratory.
Date 7/18/08
Space Station -- April 2001
Astronaut Chris A. Hadfield, mission specialist representing the …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Chris A. Hadfield, mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency, gives fellow astronauts the thumbs-up during the first spacewalk of the STS-100 shuttle mission during Expedition 2 on the station.
Date 7/18/08
Space Station -- August 2004
Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA space sta …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA space station science officer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit. He is about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to begin a spacewalk rehearsal. Letti Castillo with United Space Alliance assisted Chiao.
Date 7/18/08
Food Aboard the International Space Station
In this NASA video segment get an inside scoop from astronaut Mic …
2008
Description In this NASA video segment get an inside scoop from astronaut Michael Foal about what it is like to eat in space. Foal describes changes he's experienced while in space and how food and water help counteract some of these changes. Learn about available food choices on the International Space Station and the importance of social time during eating for astronauts. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program.
Date 2008
SM4 Astronaut John Grunsfeld Works with Sheets of Sticky Material …
SM4 astronaut John Grunsfeld works with sheets of sticky material …
9/26/08
Description SM4 astronaut John Grunsfeld works with sheets of sticky materials to be used in placing a new Outer Blanket Layer for HST. Copyright ¬„_¬„© 2008. No commercial use permitted. All Rights Reserved.Credit: NASA/Michael Soluri
Date 9/26/08
Space Station -- July 2007
Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, waves to …
10/2/08
Description Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, waves to the camera while participating in a session of extravehicular activity as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7 hour, 41 minute spacewalk, Anderson and cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, installed a television camera stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly and performed several get-ahead tasks. While riding on the end of the Canadarm2, Anderson also jettisoned the Early Ammonia Servicer by shoving it opposite to the station's direction of travel.
Date 10/2/08
Mercury 7 50th Anniversary
The Mercury 7 astronauts examining their "couches." Each astronau …
4/10/09
Description The Mercury 7 astronauts examining their "couches." Each astronaut had his own couch specifically molded to fit his body to help withstand the G-loads of the launch. Plaster casts of the astronauts were created in order to properly mold the couches. Left to right: Alan Sheppard, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom and Bob Gilruth. Gilruth was Director of the Space Task Group, which planned and managed the Mercury Project.
Date 4/10/09
Glenn 2008 Open House Image Gallery
The ever-popular Picture Yourself in Space Exhibit enabled visito …
6/13/08
Description The ever-popular Picture Yourself in Space Exhibit enabled visitors to put themselves in the place of an astronaut. Over 3,000 visitors stopped by the exhibit to receive a permanent image of them in space. Image Credit: NASA/Imaging Technology Center &rsaquo, Return to Image Feature
Date 6/13/08
Warm Welcome
Picnic Lead Jim Simek, Facilities Division, kicked off the picnic …
7/30/08
Description Picnic Lead Jim Simek, Facilities Division, kicked off the picnic on Friday afternoon by introducing Dr. Whitlow who officially welcomed employees and retirees. Special guest astronaut Lee Morin followed with his own personal greeting. Photo by Michelle Murphy, WYLE
Date 7/30/08
Young Scientist Challenge
The Young Scientist Challenge "blue team" tries to determine the …
11/13/08
Description The Young Scientist Challenge "blue team" tries to determine the correct counter weight to lift an astronaut mannequin, simulating 1/6th Earth's gravity. The contestants worked on this scenario in Goddard's High-Capacity Centrifuge Facility. Text Credit: Marci Delaney, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Photo Credit: Discovery/Bill Fitzpatrick
Date 11/13/08
Young Scientist Challenge
The blue team receives instructions on how to use the computer pr …
11/13/08
Description The blue team receives instructions on how to use the computer program that measures acceleration and force of the astronaut mannequin in the lunar gravity chair. Text Credit: Marci Delaney, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Photo Credit: Discovery/Bill Fitzpatrick
Date 11/13/08
Young Scientist Challenge
Orange team members James Kruse (right) and Shyamal Buch examine …
11/13/08
Description Orange team members James Kruse (right) and Shyamal Buch examine the astronaut mannequin in Goddard's High-Capacity Centrifuge Facility. Like the blue team, the orange team had to calculate the size of a counterweight that would simulate the moon's gravity. Text Credit: Marci Delaney, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Photo Credit: Discovery/Bill Fitzpatrick
Date 11/13/08
Young Scientist Challenge
The orange team plots graphs showing the astronaut mannequin's fo …
11/13/08
Description The orange team plots graphs showing the astronaut mannequin's force and acceleration in the lunar gravity chair. From left to right are Avni Bavishi, Shyamal Buch, Peter Ku and James Kruse. Text Credit: Marci Delaney, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Photo Credit: Discovery/Bill Fitzpatrick
Date 11/13/08
Young Scientist Challenge
Astronaut Paul Richards (left) and research scientist Russ Wernet …
11/13/08
Description Astronaut Paul Richards (left) and research scientist Russ Werneth deliver the blue team's mission to repair a tear in Hubble's thermal blanketing. From left to right, the blue team members are Michael Koehler, Mathew McGuthry, Margaret Botros, Megan Gleason and Jack Uesugi. Text Credit: Marci Delaney, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Photo Credit: Discovery/Bill Fitzpatrick
Date 11/13/08
Young Scientist Challenge
Goddard filmmakers Erica Drezek (left) and Ryan Fitzgibbons inter …
1/15/09
Description Goddard filmmakers Erica Drezek (left) and Ryan Fitzgibbons interview astronaut Paul Richards and research scientist Russ Werneth. Richards and Werneth hosted a challenge about the Hubble Space Telescope. In the challenge, students simulated how to repair Hubble's thermal blanketing. Photo credit: NASA/Wade Sisler
Date 1/15/09
Glenn 2008 Open House Image Gallery
Cleveland native and astronaut Carl Walz performed double-duty to …
6/13/08
Description Cleveland native and astronaut Carl Walz performed double-duty to attract and inform visitors of the NASA Vision for Exploration and Glenn's role during the 50th Anniversary celebration weekend. Pictured is Walz, joined by Gionvanna Mignosa, Educational Programs Office, in one of the NASA Discovery tents. Walz spoke with many families during the Lewis Field Open House on Saturday. On Friday, he served as the luncheon keynote speaker for the Business Opportunity Forum, where he rallied participants to take part in NASA's vision. Walz is currently serving as director of Advanced Capabilities in the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. Image Credit: NASA/Imaging Technology Center &rsaquo, Return to Image Feature
Date 6/13/08
Astronaut Mike Fincke visits StenniSphere
NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke talks with students about his six-mont …
1/25/05
Description NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke talks with students about his six-month stay aboard the International Space Station during a visit to StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
Date 1/25/05
Cabana inducted into Hall of Fame
Former astronaut Al Worden (left) presents Stennis Space Center D …
5/3/08
Description Former astronaut Al Worden (left) presents Stennis Space Center Director Bob Cabana with a gold medallion signifying his induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Date 5/3/08
SM4 EVA Astronauts Examine a Flight Tool Container
SM4 EVA Astronaut Crew Michael Good, Andrew Feustel, Mike Massimi …
9/26/08
Description SM4 EVA Astronaut Crew Michael Good, Andrew Feustel, Mike Massimino and John Grunsfeld examine a flight tool container with GSFC engineer Minal Kashkari and HST service mission managers. Copyright ¬„_¬„© 2008. No commercial use permitted. All Rights Reserved.Credit: NASA/Michael Soluri
Date 9/26/08
SM4 EVA astronauts examine a flight tool container
SM4 EVA Astronaut Crew Andrew Feustel, Michael Massimino EVA Flig …
9/26/08
Description SM4 EVA Astronaut Crew Andrew Feustel, Michael Massimino EVA Flight Trainer Christi Hansen examine a flight tool container with GSFC engineer Minal Kashkari and HST service mission managers. Copyright ¬„_¬„© 2008. No commercial use permitted. All Rights Reserved.Credit: NASA/Michael Soluri
Date 9/26/08
NASA Honors Fallen Colleagues During Day of Remembrance
NASA's Kennedy Space Center managers paid tribute to the crews of …
12/9/09
Description NASA's Kennedy Space Center managers paid tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance observance on Jan. 29. Kennedy Center Director and former astronaut Bob Cabana, Kennedy Deputy Center Director Janet Petro and United Space Alliance Vice President of Launch and Recovery Systems and Florida Site Executive Mark Nappi took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's Space Mirror Memorial. NASA's Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.
Date 12/9/09
Shepard Completes His Mission
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 …
5/5/09
Description On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming America's first astronaut....
Date 5/5/09
NASA Day at the Capitol
Astronaut Rex Walheim (center) speaks to members of the Mississip …
2/19/09
Description Astronaut Rex Walheim (center) speaks to members of the Mississippi House of Representatives in chambers during NASA Day at the Capitol in Jackson on Feb. 19. Walheim was joined at the podium by members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Gulf Coast delegation, as well as Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman (astronaut's immediate right) and NASA's Shared Services Center Director Rick Arbuthnot and Partners for Stennis Executive Director Tish Williams (astronaut's immediate left).
Date 2/19/09
Lillie Burney Elementary School
Mississippi Rep. Percy Watson (left) talks with first-graders Sav …
9/8/06
Description Mississippi Rep. Percy Watson (left) talks with first-graders Savannah Jones and Levi Meyers, and Astronaut Lee Morin on Sept. 8 during the NASA Explorer School kickoff event at the Lillie Burney Elementary School in Hattiesburg, Miss. NASA Explorer Schools help promote student achievement in mathematics and science through activities using the excitement of NASA research, discoveries and missions.
Date 9/8/06
NASA Space Day in Mississippi - Senate
Astronaut Michael Foale (center) and Stennis Space Center officia …
1/30/08
Description Astronaut Michael Foale (center) and Stennis Space Center officials met with Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant (at rear podium) and Gulf Coast delegation members in Mississippi Senate chambers during NASA Space Day in Mississippi activities at the Capitol on January 30.
Date 1/30/08
NASA Space Day in Mississippi - House of Representatives
Astronaut Michael Foale (center) and Stennis Space Center officia …
1/30/08
Description Astronaut Michael Foale (center) and Stennis Space Center officials met with Mississippi House of Representatives Gulf Coast delegation, including Speaker William "Billy" McCoy (far right), during NASA Space Day in Mississippi on January 30.
Date 1/30/08
Cabana inducted into Hall of Fame
Bob Cabana speaks to guests at a recent Stennis Space Center rece …
5/7/08
Description Bob Cabana speaks to guests at a recent Stennis Space Center reception in honor of his induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Date 5/7/08
Making Preparations
STS-128 astronaut Nicole Stott participates in an Extravehicular …
8/24/09
Description STS-128 astronaut Nicole Stott participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Fellow astronaut Jose Hernandez assisted Stott. Stott will join Expedition 20 as a flight engineer after launching to the station with the STS-128 crew. Image Credit: NASA
Date 8/24/09
Reflection
European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang is visible in …
9/8/09
Description European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang is visible in the reflection of NASA astronaut Danny Olivas's helmet visor during this, the STS-128 mission's third and final spacewalk. Olivas and Fuglesang deployed the Payload Attachment System, replaced the Rate Gyro Assembly #2, installed two GPS antennae and worked to prepare for the installation of Node 3 next year. Image Credit: NASA
Date 9/8/09
Shepard Completes His Mission
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 …
5/5/09
Description On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming America's first astronaut. In this image, he is shown being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter after splashdown. The flight carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles. Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/5/09
NASA SCI Files - Astronaut Fitness
NASA Sci Files segment describing astronaut strength and conditio …
3/19/03
Description NASA Sci Files segment describing astronaut strength and conditioning programs to combat physiological losses in space.
Date 3/19/03
Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise and Apollo 13 Mission Patch
Astronaut Fred Haise Jr. of Biloxi, Miss., views his Apollo 13 mi …
4/17/00
Description Astronaut Fred Haise Jr. of Biloxi, Miss., views his Apollo 13 mission patch, the flight on which he served in 1970, in a StenniSphere display donated to NASA by the American Needlepoint Guild. The exhibit is on permanent display at StenniSphere, the visitor center at John C. Stennis Space Center. In its first year of operation, more than 251,000 visitors representing over 40 countries have viewed the 123 hand-stitched patches in the exhibit. Forty-two guild members from 20 states made the trip to StenniSphere for the opening of the exhibit, one of the most popular at StenniSphere.
Date 4/17/00
NASA Explorer School
The NASA Explorer School-East Oktibbeha County School District te …
11/8/07
Description The NASA Explorer School-East Oktibbeha County School District team recently celebrated the start of its three-year partnership with NASA during a two-part kickoff event Nov. 7 and 8. Pictured from left are, Oktibbeha County School District Superintendent Dr. Walter Conley, NES Team Administrator James Covington, Stennis Space Center Deputy Director Gene Goldman, Sharon Bonner, NES Team Lead Yolanda Magee, Andrea Temple, Carolyn Rice, and special guest astronaut Roger Crouch.
Date 11/8/07
NASA Advisory Council visits Stennis
NASA Advisory Council members visited Stennis Space Center April …
4/16/08
Description NASA Advisory Council members visited Stennis Space Center April 15 and 16, touring facilities and participating in various presentations. They also viewed a space shuttle main engine test on the A-2 Test Stand. The council of accomplished citizens advises NASA on major policy and program issues. The council includes former Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Hagan Schmitt as chair, as well as former astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.
Date 4/16/08
Apollo XIII Astronaut Fred Haise Visits Stennis
South Mississippi native Fred Haise was one of the three American …
1/1/95
Description South Mississippi native Fred Haise was one of the three American astronauts on the Apollo XIII mission that was originally intended to land on the moon. Haise visited Stennis Space Center to greet the public and sign autographs. Haise, and fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert were outward bound, 200,000 miles from Earth, when both Serice Module oxygen tanks ruptured. The crew returned safely to Earth. The incident became the topic for the feature film, Apollo 13.
Date 1/1/95
Supriya Jindal visits school
Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal (left) speaks to teachers and …
3/19/09
Description Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal (left) speaks to teachers and students at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans during a March 19 visit. At the school, Jindal was joined by retired NASA astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Ride was a crew member on space shuttle Challenger during its STS-7 mission in 1983. She also was a crew member of space shuttle discovery on the STS-41 mission in 1984.
Date 3/19/09
Portrait
Astronaut Robert L. Behnken used a digital camera to take this se …
3/26/08
Description Astronaut Robert L. Behnken used a digital camera to take this self-protrait during a spacewalk. Also visible in the visor's reflections are components of the station, the docked space shuttle Endeavour and a blue and white portion of Earth. During the nearly 7-hour spacewalk, Behnken and astronaut Rick Linnehan, installed a spare-parts platform and tool-handling assembly for the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator also known as Dextre. Among other tasks, they also and calibrated Dextre's end effector and attached critical spare parts to an external stowage platform. The new robotic system was activated on a power and data grapple fixture located on the Destiny laboratory on flight day nine. Image Credit: NASA
Date 3/26/08
Robert Satcher's Self-Portrait
Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose ta …
11/23/09
Description Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129 mission's first spacewalk. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Satcher and astronaut Mike Foreman installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the station's truss, or backbone. Satcher and Foreman also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system. Image Credit: NASA
Date 11/23/09
Clouds and Sunlight
This astronaut photograph shows the Calabria region of southern I …
12/30/09
Description This astronaut photograph shows the Calabria region of southern Italy--the toe of Italy's ''boot'' -- outlined by the Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas to the southeast and northwest, respectively. The water appears almost mirror-like due to sunglint. This phenomenon is caused by sunlight reflecting off the water surface directly back towards the observer aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS was located over northwestern Romania, to the northeast of Calabria, when this image was taken. The Calabrian Peninsula appears shortened and distorted due to the extreme sideways viewing angle from the ISS. Such a perspective is termed oblique, as opposed to a nadir view, in which the astronaut is looking directly downwards towards the Earth's surface from the ISS. This highly oblique view also highlights two distinct cloud patterns over the Calabrian interior. Patchy, highly textured cumulus clouds are present at lower altitudes, while grey altostratus clouds are stretched out by prevailing winds at higher altitudes. The Strait of Messina, just visible at image upper right, marks the boundary between the coastline of Italy and the island of Sicily. Image Credit: NASA
Date 12/30/09
President Obama Talks With Shuttle and Station Crews
President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, includin …
3/25/09
Description President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, including former astronaut Sen. Bill Nelson, right, and school children as he talks Tuesday,...
Date 3/25/09
STS-119 Goes to the Ballgame
NASA Astronaut Richard Arnold, a native of Maryland, hands a base …
4/30/09
Description NASA Astronaut Richard Arnold, a native of Maryland, hands a baseball jersey that flew on board the space shuttle during the STS-119 mission to Brad Bergesen...
Date 4/30/09
A Week of Work
Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work on the Hubble Space Telesc …
5/15/09
Description Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work on the Hubble Space Telescope as the first of five STS-125 spacewalks kicks off a week's worth of work on the orbiting...
Date 5/15/09
Hands On
STS-125 astronaut Andrew Feustel selects his next tool to use whi …
5/16/09
Description STS-125 astronaut Andrew Feustel selects his next tool to use while participating in the first of five scheduled spacewalks to perform final hands-on...
Date 5/16/09
The View
Astronaut Michael Good peers through a window toward Atlantis' cr …
5/16/09
Description Astronaut Michael Good peers through a window toward Atlantis' crew cabin interior, where his shirt-sleeved support team members busy themselves to aid...
Date 5/16/09
Space Travel
Tethered to the end of the remote manipulator system arm, which w …
5/17/09
Description Tethered to the end of the remote manipulator system arm, which was controlled from inside Atlantis' crew cabin, STS-125 astronaut Andrew Feustel navigates...
Date 5/17/09
Lunar Lander Exhibit
NASA's Lunar Lander exhibit is located at the Mississippi I-10 We …
9/25/00
Description NASA's Lunar Lander exhibit is located at the Mississippi I-10 Welcome Center in Hancock County, Miss., just west of Bay St. Louis and 45 miles east of New Orleans on I-10 at Exit 2. The exhibit features a 30-foot-tall replica of a Lunar Lander used as a trainer by the Apollo 13 astronauts. Apollo 13 astronaut and Mississippi native Fred Haise left space-boot prints and signature in concrete at the base of the exhibit.
Date 9/25/00
StenniSphere reopens after Hurricane Katrina
StenniSphere reopened Jan. 18, 2006, almost five months after Hur …
1/18/06
Description StenniSphere reopened Jan. 18, 2006, almost five months after Hurricane Katrina damaged the basement of the building that houses the visitor center. Thanks to the staff's careful preparations before the storm, no artifacts or exhibits were harmed.
Date 1/18/06
Supriya Jindal visits school
Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal fields a question from a stud …
3/19/09
Description Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal fields a question from a student at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans during a March 19 visit. Jindal was joined on her visit by retired astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
Date 3/19/09
The Mercury Project
This 1958 scale model shows the Mercury capsule shape B design, i …
11/19/07
Description This 1958 scale model shows the Mercury capsule shape B design, indicating the position of the astronaut. Image credit: NASA
Date 11/19/07
Walter Schirra
Pictured is astronaut Walter M. Schirra, one of the original seve …
11/19/07
Description Pictured is astronaut Walter M. Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. Schirra's Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, during which he piloted his Sigma 7 spacecraft, was the third manned orbital flight by the United States. Image credit: NASA
Date 11/19/07
5/5/61
Forty-seven years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard became the fi …
5/5/08
Description Forty-seven years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space. He launched aboard his Mercury-Redstone 3, named Freedom 7, to make an historic 15-minute suborbital flight. This image shows Shepard in capsule before launch. After several delays and more than four hours in the capsule, Shepard was ready to go, and he famously urged mission controllers to 'fix your little problem and light this candle.' Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/5/08
Light the Candle
Astronaut Alan Shepard is hurled into space atop a Mercury-Redsto …
10/23/08
Description Astronaut Alan Shepard is hurled into space atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. Freedom 7 was the first American manned suborbital space flight, making Shepard the first American in space He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the moon. Image Credit: NASA
Date 10/23/08
The USNS Wally Schirra
A new Navy supply ship, dedicated to Mercury, Gemini and Apollo a …
3/10/09
Description A new Navy supply ship, dedicated to Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronaut Wally Schirra, was launched into San Diego Bay on Sunday, March 8, 2009. The Wally Schirra is a 689-foot cargo ship designed to provide ammunition, food, fuel and supplies to other vessels in the fleet. Schirra's widow, Josephine, was in attendance and christened the vessel with a bottle of champagne. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/DC Agle
Date 3/10/09
Working in a Vacuum
Discovery spacewalker Danny Olivas at work during the STS-128 mis …
9/2/09
Description Discovery spacewalker Danny Olivas at work during the STS-128 mission's first spacewalk. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station's truss and temporarily stowed it on the station's robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility and Materials International Space Station Experiment from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery´…üs payload bay for return. Credit: NASA
Date 9/2/09
Packing for the Voyage Home
In the grasp of the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robot …
9/9/09
Description In the grasp of the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is placed back in Discovery's payload bay. STS-128 pilot Kevin Ford and astronaut Jose Hernandez were at the controls of the robotic arm in the Destiny laboratory. They grappled Leonardo and removed it from the Harmony node and placed it inside the shuttle's payload bay for the return home. Image Credit: NASA
Date 9/9/09
STS-119 Goes to the Ballgame
NASA Astronaut Richard Arnold, a native of Maryland, hands a base …
4/30/09
Description NASA Astronaut Richard Arnold, a native of Maryland, hands a baseball jersey that flew on board the space shuttle during the STS-119 mission to Brad Bergesen of the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Camden yards in Baltimore, MD. Arnold also threw out the ceremonial opening pitch for the game of the Orioles versus the Los Angeles Angels. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 4/30/09
Randy Bresnik
Astronaut Randy Bresnik is pictured near the base of the Orbiter …
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
Mike Foreman
Astronaut Mike Foreman performed tasks on the exterior of the Int …
11/23/09
Description Astronaut Mike Foreman performed tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station during the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission to the orbital outpost. Astronauts Foreman and Randy Bresnik were in the midst of the second of three scheduled spacewalks for this shuttle crew, working in cooperation with the five current crewmembers for the orbital outpost and with their five Atlantis crewmates. Image Credit: NASA
Date 11/23/09
A Week of Work
Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work on the Hubble Space Telesc …
5/15/09
Description Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work on the Hubble Space Telescope as the first of five STS-125 spacewalks kicks off a week's worth of work on the orbiting...
Date 5/15/09
Hands On
STS-125 astronaut Andrew Feustel selects his next tool to use whi …
5/16/09
Description STS-125 astronaut Andrew Feustel selects his next tool to use while participating in the first of five scheduled spacewalks to perform final hands-on...
Date 5/16/09
The View
Astronaut Michael Good peers through a window toward Atlantis' cr …
5/16/09
Description Astronaut Michael Good peers through a window toward Atlantis' crew cabin interior, where his shirt-sleeved support team members busy themselves to aid...
Date 5/16/09
Space Travel
Tethered to the end of the remote manipulator system arm, which w …
5/17/09
Description Tethered to the end of the remote manipulator system arm, which was controlled from inside Atlantis' crew cabin, STS-125 astronaut Andrew Feustel navigates...
Date 5/17/09
NASA Destination Tomorrow - DT17 - Eating In Space
Third segment of episode 17 that contains the How it Works segmen …
6/1/03
Description Third segment of episode 17 that contains the How it Works segment in which Astronaut Michael Foale describes what eating in space is like.
Date 6/1/03
Visitors Center activities
Astronaut Katherine Hire and LEGO-Master Model Builders assisted …
1/1/97
Description Astronaut Katherine Hire and LEGO-Master Model Builders assisted children from Mississippi, Louisiana and Mississippi in the building of a 12-foot tall Space Shuttle made entirely from tiny LEGO bricks at the John C. Stennis Space Center Visitors Center in South Mississippi. The shuttle was part of an exhibit titled " Travel in Space" World Show which depicts the history of flight and space travel from the Wright brothers to future generations of space vehicles. For more information concerning hours of operation or Visitors Center educational programs, call 1-800-237-1821 in Mississippi and Louisiana or (601) 688-2370.
Date 1/1/97
Astronauts of Mission STS-120 visit Stennis Space Center
Astronaut Pam Melroy presents a commemorative collage of photos a …
12/13/07
Description Astronaut Pam Melroy presents a commemorative collage of photos and items flown aboard space shuttle Discovery to Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi. Melroy commanded NASA's space shuttle mission STS-120. She and fellow crewmembers (from left) Doug Wheelock, Stephanie Wilson, George Zamka, Scott Parazynski and Paolo Nespoli visited Stennis Dec. 13, 2007, to thank employees for the reliability and safe performance of the space shuttle's main engines, which on Oct. 23 launched them aboard Discovery on their mission to the International Space Station.
Date 12/13/07
Astro Camp
Children who attend NASA's summer Astro Camp at Stennis Space Cen …
1/1/95
Description Children who attend NASA's summer Astro Camp at Stennis Space Center enjoy a week of fun-filled activities. Campers learn what it is like to be a couple of inches taller in space and go through an astronaut obstacle course. They also learn how to build their own model rockets, which are launched on the last day of each camp. Campers also attend field trips to places such as the Challenger Learning Center at the Louisiana Arts and Science Center in Baton Rouge. Four weeks of Astro Camp are held during the summer each year-two camps for 8- to 10-year-olds and two for 11- to 13-year olds.
Date 1/1/95
Astro Camp
Children who attend NASA's summer Astro Camp at Stennis Space Cen …
1/1/96
Description Children who attend NASA's summer Astro Camp at Stennis Space Center enjoy a week of fun-filled activities. Campers learn what it feels like to be a couple of inches taller in space and treck through an astronaut obstacle course. They also have the opportunity to build their own model rockets, which are then launched on the last day of each camp. Campers also travel on field trips to places such as the Challenger Learning Center at the Louisiana Arts and Science Center in Baton Rouge. Four weeks of Astro Camp are held each year during the summer-two camps for 8- to 10-year-olds and two for 11- to 13-year olds.
Date 1/1/96
Leaders break ground for INFINITY
Community leaders from Mississippi and Louisiana break ground for …
11/20/08
Description Community leaders from Mississippi and Louisiana break ground for the new INFINITY at NASA Stennis Space Center facility during a Nov. 20 ceremony. Groundbreaking participants included (l to r): Gottfried Construction representative John Smith, Mississippi Highway Commissioner Wayne Brown, INFINITY board member and Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise, Stennis Director Gene Goldman, Studio South representative David Hardy, Leo Seal Jr. family representative Virginia Wagner, Hancock Bank President George Schloegel, Mississippi Rep. J.P. Compretta, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians representative Charlie Benn and Louisiana Sen. A.G. Crowe.
Date 11/20/08
NASA Day at the Capitol
Stennis Space Center leaders and guests visit with Mississippi Se …
2/19/09
Description Stennis Space Center leaders and guests visit with Mississippi Senate members in chambers during NASA Day at the Capitol events in Jackson on Feb. 19. Standing at the Senate podium (rear) is Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. Standing at the lectern below are (l to r): Sen. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, Partners for Stennis Chair Clay Wagner, NASA Shared Services Center Director Rick Arbuthnot, astronaut Rex Walheim, Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman, President Pro Tempore Billy Hewes, R-Gulfport, Sen. Ezell Lee, D-Picayune, and Sen. Tommy Gollott, R-Biloxi.
Date 2/19/09
A Day's Work
Expedition 20 flight engineer Nicole Stott participates in the ST …
9/3/09
Description Expedition 20 flight engineer Nicole Stott participates in the STS-128 mission's first spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Stott and astronaut Danny Olivas (out of frame) removed an empty ammonia tank from the station's truss and temporarily stowed it on the station's robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility and Materials International Space Station Experiment from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery's payload bay for return. Image Credit: NASA
Date 9/3/09
Dryden research pilot Gordon Fullerton on the Dryden ramp after h …
Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gord …
8/29/08
Description Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton capped an almost 50-year flying career, including more than 38 years with NASA, with a final flight in a NASA F/A-18 on Dec. 21, 2007. Fullerton and Dryden research pilot Jim Smolka flew a 90-minute pilot proficiency formation aerobatics flight with another Dryden F/A-18 and a Dryden T-38 before concluding with two low-level formation flyovers of Dryden before landing. Fullerton was honored with a water-cannon spray arch provided by two fire trucks from the Edwards Air Force Base fire department as he taxied the F/A-18 up to the Dryden ramp, and was then greeted by his wife Marie and several hundred Dryden staff after his final flight. December 21, 2007 NASA / Photo Tony Landis ED07-0294-27
Date 8/29/08
Dryden staff formed long lines on the ramp to greet retired resea …
Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gord …
8/29/08
Description Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton capped an almost 50-year flying career, including more than 38 years with NASA, with a final flight in a NASA F/A-18 on Dec. 21, 2007. Fullerton and Dryden research pilot Jim Smolka flew a 90-minute pilot proficiency formation aerobatics flight with another Dryden F/A-18 and a Dryden T-38 before concluding with two low-level formation flyovers of Dryden before landing. Fullerton was honored with a water-cannon spray arch provided by two fire trucks from the Edwards Air Force Base fire department as he taxied the F/A-18 up to the Dryden ramp, and was then greeted by his wife Marie and several hundred Dryden staff after his final flight. December 21, 2007 NASA / Photo Tom Tschida ED07-0294-44
Date 8/29/08
NASA Destination Tomorrow - Episode 17
NASA Destination Tomorrow video containing three segments as desc …
6/1/03
Description NASA Destination Tomorrow video containing three segments as described below. NASA Destination Tomorrow Future Space Food Concerns segment desribes the problems with long duration space travel such as bone loss, food stability, food nutrition and the need for astronauts to have alternative food sources once they reach their destination. The Future Space Food Concerns segment ends with a Did You Know? segment about astronaut ice cream. NASA Destination Tomorrow Food Tech in Long Space Trip segment contains the Behind the Scenes segment that describes the technology and goals for food on space missions. The Food Tech in Long Space Trip segment describes how food is stored, and the challenges of providing food in space. The Food Tech in Long Space Trip segment next describes the processing and preparing of food on the planet Mars. The Food Tech in Long Space Tripsegment also discusses some of the issues with food like food preparation time, food preparation tools, weight of food, weight of food processing machines, what nutrition astronauts will need to maintain healthy bodies and the effects of radiation on food. The Food Tech in Long Space Trip segment ends with a Did You Know? segment describing the first time solid food was eaten in space. NASA Destination Tomorrow Eating In Space segment contains the How it Works segment in which Astronaut Michael Foale describes what eating in space is like. This video is part two of a two part series discussing Food Technology and how it is used by NASA.
Date 6/1/03
Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.
Title Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.
Full Description Mercury Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., in his pressure suit with helmet during Mercury-Atlas 9 prelaunch activities.
Date 02/25/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn During Mercury-Atlas 6 Pre-launch Activities
Title Astronaut John Glenn During Mercury-Atlas 6 Pre-launch Activities
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn gives ready sign during Mercury-Atlas 6 pre- launch training activities.
Date 01/23/1962
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut U.S. Senator John Glenn
Title Astronaut U.S. Senator John Glenn
Full Description STS-95 crewmember, astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn. Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and returned to space in 1998 aboard a Space Shuttle flight.
Date 04/14/1998
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
X-15
The X-15 program is widely considered the most successful researc …
1/5/09
Description The X-15 program is widely considered the most successful research aircraft program in U. S. history, leaving a legacy of scientific data and aeronautical firsts that remains unparalleled. Between June 8, 1959, and Oct. 24, 1968, a dozen pilots flew three rocket-powered X-15 research vehicles 199 times. The program contributed to numerous advances in aerospace technology, including those in materials, hypersonic aerodynamics, astronomy and spaceflight. Researchers generated more than 760 technical reports and earned numerous awards and honors for the X-15 team. Launched from beneath the wing of a modified B-52, the X-15 was the first piloted aircraft to exceed Mach 4, 5 and 6, and ultimately attained a maximum speed of Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph). Eight of the pilots earned astronaut wings for flight above 50 miles altitude. NASA research pilot Joseph A. Walker achieved the highest flight, with a maximum altitude of 354,200 feet (roughly 67 miles). The X-15 vehicles exceeded design specifications and yielded a treasure trove of data of great value to the design of future aerospace vehicles. They have also provided many lessons for future flight research, many of which could not have been anticipated at the time the project was initially approved and funded. Technological contributions of the program include experience afforded in the design, fabrication, and welding of titanium and Inconel X, a nickel-chromium alloy from which the X-15 was constructed to withstand extreme aerodynamic heating. Advanced titanium and nickel alloys and structures were subsequently employed throughout the aerospace industry in aircraft and spacecraft, including those used in the Apollo lunar exploration program. Lessons learned from X-15 turbulent heat-transfer studies contributed to the design of the Apollo capsule after designers found they could build lighter-weight vehicles with less thermal protection than was previously thought possible. The X-15 program also produced a wealth of biomedical data that paved the way for humans to travel in space and helped spacesuit designers refine protective garments. In addition, the project pioneered mission control techniques that are useful for coordinating successful spaceflight and aeronautical research missions. Photo Description The X-15 in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo
Date 1/5/09
NASA Connect - BHFSTE - Healthy Bones
NASA Connect Segment explaining the importance of good nutrition …
11/21/07
Description NASA Connect Segment explaining the importance of good nutrition and specifically nutrients such as calcium. The video explores bones and effects on astronaut's bones.
Date 11/21/07
NASA TV's This Week at NASA, April 16
President Barack Obama made a trip to the Kennedy Space Center on …
04/16/10
Description President Barack Obama made a trip to the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday to explain his plan for America's space program. Accompanied by Florida Senator and former shuttle astronaut Bill Nelson, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, President Obama addressed an audience comprised of elected officials, leaders from industry, academia and KSC employees. * STS-125, the fifth space shuttle servicing mission that gave the Hubble Space Telescope a new lease on life, and L-CROSS, the mission that definitively proved the presence of water on the moon, received awards from the Space Foundation at its 26th annual National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. * What do a lunar habitat module, paper that captures sound as energy, and a drug delivery system for use in space have in common? They're all concepts being developed for commercialization by high school students who competed in the Conrad Foundation's Innovation Summit. * Huntsville's U.S. Space & Rocket Center hosted the 17th annual Great Moonbuggy Race. Competing were upwards of 600 student drivers, engineers and mechanics representing more than 70 teams from 18 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany, India and Romania. * The John Glenn Lecture Series at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington honored the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. Joining Commander Jim Lovell was Apollo 13 Flight Controller, Gene Kranz, Lunar Module Pilot, Fred Haise, and astronaut Ken Mattingly, who was replaced on the mission by the late Jack Swiegert after contracting measles just before the mission's start. * Yuri's Night 2010 celebrated humankind's achievements in space exploration with music, dance, fashion, and art at countless locations around the world, including several NASA centers.
Date 04/16/10
Skylab-4 Mission Onboard Photograph - Astronaut Carr Testing Astr …
Name of Image Skylab-4 Mission Onboard Photograph - Astronaut Carr Testing Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment.
Date of Image 1975-01-01
Full Description This Skylab-4 onboard photograph depicts Astronaut Gerald Carr testing Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment (M509) by flying it around under weightless conditions in the Orbital Workshop. The M509 experiment was an operational study to evaluate and conduct an in-orbit verification of the utility of various maneuvering techniques to assist astronauts in performing tasks that were representative of future extravehicular activity requirements.
Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut Cooper
Title Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut Cooper
Full Description Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the blockhouse during the recovery operation of MR-3 (Freedom 7) mission on May 5, 1961. The MR-3 mission, a 15-1/2 minutes sub-orbital test flight, put the first American, Astronaut Alan Shepard, in space.
Date 5/5/1961
NASA Center Marshall Space Flight Center
Tomorrow's picture: GRB970228: What's There? [ http://antwrp.gsfc …
Title Tomorrow's picture: GRB970228: What's There? [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970407.html ]
NASA Connect - Personal Satellite Assistant - The Astronaut's Hel …
NASA Connect Video containing six segments as described below. NA …
1/22/04
Description NASA Connect Video containing six segments as described below. NASA Connect Segment exploring the aspects of microgravity and how it affects objects in space. Explores object motion and friction and tests the PSA prototype in accordance with these forces. NASA Connect Segment exploring more aspects of the Personal Satellite Assistant. It explains motion and its relationship with the mass of objects in connection to the PSA. NASA Connect Segment explaining mechanical systems. It also compares and contrasts a mechanical system to the system of the International Space Station and Personal Satellite Assistants. NASA Connect Segment explaining the literary origins of robots. It also explores the development of the robot and how scientists use robots in research and technology. NASA Connect Segment exploring the different types of robots. It also explores robots such as the Mars Rover that scientists at NASA use to explore beyond the Earth. NASA Connect Segment involving students in an activity that investigates volume and surface area in two different cylinders. The video also explains basic mathematical functions to help answer the questions.
Date 1/22/04
NASA Destination Tomorrow - DT17 - Future Space Food Concerns
First segment of episode 17 that describes the problems with long …
6/1/03
Description First segment of episode 17 that describes the problems with long duration space travel such as bone loss, food stability, food nutrition and the need for astronauts to have alternative food sources once they reach their destination. The Future Space Food Concerns segment ends with a Did You Know? segment about astronaut ice cream.
Date 6/1/03
Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra
Title Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra
Full Description Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. in Mercury pressure suit with model of Mercury capsule behind him.
Date 10/01/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Molded Astronaut Couches
Title Molded Astronaut Couches
Full Description Molded astronaut couches line the NASA Langley Research Centers model shop wall. The names of the test subjects (Langley employees) are written on the back. The couches are similar to those made for each astronaut and fitted into the Mercury capsules for manned spaceflight.
Date 07/07/1959
NASA Center Langley Research Center
Astronaut James A. McDivitt Suited in Preparation for Training Te …
Title Astronaut James A. McDivitt Suited in Preparation for Training Tests
Full Description Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander of Gemini IV, suited in preparation for weight and balance tests. The objective of the Gemini IV mission was to evaluate and test the effects of four days in space on the crew, equipment and control systems. Pilot Edward White II successfully accomplished the first U.S. spacewalk during the Gemini IV mission.
Date 05/21/1965
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn being Honored
Title Astronaut John Glenn being Honored
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. is honored by President John F. Kennedy after his historical first manned orbital flight. The ceremony is being held at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Langley, Virginia. The Center moved to Houston, Texas later that year, where it continues to reside.
Date 2/23/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn During His First Orbit in Friendship 7
Title Astronaut John Glenn During His First Orbit in Friendship 7
Full Description A weightless applesauce tube floats free following a snack by astronaut John Glenn in the course of his first orbit during the Mercury "Friendship 7" mission on February 20, 1962.
Date 02/20/1962
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn Undergoes Simulated Orbital Flight Training
Title Astronaut John Glenn Undergoes Simulated Orbital Flight Training
Full Description Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., undergoes a simulated orbital flight as part of his training for Project Mercury in the Manned Spacecraft Center's procedure trainer at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Date 11/29/1961
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cooper Egressing "Faith 7
Title Cooper Egressing "Faith 7
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted in backing out of his Mecury capsule "Faith 7" after a 600,000 mile, 22.9 orbit journey around the Earth. He elected to remain in the spacecraft until it was hoisted to the deck of the Kearsarge, as did Astronaut Walter Schirra during the previous mission.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Grissom Inspects Periscope
Title Grissom Inspects Periscope
Full Description Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom checks the installation of the periscope from which astronaut Alan B. Sheppard, Jr. viewed the Earth on his historic ride into space in the Freedom 7 space capsule.
Date 05/05/1961
NASA Center Headquarters
John Glenn Entering Friendship 7
Title John Glenn Entering Friendship 7
Full Description Overall view of astronaut John Glenn, Jr., as he enters into the spacecraft Friendship 7 prior to MA-6 launch operations at Launch Complex 14. Astronaut Glenn is entering his spacecraft to begin the first American manned Earth orbital mission.
Date 2/20/1962
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
President Reagan Presents Medals
Title President Reagan Presents Medals
Full Description President Ronald Reagan presents astronaut John Young with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor as well as NASA's Distinguished Service Medal. Astronaut Robert C. Crippen also received the Distinguished Service Medal and Dr. Alan Lovelace was presented with the President's Citizens Medal. From left to right: President Ronald Reagan Astronaut, John Young Astronaut, Robert Crippen Dr. Alan Lovelace Vice President George Bush
Date 05/01/1981
NASA Center Headquarters
Research pilot and former astronaut Gordon Fullerton is congratul …
Photo Description Research pilot and former astronaut Gordon Fullerton is congratulated by retired astronaut Fred Haise upon Fullerton's induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame
Project Description Former astronaut Gordon Fullerton (left), currently chief research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, is congratulated by former astronaut Fred Haise (right) upon Fullerton's induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on April 30, 2005. Fullerton and Haise were one of two flight crews who flew the Approach and Landing Tests of the prototype Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise at Dryden in 1977. Fullerton, who had served on the support crews for four Apollo moon landing missions in the early 1970s, went on to fly two Shuttle missions, STS-3 in 1982 and STS-51F in 1985. STS-3 became the only Shuttle mission to date to land at White Sands, N.M., and STS-51F was completed successfully despite the failure of one of the Shuttle's main engines during ascent to orbit. Haise, a member of the crew on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, was also a research pilot at NASA Dryden during his pre-astronaut career. Former astronauts Joseph Allen and Bruce McCandless were also inducted during the 2005 ceremonies at the KSC Visitor Center. In addition to honoring former members of NASA's astronaut corps who have made significant contributions to the advancement of space flight, the annual induction ceremonies serve as a fund-raiser for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The foundation funded 17 $10,000 scholarships to college students studying science and engineering in 2004.
Photo Date 04/30/2005
Photo Description Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin (left) and Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle astronaut Vance Brand discuss Dryden's work on an Orion fit-check crew module mockup.
Project Description Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was honored by the Lancaster JetHawks Class A California League baseball team during their annual Aerospace Appreciation Night on Aug. 25, 2007. Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to set foot on the moon in 1969. Prior to his appearance at the baseball game, Aldrin toured NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, and was brought up to date on several of the major aeronautics, science and space research projects under way at the center by former Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle astronaut Vance Brand, director of aerospace projects at NASA Dryden.
Photo Date August 25, 2007
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, May 21
NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun helped kick off Spinoff Day o …
05/21/10
Description NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun helped kick off Spinoff Day on Capitol Hill. * A six-member team of aquanauts is testing exploration concepts off Florida's east coast in the difficult and often dangerous work environment of the ocean. * NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is the new robotic record-holder for longevity on the Red Planet.* Recent studies sponsored by NASA suggest that Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may play a role in mitigating bone breakdown. * Astronaut Jeff Williams, Expedition 22 Commander of the International Space Station gave a special presentation at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington about his recent six month mission aboard the complex. * The Jet Propulsion Laboratory held its annual two-day open house for adults and kids alike. * Employees of the Glenn Research Center were visited by members of two space shuttle crews. * More than 200 cyclists took part in the Ames Research Center's second annual Tour de Ames Bicycle Race and Fun Ride.
Date 05/21/10
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, May 28
Carrying a six-astronaut crew - STS-132 Commander Ken Ham, Pilot …
05/28/10
Description Carrying a six-astronaut crew - STS-132 Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Steve Bowen, Mike Good and Piers Sellers - space shuttle Atlantis concluded its final flight, a 12-day trip to the International Space Station, with a smooth landing at the Kennedy Space Center.* A new, advanced instrument designed to shed more light on the mysteries of the sun was prepared for shipment to its launch site. SUMI, the Solar Ultraviolet Magnetograph Investigation, is targeted to liftoff on a sounding rocket from White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico on June 8.* Space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 crew members were heartily welcomed to Headquarters by its employees.* The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has conducted its 'First Light' mission, producing this composite infrared image of Jupiter. A recent visual-wavelength picture of approximately the same side of Jupiter is shown for comparison.
Date 05/28/10
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, June 11
More than 250 students joined with astronaut Leland Melvin and Ad …
06/11/10
Description More than 250 students joined with astronaut Leland Melvin and Administrator Charles Bolden at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to help kickoff NASA's Summer of Innovation.* The launch nears for Expedition 24's three new members. Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, and NASA astronauts Dough Wheelock and Shannon Walker are slated to liftoff on a Soyuz rocket for the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 15.* The Langley Research Center has broken ground on a new facility dedicated to bringing astronauts home safely from space. * The Marshall Space Flight Center honored the ''best of the best'' during its Honor Awards ceremony. *NASA's second Global Hawk Earth sciences aircraft has completed its first checkout flight. * The California School for the Blind is among six schools in the San Francisco Bay Area that've hosted “Space Dayâ€ activities including a Traveling Space Museum from the Ames Research Center. * The Ames Research Center turned the spotlight on NASA's collaborative “Smart Skiesâ€ project by showcasing the curriculum's software at a kick-off media event.*
Date 06/11/10
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, December 4
* The three crew members of Expedition 21 made a safe landing in …
12/04/09
Description * The three crew members of Expedition 21 made a safe landing in a Soyuz spacecraft after departing the International Space Station several hours earlier. * NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden presented Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise, Jr. with NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award during a special ceremony in Biloxi, Mississippi, Haise√¢s hometown. * Thirty-seven years ago the Apollo 17 mission began with this early morning launch from the Kennedy Space Center. * NASA'S revolutionary Kepler space telescope has been honored by two leading magazines. Popular Science Magazine dubbed the planet-hunting telescope the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award, and Popular Mechanics lauded its achievement with a 2009 Breakthrough Award. * NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is on track to begin its mission this week. WISE is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a Delta II rocket.
Date 12/04/09
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, February 19
* President Obama spoke with the crews of space shuttle Endeavour …
02/19/10
Description * President Obama spoke with the crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. * New findings by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the Andromeda galaxy have provided a major advance in understanding a type of supernova believed critical to studying dark energy. * The telescope aboard NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, was successfully activated during a January 15 test flight of almost six hours. * A new NASA Web site can help our future explorers and leaders better understand the how's and why's of climate change and what they can do to make our planet more habitable. * Scott Carpenter: ''Godspeed John Glenn'' Forty-eight years ago, Mercury astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth when an Atlas rocket successfully carried his Friendship 7 capsule into space.
Date 02/19/10
NASA TV's This Week at NASA, March 26
The seven member STS-131 crew continues to prep for its April mis …
03/26/10
Description The seven member STS-131 crew continues to prep for its April mission to the International Space Station. Flying aboard the space shuttle Discovery the crew will deliver about 13-thousand pounds of supplies to the station. * NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy aircraft, SOFIA completed a two-week series of 'light envelope expansion' test flights. * Brenda Manuel, NASA Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity, was honored by the Society of Women Engineers as this year's recipient of the group's President's Award. A lawyer by training, Manuel was recognized for her longtime encouragement of women to pursue careers in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.* The final support beam for the Ames Research Center's new green building was installed during a special 'Topping Out' celebration. * Former moonwalker, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin has again captured the nation√¢s attention as a contestant on the ABC television series, 'Dancing with the Stars.'
Date 03/26/10
Dedication Ceremony
Name of Image Dedication Ceremony
Date of Image 1999-07-16
Full Description Alabama Governor Don Seigleman cuts the ribbon marking the dedication of the Saturn V rocket replica that was constructed at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in honor of the 30th arniversary of the lunar landing. Accompanying the Governor are (L/R): Mike Wing, CEO US Space Rocket Center, Mike Gillespie, Madison County Commissioner, Dist. Seven, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut, Governor Seigleman, Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 Astronaut, Dick Gordon, Apollo 12 Astronaut, Ed Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut, Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 Astronaut, and Owen Garriott, Skylab 3 Astronaut.
This image shows Death Valley, California, centered at 36.629 deg …
4/11/94
Date 4/11/94
Description This image shows Death Valley, California, centered at 36.629 degrees north latitude, 117.069 degrees west longitude. The image shows Furnace Creek alluvial fan and Furnace Creek Ranch at the far right, and the sand dunes near Stove Pipe Wells at the center. The dark fork-shaped feature between Furnace Creek fan and the dunes is a smooth flood-plain which encloses Cottonball Basin. This SIR-C/X-SAR supersite is an area of extensive field investigations and has been visited by both Space Radar Lab astronaut crews. Elevations in the valley range from 70 meters (230 feet) below sea level, the lowest in the United States, to more than 3,300 meters (10,800 feet) above sea level. Scientists are using SIR-C/X-SAR data from Death Valley to help answer a number of different questions about Earth's geology. One question concerns how alluvial fans are formed and change through time under the influence of climatic changes and earthquakes. Alluvial fans are gravel deposits that wash down from the mountains over time. They are visible in the image as circular, fan-shaped bright areas extending into the darker valley floor from the mountains. Information about the alluvial fans helps scientists study Earth's ancient climate. Scientists know the fans are built up through climatic and tectonic processes and they will use the SIR-C/X-SAR data to understand the nature and rates of weathering processes on the fans, soil formation and the transport of sand and dust by the wind. SIR-C/X-SAR's sensitivity to centimeter-scale (inch-scale) roughness provides detailed maps of surface texture. Such information can be used to study the occurrence and movement of dust storms and sand dunes. The goal of these studies is to gain a better understanding of the record of past climatic changes and the effects of those changes on a sensitive environment. This may lead to a better ability to predict future response of the land to different potential global climate-change scenarios. Death Valley is also one of the primary calibration sites for SIR-C/X-SAR. The bright dots near the center of the image are corner reflectors that have been set-up to calibrate the radar as the shuttle passes overhead. Thirty triangular-shaped reflectors (they look like aluminum pyramids) have been deployed by the calibration team from JPL over a 40- by 40-kilometer (25- by 25- mile) area in and around Death Valley. The calibration team will also deploy transponders (electronic reflectors) and receivers to measure the radar signals from SIR- C/X-SAR on the ground. SIR-C/X-SAR is part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth. The radars illuminate Earth with microwaves allowing detailed observations at any time, regardless of weather or sunlight conditions. SIR-C/X-SAR uses three microwave wavelengths: L- band (24 cm), C-band (6 cm) and X-band (3 cm). The multi- frequency data will be used by the international scientific community to better understand the global environment and how it is changing. The SIR-C/X-SAR data, complemented by aircraft and ground studies, will give scientists clearer insights into those environmental changes which are caused by nature and those changes which are induced by human activity. SIR-C was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. X-SAR was developed by the Dornier and Alenia Spazio companies for the German space agency, Deutsche Agentur fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (DARA), and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI). #####
This picture is a three-dimensional perspective view of Death Val …
4/13/94
Date 4/13/94
Description This picture is a three-dimensional perspective view of Death Valley, California. This view was constructed by overlaying a SIR-C radar image on a U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation map. The SIR-C image is centered at 36.629 degrees north latitude and 117.069 degrees west longitude. We are looking at Stove Pipe Wells, which is the bright rectangle located in the center of the picture frame. Our vantage point is located atop a large alluvial fan centered at the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon. In the foreground on the left, we can see the sand dunes near Stove Pipe Wells. In the background on the left, the Valley floor gradually falls in elevation toward Badwater, the lowest spot in the United States. In the background on the right we can see Tucki Mountain. This SIR-C/X-SAR supersite is an area of extensive field investigations and has been visited by both Space Radar Lab astronaut crews. Elevations in the Valley range from 70 meters (230 feet) below sea level, the lowest in the United States, to more than 3,300 meters (10,800 feet) above sea level. Scientists are using SIR-C/X-SAR data from Death Valley to help the answer a number of different questions about Earth's geology. One question concerns how alluvial fans are formed and change through time under the influence of climatic changes and earthquakes. Alluvial fans are gravel deposits that wash down from the mountains over time. They are visible in the image as circular, fan-shaped bright areas extending into the darker valley floor from the mountains. Information about the alluvial fans helps scientists study Earth's ancient climate. Scientists know the fans are built up through climatic and tectonic processes and they will use the SIR-C/X-SAR data to understand the nature and rates of weathering processes on the fans, soil formation and the transport of sand and dust by the wind. SIR- C/X-SAR's sensitivity to centimeter-scale (inch-scale) roughness provides detailed maps of surface texture. Such information can be used to study the occurrence and movement of dust storms and sand dunes. The goal of these studies is to gain a better understanding of the record of past climatic changes and the effects of those changes on a sensitive environment. This may lead to a better ability to predict future response of the land to different potential global climate-change scenarios. Vertical exaggeration is 1.87 times, exaggeration of relief is a common tool scientists use to detect relationships between structure (for example, faults and fractures) and topography. Death Valley is also one of the primary calibration sites for SIR-C/X-SAR. In the lower right quadrant of the picture frame two bright dots can be seen which form a line extending to Stove Pipe Wells. These dots are corner reflectors that have been set up to calibrate the radar as the shuttle passes overhead. Thirty triangular-shaped reflectors (they look like aluminum pyramids) have been deployed by the calibration team from JPL over a 40- by 40-kilometer (25- by 25-mile) area in and around Death Valley. The signatures of these reflectors were analyzed by JPL scientists to calibrate the image used in this picture. The calibration team here also deployed transponders (electronic reflectors) and receivers to measure the radar signals from SIR- C/X-SAR on the ground. ----- SIR-C/X-SAR radars illuminate Earth with microwaves allowing detailed observations at any time, regardless of weather or sunlight conditions. SIR-C/X-SAR uses three microwave wavelengths: L-band (24 cm), C-band (6 cm) and X-band (3 cm). The multi-frequency data will be used by the international scientific community to better understand the global environment and how it is changing. The SIR-C/X-SAR data, in conjunction with aircraft and ground studies, will give scientists clearer insights into those environmental changes which are caused by nature and those changes which are induced by human activity. SIR-C was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. X-SAR was developed by the Dornier and Alenia Spazio companies for the German space agency, Deutsche Agentur fur Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (DARA), and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI).
Houston, Texas L & C bands
This image of Houston, Texas, shows the amount of detail that is …
6/8/95
Date 6/8/95
Description This image of Houston, Texas, shows the amount of detail that is possible to obtain using spaceborne radar imaging. Images such as this -- obtained by the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) flying aboard the space shuttle Endeavor last fall -- can become an effective tool for urban planners who map and monitor land use patterns in urban, agricultural and wetland areas. Central Houston appears pink and white in the upper portion of the image, outlined and crisscrossed by freeways. The image was obtained on October 10, 1994, during the space shuttle's 167th orbit. The area shown is 100 kilometers by 60 kilometers (62 miles by 38 miles) and is centered at 29.38 degrees north latitude, 95.1 degrees west longitude. North is toward the upper left. The pink areas designate urban development while the green- and blue-patterned areas are agricultural fields. Black areas are bodies of water, including Galveston Bay along the right edge and the Gulf of Mexico at the bottom of the image. Interstate 45 runs from top to bottom through the image. The narrow island at the bottom of the image is Galveston Island, with the city of Galveston at its northeast (right) end. The dark cross in the upper center of the image is Hobby Airport. Ellington Air Force Base is visible below Hobby on the other side of Interstate 45. Clear Lake is the dark body of water in the middle right of the image. The green square just north of Clear Lake is Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control and the astronaut training facilities. The black rectangle with a white center that appears to the left of the city center is the Houston Astrodome. The colors in this image were obtained using the follow radar channels: red represents the L-band (horizontally transmitted, vertically received), green represents the C-band (horizontally transmitted, vertically received), blue represents the C-band (horizontally transmitted and received). ----- Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar(SIR- C/X-SAR) is part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth. The radars illuminate Earth with microwaves, allowing detailed observations at any time, regardless of weather or sunlight conditions. SIR- C/X-SAR uses three microwave wavelengths: L-band (24 cm), C-band (6 cm) and X-band (3 cm). The multi-frequency data will be used by the international scientific community to better understand the global environment and how it is changing. The SIR-C/X-SAR data, complemented by aircraft and ground studies, will give scientists clearer insights into those environmental changes which are caused by nature and those changes which are induced by human activity. SIR-C was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. X-SAR was developed by the Dornier and Alenia Spazio companies for the German space agency, Deutsche Agentur fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (DARA), and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) with the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer luft und Raumfahrt e.V.(DLR), the major partner in science, operations and data processing of X-SAR. #####
Apollo 13 Recovery Area
Title Apollo 13 Recovery Area
Full Description Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn. Astronaut Fred W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot, is already aboard the helicopter. In the life raft with Lovell, and in the water are several U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers, who assisted in the recovery operations. The crew was taken to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship, several minutes after the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:01:44 pm CST on April 17, 1970.
Date 04/17/1970
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
APOLLO 14 EVA View
Title APOLLO 14 EVA View
Full Description Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, photographed this sweeping view showing fellow Moon-explorer astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., mission commander, and the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM). A small cluster of rocks and a few prints made by the lunar overshoes of Mitchell are in the foreground. Mitchell was standing in the boulder field, located just north by northwest of the LM, when he took this picture during the second Apollo 14 extravehicular activity (EVA-2), on February 6, 1971. While astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit, Shepard and Mitchell descended in the LM to explore the Moon.
Date 02/06/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 8 recovery
Title Apollo 8 recovery
Full Description The Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, recovery vessel for the historic initial manned lunar orbital mission. In left foreground is astronaut Frank Borman, Mission Commander. Behind Borman is astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, and on the right is astronaut William A. Anders, Lunar Module pilot. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:51 a.m. (EST), December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,000 miles south-southwest of Hawaii.
Date 12/27/1968
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Administrator Richard Truly
Title Astronaut Administrator Richard Truly
Full Description Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One day earlier he concluded a 30 year Naval career retiring as a Vice Admiral. He was the first astronaut to head the nation's civilian space agency. Truly became Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight on February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program less than one month after the Challenger disaster. This was highlighted by the much heralded "Return to Flight" on September 29, 1988 with the launch of Shuttle Discovery, 32 months after Challenger's final flight. On February 12th, 1992 Richard Truly resigned as NASA Administrator at the request of President George Bush.
Date 10/01/1979
NASA Center Headquarters
Astronaut Fullerton Suited for Training Exercises on KC-135
Title Astronaut Fullerton Suited for Training Exercises on KC-135
Full Description Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, gets a preview of what it might be like in space during a flight aboard NASA's KC- 135 "zero-gravity" aircraft. A special parabolic pattern flown by the aircraft provides shore periods of weightlessness. These flights are nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the nausea that is often induced. Fullerton's suit is an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), used by astronauts when leaving the Shuttle orbiter to go outside and perform tasks in space. There was no EVA on the STS-3, but crewmembers are trained in that area in the event of the necessity to perform chores in space that for some reason could not be done remotely. Fullerton donned his suit during a parabola and took the opportunity to float around in the absence of gravity.
Date 07/1981
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Gibson Shakes Hands with Cosmonaut Dezhurov
Title Astronaut Gibson Shakes Hands with Cosmonaut Dezhurov
Full Description Astronaut Robert L. Gibson, STS-71 mission commander, shakes the hand of cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Mir-18 commander. The historic handshake took place two and a half weeks prior to the 20th anniversary of a similar in-space greeting between cosmonauts and astronauts participating in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). On July 17, 1975, astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, NASA's ASTP commander, greeted his counterpart, Aleksey A. Leonov, in a docking tunnel linking the Soyuz and Apollo spacecraft.
Date 06/29/1995
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Owen Garriott Performs EVA During Skylab 3
Title Astronaut Owen Garriott Performs EVA During Skylab 3
Full Description Scientist-astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, is seen performing an extravehicular activity at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit, photographed with a hand- held 70mm Hasselblad camera. Garriott had just deployed the Skylab Particle Collection S149 Experiment. The experiment is mounted on one of the ATM solar panels. The purpose of the S149 experiment was to collect material from interplanetary dust particles on prepared surfaces suitable for studying their impact phenomena. Earlier during the EVA Garriott assisted astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, in deploying the twin pole solar shield.
Date 08/06/1973
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon
Title Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon
Full Description Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the Moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM, the "Eagle", to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar-orbit.
Date 7/20/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Title Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Full Description Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 exravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.
Date 7/20/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995
Title Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995
Full Description Exuberant and thrilled to be at the Kennedy Space Center, seven women who once aspired to fly into space stand outside Launch Pad 39B neat the Space Shuttle Discovery, poised for liftoff on the first flight of 1995. They are members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs, also known as the "Mercury 13"), a group of women who trained to become astronauts for Americas first human spaceflight program back in the early 1960s. Although this FLATs effort was never an official NASA program, their commitment helped pave the way for the milestone Eileen Collins set: becoming the first female Shuttle pilot. Visiting the space center as invited guests of STS-63 Pilot Eileen Collins are (from left): Gene Nora Jessen, Wally Funk, Jerrie Cobb, Jerri Truhill, Sarah Rutley, Myrtle Cagle and Bernice Steadman.
Date 02/02/1995
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Title Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Full Description Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom climbs into "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft the morning of July 21, 1961. Backup Astronaut John Glenn assists in the operation. The Mercury-Redstone 4(MR-4) successfully launched the Liberty Bell 7 at 7:20 am EST on July 21, 1961. MR-4 was the second in a series of successful U.S. manned suborbital flights.
Date 07/21/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
John Glenn OK
Title John Glenn OK
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn and technicians inspect artwork that will be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft. John Glenn nicknamed his capsule "Friendship 7". On February 20, 1962 astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atlas (MA-6) rocket and became the first American to orbit the Earth. After orbiting the Earth 3 times, Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds later, just East of Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas. Glenn and his capsule were recovered by the Navy Destroyer Noa, 21 minutes after splashdown.
Date 02/02/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
NASA Connect - Better Health From Space To Earth
NASA Connect Video containing seven segments as described below. …
11/21/07
Description NASA Connect Video containing seven segments as described below. NASA Connect Video involving students in an activity that estimates average daily energy needs. The video also explains BMR and other vocabulary relating to energy. NASA Connect Segment exploring the mathematical concepts estimation and measurement. The video relates these concepts to daily activities and to health and nutrition. NASA Connect Segment involving students in a web activity. The video explains how students complete the Exercise Project and the Heart Plot Project. NASA Connect Segment exploring good nutrition and exercise. NASA Connect Segment explaing how astronauts exercise in space and how they endure long-duration space flights. The video also explores ways of measuring levels of fitness. NASA Connect Segment explaining the importance of good nutrition and specifically nutrients such as calcium. The video explores bones and effects on astronaut's bones. NASA Connect Segment involving students in an activity that applies estimation and measurement skills. The video explores estimations of serving sizes for different foods.
Date 11/21/07
Astronaut Corps, STS-4 vehicle integration test team and other pe …
Title Astronaut Corps, STS-4 vehicle integration test team and other personnel
Description Members of the JSC astronaut corps., STS-4 vehicle integration test team (VITT) and other personnel pose for a photograph at the completion of a countdown demonstration test (CDDT) at Launch pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center. Participants are, from the left: Wilbur J. Etbauer, engineer with the VITT, Mission Specialist/Astronaut James D. van Hoften, Terry Stanford, engineer from JSC's flight operations directorate, Mission Specialist/Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, Astronaut Richard N. Richards, Astronaut Michael J. Smith, Richard W. Nygren, head of the VITT, Mission Specialist/Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., STS-4 pilot, Mary Haynes, a co-op student participating with the VITT, Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II., STS-4 commander, and Astronaut Donald E. Williams.
Date Taken 1982-06-14
Astronaut Corps, STS-4 vehicle integration test team and other pe …
Title Astronaut Corps, STS-4 vehicle integration test team and other personnel
Description Members of the JSC astronaut corps., STS-4 vehicle integration test team (VITT) and other personnel pose for a photograph at the completion of a countdown demonstration test (CDDT) at Launch pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center. Participants are, from the left: Wilbur J. Etbauer, engineer with the VITT, Mission Specialist/Astronaut James D. van Hoften, Terry Stanford, engineer from JSC's flight operations directorate, Mission Specialist/Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, Astronaut Richard N. Richards, Astronaut Michael J. Smith, Richard W. Nygren, head of the VITT, Mission Specialist/Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., STS-4 pilot, Mary Haynes, a co-op student participating with the VITT, Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II., STS-4 commander, and Astronaut Donald E. Williams.
Date Taken 1982-06-14
Astronaut John H. Glenn
Name of Image Astronaut John H. Glenn
Date of Image 1959-04-27
Full Description Astronaut John H. Glenn, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-6 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, was the first manned orbital launch by the United States, and carried Astronaut Glenn aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft to orbit the Earth.
Aerial View of Launch Complex 14
Title Aerial View of Launch Complex 14
Full Description Aerial view of Launch Complex 14 with Missile Row visible to the right. Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9), visible on Pad 14, is scheduled to carry astronaut Gordon Cooper for the fourth manned orbital mission.
Date 5/7/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Alan Shepard
Title Alan Shepard
Full Description A closeup of astronaut Alan Shepard in his space suit seated inside the Mercury capsule. He is undergoing a flight simulation test with the capsule mated to the Redstone booster.
Date 4/29/1961
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 11 LM Interior
Title Apollo 11 LM Interior
Full Description This interior view of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module shows Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, during the lunar landing mission. This picture was taken by Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, prior to the moon landing.
Date 7/20/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Astronaut Escape Testing
Title Astronaut Escape Testing
Full Description Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight configuration with cherry picker, on one of many tests conducted to evaluate astronaut escape feasibility.
Date 4/29/1961
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn in a State of Weightlessness During Friendsh …
Title Astronaut John Glenn in a State of Weightlessness During Friendship
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn photographed in space by an automatic sequence motion picture camera during his flight on "Friendship 7." Glenn was in a state of weightlessness traveling at 17,500 mph as these pictures were taken.
Date 02/20/1962
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut Roger Chaffee
Title Astronaut Roger Chaffee
Full Description Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee (left) receives instruction from Maxwell W. Goode, a scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center. Goode is explaining the operation of the Lunar Landing Simulator at the Lunar Landing Research Facility.
Date 11/17/1965
NASA Center Langley Research Center
Carr and Pogue in Skylab
Title Carr and Pogue in Skylab
Full Description Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Commander for the Skylab 4 mission, jokingly demonstrates weight training in zero-gravity as he balances astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot, upside down on his finger.
Date 02/01/1974
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cernan Photographed Inside Gemini 9A
Title Cernan Photographed Inside Gemini 9A
Full Description Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, pilot of the Gemini 9A mission is photographed inside the spacecraft by the command pilot, astronaut Thomas P. Stafford during flight.
Date 06/03/1966
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cooper
Title Cooper
Full Description Launch of Mercury Atlas 9 rocket with astronaut Gordon Cooper onboard from Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Date 5/15/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cooper Departs Transfer Van
Title Cooper Departs Transfer Van
Full Description Astronaut Gordon Cooper departing the Transfer Van in his silver pressure suit and helmet, is greeted with applause from the assembled Pad 14 employees. When he arrives at the base of the service tower, he'll ride an elevator up to where his Mercury spacecraft nicknamed, "Faith 7" awaits his arrival.
Date 5/15/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
Title Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., has a smile for the recovery crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge, after he is on board from a successful 22 orbit mission of the Earth in his Mercury spacecraft "Faith 7." Cooper is still sitting in his capsule, with his helmet off.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard Enters Cleanroom
Title Shepard Enters Cleanroom
Full Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., makes his way from the elevator to the cleanroom atop the service tower where he'll be inserted into his Mercury space capsule nicknamed "Freedom 7.
Date 5/5/1961
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Shepard Hoisted into Recovery Helicopter
Title Shepard Hoisted into Recovery Helicopter
Full Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter after splashdown of his "Freedom 7" Mercury space capsule.
Date 05/05/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard on Deck of Champlain after Recovery
Title Shepard on Deck of Champlain after Recovery
Full Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the U.S.S. Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Freedom 7 Mercury space capsule.
Date 05/05/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Structures in Space
Title Structures in Space
Full Description Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, anchored to the foot restraint on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), approaches the tower-like Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures (ACCESS) device. The structure was just deployed by Ross and astronaut Sherwood Spring as the Atlantis flies over white clouds and blue ocean waters of the Atlantic.
Date 12/01/1985
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
First Female Astronaut Candidates
Title First Female Astronaut Candidates
Full Description Taking a break from the various training exercises at a three-day water survival school held near Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, are some of the first female astronaut candidates in the U.S. space program. Left to right are Sally K. Ride, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, Kathryn D. Sullivan and Rhea Seddon.
Date 1978
NASA Center Headquarters
Freedom 7 and Shepard In flight
Title Freedom 7 and Shepard In flight
Full Description Astronaut Alan Shepard photographed in flight by a 16mm movie camera inside the Freedom 7 spacecraft. Shepard is just about to raise the shield in front of his face during descent after opening of the main parachute.
Date 5/5/1961
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Freedom 7 Prelaunch
Title Freedom 7 Prelaunch
Full Description Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom wishes Alan B. Shepard a safe flight just before insertion into the Freedom 7 spacecraft mated on the Redstone rocket.
Date 5/5/1961
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit
Title Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in white room, waiting for Terminal Countdown Demonstrations Test (TCDT) activities to resume in preparation for his Mercury- Atlas 9 launch.
Date 4/30/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
Title Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
Full Description Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, "Liberty Bell 7" arrives aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Randolph, following his 15 minute 37 seconds suborbital space mission. He is flanked by military medical officers. Grissom's capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later.
Date 07/21/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
The Astronauts of Skylab 3
Title The Astronauts of Skylab 3
Full Description The crewmembers of Skylab 3: astronaut Alan L. Bean, foreground, commander, scientistastronaut Owen K. Garriott, left, science pilot, and astronaut Jack R. Lousma, pilot. This crew spent 59 days and 11 hours in orbit.
Date 02/02/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
John Glenn in the Mercury Procedures Trainer
Title John Glenn in the Mercury Procedures Trainer
Full Description John H. Glenn, one of the Mercury Seven Astronauts, runs through a training exercise in the Mercury Procedures Trainer at the Space Task Group, Langley Field, Virginia. This Link-type spacecraft simulator allowed the astronaut the practice of both normal and emergency modes of systems operations.
Date 1960
NASA Center Langley Research Center
Astronaut Sharnon Lucid in Mir Space Station
Name of Image Astronaut Sharnon Lucid in Mir Space Station
Date of Image 1996-01-01
Full Description In this photograph, Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, Ph.D., communicates with the ground support team inside the Core Module of the Mir Space Station. Launched aboard the STS-76, the third Shuttle/Mir docking mission, in March 1996, to join the Mir crew in the orbiting laboratory, Astronaut Lucid returned to Earth aboard STS-79 in September 1996. Astronaut Lucid made the U.S. longest record of 188 days in space. Prior to this endeavor, Astronaut Lucid served as a mission specialist on STS-51G in June 1985, STS-34 in October 1989, STS-43 in August 1991, and STS-58 in October 1993. She had logged 5,354 hours (223 days) in space and holds both an international record for the most flight hours in orbit by any non-Russian, and the record for the most flight hours in orbit by any woman in the world. In February 2002. Dr. Lucid was selected as NASA's Chief Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C., with responsibility for developing and communicating the agency's science and research objectives to the outside world.
Highlights from Lancaster Jethawks Aerospace Appreciation Night H …
Astronaut Deke Slayton during World War II
Title Astronaut Deke Slayton during World War II
Full Description This World War II photograph shows future Astronaut Donald "Deke" K. Slayton (on right) and 1st Lt. Ed Steinman (on left) beside a Douglas A-26 bomber in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the summer of 1945. While the exact location is unknown, the photograph was most likely taken on Okinawa. 1st Lt. Slayton was one of only two NASA astronauts to fly combat missions during World War II. Slayton was born in 1924 in Sparta, Wisconsin, and joined the Army Air Force soon after high school. He completed flight training in April 1943, and spent a year in Europe as a B-25 pilot with the 340th Bombardment Group, completing 56 combat missions. In 1944, he returned to the United States for a year before being assigned to Okinawa with the 319th Bombardment Group. As part of the first group to fly combat with the A-26 aircraft, he flew seven combat missions over Japan. Slayton logged more the 6,600 hours of flying time, including 5,100 in jet aircraft. He was named as one of the seven Mercury astronauts in April 1959 and was scheduled to pilot the Mercury- Atlas 7 mission, but a heart condition prevented him from flying. After years of work as the Coordinator of Astronaut Activities and Director of Flight Crew Operations, he was again declared fit to fly in March 1972. Three years later he participated in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project as the Apollo docking module pilot. While he did not fly again, he continued to work for NASA until 1982 in a variety of capacities. He died on June 13, 1993.
Date 1945
NASA Center Headquarters
Jerrie Cobb Poses beside Mercury Capsule
Title Jerrie Cobb Poses beside Mercury Capsule
Full Description Jerrie Cobb poses next to a Mercury spaceship capsule. Although she never flew in space, Cobb, along with twenty-four other women, underwent physical tests similar to those taken by the Mercury astronauts with the belief that she might become an astronaut trainee. All the women who participated in the program, known as First Lady Astronaut Trainees, were skilled pilots. Dr. Randy Lovelace, a NASA scientist who had conducted the official Mercury program physicals, administered the tests at his private clinic without official NASA sanction. Cobb passed all the training exercises, ranking in the top 2% of all astronaut candidates of both genders. While she was sworn in as a consultant to Administrator James Webb on the issue of women in space, mounting political pressure and internal opposition lead NASA to restrict its official astronaut training program to men despite campaigning by the thirteen finalists of the FLAT program. After three years, Cobb left NASA for the jungles of the Amazon, where she has spent four decades as a solo pilot delivering food, medicine, and other aid to the indigenous people. She has received the Amelia Earhart Medal, the Harmon Trophy, the Pioneer Woman Award, the Bishop Wright Air Industry Award, and many other decorations for her tireless years of humanitarian service.
Date UNKNOWN
NASA Center Headquarters
Apollo 17 Astronaut Training
Title Apollo 17 Astronaut Training
Full Description Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Jack Schmitt are preparing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) and the Communications Relay Unit (LCRU) mission simulation. Support Team Astronaut Gordon Fullerton, standing, left, discusses test procedures to be performed in the High Bay of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB). The Lunar Module Ascent and Descent stages also receive preflight checkout in preparation for the sixth U.S. manned lunar landing mission.
Date 8/9/1972
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut Group Three
Title Astronaut Group Three
Full Description Astronaut Group Three announced on October 18, 1963. They are (seated, left to right) Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., William A. Anders, Charles A. Bassett II, Alan L. Bean, Eugene A. Cernan, and Roger B. Chaffee. Standing (left to right) are Michael Collins, R. Walter Cunninham, Donn F. Eisele, Theodore C. Freeman, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Russell L. Schweickart, David R. Scott and Clifton C. Williams Jr.
Date 02/19/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
Title Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
Full Description Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr.
Date 01/01/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
NASA TV's This Week at NASA, January 8, 2010
* Administrator Charlie Bolden joined President Obama at a specia …
01/08/2010
Description * Administrator Charlie Bolden joined President Obama at a special White House ceremony honoring educators from across the country for their excellence in mathematics, science teaching and mentoring. The event was part of the President's ''Educate to Innovate'' campaign to boost student achievement in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. * More than 3,500 astronomers and students gathered in Washington for the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society. This year's hot topics included the discovery of ''hot Jupiters",-- five new exoplanets detected by the Kepler telescope in deep space. These discoveries range in size from Neptune to larger than Jupiter and are known as ''hot Jupiters" because of their mass and extreme temperatures, 2,200 to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, they are far too hot to sustain life. * Space shuttle Endeavour moved from the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A, signaling the start of STS-130's upcoming mock launch countdown activities. Endeavour's astronauts and ground crews will participate in a launch dress rehearsal, known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, starting Jan. 19. The test provides shuttle crews an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. STS-130 is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on February 7 at 4:39 a.m. EST. * STS-130 will also take to the ISS a moon rock brought back from the lunar surface 40 years ago during the historic Apollo 11 mission, it'll be accompanied back to space by a small piece of the Earth's highest mountain. That rock was brought back from Mt. Everest last May by former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski, who'd carried the Apollo lunar sample on his trek up the 29-thousand and 35-foot-high mountain. * STS-129 Mission Specialists Leland Melvin and Bobby Satcher were among the riders of a flower-adorned Space Odyssey float in this year's Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
Date 01/08/2010
NASA TV's This Week at NASA, January 22, 2010
* With skies overcast skies, the next space shuttle crew set down …
01/22/2010
Description * With skies overcast skies, the next space shuttle crew set down their T-38s at the Kennedy Space Center, eager to begin their launch dress rehearsal, or Terminal Countdown Demonstration test. The crew will fly aboard space shuttle Endeavour bringing the Tranquility node and its cupola for installation on the International Space Station. The STS-130 mission is scheduled to liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, February 7, at 4:39 a.m. Eastern. * The scheduled launch of NASA's new Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is drawing near. Its prelaunch briefing, conducted at NASA headquarters in Washington and the Kennedy Space Center, gave media a look at SDO's unprecedented mission to study the sun and its dynamic behavior. * JSC: The next International Space Station crew briefed reporters on their upcoming mission. NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson was joined by Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skyorsov and Mikhail Kornlenko to discuss their upcoming Expedition 23 mission. * Members of the STS-129 crew continued their whirlwind tour of NASA centers. Five members of the space shuttle Atlantis crew thanked employees at the Stennis Space Center for their part in a safe STS-129 mission to the International Space Station in November. * The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity this week celebrates six years of exploration and research on the surface of the red planet. * The most powerful camera aboard the NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking photo suggestions from the public.
Date 01/22/2010
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, April 23
The crew of STS-131 returned home to Houston following their fift …
04/23/10
Description The crew of STS-131 returned home to Houston following their fifteen days in space aboard shuttle Discovery. * The first images are in from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, and scientists who study the sun say they are a stunning treasure trove of data about Earth's star. * NASA helped celebrate Earth Day's fortieth anniversary with nine consecutive days of activities and public exhibits on the National Mall in Washington. * Robonaut 2, or R2, as it, or he, is also known, is scheduled to become the first human-like robot to take up permanent residence on the International Space Station. * Hundreds of students from middle schools, high schools, and colleges representing 20 states were in northern Alabama for the annual Space Launch Initiative, or LaunchFest. * The STS-130 crew paid a visit to NASA Headquarters where they played highlights of their February mission to the International Space Station for employees and guests. The six-astronaut crew of space shuttle Endeavour was commanded by George Zamka, Terry Virts was the pilot, Mission Specialists were Nicholas Patrick, Bob Behnken, Steve Robinson and Kay Hire. * On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Since then, the observatory orbiting 350 miles above Earth has produced hundreds of thousands of unprecedented images of different corners of the universe.
Date 04/23/10
Video-Astronaut Don Pettit Discusses the Value of Space Research
Name of Image Video-Astronaut Don Pettit Discusses the Value of Space Research
Date of Image 2003-06-03
Full Description Saturday Morning Science, the science of opportunity series of applied experiments and demonstrations, performed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by Expedition 6 astronaut Dr. Don Pettit, revealed some remarkable findings. In this video clip, Dr. Pettit speculates on the value of space research and the opportunities it offers for understanding nature?s mysteries.
Kathryn Sullivan
title Kathryn Sullivan
date 07.01.1979
description An unofficial sustained American aviation altitude record for women was set July 1, 1979, by astronaut candidate Kathryn D. Sullivan in a NASA WB-57F reconnaissance aircraft. The record altitude of 63,300 feet was reached during a four-hour flight. Sullivan, in a high altitude pressure suit, operated color infrared cameras and multispectral scanning equipment as the WB-57F spent one and one-half hours of the Big Bend area of West Texas. Piloting the aircraft was Jim Korkowski, one of the NASA Airborne Instrumentation Research Program Pilots. The flight was out of Ellington AFB near Houston. Sullivan, who has a doctorate in geology, was selected in 1978 as one of 35 astronaut candidates training for the Shuttle program. She trained to be a mission specialist and flights in the WB-57F were training in preparation for her assignments on the Shuttle. Sullivan later served as a mission specialist on STS-41G, STS-31, and STS-45. *Image Credit*: NASA
Astronaut Alan Shepard in Space Suit
Name of Image Astronaut Alan Shepard in Space Suit
Date of Image 1961-01-01
Full Description Astronaut Alan Shepard fitted with space suit prior to the first marned suborbital flight. Freedom 7, carrying Astronaut Alan Shepard, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle, lifted off on May 5, 1961. Astronaut Shepard became the first American in space.
Astronaut Alan Shepard Underwent a Physical Examination
Name of Image Astronaut Alan Shepard Underwent a Physical Examination
Date of Image 1961-05-05
Full Description Astronaut Alan Shepard underwent a physical examination prior to the first marned suborbital flight. Freedom 7 carrying Astronaut Alan Shepard, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle, lifted off on May 5, 1961. Astronaut Shepard became the first American in space.
1990 astronaut candidates Chiao and Cockrell examine T-38A cockpi …
Title 1990 astronaut candidates Chiao and Cockrell examine T-38A cockpit controls
Description Inside an Ellington Field hangar, 1990 astronaut candidates Leroy Chiao, seated in the rear cockpit, and Kenneth D. Cockrell, standing next to the fuselage, examine T-38A NASA 919 controls during familiarization training. Chiao, a mission specialist astronaut candidate, gets some guidance from Cockrell, a pilot astronaut candidate. The two are among the 23 astronaut candidates of the 1990 Group 13 who began a year's training and evaluation program recently. T-38A is one of the jet trainers in the NASA fleet based at Ellington Field. Cockrell is approved for piloting the jets.
Date 08.08.1990
Rendezvous Docking Simulator
Title Rendezvous Docking Simulator
Full Description Multiple exposure of Rendezvous Docking Simulator. The Gemini spacecraft was supported in a gimbal system by an overhead crane and gantry arrangement which provided 6 degrees of freedom - roll, pitch, yaw, and translation in any direction - all controllable by the astronaut in the spacecraft. The controls fed into a computer which in turn provided an input to the servos driving the spacecraft so that it responded to control motions in a manner which accurately simulated the Gemini spacecraft.
Date 02/07/1964
NASA Center Langley Research Center
AC85-0468-154
AX-5 Space Suit (Hardsuit) attached to donning stand: This demons …
1988
Description AX-5 Space Suit (Hardsuit) attached to donning stand: This demonstration of new sizing techniques shows the suit adjusted to accommodate the Astronaut's small size. The hardsuit while maintaining mobility offers the astronaut greater protection from debris, micrometerorite penetration, radiation and thermal loads during EVA operations. Developed by NASA Ames. Designer/engineer Hubert "Vic" Vykukal
Date 1988
Madeleine Albright and Daniel Goldin Wait for STS-88 Launch
Title Madeleine Albright and Daniel Goldin Wait for STS-88 Launch
Full Description U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (left) in the VIP lounge at the Kennedy Space Center's Apollo/Saturn V Facility while awaiting launch of STS-88, the first U.S. launch for the International Space Station. Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and an along with an unidentified man (on the right) are in the background.
Date 12/03/1998
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch
Title Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch
Full Description Profile of astronaut Alan Shepard in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed as he prepares for his upcoming Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) launch. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean where he and Freedom 7 were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.
Date 07/28/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base
Title Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base
Full Description Astronaut Edwin E."Buzz" Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon. He has just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). In the foreground is the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP), beyond it is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3), in the center background is the United States flag, in the left background is the black and white lunar surface television camera, in the far right background is the Lunar Module "Eagle". Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
Date 07/20/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Mercury Astronauts in Weightless Flight on C-131 Aircraft
Title Mercury Astronauts in Weightless Flight on C-131 Aircraft
Full Description Astronauts in simulated weightless flight in C-131 aircraft flying "zero-g" trajectory at Wright Air Development Center. Weightless flights were a new form of training for the Mercury astronauts and parabolic flights that briefly go beyond the Earth's tug of gravity continue to be used for spaceflight training purposes. These flights are nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the nausea that is often induced.
Date 1959
NASA Center Headquarters
Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise
Title Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise
Full Description Two members of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission participate in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the Moon during a training exercise on April 22, 1969. Astronaut Buzz (Aldrin Jr. on left), lunar module pilot, uses a scoop and tongs to pick up a soil sample. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, holds a bag to receive the sample. In the background is a Lunar Module mockup.
Date 04/22/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Neil Armstrong On The Moon
Title Neil Armstrong On The Moon
Full Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo ll mission commander, at the modular equipment storage assembly (MESA) of the Lunar Module "Eagle" on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. took the photograph with a Hasselblad 70mm camera. Most photos from the Apollo 11 mission show Buzz Aldrin. This is one of only a few that show Neil Armstrong (some of these are blurry).
Date 07/20/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Charles Duke with Lunar Rover on Moon
Title Astronaut Charles Duke with Lunar Rover on Moon
Full Description Astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr., lunar module pilot during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, worked at the Lunar Roving Vehicle in center background. The lunar surface around Duke was scattered with small rocks and boulders. Other Apollo 16 astronauts were John W. Young, commander, and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, who remained with the Command and Service Module in lunar orbit.
Date 05/02/1972
NASA Center Headquarters
Astronaut Edward White Ready For Gemini IV Liftoff
Title Astronaut Edward White Ready For Gemini IV Liftoff
Full Description Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for NASA's Gemini IV mission is shown in the crews ready room at Launch Complex 16, suited and ready to ride the van to Launch Complex 19 for insertion in the spacecraft. The Gemini IV flight was launched at 10:16 am EST on June 3, 1965. The objective of the Gemini IV mission was to evaluate and test the effects of four days in space on the crew, equipment, and control systems. White successfully accomplished the first U.S. spacewalk during the Gemini IV mission.
Date 06/03/1965
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut John Swigert with "Mailbox
Title Astronaut John Swigert with "Mailbox
Full Description Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr., Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot, holds the "mailbox" a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere. Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the Lunar Module, this arrangement was rigged up using the canisters from the Command Module. The "mailbox" was designed and tested on the ground at the Manned Spacecraft Center before it was suggested to the problem-plagued Apollo 13 crewmen. Because of the explosion of an oxygen tank in the Service Module, the three astronauts had to use the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat.
Date 04/17/1970
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror
Title Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror
Full Description A view of the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The memorial is a national tribute to the 17 American astronauts who gave their lives in the quest to explore space. The memorial has received added attention since the loss of the Columbia crew on February 1, 2003, when they perished in an explosion as they were returning to Earth from mission STS-107. For more information on STS-107, please see GRIN Columbia General Explanation [ http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GRINColumbiaGenExpl.html ]
Date 03/06/2003
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cernan Driving the Rover
Title Cernan Driving the Rover
Full Description Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 mission commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This view of the "stripped down" Rover is prior to loadup. This photograph was taken by Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module pilot. The mountain in the right background is the East end of South Massif.
Date 12/10/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Satellites For Sale
Title Satellites For Sale
Full Description Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, having just completed the major portion of his second extravehicular activity (EVA) period in three days, holds up a "For Sale" sign refering to the two satellites, Palapa B-2 and Westar 6 that they retrieved from orbit after their Payload Assist Modules (PAM) failed to fire. Astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV, who also participated in the two EVAs, is reflected in Gardner's helmet visor. A portion of each of two recovered satellites is in the lower right corner, with Westar 6 nearer Discovery's aft.
Date 11/14/1984
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Schirra, Stafford and Gemini on Deck
Title Schirra, Stafford and Gemini on Deck
Full Description Astronaut Walter H. Schirra Jr. (on right), Command pilot, climbs from his Gemini VI spacecraft as he and Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (not in view) arrive aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp. They are assisted by various McDonell Douglas technicians. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recover area at 10:29 a.m. (EST) December 16, 1965, after a successful 25 hr. 52 minute mission in space.
Date 12/16/1965
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Scott Gives Salute
Title Scott Gives Salute
Full Description Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S. flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2. The Lunar Module "Falcon" is partially visible on the right. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. The base of the mountain is approximately 5 kilometers (about 3 statute miles) away. This photograph was taken by Astronaut James B. Irwin, Lunar Module pilot.
Date 08/01/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Scott on Slope of Hadley Delta
Title Scott on Slope of Hadley Delta
Full Description Astronaut David R. Scott, mission commander, with tongs and gnomon in hand, studies a boulder on the slope of Hadley Delta during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity. The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or Rover is in right foreground. View is looking slightly south of west. "Bennett Hill" is at extreme right. Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, took this photograph.
Date 08/01/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Driving on the Descartes
Title Driving on the Descartes
Full Description Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 mission commander, drives the "Rover", Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) to its final parking place near the end of the third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site. Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot, took this photograph looking southward. The flank of Stone Mountain can be seen on the horizon at left. The shadow of the Lunar Module "Orion" is visible in the foreground.
Date 04/23/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard Hoisted from Mercury Capsule
Title Shepard Hoisted from Mercury Capsule
Full Description A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean where he and his capsule were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.
Date 07/20/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Duke on the Craters Edge
Title Duke on the Craters Edge
Full Description Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot of the Apollo 16 mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station no. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen in the left background.
Date 04/21/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard Plants Flag
Title Shepard Plants Flag
Full Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Apollo 14 Commander, stands by the U.S. flag on the lunar Fra Mauro Highlands during the early moments of the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) of the mission. Shadows of the Lunar Module "Antares", astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Lunar Module pilot, and the erectable S-band Antenna surround the scene of the third American flag planting to be performed on the lunar surface.
Date 02/05/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Showering on Skylab
Title Showering on Skylab
Full Description A close up view of astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot taking a hot bath in the crew quarters of the Orbital Workshop (OWS) of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth Orbit. This picture was taken with a hand-held 35mm Nikon camera. Astronaut Lousma, Alan Bean and Owen K. Garriott remained within the Skylab space station in orbit for 59 days conducting numerous medical, scientific and technological expierments. In deploying the shower facility the shower curtain is pulled up from the floor and attached to the ceiling. The water comes through a push-button shower head attached to a flexible hose. Water is drawn off by a vacuum system.
Date 07/01/1973
NASA Center Headquarters
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