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NASA TV's This Week at NASA, …
* With skies overcast skies, …
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 at NASA, …
The new members of the Exped …
04/02/10
Description The new members of the Expedition 23 crew began their journey to the International Space Station with a successful launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov, Flight Engineers Mikhail Kornienko and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will spend the next six months aboard the orbiting complex. * The new members of the Expedition 23 crew began their journey to the International Space Station with a successful launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov, Flight Engineers Mikhail Kornienko and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will spend the next six months aboard the orbiting complex. * Soon on their way to the ISS are the members of the STS-131 crew, they√¢re scheduled to liftoff with space shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday at 6:21 a.m. EDT. * Students, educators, scientists and the public came together at the Pasadena Convention Center for Climate Day 2010 -- a fun-filled educational event about Earth√¢s changing climate. * Dozens of teachers are conducting real science in an extreme environment. Through Ames Research Center's Spaceward Bound project, NASA has sent teachers to California State University's Desert Study Center in Zzyzx.
Date 04/02/10
NASA Connect - ISS - Researc …
NASA Connect segment explain …
4/1/01
Description NASA Connect segment explaining the research being conducted on the ISS and how the microgravity environment affects astronauts in space.
Date 4/1/01
Expedition 20 Comes Home
Surrounded by medical person …
10/12/09
Description Surrounded by medical personnel, seated from left to right are spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte, Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt.They had landed minutes before at 12:32 a.m. EDT aboard the Soyuz capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 10/12/09
NASA TV's This Week at NASA, …
* KSC: With less than one mo …
01/15/2010
Description * KSC: With less than one month away from their targeted launch date, the six members of the shuttle Endeavour crew are busily preparing for their STS-130 mission to the International Space Station. They continue to review their flight equipment and rendezvous procedures while technicians on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center complete prelaunch propellant servicing. * The STS-129 crew was in Washington for a busy round of activities. Kicking things off was a visit to NASA Headquarters where the six astronauts recounted their November trip to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Atlantis. * NASA is testing segments of the primary mirror that will help the James Webb Space Telescope seek out star-forming planetary systems that connect the Big Bang with our own Milky Way galaxy. Over a period of five days, six of the 18 Webb telescope mirror segments will be chilled to minus 414 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure they can withstand the rigors of extreme space. * International Space Station Commander Jeff Williams is helping correspondent Steve Hartman with his weekly series of special segments on the ''CBS Evening News'' called, ''Everyone in the World Has a Story.'' * With waters warming up again, scores of endangered green and loggerhead sea turtles rescued from the Kennedy Space Center should soon be heading back home to Mosquito Lagoon or the Indian River. Kennedy employees teamed up with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to rescue the turtles from uncharacteristically cold waters during early January's cold snap.
Date 01/15/2010
NASA's Crew Transport Vehicl …
NASA's Crew Transport Vehicl …
10/9/08
Description NASA's Crew Transport Vehicle, or CTV, pulls up to the Space Shuttle Discovery to offload the crew after a successful landing August 9, 2005 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The landing marked the end of the STS-114 mission. Space Shuttle Discovery landed safely at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 5:11:22 a.m. PDT this morning, following the very successful 14-day STS-114 return to flight mission. During their two weeks in space, Commander Eileen Collins and her six crewmates tested out new safety procedures and delivered supplies and equipment the International Space Station. August 9, 2005 NASA / Photo Carla Thomas ED05-0166-05
Date 10/9/08
Shuttle Discovery Rests on t …
The sun rises on the Space S …
10/9/08
Description The sun rises on the Space Shuttle Discovery as it rests on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, after a safe landing August 9, 2005 to complete the STS-114 mission. Space Shuttle Discovery landed safely at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 5:11:22 a.m. PDT this morning, following the very successful 14-day STS-114 return to flight mission. During their two weeks in space, Commander Eileen Collins and her six crewmates tested out new safety procedures and delivered supplies and equipment the International Space Station. August 9, 2005 NASA / Photo Carla Thomas ED05-0166-06
Date 10/9/08
NASA KSNN - Are You An Explo …
Are You An Explorer? This se …
6/1/03
Description Are You An Explorer? This segment describes the future plans NASA has for space exploration.
Date 6/1/03
NASA Connect - PSA - Microgr …
NASA Connect Segment explori …
1/22/04
Description 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.
Date 1/22/04
STS-128
ED09-0253-09 Members of the …
9/12/09
Description ED09-0253-09 Members of the STS-128 mission crew line up behind Space Shuttle Discovery in front of the Mate DeMate Device at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center prior to their departure. From left are Jose Hernandez, Kevin Ford, Christer Fuglesang, Rick Sturckow, Danny Olivas and Patrick Forrester. Not pictured- Tim Kopra). Discovery had landed the preceding evening at Edwards Air Force Base after an almost 14-day mission to the International Space Station. September 12, 2009 NASA photo / Jim Ross
Date 9/12/09
Power Tower Space Station Co …
Title Power Tower Space Station Concept
Full Description This is an artist's conception of the proposed "Power Tower" space station configuration, shown with the Japanese Experiment Module attached. This model and several others were examined before deciding on the Space Station Freedom structure that was later abandoned in favor of the International Space Station.
Date 06/19/1985
NASA Center Headquarters
NASA and Russian Space Agenc …
NASA Administrator Charles B …
10/2/09
Description NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Left, and Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov turn to pose for a photograph at Mission Control Center Moscow in Korolev, Russia shortly after the successful docking of the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS) marking the start of Expedition 21 with Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev, and Spaceflight Participant Guy LalibertÎÿ_, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. LalibretÎÿ_ will return to Earth with the Expedition 20 crew on Oct. 11, 2009. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 10/2/09
Freedom Space Station Concep …
Title Freedom Space Station Concept
Full Description A concept drawing of Space Station Freedom. Freedom was to be a permanently crewed orbiting base in orbit to be completed in the mid 1990's. It was to have a crew of 4. Freedom was an attempt at international cooperation that attempted to incorporate the technological and economic assistance, of the United States, Canada, Japan, and nine European nations. The image shows four pressurized modules (three laboratories and a habitat module) and six large solar arrays which were expected to generate 56,000 watts of electricity for both scientific experiments and the daily operation of the station. Space Station Freedom never came to fruition. Instead, in 1993, the original partners, as well as Russia, pooled their resources to create the International Space Station.
Date UNKNOWN
NASA Center Headquarters
NASA Destination Tomorrow - …
NASA Destination Tomorrow Se …
6/1/03
Description NASA Destination Tomorrow Segment describing a microgravity environment and how this environment allows for research on all types of matter.
Date 6/1/03
Creating the Future
Bob Peters, of Kendel Weldin …
12/8/08
Description Bob Peters, of Kendel Welding and Fabrication, welds part of an internal access support for the Ares I-X upper stage simulator at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. In 2009, NASA will launch Ares I-X, a test flight for the new Ares I rocket. Ares I will launch astronauts on missions to the International Space Station, the moon and beyond. Several components of the test rocket, including simulators of Ares I's upper stage, service module and spacecraft adapter are being designed and manufactured at the Glenn Research Center. Image Credit: NASA/Quentin Schwinn (RS Information Systems, Inc.)
Date 12/8/08
All-American Canal
The All-American Canal, the …
4/23/09
Description The All-American Canal, the largest irrigation canal in the world and a key landmark along the U.S.-Mexico border, is the focus of this image, taken by the crew of Expedition 18 aboard the International Space Station. The prominent dark line crossing the image is the canal, which is crossed in this view by Interstate Highway 8. The canal carries 26,155 cubic feet of water per second westward from the Colorado River to support the intensive agriculture of California's Imperial Valley to the northwest and nine cities, including San Diego. The canal system is the Imperial Valley's only source of water, and it allows irrigation of more than 500,000 acres of agricultural fields. The Coachella Canal, one of four main branch canals, leads water north to Imperial Valley. Image Credit: NASA
Date 4/23/09
NASA Connect - Personal Sate …
NASA Connect Video containin …
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
Expedition 22 Lifts Off
The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket laun …
12/20/09
Description The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:52 p.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 20, carrying Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 12/20/09
STS-100 Onboard Photograph-I …
Name of Image STS-100 Onboard Photograph-International Space Station
Date of Image 2001-04-29
Full Description Backdropped against the blue and white Earth, and sporting a readily visible new addition in the form of the Canadarm2 or Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), the International Space Station was photographed following separation from the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Roof Space Station Concept
Title Roof Space Station Concept
Full Description This is the Johnson Space Center's 1984 "roof" concept for a space station. The "roof" was covered with solar array cells, that were to generate about 120 kilowatts of electricity. Within the V-shaped beams there would be five modules for living, laboratory space, and external areas for instruments and other facilities.
Date 1984
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, A …
The crew of STS-131 returned …
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
NASA TV's This Week at NASA, …
The seven member STS-131 cre …
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
Guppy
E62-8887 The Aero Spacelines …
4/20/09
Description E62-8887 The Aero Spacelines B-377PG Pregnant Guppy was flown to Dryden for tests and evaluation by pilots Joe Vensel and Stan Butchart in October 1962. The outsized cargo aircraft incorporated the wings, engines, lower fuselage and tail from a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser with a huge upper fuselage more than 20 feet in diameter. The modified aircraft was built to transport outsized cargo for NASA's Apollo program, primarily to carry portions of the Saturn 5 rockets from the manufacturer to Cape Canaveral. Later versions of the aircraft, included the Super Guppy and the Super Guppy Turbine. The fourth and last Super Guppy Turbine, built in 1979-80 for Airbus Industrie, was obtained by NASA Johnson Space Center from the European Space Agency in late 1997 to ferry outsize components of the International Space Station from their manufacturers around the world to launch sites in preparation for sending them into orbit. It is the last of the Guppy aircraft still flying. October 1962NASA Photo / NASA photo
Date 4/20/09
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, J …
A NASA-sponsored mission in …
06/25/10
Description A NASA-sponsored mission in Alaska is exploring how changes in the Arctic's sea ice cover may be contributing to global warming.* Now, after years of continuous service to more than a dozen missions, NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS 1 is retiring.* The replica Orion crew module used in the highly-successful Launch Abort system Pad Abort-1 flight test in New Mexico May 6 has returned to the Dryden Flight Research Center. * The Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station and the Marshall Space Flight Center welcomed members of the STS-131 crew to share highlights from their recent 15-day mission to the International Space Station. * While soccer fans around the world watch and await the winner of the 2010 World Cup, student players from the U.S. and Canada heard scientists and engineers from the Ames Research Center's Fluid Dynamics Laboratory explain the aerodynamics of the “Jabulani'' soccer ball.*
Date 06/25/10
Eclipsed Earth
title Eclipsed Earth
date 03.29.2006
description The shadow of the moon falls on Earth as seen from the International Space Station, 230 miles above the planet, during a total solar eclipse at about 4:50 a.m. EST March 29. This digital photo was taken by the Expedition 12 crew, who are wrapping up a six-month mission on the ISS. Visible near the shadow are portions of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea and the coast of Turkey. *Credit:* NASA
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, J …
Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurch …
06/18/10
Description Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker got a warm welcome from the resident Expedition 24 crew after arriving at the International Space Station. * The Glenn Research Center held a 'Mail Room Mayday.'The drill was a test of cutting- edge robotic technology to detect a simulated biological contaminant in the center's mailroom.* The STS-134 crew traveled to the Stennis Space Center on June 11 for a preflight visit with employees. STS-134 is the last scheduled mission of the Space Shuttle Program.* A video program sponsored by NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace aimed at helping high school students learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM, has won a regional Emmy television award.* Making robots, building lunar landers, and competing in a paper airplane contest was all part of the fun and educational activities at the Marshall Space Flight Center's annual ''Take Our Children to Work Day''
Date 06/18/10
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, M …
Carrying a six-astronaut cre …
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, J …
During a special ceremony Mi …
07/12/10
Description During a special ceremony Michoud employees were honored by VIPs for building the final external tank and were recognized for the successful delivery over 37 years of 134 ETs to the Space Shuttle Program.* A full house crowd at the Langley Research Center's Pearl Young Theater heard Jaiwon Shin, NASA's Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, laud the quality and depth of work being done at the Center.* A new NASA video game is offering some daunting challenges to virtual space travelers. * A banner with patches featuring various aspects of operations at Yellowstone National Park was aboard space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station last February. * For nearly 33 years, Voyager 2 has returned data about the giant outer planets, making important discoveries like Neptune's Great Dark Spot and its 1,000-mph winds. On June 28, Voyager 2 reached an operations milestone - 12,000 days.
Date 07/12/10
STS-92 Onboard Photograph-In …
Name of Image STS-92 Onboard Photograph-International Space Station
Date of Image 2000-10-01
Full Description Not long after separation of the Space Shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station (ISS), a crew member was able to use a 70mm handheld camera to grab this image of the station, featuring its newest additions. Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Z1 truss structure and its anterna, as well as the new Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3), are visible in the foreground.
STS-97 Onboard Photograph - …
Name of Image STS-97 Onboard Photograph - International Space Station
Date of Image 2000-12-01
Full Description This image of the International Space Station in orbit was taken from the Space Shuttle Endeavour prior to docking. Most of the Station's components are clearly visible in this photograph. They are the Node 1 or Unity Module docked with the Functional Cargo Block or Zarya (top) that is linked to the Zvezda Service Module. The Soyuz spacecraft is at the bottom.
NASA Destination Tomorrow - …
NASA Destination Tomorrow Se …
6/1/03
Description NASA Destination Tomorrow Segment exploring new materials technology development and how it has revolutionized the world of science and technology.
Date 6/1/03
Video-Marangoni Convection D …
Name of Image Video-Marangoni Convection Demonstration Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
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. When researching diffusion in thin water films in space, shining a light on the experiment to observe the film?s behavior could turn the diffusion experiment into a convection experiment. In this video clip, Dr. Pettit provides a dramatic demonstration of Marangoni convection induced in a thin film of water in space with the only driving force being the light of a handheld flashlight used to observe the film. This surprising sensitivity to a weak light source should be an important consideration when designing a space experiment involving liquid-phase diffusion.
Clouds and Sunlight
This astronaut photograph sh …
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
X-38 Prototype Lands on Roge …
Title X-38 Prototype Lands on Rogers Dry Lakebed
Full Description The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle from the International Space Station, is seen just before touchdown on a lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards California, at the end of a March 2000 test flight. The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) research project is designed to develop the technology for a prototype emergency crew return vehicle, or lifeboat, for the International Space Station.
Date 03/01/2000
NASA Center Dryden Flight Research Center
Video- Demonstration of Tea …
Name of Image Video- Demonstration of Tea and Sugar in Water Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2003-03-02
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. Imagine what would happen if a collection of loosely attractive particles were confined in a relatively small region in the floating environment of space. Would they self organize into a compact structure, loosely organize into a fractal, or just continue to float around in their container? In this video clip, Dr. Pettit explored the possibilities. At one point he remarks, ?These things look like pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope.? Watch the video and see what happens!
Space Station Mock-up in Neu …
Title Space Station Mock-up in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator
Full Description The image shows two astronauts practicing construction techniques to build Space Station in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) at Marshall Space Center (MSFC)in 1985, early in the Space Station program. NASA began operating the NBS at MSFC in 1968. The NBS provided an excellent weightlessness environment to astronauts and engineers for testing hardware designed to operate in space while also affording the opportunity to evaluate techniques that were used in space to assemble structures such as Skylab, Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station. The NBS tank is 75 feet in diameter, 40 feet deep, and contains 1.3 million gallons of water, and can accommodates structures as large as the 43-foot Hubble Space Telescope mockup. Engineers direct NBS activities from a state-of-the-art control room located on the first floor adjacent to the tank.
Date 12/1/1985
NASA Center Marshall Space Flight Center
STS-98 Onboard Photograph-In …
Name of Image STS-98 Onboard Photograph-International Space Station
Date of Image 2001-02-16
Full Description The International Space Station (ISS), with its newly attached U.S. Laboratory, Destiny, was photographed by a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis during a fly-around inspection after Atlantis separated from the Space Station. The Laboratory is shown in the foreground of this photograph. The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the International Space Station (ISS), where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5-meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Video-Puff of Air Hits Ball …
Name of Image Video-Puff of Air Hits Ball of Water in Space Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
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 demonstrates the phenomenon of a puff of air hitting a ball of water that is free floating in space. Watch the video to see why Dr. Pettit remarks ?I?d hate think that our planet would go through these kinds of gyrations if it got whacked by a big asteroid?.
Video- Soldering Iron Insert …
Name of Image Video- Soldering Iron Inserted Through a Film of Water Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2003-02-25
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, Dr. Pettit demonstrates the result of inserting a soldering iron into a thin film or sheet of water in space. Dr. Pettit makes comparative comments about the differences and similarities of boiling processes in space and on Earth.
STS-110 Crew Photographs Soy …
Name of Image STS-110 Crew Photographs Soyuz and Atlantis Docked to International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2002-04-16
Full Description Docked to the International Space Station (ISS), a Soyuz vehicle (foreground) and the Space Shuttle Atlantis were photographed by a crew member in the Pirs docking compartment on the orbital outpost. Atlantis launched on April 8, 2002, carrying the the STS-110 mission which prepared the ISS for future space walks by installing and outfitting the 43-foot-long Starboard side S0 (S-zero) truss and preparing the first railroad in space, the Mobile Transporter. The 27,000 pound S0 truss was the first of 9 segments that will make up the Station's external framework that will eventually stretch 356 feet (109 meters), or approximately the length of a football field. This central truss segment also includes a flatcar called the Mobile Transporter and rails that will become the first "space railroad," which will allow the Station's robotic arm to travel up and down the finished truss for future assembly and maintenance. The completed truss structure will hold solar arrays and radiators to provide power and cooling for additional international research laboratories from Japan and Europe that will be attached to the Station. STS-110 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) marked the first use of the Station's robotic arm to maneuver space walkers around the Station and was the first time all of a shuttle crew's scapulas were based out of the Station's Quest Airlock.
Photo Description The Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down at Edwards Air Force Base on June 22, 2007, to conclude International Space Station construction and supply mission STS-117.
Project Description Space Shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., concluding a successful assembly mission to the International Space Station. With Commander Rick Sturckow and Pilot Lee Archambault at the controls, Atlantis landed at 12:49 p.m. PDT on June 22, 2007. Atlantis launched June 8, 2007, and arrived at the International Space Station on June 10. While at the orbital outpost, the crew installed the Starboard 3 and 4 truss segment and conducted four spacewalks to activate it. During the third spacewalk, the crew repaired an out of position thermal blanket on the left orbital maneuvering system pod. Atlantis also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson. He replaced astronaut Suni Williams, who is the new record holder for a long-duration single spaceflight for a woman. She arrived at the station in December of 2006 with STS-116. STS-117 is the 118th shuttle mission and 21st mission to visit the space station.
Photo Date June 22, 2007
Video-Bubbles Inserted Into …
Name of Image Video-Bubbles Inserted Into a Floating Drop of Water on the International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2003-03-05
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. Inserting a bubble into a floating ball of water in space is difficult, as Pettit demonstrates in this video. Blowing the bubble is the easy part. Getting it to stay in the center of the ball of water is much more difficult. Watch the video to see the technique Dr. Pettit finally uses and see the resulting visual surprise offered by the ensuing optical properties.
Video-Growing Salt Crystals …
Name of Image Video-Growing Salt Crystals Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2003-03-05
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. Growing salt crystals in a bottle of water is a favorite science activity for kids. In space, Dr. Pettit grew salt crystals in stretched films of water so that the salt water only fed the crystals around the edges rather than from all sides, as happens in a glass of water. This video of his demonstration shows that surface tension plays a surprisingly dominant role in the crystal formation and convection is more active that one might expect.
Video-Bubbles Act as an Acce …
Name of Image Video-Bubbles Act as an Accelerator on the International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2005-02-03
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. Bubbles in a flask of water act as an accelerometer in space. In this video, Pettit demonstrates bubbles moving in a direction opposite to the residual g-vector. The demonstration shows scientists that they may need to consider the direction of the residual accelerations as influenced by the orientation of the ISS for future experiments.
STS-102 Onboard Photograph-I …
Name of Image STS-102 Onboard Photograph-International Space Station
Date of Image 2001-03-01
Full Description Backdropped against water and clouds, the International Space Station was separated from the Space Shuttle Discovery after several days of joint activities and an important crew exchange. This photograph was taken by one of the crew of this mission from the aft flight deck of Discovery.
STS-102 Onboard Photograph-I …
Name of Image STS-102 Onboard Photograph-International Space Station
Date of Image 2001-03-01
Full Description One of the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery took this photograph, from the aft flight deck of the Discovery, of the International Space Station (ISS) in orbit. The photo was taken after separation of the orbiter Discovery from the ISS after several days of joint activities and an important crew exchange.
STS-97 Onboard Photograph - …
Name of Image STS-97 Onboard Photograph - International Space Station
Date of Image 2000-12-01
Full Description This image of the International Space Station (ISS) in orbit was taken during a fly-around inspection by the Space Shuttle Endeavour after successfull attachment of the 240-foot-long, 38-foot-wide solar array.
STS-92 Onboard Photograph-In …
Name of Image STS-92 Onboard Photograph-International Space Station
Date of Image 2000-10-01
Full Description As the Space Shuttle Discovery began its separation from the International Space Station (ISS), a crew member captured this view of the ISS, revealing new additions to the complex. Most of the Z1 truss structure is visible, along with the recently installed Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3).
STS-106 Onboard Photograph - …
Name of Image STS-106 Onboard Photograph - International Space Station
Date of Image 2000-09-01
Full Description This image of the International Space Station (ISS) was taken when Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-106 mission) approached the ISS for docking. At the top is the Russian Progress supply ship that is linked with the Russian built Service Module or Zvezda. The Zvezda is cornected with the Russian built Functional Cargo Block (FGB) or Zarya. The U.S. built Node 1 or Unity module is seen at the bottom.
Artist's Concept of Internat …
Name of Image Artist's Concept of International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 1997-06-01
Full Description Artist's digital concept of the International Space Station (ISS), a gateway to permanent human presence in space, after all assembly is completed in Year 2003. The Station will be powered by almost an acre of solar panels and have a mass of almost one million pounds. Station modules are being provided by the United States, Russia, Japan, and Europe. Canada is providing a mechanical arm and Canada Hand. Sixteen countries are cooperating to provide a multidisciplinary laboratory, technology test bed, and observatory that will provide an unprecedented undertaking in scientific, technological, and international experimentation.
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