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Shuttle Processing Montage
2008 Videographer of the Year, 1st place, documentation category. …
Description 2008 Videographer of the Year, 1st place, documentation category. By Glenn Benson, KSC.
Nite and Day of a Shuttle
2008 Videographer of the Year, 2nd place, documentation category. …
Description 2008 Videographer of the Year, 2nd place, documentation category. By Ben Smegelsky, KSC.
Ready to Lift
After dark at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Spac …
12/16/08
Description After dark at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is attached to the sling that will lift the shuttle away from the shuttle carrier aircraft underneath. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 12, 2008
Date 12/16/08
Going Their Separate Ways
The shuttle carrier aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour on top …
12/15/08
Description The shuttle carrier aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour on top are poised to enter the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The device is used to remove the shuttle from the top of the carrier aircraft. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008
Date 12/15/08
Journey's End
At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in …
12/15/08
Description At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, passengers disembark from the shuttle carrier aircraft that ferried space shuttle Endeavour back to the space center. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008
Date 12/15/08
Up and Away
Before dawn at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Spa …
12/16/08
Description Before dawn at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour has been lifted away from the shuttle carrier aircraft. Visible on Endeavour is the tail cone that covers and protects the main engines during the ferry flight. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 13, 2008
Date 12/16/08
Hang Time
Before dawn at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Spa …
12/16/08
Description Before dawn at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is suspended by a sling under the mate/demate device. The shuttle carrier aircraft, visible in the background, has rolled away. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 13, 2008
Date 12/16/08
STS-127 - Mission Accomplished
The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Endeavour on Runway …
7/31/09
Description The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Endeavour on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour landed on orbit 248. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Getting a Tow
The shuttle carrier aircraft and space shuttle Endeavour are towe …
12/15/08
Description The shuttle carrier aircraft and space shuttle Endeavour are towed toward the mate/demate device in the background. The device will be used to lift the shuttle from the top of the carrier. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008
Date 12/15/08
Robot Over the Horizon
The Space Shuttle Endeavour's robotic arm hovers over Earth's hor …
4/2/09
Description The Space Shuttle Endeavour's robotic arm hovers over Earth's horizon, backdropped by a starburst from the Sun. This photo was taken during the STS-77 shuttle mission in 1996.
Date 4/2/09
Wheels Down
After sunrise at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy S …
12/16/08
Description After sunrise at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the wheels on space shuttle Endeavour are lowered before its move to the Orbiter Processing Facility. A diesel-powered tractor will tow Endeavour two miles to the Orbiter Processing Facility where it will begin preparations for its next mission. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 13, 2008
Date 12/16/08
Rolling Along
Attached to a diesel-powered tractor, space shuttle Endeavour is …
12/16/08
Description Attached to a diesel-powered tractor, space shuttle Endeavour is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Orbiter Processing Facility. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 13, 2008
Date 12/16/08
Endeavour is Home
Space shuttle Endeavour kicks up dust as it touches down on Runwa …
7/31/09
Description Space shuttle Endeavour kicks up dust as it touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section to the International Space Station. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Nose First
The unfurled drogue chute slows space shuttle Endeavour as it lan …
8/3/09
Description The unfurled drogue chute slows space shuttle Endeavour as it lands on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour landed on orbit 248, marking the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tom Farrar July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
Surrounded
After landing various vehicles and equipment surround space shutt …
6/17/08
Description After landing various vehicles and equipment surround space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
Take it Away!
With umbilical lines still attached, space shuttle Discovery is t …
6/17/08
Description With umbilical lines still attached, space shuttle Discovery is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
Ranger Satellite Servicing Mission
Ranger is a spaceflight qualified dexterous robotic servicing sys …
7/8/08
Description Ranger is a spaceflight qualified dexterous robotic servicing system that was primarily designed per the requirements for robotic servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The fifth and final Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled for October 2008.
Date 7/8/08
Journey's Last Leg
With the large Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, space s …
12/16/08
Description With the large Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, space shuttle Endeavour nears the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Visible on Endeavour is the tail cone that covers and protected the main engines during the ferry flight from California. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 13, 2008
Date 12/16/08
Homecoming Tribute
The STS-124 crew members were welcomed home to Houston June 15, 2 …
6/23/08
Description The STS-124 crew members were welcomed home to Houston June 15, 2008, following the landing of space shuttle Discovery in Florida on June 14. NASA's Johnson Space Center Director Michael L. Coats introduced the crew to a large crowd on hand at Ellington Field near Johnson. From the second left are Mark Kelly, commander, Ken Ham, pilot, Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan, Mike Fossum, Akihiko Hoshide and Garrett Reisman, all mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA/JSC June 15, 2008
Date 6/23/08
Welcome Home
NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and NASA Adm …
7/31/09
Description NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden walk to welcome home the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour completed a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles as the crew delivered the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
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
Endeavour's Home
Space shuttle Endeavour is towed into the Orbiter Processing Faci …
12/16/08
Description Space shuttle Endeavour is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After landing in California to end the STS-126 mission, Endeavour returned to Kennedy on a piggyback flight atop a shuttle carrier aircraft. In the processing facility, Endeavour will begin preparations for its next mission, STS-127, targeted for May 2009. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 13, 2008
Date 12/16/08
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
Final Check-Up
The STS-124 mission crew members head for their traditional walk- …
6/17/08
Description The STS-124 mission crew members head for their traditional walk-around space shuttle Discovery. At left is Pilot Ken Ham, in center is Mission Specialist Karen Nyberg, followed by Mission Specialists Akihiko Hoshide and Ron Garan. At right are Mission Specialist Mike Fossum and Commander Mark Kelly. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflet June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
We're Back!
The STS-124 mission crew addresses the media after landing aboard …
6/17/08
Description The STS-124 mission crew addresses the media after landing aboard space shuttle Discovery. From left are Pilot Ken Ham, Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Commander Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Ron Garan. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
Runway to Racetruck: NASA Hosts NASCAR Team
From space shuttles coming back home to astronauts making trainin …
07/09/10
Description From space shuttles coming back home to astronauts making training and weather reconnaissance flights, the Shuttle Landing Facility normally sees some of the fastest craft on wings. Recently, it hosted one of the fastest vehicles on wheels as NASCAR's Joe Gibbs Racing team used the stretch to evaluate its car.
Date 07/09/10
STS-127 Crew Back on Earth
The STS-127 crew pause on the runway next to space shuttle Endeav …
8/3/09
Description The STS-127 crew pause on the runway next to space shuttle Endeavour after their landing that completed the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. This was the 71st landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Mark Polansky spoke to spectators and media gathered on the runway, thanking all the workers for their joint efforts that made the mission a success. Behind Polansky are Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy and Tom Marshburn, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Dave Wolf. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
Infrared Images
Young visitors to the Space Shuttle tent learn how NASA uses infr …
7/6/08
Description Young visitors to the Space Shuttle tent learn how NASA uses infra-red cameras on-orbit to investigate the Orbiter to determine if repairs are needed prior to coming home.
Date 7/6/08
SLIC: The Unsung Hero of Servicing Mission 4
The composite Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) is …
2009
Description The composite Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) is a new breed of equipment carrier that will allow the space shuttle to transport a full complement of scientific instruments and other components to Hubble. SLIC will carry the new Wide Field Camera 3 and replacement batteries for the Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4.
Date 2009
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
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
It's Great To Be Back
STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly, right, talks with NASA Associate Ad …
6/14/08
Description STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly, right, talks with NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier underneath space shuttle Discovery shortly after landing. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls June, 14, 2008
Date 6/14/08
Back to the Beginning
Space shuttle Discovery is towed into bay No. 3 at the Orbiter Pr …
6/17/08
Description Space shuttle Discovery is towed into bay No. 3 at the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center where the vehicle will be processed and prepared for a future flight. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
Prepare to Disembark
Space shuttle Discovery is purged -- providing cool and humidifie …
6/17/08
Description Space shuttle Discovery is purged -- providing cool and humidified air conditioning to the payload bay and other cavities to remove any residual explosive or toxic fumes 'Ú__…__ while still on the runway. Cooling transfer to ground services occurs at about the same time, allowing onboard cooling to be shut down. When it is determined that the area in and around the orbiter is safe, the crew prepares for departure from the orbiter. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008
Date 6/17/08
First Obstacle
The team from Carlisle County High School in Kentucky crosses the …
6/16/08
Description The team from Carlisle County High School in Kentucky crosses the first obstacle. The starting line and first obstacle are under the space shuttle exhibit at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Date 6/16/08
Discovery Comes Home
The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with space shuttle Disco …
9/22/09
Description The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with space shuttle Discovery on top, is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after touching down on Sept. 21 at 12:05 p.m. EDT. The two-day return flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California began at 9:20 a.m. EDT Sept. 20. After three fueling stops that included an overnight stay in Louisiana, the piggybacked shuttle had to navigate through a line of showers across Louisiana and around Kennedy. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the 13-day STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. Landings at Kennedy were waved off on two days due to inclement weather, leading to the landing at Edwards. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 21, 2009
Date 9/22/09
Liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour
Billows of smoke and steam infused with the fiery light from spac …
7/16/09
Description Billows of smoke and steam infused with the fiery light from space shuttle Endeavour's launch on the STS-127 mission fill NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. Endeavour lifted off on the mission's sixth launch attempt, on July 15, 2009 at 6:03 p.m. EDT. July 15, 2009 Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell
Date 7/16/09
Discovery Waits
Lights around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl …
3/11/09
Description Lights around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida bathe space shuttle Discovery after rollback of the rotating service structure. The rotating structure provides protected access to the shuttle for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The rollback is in preparation for Discovery's liftoff on the STS-119 mission with a crew of seven. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Installation of S6 will signal the station's readiness to house a six-member crew for conducting increased science. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 11, 209
Date 3/11/09
Discovery lands!
Space shuttle Discovery touches down on runway 15 at the Shuttle …
3/28/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery touches down on runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Date 3/28/09
Congratulations
The crew of space shuttle Discovery shares spirited congratulator …
3/28/09
Description The crew of space shuttle Discovery shares spirited congratulatory handshakes with NASA officials at the Shuttle Landing Facility shortly after Discovery touched down to end STS-119. Commander Lee Archambault is leading the astronauts on the right. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Leo Gets Canned
In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space …
7/23/09
Description In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lowers the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo toward the payload canister. The canister will transport the module to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay for the STS-128 mission. The module will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller July 22, 2009
Date 7/23/09
Beautiful Sight!
Riding a tower of flames, space shuttle Discovery punches through …
8/29/09
Description Riding a tower of flames, space shuttle Discovery punches through a fabric of clouds as it roars toward space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Aug. 28, 2009
Date 8/29/09
At the ready
Fire Rescue Services vehicle stands by as space shuttle Discovery …
3/28/09
Description Fire Rescue Services vehicle stands by as space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Parachute deploys at landing
The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Discovery on Runway …
3/28/09
Description The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Discovery on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing of Discovery March 28, 2009, completed the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Next Flight, Discovery
Astronaut Tony Antonelli, 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
Discovery Blazes Into Orbit
As it arcs into space, space shuttle Discovery is lighted by sunl …
3/15/09
Description As it arcs into space, space shuttle Discovery is lighted by sunlight after leaving the darker skies over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletch Hildreth March 15, 2009
Date 3/15/09
A Towering Flight
Propelled by columns of fire, space shuttle Discovery races towar …
3/16/09
Description Propelled by columns of fire, space shuttle Discovery races toward space on the STS-119 mission after liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Clouds of smoke and steam roll across the pad. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Straight Up!
Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Ke …
3/16/09
Description Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery races toward space on mission STS-119. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: Courtesy of Scott Andrews March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Discovery Roars Toward Orbit
Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 m …
3/16/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 mission atop twin towers of fire that light up the sky after sunset at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was on time March 15, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Image credit: Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Touchdown Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kenne …
3/28/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Lighting Up Discovery
Xenon lights over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
8/28/09
Description Xenon lights over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida compete with the lightning strike seen to the left. Space shuttle Discovery is on the pad waiting for a scheduled liftoff on the STS-128 mission. Launch was scrubbed due to the weather conditions that violated the limitations for liftoff. Discovery's 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Image credit: NASA/Ben Cooper Aug. 24, 2009
Date 8/28/09
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
Station Close-Up
The International Space Station is featured in this image photogr …
3/19/09
Description The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a STS-119 crewmember as Space Shuttle Discovery and the station approach each other during rendezvous and docking activities on flight day three. Docking occurred at 5:20 p.m. EDT on March 17, 2009, as the two spacecraft flew over Western Australia. Photo credit: NASA March 17, 2009
Date 3/19/09
Waiting in the Wings
Seen from below, space shuttle Discovery is lowered into High Bay …
7/29/09
Description Seen from below, space shuttle Discovery is lowered into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the bay, Discovery will be attached to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launcher platform before it is rolled out to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry in its payload bay the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky July 26, 2009
Date 7/29/09
Light Show
Rollout of space shuttle Discovery is slow-going due to the onset …
8/4/09
Description Rollout of space shuttle Discovery is slow-going due to the onset of lightning in the area of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First motion of the shuttle out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 2:07 a.m. Aug. 4. Discovery's 13-day STS-128 mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Image courtesy of Justin Dernier Aug. 4, 2009
Date 8/4/09
Discovery Leaves Launch Pad
Fire seems to surround Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen …
3/16/09
Description Fire seems to surround Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery leaps from the pad to begin its STS-119 mission. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tom Farrar March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Ignition!
Steam rises from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in …
3/16/09
Description Steam rises from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery lifts off on mission STS-119. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Rusty Backer, George Roberts March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Night into Day
Billows of smoke and the water near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kenn …
3/16/09
Description Billows of smoke and the water near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida capture the brilliant light of space shuttle Discovery's lift-off on the STS-119 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Fish-Eye View of Atlantis
Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the Russ …
8/1/08
Description Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the Russian Mir space station during the STS-71 mission.
Date 8/1/08
Space Shuttle Model
This illustration was used to develop a 3-D model of the space sh …
3/4/08
Description This illustration was used to develop a 3-D model of the space shuttle Columbia. The model was later used in a video to show where damage occurred on the leading edge of Columbia's wing. Engineers in NASA Glenn's Ballistics Impact Lab performed experiments that helped determine how foam from the external tank had caused the damage. Art by Eric Mindek (RS Information Systems, Inc.)
Date 3/4/08
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
Orbiting Alone
Backdropped by a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, …
3/27/09
Description Backdropped by a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, Space Shuttle Discovery's docking mechanism (top foreground), payload bay, Remote Manipulator System Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS), vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are featured in this image photographed by a STS-119 crewmember during flight day 12 activities. Photo credit: NASA March 26, 2009
Date 3/27/09
Greeting the Crew
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Ca …
8/3/09
Description At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana (left) and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden -- both former astronauts -- wait near space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-127 crew to emerge from the crew transport vehicle. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
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
NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Prepares for STS-127 Mission
Technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Sp …
4/10/09
Description Technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida attached the lifting sling to space shuttle Endeavour for rotation and hoisting on April 10. The shuttle then was attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour also will stand by at Kennedy's launch Pad 39B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 4/10/09
Discovery Bids Farewell to Station
Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the In …
3/26/09
Description Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from space shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. CDT on March 25, 2009. Photo credit: NASA March 25, 2009
Date 3/26/09
Discovery Lights the Sky
Looking like a sun riding a column of smoke, space shuttle Discov …
3/15/09
Description Looking like a sun riding a column of smoke, space shuttle Discovery hurtles into the evening sky on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletch Hildreth March 15, 2009
Date 3/15/09
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
Afternoon Shadows
The afternoon sun casts shadows on space shuttle Endeavour's exte …
6/25/09
Description The afternoon sun casts shadows on space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank as workers remove the seal from the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, or GUCP, on the tank. A hydrogen leak at the location during tanking for the STS-127 mission caused the launch attempts to be scrubbed on June 13 and June 17. The plate will be examined to determine the cause of the hydrogen leak. Then it will be repaired. June 24, 2009 Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
Date 6/25/09
Apollo17 - On the Shoulders of_Giants
APOLLO 17: ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS JSC 603 - (1973) - 28 1/2 M …
1973
Description APOLLO 17: ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS JSC 603 - (1973) - 28 1/2 Minutes Astronauts: Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt Launch date: December 7, 1972 A documentary view of the Apollo 17 journey to Taurus-Littrow, the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo Program. The film depicts the highlights of the mission and relates the Apollo Program to Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz linkup, and the Space Shuttle. AWARDS: Chris Bronze Plaque Award, 21st Annual Columbus Film Festival, 1983 * Trophy of the Italian Department of Defense * 1st International Review of Cinema and TV Films on Flight, Milan, Italy, 1974 * Special Prize, 11th International Review of Technical, Scientific, and Educational Films, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, 1973
Date 1973
Dawn of a New Era
The rosy dawn sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center reveals the ne …
2/16/09
Description The rosy dawn sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center reveals the newly erected lightning towers on Launch Pad 39B. The two towers at left contain the lightning mast on top, the one at right does not. At center are the fixed and rotating service structures that have served the Space Shuttle Program. The new lightning protection system is being built for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the towers is 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. Image credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs Feb. 13, 2009
Date 2/16/09
Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Astronauts F. Story Musgrave, left, and Donald H. Peterson float …
7/18/08
Description Astronauts F. Story Musgrave, left, and Donald H. Peterson float in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger during their April 7, 1983 extravehicular activity on the STS-6 mission. Their "floating" is restricted via tethers to safety slide wires. Thanks to the tether and slide wire combination, Peterson is able to translate, or move, along the port side hand rails.
Date 7/18/08
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
Waiting for a Lift
This aerial view shows space shuttle Atlantis suspended by crane …
10/12/09
Description This aerial view shows space shuttle Atlantis suspended by crane over the transfer aisle in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Atlantis will be lifted over a transom and lowered onto a mobile launch platform in High Bay 1. It then will be attached to an external fuel tank and pair of solid rocket boosters already secured to the platform. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Oct. 6, 2009
Date 10/12/09
Discovery Lifts Off
Space shuttle Discovery lights up the sky after sunset as it roar …
3/15/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery lights up the sky after sunset as it roars off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletch Hildreth March 15, 2009
Date 3/15/09
On the Glide Slope
Space shuttle Discovery approaches Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Sp …
3/28/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery approaches Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Rick Wetherington March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Loaded for Launch
In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy …
1/20/09
Description In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload for the STS-119 mission is being transferred to space shuttle Discovery's cargo bay. The payload consists of the integrated truss structure S6 and solar arrays. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the shuttle's seven astronauts will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Jan. 17, 2009
Date 1/20/09
Discovery's Dawn
Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against the dawn sky as it …
8/5/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against the dawn sky as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rollout was delayed approximately 2 hours due to lightning in the area. Discovery's 13-day STS-128 mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Aug. 4, 2009
Date 8/5/09
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 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
NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Moves for STS-127 Mission
Space shuttle Endeavour was moved April 10, from Orbiter Processi …
4/10/09
Description Space shuttle Endeavour was moved April 10, from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour also will stand by at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The move from Endeavour's hangar is referred to referred to as a "rollover." Following rollover technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building attach the lifting sling to Endeavour for rotation and hoisting. The shuttle then is mated to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
Date 4/10/09
Exercising in Space
Performing his own in-space version of "look, Ma, no hands" is ST …
3/23/09
Description Performing his own in-space version of "look, Ma, no hands" is STS-119 Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba. The shuttle version of the bike, deployed here on Discovery's mid deck, is called the ergometer and is one device that provides astronauts a chance to exercise while in space. Photo Credit: NASA March 20, 2009
Date 3/23/09
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
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
Discovery Roars Aloft
Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 m …
3/15/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 mission atop twin towers of fire that light up the sky after sunset at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: Courtesy Scott Andrews March 15, 2009
Date 3/15/09
Two NASA Space Shuttles on Two Launch Pads for Final Time
Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Ass …
2009
Description Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on April 17, two shuttles were on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Shuttle Atlantis already had been moved to Launch Pad 39A. Endeavour will stand by at pad B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. With the space shuttle fleet set for retirement in 2010, this is expected to be the final time two shuttles will be on launch pads at the same time. Video includes aerials of the shuttles on April 17, and sunrise shots and additional aerials on April 18. The equipment and hardware that will be used in space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was loaded into the shuttle's payload bay at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida on Sept. 25.
Date 2009
Welcome Home, Endeavour
Riding atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, the space s …
12/15/08
Description Riding atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, the space shuttle Endeavour touches down on the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008
Date 12/15/08
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
Heavy Lifting
In the grasp of the International Space Station's robotic Canadar …
3/20/09
Description In the grasp of the International Space Station's robotic Canadarm2, the S6 truss segment was photographed by a STS-119 crew member while Discovery was docked with the station. The S6 truss segment was moved from Discovery's cargo bay by the station's Canadarm2, handed off to the shuttle's remote manipulator system (RMS), and then handed back to the station's robotic arm where it will remain in an overnight parked position. Also visible in the image are the Columbus laboratory, starboard truss and solar array panels. Photo credit: NASA March 18, 2009
Date 3/20/09
At the Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis slowly reaches the top of Launch Pad 39A a …
4/1/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis slowly reaches the top of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The rollout was in preparation for its launch on the STS-125 mission. Atlantis is set to fly a crew of seven astronauts on an 11-day mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. During five spacewalks, they will install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones and replace components. The result will be six working, complementary science instruments with capabilities beyond what is now available, extending operational lifespan for the telescope through at least 2014. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 31, 2009
Date 4/1/09
On Its Way
Space shuttle Discovery leaves a blazing white and orange trail o …
3/16/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery leaves a blazing white and orange trail of fire in its wake as it climbs into the Florida sky on March 15, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Rusty Backer, George Roberts March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Shuttle External Fuel Tank for STS-127 Arrives for Preps
The external fuel tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 miss …
2/21/09
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station now is at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations. ET-131 arrived at Kennedy Feb. 21 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank then was lifted into a checkout cell on Feb. 23 to begin preparations for launch. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Endeavour for a targeted lift off in June.
Date 2/21/09
Three Hot Topics at NASA
In this NASA eClips video discover three hot topics NASA is curre …
2008
Description In this NASA eClips video discover three hot topics NASA is currently developing. The Cassini-Huygens is a spacecraft NASA sent to check out Saturn and Saturn's moons. Find out what discoveries have been made based on photos from this mission. Another hot topic is Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, a modified Boeing 757 that holds an infrared telescope. This enables the telescope to capture infrared light. Finally, learn about the new space vehicle NASA will be using in the next decade. NASA will be retiring the space shuttle and will launch ORION. Find out how the ORION differes from the current space shuttle. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program.
Date 2008
How Pulleys Work
In this NASA video segment an aerospace engineer explains how pul …
2008
Description In this NASA video segment an aerospace engineer explains how pulleys work and how they are used to lift and transport the space shuttle. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program.
Date 2008
Headed for the Pad
Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against Florida's pre-dawn …
1/14/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against Florida's pre-dawn, cloud-streaked sky as it makes the slow 3.4-mile trek to Launch Pad 39A. The shuttle travels atop the mobile launcher platform, which is moved by the massive crawler-transporter beneath. Discovery is targeted to launch on mission STS-119 to the International Space Station in February. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the final truss segment and its solar arrays to the starboard side of the station. The addition will enable a six-person crew to live there starting in May. Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder Jan. 14, 2009
Date 1/14/09
Welcome Back, Endeavour
&rsaquo, View Landing Video </br></br> Space shuttle Endeavour ki …
12/1/08
Description &rsaquo, View Landing Video </br></br> Space shuttle Endeavour kicks up dust as it touches down at Edwards Air Force Base in California to end the STS-126 mission, completing its 16-day journey of over 6.6 million miles in space. Image credit: NASA/Tony Landis Nov. 30, 2008
Date 12/1/08
Shuttle Atlantis' External Fuel Tank Arrives at NASA's Kennedy Sp …
The external fuel tank for the next space shuttle mission arrived …
2008
Description The external fuel tank for the next space shuttle mission arrived Tuesday, June 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for shuttle Atlantis' upcoming launch to the Hubble Space Telescope. The tank was unloaded and transferred to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building where it is scheduled to be attached to the solid rocket boosters on Aug. 7. Liftoff is targeted for 1:34 a.m. EDT on Oct. 8.
Date 2008
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Launch Pad for Hubble Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Thursday, Sept. 4, from the Vehi …
9/4/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Thursday, Sept. 4, from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The move is referred to as "rollout." Now that the shuttle is in launch position, Atlantis' crew will arrive at Kennedy on Sept. 21 to participate in a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, scheduled for Sept. 22-24. Atlantis is targeted to launch Oct. 10. During the 11-day STS-125 mission, the shuttle's seven astronauts will install two new instruments in Hubble, as well as replace the Fine Guidance Sensor. Atlantis' crew members are Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Gregory C. Johnson and Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan McArthur, Andrew Feustel and Michael Good.
Date 9/4/08
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
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Prepares for Hubble Servicing Mission
Technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Sp …
2009
Description Technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida attach the lifting sling to space shuttle Atlantis for rotation and hoisting on March 23. The shuttle then was attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters for its upcoming mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 2009
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Moves for Hubble Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Monday, March 23, from its Orbit …
2009
Description Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Monday, March 23, from its Orbiter Processing facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The move from Atlantis' hanger is referred to as a "rollover." Following rollover, technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building attach the lifting sling to Atlantis for rotating and hoisting. The shuttle then is mated to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
Date 2009
Space Shuttle Awaits Hubble Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis was removed from its external fuel tank an …
11/11/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis was removed from its external fuel tank and solid rocket booster stack and rolled back to its Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to await launch of its STS-125 mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The launch date is under review.
Date 11/11/08
Final Major Pieces of Space Station's Japanese Lab Arrive at Kenn …
The final major components of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency' …
9/24/08
Description The final major components of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility from Japan on Sept. 24. The Kibo Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section will fly on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch May 15, 2009.
Date 9/24/08
Shuttle Lightning Mast Removed from Kennedy Launch Pad
On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a cr …
3/3/09
Description On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane removes the lightning mast from the fixed service structure. The mast was used to protect the space shuttle from lightning while at the pad. The new lightning protection systems being built for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, the Ares 1-X test flight, that is targeted for 2009.
Date 3/3/09
Shuttle Lightning Mast Removed from Kennedy Launch Pad
On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a cr …
3/3/09
Description On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane removes the lightning mast from the fixed service structure. The mast was used to protect the space shuttle from lightning while at the pad. The new lightning protection systems being built for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, the Ares 1-X test flight, that is targeted for 2009.
Date 3/3/09
Shuttle External Fuel Tank for STS-128 Mission Arrives at NASA's …
The external fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 miss …
5/7/09
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station now is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preparations. ET-132 arrived at Kennedy May 7 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank then was lifted into a checkout cell. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Discovery for targeted liftoff Aug. 6.
Date 5/7/09
Up and Over
In the upper levels of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Ke …
1/9/09
Description In the upper levels of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is moved toward high bay 3 where the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters are already stacked on the mobile launcher platform. Discovery is set to launch on mission STS-119 carrying the final starboard truss, S6, in the assembly of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Jan. 8, 2009
Date 1/9/09
Space Shuttle -- February 1995
STS-63 astronauts Bernard A. Harris Jr., payload commander, right …
7/29/08
Description STS-63 astronauts Bernard A. Harris Jr., payload commander, right, and C. Michael Foale, mission specialist, left, are ready to exit Discovery's airlock for a spacewalk. The pair would test new insulation to protect astronauts from the cold during extravehicular activity, but Mission Control cut the spacewalk short after the men reported feeling very cold in their suits. Harris became the first African American to walk in space.
Date 7/29/08
Shuttle Atlantis' Crew Reviews Payload for Hubble Mission
The seven astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming STS-125 …
2009
Description The seven astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope were at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on April 28. The crew members inspected the Hubble equipment in Atlantis' payload bay on Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A. The crew was dressed in protective clothing to prevent contaminating the payload.
Date 2009
Shuttle Atlantis' Hubble Mission Crew Participate in M-113 Traini …
The seven-member crew of the next shuttle mission practice drivin …
2008
Description The seven-member crew of the next shuttle mission practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier during a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Sept. 22. The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission each practice driving the M-113 in turn as part of their training on emergency egress procedures. An M-113 will be available to transport the crew to safety in the event of a contingency on the pad before their launch. TCDT provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities including equipment familiarization and emergency training.
Date 2008
Two NASA Space Shuttles on Two Launch Pads for Final Time
Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Ass …
4/18/09
Description Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on April 17, two shuttles were on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Shuttle Atlantis already had been moved to Launch Pad 39A. Endeavour will stand by at pad B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis is targeted to launch May 12. With the space shuttle fleet set for retirement in 2010, this is expected to be the final time two shuttles will be on launch pads at the same time. Video includes aerials of the shuttles on April 17, and sunrise shots and additional aerials on April 18.
Date 4/18/09
Two NASA Space Shuttles on Two Launch Pads for Final Time
Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Ass …
4/18/09
Description Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on April 17, two shuttles were on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Shuttle Atlantis already had been moved to Launch Pad 39A. Endeavour will stand by at pad B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis is targeted to launch May 12. With the space shuttle fleet set for retirement in 2010, this is expected to be the final time two shuttles will be on launch pads at the same time. Video includes aerials of the shuttles on April 17, and sunrise shots and additional aerials on April 18.
Date 4/18/09
New Arrival
External Tank 130 arrives in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle As …
12/5/08
Description External Tank 130 arrives in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ET 130, which will be used on the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, will be moved into a high bay for checkout. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 4, 2008
Date 12/5/08
Space Shuttle Atlantis' Hubble Telescope Servicing Crew Performs …
The crew that will launch aboard space shuttle Atlantis on its up …
2008
Description The crew that will launch aboard space shuttle Atlantis on its upcoming STS-125 mission participated in a crew equipment interface test, known as CEIT, July 11 through 12 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. During the training, the crew inspected hardware and flight equipment they will use in orbit. During its 11-day mission, Atlantis' seven astronauts will install two new instruments to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, as well as replace the Fine Guidance Sensor and perform other repair tasks. Atlantis' crew members are Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Gregory C. Johnson and Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan McArthur, Andrew Feustel and Michael Good.
Date 2008
Atlantis on the Launch Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from …
3/31/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The shuttle sits atop the mobile launcher platform, which is carried by the crawler-transporter beneath. At left is the rotating service structure with the payload changeout room that allows transfer of payloads from a canister into the shuttle's payload bay. Next to the shuttle is the fixed service structure with its 80-foot lightning mast on top.
Date 3/31/09
Atlantis on the Launch Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from …
3/31/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The shuttle sits atop the mobile launcher platform, which is carried by the crawler-transporter beneath. At left is the rotating service structure with the payload changeout room that allows transfer of payloads from a canister into the shuttle's payload bay. Next to the shuttle is the fixed service structure with its 80-foot lightning mast on top.
Date 3/31/09
Atlantis is Separated From SCA
Work is under way to separate space shuttle Atlantis from the Shu …
6/5/09
Description Work is under way to separate space shuttle Atlantis from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, underneath via the mate/demate device on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Workers are removing the struts that attached Atlantis to the SCA. A hoist attached to Atlantis will suspend the shuttle while the SCA is moved away. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
Atlantis Suspended Above Tarmac
On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in …
6/5/09
Description On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is moved from underneath space shuttle Atlantis in the mate/demate device. A hoist attached to Atlantis suspends the shuttle while the SCA is moved away. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Moves for Hubble Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Friday, Aug. 22, from its Orbite …
8/22/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Friday, Aug. 22, from its Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The move from Atlantis' hanger is referred to as a "rollover." On Saturday, Aug. 23, technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building attached the lifting sling to Atlantis for rotation and hoisting, and attached Atlantis to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters. The shuttle is scheduled to move to launch pad 39A on Aug. 30 in preparation for its targeted Oct. 8 launch. During the 11-day mission, the crew of seven astronauts will install two new instruments to the orbital observatory, as well as replace the Fine Guidance Sensor. The result will be six working, complementary science instruments with capabilities beyond what is now available, and an extended operational lifespan through at least 2013.
Date 8/22/08
Shuttle External Fuel Tank for Hubble Mission Arrives for Preps
The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 missio …
2008
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair and upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope now is at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations. External Tank 130 arrived at Kennedy Dec. 3 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building Dec. 4. The tank was then lifted into a checkout cell in the VAB on Dec. 5 to begin preparations for launch. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Atlantis next year for a targeted May 12, 2009, liftoff. Atlantis' mission to Hubble was delayed in September when a data handling unit on the telescope failed. A new unit will be delivered to Kennedy next spring for a targeted May launch.
Date 2008
Atlantis Astronauts Brush Up on Hubble Mission Training at Kenned …
Space Shuttle Atlantis' seven crew members spent two days at NASA …
2009
Description Space Shuttle Atlantis' seven crew members spent two days at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida preparing for their upcoming mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. On April 2, crew members participated in equipment and procedure familiarization training at the Hazardous Payload Processing Facility. The astronauts received refresher training on countdown and emergency escape procedures at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A on April 3. Atlantis is targeted to launch on its STS-125 servicing mission to Hubble on May 12.
Date 2009
External Tank and Boosters Attached for NASA's Hubble Servicing M …
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, …
2008
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., technicians attach the external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters on Aug. 3 for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis is targeted to launch on Oct. 8 at 1:34 a.m. EDT.
Date 2008
Ready to Rehearse
The STS-119 crew flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida t …
1/19/09
Description The STS-119 crew flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to take part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities, which include equipment familiarization and emergency exit training and culminate in a simulated launch countdown. After their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the astronauts took part in a question-and-answer session with the media. Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata (far right) responds to a Japanese reporter. Wakata represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and will remain on the International Space Station as a member of the Expedition 18 crew. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Jan. 19, 2009
Date 1/19/09
Endeavour Stand Ready
The launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A at NASA' …
5/13/09
Description The launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is viewed from behind Launch Pad 39B. On pad 39B is space shuttle Endeavour, which can launch, if needed, for rescue of Atlantis' crew during its STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews May 11, 2009
Date 5/13/09
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
Atlantis Moves to High Bay 3
The doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Spac …
2/10/09
Description The doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center open to reveal space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank-solid rocket booster stack in high bay 1. The stack on the mobile launcher platform will be moved to high bay 3 to make room for the ET-SRB stack for space shuttle Endeavour.
Date 2/10/09
Atlantis Moves to High Bay 3
The doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Spac …
2/10/09
Description The doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center open to reveal space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank-solid rocket booster stack in high bay 1. The stack on the mobile launcher platform will be moved to high bay 3 to make room for the ET-SRB stack for space shuttle Endeavour.
Date 2/10/09
Got Milk?
Mike Blair, Paragon Tech/Community and Media Relations, informed …
7/11/08
Description Mike Blair, Paragon Tech/Community and Media Relations, informed guests about some of the aspects of living in space. He is pictured in the Engineering Building showing visitors the different types of space food astronauts eat while on the space shuttle and International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Marvin Smith (WYLE) C-2008-1229
Date 7/11/08
Leaving the VAB
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly …
11/11/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building after it was removed from its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. The shuttle is returning to the Orbiter Processing Facility while the new target launch date for the STS-125 mission is under review.
Date 11/11/08
Leaving the VAB
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly …
11/11/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building after it was removed from its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. The shuttle is returning to the Orbiter Processing Facility while the new target launch date for the STS-125 mission is under review.
Date 11/11/08
A New Day Dawns on Atlantis
Sunrise breaks on the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing F …
6/5/09
Description Sunrise breaks on the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space shuttle Atlantis will be lifted from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft underneath and lowered to the ground. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
Going Up!
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
3/24/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis is moved toward High Bay 3 where the top of its external fuel tank can be seen. In the bay, the shuttle will be lowered and joined with the external tank and solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher platform.
Date 3/24/09
Going Up!
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
3/24/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis is moved toward High Bay 3 where the top of its external fuel tank can be seen. In the bay, the shuttle will be lowered and joined with the external tank and solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher platform.
Date 3/24/09
Bathed in Lights
Lights covering the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A cas …
4/21/09
Description Lights covering the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A cast their glow over space shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle waits the arrival of the payload canister with its cargo of Hubble Space Telescope equipment. The payload will be transferred into Atlantis' payload bay for the 11-day STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 18, 2009
Date 4/21/09
Back to the OPF
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facil …
11/11/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facility, or OPF, after being removed from the external tank and solid rocket booster stack. Atlantis will remain in the OPF until a new launch date is set for the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 11/11/08
Back to the OPF
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facil …
11/11/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facility, or OPF, after being removed from the external tank and solid rocket booster stack. Atlantis will remain in the OPF until a new launch date is set for the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 11/11/08
Watching From the Firing Room
NASA Acting Administrator Christopher Scolese watches the launch …
5/11/09
Description NASA Acting Administrator Christopher Scolese watches the launch of space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-125 crew from Firing Room 4 of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center. Space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day mission is the final shuttle flight to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-member crew will enhance the observatory to ensure cutting-edge science. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
NASA and NASCAR
This NASA video segment explores how NASCAR uses NASA technologie …
2008
Description This NASA video segment explores how NASCAR uses NASA technologies to provide safer stock cars for drivers. One example is the problem NASCAR drivers were experiencing with increased levels of carbon monoxide in their cars due to combustion. The NASCAR race team PENSKE designed a catalytic air filter to remove airborne particles supplying fresher air for drivers. Another borrowed technology is the thermal protection system NASA uses for the space shuttle's re-entry to Earth's atmosphere. Thermal protection is also used inside race cars to reduce the amount of heat caused by the stock car's roof and confined space. Full-scale wind tunnel tests are run on stock cars at NASA Langley Research Center. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program.
Date 2008
In the White Room
In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente …
5/11/09
Description In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-125 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel is helped by the closeout crew putting on his harness, which includes a parachute pack, before crawling through the open hatch into space shuttle Atlantis. The White Room is at the end of the orbiter access arm on the fixed service structure and provides access into the shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph-Kevin O'Connell May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
Lowered Into Position
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
1/15/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank is lowered between the solid rocket boosters installed on the mobile launcher platform in high bay 3. The tank and boosters will be attached for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 Hubble Telescope servicing mission targeted to launch May 12.
Date 1/15/09
Lowered Into Position
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
1/15/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank is lowered between the solid rocket boosters installed on the mobile launcher platform in high bay 3. The tank and boosters will be attached for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 Hubble Telescope servicing mission targeted to launch May 12.
Date 1/15/09
Atlantis on the Launch Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from …
4/1/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The shuttle sits atop the mobile launcher platform, which is carried by the crawler-transporter beneath. At left is the rotating service structure with the payload changeout room that allows transfer of payloads from a canister into the shuttle's payload bay. Next to the shuttle is the fixed service structure with its 80-foot lightning mast on top. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 31, 2009
Date 4/1/09
First-ever evening public engine test of a Space Shuttle Main Eng …
Thousands of people watch the first-ever evening public engine te …
4/21/01
Description Thousands of people watch the first-ever evening public engine test of a Space Shuttle Main Engine at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. The spectacular test marked Stennis Space Center's 20th anniversary celebration of the first Space Shuttle mission.
Date 4/21/01
Lucky Charm
NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach shows his lucky sil …
5/11/09
Description NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach shows his lucky silver bullet while in Firing Room 4 of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center. Leinbach carries the inert silver bullet as a good luck charm. Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT Monday from Kennedy on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
On the Tarmac
Space shuttle Atlantis on top of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or …
6/3/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis on top of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, is parked on the tarmac of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The SCA landed at Kennedy after a more than 2,500-mile cross-country ferry flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 2, 2009
Date 6/3/09
Ready for Separation
Space shuttle Atlantis, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is towed …
6/5/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is towed toward the mate/demate device on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Once underneath the device, a hoist will lift Atlantis from the back of the SCA and place it on the ground. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 2, 2009
Date 6/5/09
On the Ground -- Again
Space shuttle Atlantis is on the ground at the Shuttle Landing Fa …
6/5/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is on the ground at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Workers prepare to remove the hoist from Atlantis that was used to separate it from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, which returned it to Kennedy from California. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
Double Shuttles
Space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A (left) is accompanied by …
4/20/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A (left) is accompanied by space shuttle Endeavour after Endeavour's rollout to Launch Pad 39B. This is expected to be the final time two shuttles will be on launch pads at the same time. Endeavour will stand by at pad B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis April 17, 2009
Date 4/20/09
Atlantis Moves to High Bay 3
The doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Spac …
3/4/09
Description The doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center open to reveal space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank-solid rocket booster stack in high bay 1. The stack on the mobile launcher platform will be moved to high bay 3 to make room for the ET-SRB stack for space shuttle Endeavour. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs February 10, 2009
Date 3/4/09
Main Engines Are Installed on the Space Shuttle
Three main engines are installed on the Space Shuttle at the Kenn …
1/1/94
Description Three main engines are installed on the Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Space Shuttle Main Eengine is the most reliable and highly tested large rocket engine ever built. Using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel, each shuttle main engine can generate between 305,000 and 512,300 pounds of thrust. The SSME's high-performance fuel turbopump generates 77,310 horsepower and its liquid oxygen turbopump produces 29,430 horsepower.
Date 1/1/94
Tank Gets a Lift
In the transfer aisle of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building exte …
12/5/08
Description In the transfer aisle of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building external fuel tank 130 is lifted off its transporter. The tank will be raised to vertical and lifted into high bay 2 for checkout before stacking with the solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission.
Date 12/5/08
Tank Gets a Lift
In the transfer aisle of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building exte …
12/5/08
Description In the transfer aisle of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building external fuel tank 130 is lifted off its transporter. The tank will be raised to vertical and lifted into high bay 2 for checkout before stacking with the solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission.
Date 12/5/08
Tank Checkout
Suspended by a crane in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building exter …
12/5/08
Description Suspended by a crane in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building external fuel tank 130 is moved into high bay 2 for checkout before stacking with the solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission.
Date 12/5/08
Tank Checkout
Suspended by a crane in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building exter …
12/5/08
Description Suspended by a crane in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building external fuel tank 130 is moved into high bay 2 for checkout before stacking with the solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission.
Date 12/5/08
STS-125 Crew at the Hatch
Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-125 crew members get …
4/3/09
Description Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-125 crew members get ready to affix the mission logo to the entrance into space shuttle Atlantis. Clockwise from left front are Pilot Gregory C. Johnson, Mission Specialists Michael Good and Megan McArthur, Commander Scott Altman, and Mission Specialists Mike Massimino and John Grunsfeld.
Date 4/3/09
STS-125 Crew at the Hatch
Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-125 crew members get …
4/3/09
Description Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-125 crew members get ready to affix the mission logo to the entrance into space shuttle Atlantis. Clockwise from left front are Pilot Gregory C. Johnson, Mission Specialists Michael Good and Megan McArthur, Commander Scott Altman, and Mission Specialists Mike Massimino and John Grunsfeld.
Date 4/3/09
Shuttle Education
In Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
01/19/10
Description In Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the STS-130 crew view a demonstration on the maintenance of space shuttle Endeavour's thermal protection system. From left are: Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire, Commander George Zamka, Mission Specialist Nicolas Patrick and Pilot Terry Virts. Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Date 01/19/10
Up, Up, and Away!
From Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sp …
5/13/09
Description From Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the sky on a column of fire on the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Liftoff was on time at 2:01 p.m. EDT. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews May 11, 2009
Date 5/13/09
VAB Arrival
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehic …
3/23/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From the transfer aisle, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform.
Date 3/23/09
VAB Arrival
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehic …
3/23/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From the transfer aisle, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform.
Date 3/23/09
Going Up!
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
3/25/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis is moved toward High Bay 3 where the top of its external fuel tank can be seen. In the bay, the shuttle will be lowered and joined with the external tank and solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher platform. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston March 24, 2009
Date 3/25/09
To the Pad
In the early morning hours, space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to L …
3/31/09
Description In the early morning hours, space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Date 3/31/09
To the Pad
In the early morning hours, space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to L …
3/31/09
Description In the early morning hours, space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Date 3/31/09
Go Atlantis!
The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor …
3/31/09
Description The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomes space shuttle Atlantis onto the pad mound after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 3:54 a.m. EDT and Atlantis was secured on the pad at 11:17 a.m. The 3.4-mile trip took about seven-and-a-half hours.
Date 3/31/09
Go Atlantis!
The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor …
3/31/09
Description The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomes space shuttle Atlantis onto the pad mound after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 3:54 a.m. EDT and Atlantis was secured on the pad at 11:17 a.m. The 3.4-mile trip took about seven-and-a-half hours.
Date 3/31/09
Into the Clouds
Creating an image of a century plant in bloom, space shuttle Atla …
5/13/09
Description Creating an image of a century plant in bloom, space shuttle Atlantis trails a column of fire and smoke as it races into space on the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis' 11-day flight will include five spacewalks to refurbish and upgrade the telescope with state-of-the-art science instruments that will expand Hubble's capabilities and extend its operational lifespan through at least 2014. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews May 11, 2009
Date 5/13/09
New Lightning Tower Stands at Pad for Constellation Program
On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a cr …
1/26/09
Description On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction of the second tower in the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the three new lighting towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares 1-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009.
Date 1/26/09
Final New Lightning Tower Stands at Pad for Constellation Program
On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a cr …
2/11/09
Description On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction of the third and final tower in the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the three lightning towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares 1-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009.
Date 2/11/09
Final New Lightning Tower Stands at Pad for Constellation Program
On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a cr …
2/11/09
Description On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction of the third and final tower in the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the three lightning towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares 1-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009.
Date 2/11/09
Awaiting Liftoff
Space shuttle Atlantis atop the mobile launcher platform sits on …
4/21/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis atop the mobile launcher platform sits on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At left is the Vehicle Assembly Building. The shuttle waits the arrival of the payload canister with its cargo of Hubble Space Telescope equipment. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis April 17, 2009
Date 4/21/09
To the OPF
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed toward Orbiter Processing Facilit …
6/5/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed toward Orbiter Processing Facility 1. Atlantis was demated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft via the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
Thousands gather to watch a Space Shuttle Main Engine Test
Approximately 13,000 people fill the grounds at NASA's John C. St …
4/21/01
Description Approximately 13,000 people fill the grounds at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center for the first-ever evening public engine test of a Space Shuttle Main Engine. The test marked Stennis Space Center's 20th anniversary celebration of the first Space Shuttle mission.
Date 4/21/01
Space Shuttle Main Engine Test on B-1
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss., is …
1/1/96
Description NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss., is NASA's lead center for rocket propulsion testing. Stennis Space Center tests all main engines that power the Space Shuttle into low-Earth orbit. Shown here is a test firing of a powerful main engine on the B-1 test stand at Stennis.
Date 1/1/96
Mission STS-125 Begins
Atop twin columns of fire, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the …
5/13/09
Description Atop twin columns of fire, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the cloudy sky above Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-125 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Michael Gayle-Rusty Backer May 11, 2009
Date 5/13/09
Lowered Into Position
In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i …
1/27/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank is lowered between the solid rocket boosters installed on the mobile launcher platform in high bay 3. The tank and boosters will be attached for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 Hubble Telescope servicing mission targeted to launch May 12. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller January 15, 2009
Date 1/27/09
Super Bowl XLIV Game Coin which flew on STS-127
Members of the STS-129 shuttle  mission present a specially mint …
01/27/2010
Description Members of the STS-129 shuttle  mission present a specially minted silver medallion to National Football League officials on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The coin, which was flown in space during the November flight of Atlantis, will be used for the official coin toss prior to the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
Date 01/27/2010
Today's Journey Completed
In high bay 3 of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shutt …
10/20/08
Description In high bay 3 of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Atlantis comes to rest after its six-hour journey from Launch Pad 39A.
Date 10/20/08
Today's Journey Completed
In high bay 3 of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shutt …
10/20/08
Description In high bay 3 of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Atlantis comes to rest after its six-hour journey from Launch Pad 39A.
Date 10/20/08
Next Stop, VAB
On its transporter, space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward Kennedy's …
3/23/09
Description On its transporter, space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building after leaving Orbiter Processing Facility. In the VAB, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform.
Date 3/23/09
Next Stop, VAB
On its transporter, space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward Kennedy's …
3/23/09
Description On its transporter, space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building after leaving Orbiter Processing Facility. In the VAB, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform.
Date 3/23/09
Close-up of a Space Shuttle Main Engine test
A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main …
1/1/81
Description A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss.
Date 1/1/81
Main Engines Power the Space Shuttle
Before NASA launches a Space Shuttle, its systems must be put thr …
1/1/94
Description Before NASA launches a Space Shuttle, its systems must be put through critical tests on the ground to their flight readiness. The three main engines are critical components of the Space Shuttle. All main engines are tested at Stennis Space Center before being flown on the orbiter.
Date 1/1/94
Space Shuttle Main Engine Flies High
A Space Shuttle Main Engine is being lowered onto its handler bef …
1/1/96
Description A Space Shuttle Main Engine is being lowered onto its handler before its journey to the test complex at Stennis Space Center. This building is where partially assembled Space Shuttle Main Engines are received and prepared for testing.
Date 1/1/96
Stennis Tests All Space Shuttle Main Engines
Before NASA launches a Space Shuttle, all systems are put through …
1/1/96
Description Before NASA launches a Space Shuttle, all systems are put through ground tests to prove their flight readiness. Stennis Space Center tests all Space Shuttle Main Engines on the ground to ensure that the three main engines will perform as expected during the orbiter's 8 1/2 minute flight.
Date 1/1/96
Back to the Beginning
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward the open doors of Orbiter Pro …
6/5/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward the open doors of Orbiter Processing Facility 1. Atlantis was demated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, via the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility. After its May 24 landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, which concluded its STS-125 mission, the modified Boeing 747 SCA carried the shuttle on a two-day ferry flight from Edwards to Kennedy beginning June 1. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
CCPL Reading Program Winners
The grand prizes for the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) Im …
12/1/08
Description The grand prizes for the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) Imagine and Explore 2008 Summer Reading Program Game were awarded during Glenn's Star Gazing event at the Visitor Center on Sept. 20. NASA Glenn co-sponsored the summer program, which drew over 30,000 people of all ages. Grand prize winner, Crystal Davis, 11, of Bedford, received four VIP passes to view a space shuttle launch and a behind-the-scenes private tour. Allison McKenna, 10, of Bay Village, won the runner-up prize of an 80mm telescope. Pictured, left to right, Dr. Howard Ross, acting director of Glenn's External Programs, Jeanne Sapir, manager, CCPL Bedford Branch, Davis, Madeline Brookshire, CCPL marketing director, McKenna, and Mack Thomas, public affairs specialist, Glenn Community and Media Relations. Photo courtesy of Billy Bass Photography
Date 12/1/08
Payload Transferred to Atlantis
On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work …
4/27/09
Description On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers install the equipment and hardware needed to service the Hubble Space Telescope into space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller April 22, 2009
Date 4/27/09
Atlantis Launches!
Under a dry, hot, cloud-washed Florida sky, space shuttle Atlanti …
5/13/09
Description Under a dry, hot, cloud-washed Florida sky, space shuttle Atlantis roars off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with its crew of seven for a rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The launch was on-time at 2:01 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletcher Hildreth May 11, 2009
Date 5/13/09
Liftoff!
White clouds of smoke and steam sandwich space shuttle Atlantis a …
5/11/09
Description White clouds of smoke and steam sandwich space shuttle Atlantis as it roars off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy space Center in Florida with its crew of seven for a rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Fletcher Hildreth May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
Space Shuttle Main Engine test on A-1
A cloud of hot steam boils out of the flame deflector at the A-1 …
1/1/88
Description A cloud of hot steam boils out of the flame deflector at the A-1 test stand during a test firing of a Space Shuttle Main Engine in 1988 during the NASA Return to Flight program.
Date 1/1/88
Close Look at Payload
In space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay STS-125 crew members take …
4/29/09
Description In space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay STS-125 crew members take a final close look at the hardware for the Hubble servicing mission. The payload bay holds four carriers of equipment that include the Wide Field Camera 3, Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, the Soft Capture Mechanism and replacement gyroscopes and batteries. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 28, 2009
Date 4/29/09
Tank Gets a Lift
In the transfer aisle of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building exte …
1/27/09
Description In the transfer aisle of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building external fuel tank 130 is lifted off its transporter. The tank will be raised to vertical and lifted into high bay 2 for checkout before stacking with the solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs December 5, 2008
Date 1/27/09
Tank Checkout
Suspended by a crane in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building exter …
1/27/09
Description Suspended by a crane in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building external fuel tank 130 is moved into high bay 2 for checkout before stacking with the solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs December 5, 2008
Date 1/27/09
STS-125 Crew at the Hatch
Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-125 crew members get …
4/7/09
Description Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-125 crew members get ready to affix the mission logo to the entrance into space shuttle Atlantis. Clockwise from left front are Pilot Gregory C. Johnson, Mission Specialists Michael Good and Megan McArthur, Commander Scott Altman, and Mission Specialists Mike Massimino and John Grunsfeld. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston April 3, 2009
Date 4/7/09
Return to Flight SSME loaded for shipping
On Oct. 5, 2004, SSC shipped the last of the three Space Shuttle …
10/4/04
Description On Oct. 5, 2004, SSC shipped the last of the three Space Shuttle Main Engines to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for installation on Space Shuttle Discovery for STS-114, NASA's Return to Flight mission.
Date 10/4/04
Space Shuttle Main Engine Public Test Firing
A new NASA Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) roars to the approval …
7/25/00
Description A new NASA Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) roars to the approval of more than 2,000 people who came to John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss., on July 25 for a flight-certification test of the SSME Block II configuration. The engine, a new and significantly upgraded shuttle engine, was delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for use on future shuttle missions. Spectators were able to experience the "shake, rattle and roar" of the engine, which ran for 520 seconds - the length of time it takes a shuttle to reach orbit.
Date 7/25/00
Last SSME test on A-1
The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main e …
9/29/06
Description The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main engine test on its A-1 Test Stand Friday. The A-1 Test Stand was the site of the first test on a shuttle main engine in 1975. Stennis will continue testing shuttle main engines on its A-2 Test Stand through the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2010. The A-1 stand begins a new chapter in its operational history in October. It will be temporarily decommissioned to convert it for testing the J-2X engine, which will power the upper stage of NASA's new crew launch vehicle, the Ares I. Although this ends the stand's work on the Space Shuttle Program, it will soon be used for the rocket that will carry America's next generation human spacecraft, Orion.
Date 9/29/06
Stennis certifies final shuttle engine
Steam blasts out of the A-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on …
10/22/08
Description Steam blasts out of the A-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on Oct. 22 as engineers begin a certification test on engine 2061, the last space shuttle main flight engine scheduled to be built. Since 1975, Stennis has tested every space shuttle main engine used in the program - about 50 engines in all. Those engines have powered more than 120 shuttle missions - and no mission has failed as a result of engine malfunction. For the remainder of 2008 and throughout 2009, Stennis will continue testing of various space shuttle main engine components.
Date 10/22/08
Stennis certifies final shuttle engine
Steam blasts out of the A-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on …
10/22/08
Description Steam blasts out of the A-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on Oct. 22 as engineers begin a certification test on engine 2061, the last space shuttle main flight engine scheduled to be built. Since 1975, Stennis has tested every space shuttle main engine used in the program - about 50 engines in all. Those engines have powered more than 120 shuttle missions - and no mission has failed as a result of engine malfunction. For the remainder of 2008 and throughout 2009, Stennis will continue testing of various space shuttle main engine components.
Date 10/22/08
Into the Clean Room
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload canister i …
4/16/09
Description At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload canister is ready to roll into the clean-room environment of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility for the loading of Hubble hardware and equipment. The canister will deliver its cargo to Launch Pad 39A where it will be transferred to space shuttle Atlantis. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 14, 2009
Date 4/16/09
Hubble Payload Moves to Pad
The payload canister with the Hubble Space Telescope equipment he …
4/21/09
Description The payload canister with the Hubble Space Telescope equipment heads for Launch Pad 39A. In the foreground, a bobcat runs across the road. Once at the pad, the Hubble equipment will be transferred to space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 18, 2009
Date 4/21/09
Canister Gets a Lift
The payload canister is lifted toward the payload changeout room, …
4/21/09
Description The payload canister is lifted toward the payload changeout room, or PCR, on the rotating service structure at Launch Pad 39A. The canister's cargo of Hubble Space Telescope equipment will be deposited in the PCR and later transferred to the payload bay on space shuttle Atlantis. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 18, 2009
Date 4/21/09
Almost There
The payload canister (right) with the Hubble Space Telescope equi …
4/21/09
Description The payload canister (right) with the Hubble Space Telescope equipment arrives at the base of Launch Pad 39A. On the pad, the Hubble equipment will be transferred to space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 18, 2009
Date 4/21/09
NASA's Launch Van Pool
STS-125 crew members acknowledge the spectators who have gathered …
5/11/09
Description STS-125 crew members acknowledge the spectators who have gathered to wish them well on their mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. From left are Mission Specialists Mike Massimino, Michael Good, Andrew Feustel, John Grunsfeld and Megan McArthur, Pilot Gregory C. Johnson and Commander Scott Altman. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
Helmet, Check!
STS-125 Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld fits the helmet on his …
5/11/09
Description STS-125 Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld fits the helmet on his launch-and-entry suit before heading for Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This launch will be Grunsfeld's fifth space shuttle flight. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
All Aboard!
In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente …
5/11/09
Description In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel, left, is helped by the closeout crew putting on his harness. At right is Pilot Gregory C. Johnson. They are preparing to enter space shuttle Atlantis through the open hatch in the background. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph-Kevin O'Connell May 11, 2009
Date 5/11/09
Congratulations Team!
In the Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Ken …
5/13/09
Description In the Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana congratulates the mission management team for the successful launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett May 11, 2009
Date 5/13/09
To the Pad
In the early morning hours, space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to L …
4/1/09
Description In the early morning hours, space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 31, 2009
Date 4/1/09
Go Atlantis!
The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor …
4/1/09
Description The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomes space shuttle Atlantis onto the pad mound after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 3:54 a.m. EDT and Atlantis was secured on the pad at 11:17 a.m. The 3.4-mile trip took about seven-and-a-half hours. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 31, 2009
Date 4/1/09
Space Shuttle Cockpit exhibit
Want to sit in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle and watch astrona …
5/26/00
Description Want to sit in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle and watch astronauts work in outer space? At StenniSphere, you can do that and much more. StenniSphere, the visitor center at John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss., presents 14,000-square-feet of interactive exhibits that depict America's race for space as well as a glimpse of the future. StenniSphere is open free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Date 5/26/00
Leaving the VAB
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly …
11/17/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building after it was removed from its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. The shuttle is returning to the Orbiter Processing Facility while the new target launch date for the STS-125 mission is under review. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis November 11, 2008
Date 11/17/08
Atlantis is Lowered
Space shuttle Atlantis is lowered toward the ground after being d …
6/5/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is lowered toward the ground after being demated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft seen at left. Atlantis' wheels still must be lowered. Covering the rear of Atlantis is the tail cone, which protects the aft engine area and provides a more efficient aeronautical dimension during a piggyback flight. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
Ready for a Tow
Space shuttle Atlantis is moved away from the mate/demate device …
6/5/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is moved away from the mate/demate device where it was separated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Atlantis will be towed to Orbiter Processing Facility 1 to prepare for the STS-129 mission, its next assignment. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009
Date 6/5/09
Space Shuttle Endeavour in Flight
The Space Shuttle Endeavour thunders into space, powered by three …
1/1/93
Description The Space Shuttle Endeavour thunders into space, powered by three main engines and two solid rocket boosters. Stennis Space Center tests all main engines that power the orbiter during its 8 1/2 minute flight to orbit.
Date 1/1/93
Stennis Space Center goes to Washington Folklife Festival
A visitor to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C …
7/3/08
Description A visitor to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., examines a space shuttle main engine display provided by Stennis Space Center. Since 1975, Stennis has been responsible for testing every engine used in NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
Date 7/3/08
Space Shuttle Main Engine is Hoisted Into Test Stand
A Space Shuttle Main Engine is hoisted into the A-2 stand at Sten …
1/1/79
Description A Space Shuttle Main Engine is hoisted into the A-2 stand at Stennis Space Center before undergoing a test firing.
Date 1/1/79
Space Shuttle Main Engine Catches A Ride
This Space Shuttle Main Engine is getting a well-deserved break a …
1/1/90
Description This Space Shuttle Main Engine is getting a well-deserved break and is being transported to the engine inspection facility after undergoing rigorous testing at Stennis Space Center.
Date 1/1/90
Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing
All Space Shuttle Main Engines are inspected and configured for t …
1/1/94
Description All Space Shuttle Main Engines are inspected and configured for testing at the Stennis Space Center.
Date 1/1/94
A-1 Test of a Space Shuttle Main Engine
An eerie layer of fog surrounds the A-1 test stand at Stennis Spa …
1/1/95
Description An eerie layer of fog surrounds the A-1 test stand at Stennis Space Center as a Space Shuttle Main Engine is test fired.
Date 1/1/95
STS-115 crew visits SSC
Commander Brent Jett (center) talks with employees and visitors a …
10/25/06
Description Commander Brent Jett (center) talks with employees and visitors at NASA Stennis Space Center. The astronauts of NASA's STS-115 space shuttle mission visited SSC in south Mississippi to share highlights of their 12-day mission and to thank SSC employees for the reliability of the space shuttle's main engines, which helped propel Space Shuttle Atlantis into orbit. STS-115's other crewmembers are (from left) Mission Specialists Joe Tanner, Dan Burbank, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve MacLean of the Canadian Space Agency. The mission launched Sept. 9, 2006, resuming construction of the International Space Station.
Date 10/25/06
STS-116 crew visits SSC
The astronauts of NASA's STS-116 space shuttle mission visited NA …
1/30/07
Description The astronauts of NASA's STS-116 space shuttle mission visited NASA Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi to share highlights of their 13-day mission and to thank SSC employees for the reliability of the space shuttle's main engines, which helped propel Space Shuttle Discovery into orbit during its Dec. 9, 2006, launch. Pictured (from left) are STS-116 crewmembers Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein, Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam, SSC Center Director, Richard Gilbrech, Mission Specialists Joan Higginbotham, Nicholas Patrick and Christer Fuglesang. During the mission, which began with the first evening launch since 2002, the astronauts installed the P5 spacer truss segment and rewired the International Space Station's power system.
Date 1/30/07
SSME Night Firing
A Space Shuttle Main Engine test lights up the night sky at Stenn …
1/1/92
Description A Space Shuttle Main Engine test lights up the night sky at Stennis Space Center. The test pictured occurred on the B-1, SSC's largest of three test stands used for shuttle main engine testing.
Date 1/1/92
Last flight engine arrives
Workers at Stennis Space Center examine space shuttle main engine …
10/1/08
Description Workers at Stennis Space Center examine space shuttle main engine 2061 upon its arrival Oct. 1. The engine was to be the last shuttle flight engine to be scheduled for testing at Stennis.
Date 10/1/08
Last flight engine arrives
Workers at Stennis Space Center examine space shuttle main engine …
10/1/08
Description Workers at Stennis Space Center examine space shuttle main engine 2061 upon its arrival Oct. 1. The engine was to be the last shuttle flight engine to be scheduled for testing at Stennis.
Date 10/1/08
Today's Journey Completed
In high bay 3 of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shutt …
11/4/08
Description In high bay 3 of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Atlantis comes to rest after its six-hour journey from Launch Pad 39A. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett October 20, 2008
Date 11/4/08
Final Crew Inspection
STS-125 crew members take a final close look at the hardware for …
4/29/09
Description STS-125 crew members take a final close look at the hardware for the Hubble servicing mission in space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. As a result of the upgrades and repairs, Hubble's capabilities will be expanded and its operational lifespan extended through at least 2014. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett April 28, 2009
Date 4/29/09
Next Stop, VAB
On its transporter, space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward Kennedy's …
3/24/09
Description On its transporter, space shuttle Atlantis rolls toward Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building after leaving Orbiter Processing Facility. In the VAB, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 23, 2009
Date 3/24/09
Stennis tests shuttle valves
Flames burst from the E-1 Test Stand as Stennis Space Center engi …
2/12/09
Description Flames burst from the E-1 Test Stand as Stennis Space Center engineers perform one of dozens of shuttle flow valve tests in early February. Stennis engineers teamed with Innovative Partnership Program partners to perform the tests after NASA officials delayed the launch of the STS-119 mission because of concerns with the shuttle part.
Date 2/12/09
Final RTF SSME test at A2 test stand
The Space Shuttle's Main Engine (SSME) reached another milestone …
8/19/04
Description The Space Shuttle's Main Engine (SSME) reached another milestone Aug. 19, 2004, when a successful flight acceptance test was conducted at NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC). The engine tested was the final of three engines that will carry the next Space Shuttle into orbit. The engine will be shipped to NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida for installation on Space Shuttle Discovery for STS-114, NASA's Return to Flight mission. The engine test, which began about 8:10 p.m. CDT, ran for 520 seconds (8 minutes), the length of time it takes for the Space Shuttle to reach orbit.
Date 8/19/04
Space Shuttle Cockpit
Want to sit in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle and watch astrona …
9/28/00
Description Want to sit in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle and watch astronauts work in outer space? At StenniSphere, you can do that and much more. StenniSphere, the visitor center at John C. Stennis space Center in Hancock County, Miss., presents 14,000-square-feet of interactive exhibits that depict America's race for space as well as a glimpse of the future. Stennisphere is open free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Date 9/28/00
Payload Inspection
STS-125 crew members conduct equipment and procedure familiarizat …
4/2/09
Description STS-125 crew members conduct equipment and procedure familiarization, including sharp edge inspection, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for their mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 4/2/09
Payload Inspection
STS-125 crew members conduct equipment and procedure familiarizat …
4/2/09
Description STS-125 crew members conduct equipment and procedure familiarization, including sharp edge inspection, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for their mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 4/2/09
Space shuttle main engine test
Stennis engineers conduct a test of a space shuttle main engine o …
3/30/09
Description Stennis engineers conduct a test of a space shuttle main engine on March 30, 2009.
Date 3/30/09
Sen. John C. Stennis celebrates a successful Space Shuttle Main E …
Sen. John C. Stennis dances a jig on top of the Test Control Cent …
10/23/78
Description Sen. John C. Stennis dances a jig on top of the Test Control Center at Stennis Space Center following the successful test of a Space Shuttle Main Engine in 1978. A staunch supporter of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the senior senator from DeKalb, Miss., supported the establishment of the space center in Hancock County and spoke personally with local residents who would relocate their homes to accommodate Mississippi's entry into the space age. Stennis Space Center was named for Sen. Stennis by Executive Order of President Ronald Reagan on May 20, 1988.
Date 10/23/78
Back to the OPF
Space shuttle Atlantis is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facil …
11/17/08
Description Space shuttle Atlantis is towed into the Orbiter Processing Facility, or OPF, after being removed from the external tank and solid rocket booster stack. Atlantis will remain in the OPF until a new launch date is set for the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis November 11, 2008
Date 11/17/08
Flight Day 1
Among the first group of still images downlinked by the STS-125 c …
5/13/09
Description Among the first group of still images downlinked by the STS-125 crew members aboard the space shuttle Atlantis was this high oblique scene looking toward the Sinai Peninsula and the Mediterranean Sea. The Red Sea is just out of frame at bottom right. Saudi Arabia is in the right foreground and Egypt's Nile River and its delta can be seen (lower left) toward the horizon. Jordan and a small portion of Israel can be seen near the top of the frame. The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba extend from the Red Sea toward the Mediterranean. Photo credit: NASA May 12, 2009
Date 5/13/09
Backing Out of OPF
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbiter Processing Facility 1 …
3/24/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is being readied for the STS-125 Hubble servicing mission. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 23, 2009
Date 3/24/09
VAB Arrival
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehic …
3/24/09
Description Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From the transfer aisle, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller March 23, 2009
Date 3/24/09
Balloon Rocket Demonstration
NASA Glenn aerospace engineer Bryan Palaszewski uses cryogenic li …
9/17/09
Description NASA Glenn aerospace engineer Bryan Palaszewski uses cryogenic liquid nitrogen to cool the air inside a balloon at NASA's Plum Brook Station. As the air is cooled, it changes from a gas into a liquid. The balloon deflates, because molecules in liquids are more closely packed together than molecules in gases. Since most high energy propellants like hydrogen and oxygen are gases at room temperature, NASA uses the same process to cool rocket propellant for space shuttles in order to keep the rockets small and cost effective. Photographer: Marvin Smith (WYLE)
Date 9/17/09
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
Approach and Landing Tests, Space Shuttle Support
Support for the space shuttle program had been provided at Dryden …
1/5/09
Description Support for the space shuttle program had been provided at Dryden in many ways, some of which predate the very design of the orbiters. More than a decade before the Enterprise research flights, Dryden pilots and engineers were testing and validating design concepts of lifting body aircraft that provided data for development of the shuttle's configuration. Dryden also made significant contributions to development of the shuttle's thermal protection system, solid rocket booster recovery system, flight control system computer software, drag chutes, which helped improve landing efficiency and safety, and tests of the shuttle landing gear and braking systems with a specially designed Landing Systems Research Aircraft. Experience in energy management with lifting body aircraft also contributed to development of the space shuttles and landing techniques used today. Lifting body data led to NASA's decision to build the orbiters without air-breathing jet engines that would have been used during descent and landing operations, and would have added substantially to the weight of each vehicle as well as to overall program costs. Achievements with the rocket-powered X-15 aircraft also contributed directly to the space shuttle program, or aided in its development. As the X-15 program was establishing winged aircraft speed (4,520 mph) and altitude (354,200 feet) records that still stand (except for those established by the space shuttles), it was generating information on aerodynamics, structures, thermal properties, and flight controls and human physiology that quickly found its way to conventional aircraft designers and engineers and those connected with the early stages of shuttle development. In 1972, Dryden began research flights with the first aircraft equipped with a digital flight control system (see F-8 DFBW entry for more information), which had implications and direct application for the space shuttles. The concept of using a mothership for the space shuttle ferry mission between California and Florida was proposed at Dryden. The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft evolved from recommendations made by center engineers. The SCA was subsequently used to launch the prototype Enterprise and now serves as one of two ferry vehicles when weather requires an orbiter to land at Edwards and return to Kennedy. In 1977, Dryden hosted approach and landing tests made with the prototype orbiter Enterprise to evaluate the glide and landing characteristics of the 100-ton vehicles. Dryden has also been the primary or alternate landing site for 51 space shuttle landings since the first orbital mission in 1981. Photo Description Space Shuttle Prototype Enterprise separates from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for its first tailcone-off flight. NASA Photo
Date 1/5/09
Visitors learn about Return to Flight at StenniSphere
Visitors to StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA's Stennis Sp …
4/19/05
Description Visitors to StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA's Stennis Space Center, learn about the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery who will fly aboard NASA's Return to Flight mission, designated STS-114.
Date 4/19/05
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
PRCC Aviation Students
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Jeff Hansell, right, explains functi …
1/26/07
Description Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Jeff Hansell, right, explains functions of a space shuttle main engine to Pearl River Community College Aviation Maintenance Technology Program students. Christopher Bryon, left, of Bay St. Louis, Ret Tolar of Kiln, Dan Holston of Baxterville and Billy Zugg of Long Beach took a recent tour of the SSME Processing Facility and the E-1 Test Complex at Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi. The students attend class adjacent to the Stennis International Airport tarmac in Kiln, where they get hands-on experience. PRCC's program prepares students to be responsible for the inspection, repair and maintenance of technologically advanced aircraft. A contractor to NASA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Calif., manufactures the space shuttle main engine and its high-pressure turbo pumps. SSC was established in the 1960s to test the huge engines for the Saturn V moon rockets. Now 40 years later, the center tests every main engine for the space shuttle, and is America's largest rocket engine test complex. SSC will soon begin testing the rocket engines that will power spacecraft carrying Americans back to the moon and on to Mars.
Date 1/26/07
VIP's Get a Closeup Look at a Space Shuttle Main Engine
A Stennis Space Center engineer gives area VIP's a tour of the fa …
1/1/96
Description A Stennis Space Center engineer gives area VIP's a tour of the facility where Space Shuttle Main Engines are processed. The SSME is the most reliable and highly tested large rocket engine ever built. Using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel, each shuttle main engine can generate between 305,000 and 512,300 pounds of thrust. The SSME's high-performance fuel turbopump generates 77,310 horsepower and its liquid oxygen turbopump produces 29,430 horsepower.
Date 1/1/96
External Tank 130 Arrives
External Tank 130 moves out of the Pegasus barge docked at the tu …
12/4/08
Description External Tank 130 moves out of the Pegasus barge docked at the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The barge transported the fuel tank from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET 130, which will be used on the STS-125 Hubble servicing mission is being moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building and into a high bay for checkout.
Date 12/4/08
External Tank 130 Arrives
External Tank 130 moves out of the Pegasus barge docked at the tu …
12/4/08
Description External Tank 130 moves out of the Pegasus barge docked at the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The barge transported the fuel tank from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET 130, which will be used on the STS-125 Hubble servicing mission is being moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building and into a high bay for checkout.
Date 12/4/08
Stennis Space Center goes to Washington Folklife Festival
With the Washington Monument as a stirring background, a space sh …
7/3/08
Description With the Washington Monument as a stirring background, a space shuttle main engine and J-2 engine from Stennis Space Center offer Washington Mall visitors a close-up look at the power of spaceflight
Date 7/3/08
Night Firing
A Space Shuttle Main Engine test lights up the night sky at Stenn …
1/1/95
Description A Space Shuttle Main Engine test lights up the night sky at Stennis Space Center. This test occurred on the B-1, Stennis Space Center's largest of three test stands.
Date 1/1/95
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