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Lighting Up Discovery
Xenon lights over Launch Pad
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8/28/09
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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 |
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8/28/09 |
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Space Shuttle -- April 1991
Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mis
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7/29/08
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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. |
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7/29/08 |
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Station Close-Up
The International Space Stat
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3/19/09
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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 |
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Waiting in the Wings
Seen from below, space shutt
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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 |
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7/29/09 |
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Light Show
Rollout of space shuttle Dis
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8/4/09
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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 |
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8/4/09 |
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Discovery Leaves Launch Pad
Fire seems to surround Launc
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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 |
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3/16/09 |
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Ignition!
Steam rises from Launch Pad
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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 |
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3/16/09 |
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Night into Day
Billows of smoke and the wat
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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 |
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Fish-Eye View of Atlantis
Fish-eye view of the Space S
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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. |
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8/1/08 |
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Space Shuttle Model
This illustration was used t
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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.) |
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3/4/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- March 1979
Taking advantage of a brief
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8/5/08
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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. |
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8/5/08 |
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Orbiting Alone
Backdropped by a blue and wh
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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 |
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3/27/09 |
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Greeting the Crew
At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent
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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 |
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8/3/09 |
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Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Astronaut Bruce McCandless I
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7/18/08
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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. |
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7/18/08 |
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NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Pre
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Technicians in the Vehicle A
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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. |
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4/10/09 |
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Discovery Bids Farewell to S
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Backdropped by the blackness
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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 |
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3/26/09 |
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Discovery Lights the Sky
Looking like a sun riding a
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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 |
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3/15/09 |
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Camera Time
Astronaut and STS-119 Comman
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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 |
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Afternoon Shadows
The afternoon sun casts shad
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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 |
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6/25/09 |
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Apollo17 - On the Shoulders
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APOLLO 17: ON THE SHOULDERS
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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 |
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1973 |
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Dawn of a New Era
The rosy dawn sky over NASA'
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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 |
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2/16/09 |
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Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Astronauts F. Story Musgrave
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7/18/08
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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. |
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7/18/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- November 19
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Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, g
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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. |
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7/29/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- May 1992
Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, S
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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. |
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9/24/08 |
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Waiting for a Lift
This aerial view shows space
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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 |
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10/12/09 |
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Discovery Lifts Off
Space shuttle Discovery ligh
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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 |
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3/15/09 |
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On the Glide Slope
Space shuttle Discovery appr
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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 |
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3/28/09 |
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Loaded for Launch
In the Payload Changeout Roo
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1/20/09
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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 |
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1/20/09 |
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Discovery's Dawn
Space shuttle Discovery is s
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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 |
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8/5/09 |
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Space Shuttle -- December 19
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Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornto
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7/18/08
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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. |
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7/18/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- September 1
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Astronaut Catherine G. Colem
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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. |
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7/18/08 |
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NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Mov
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Space shuttle Endeavour was
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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. |
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4/10/09 |
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Exercising in Space
Performing his own in-space
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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 |
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3/23/09 |
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Space Station Photo Op
STS-119 and Expedition 18 cr
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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 |
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3/26/09 |
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Flexing the Arm
Astronaut Joseph Acaba opera
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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 |
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Discovery Roars Aloft
Space shuttle Discovery roar
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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 |
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3/15/09 |
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Two NASA Space Shuttles on T
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Following rollout of space s
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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. |
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2009 |
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Welcome Home, Endeavour
Riding atop its modified Boe
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12/15/08
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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 |
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12/15/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- September 1
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With a backdrop of clouds 13
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7/18/08
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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. |
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7/18/08 |
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Heavy Lifting
In the grasp of the Internat
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3/20/09
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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 |
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3/20/09 |
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At the Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis slowl
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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 |
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4/1/09 |
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On Its Way
Space shuttle Discovery leav
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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 |
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3/16/09 |
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Shuttle External Fuel Tank f
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The external fuel tank for s
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2/21/09
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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. |
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2/21/09 |
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Three Hot Topics at NASA
In this NASA eClips video di
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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. |
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2008 |
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How Pulleys Work
In this NASA video segment a
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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. |
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2008 |
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Headed for the Pad
Space shuttle Discovery is s
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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 |
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1/14/09 |
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Welcome Back, Endeavour
&rsaquo, View Landing Video
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12/1/08
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&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 |
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12/1/08 |
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Shuttle Atlantis' External F
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The external fuel tank for t
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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. |
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2008 |
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NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Arri
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Space shuttle Atlantis was m
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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. |
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9/4/08 |
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Space Station -- September 2
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Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr.
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7/18/08
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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. |
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7/18/08 |
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