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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) ROTATION & LIFT
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) ROTATION & LIFT
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers prepare one of the THEMIS probes for installation of bolt cutters that will separate each probe from the payload carrier. The probes will undergo weeks of testing and launch preparations. This includes a functional performance test to verify the state of health of each of the five probes and pressurization and leak checks of the reaction control systems. THEMIS consists of five identical probes, the largest number of scientific satellites ever launched into orbit aboard a single rocket. This unique constellation of satellites will resolve the tantalizing mystery of what causes the spectacular sudden brightening of the aurora borealis and aurora australis - the fiery skies over the Earth's northern and southern polar regions. These lights are the visible manifestations of invisible energy releases, called geomagnetic substorms, in near-Earth space. THEMIS will not only seek to answer where and when substorms start, but will also provide clues as to how and why these space storms create havoc on satellites, terrestrial power grids, and communication systems. THEMIS is scheduled to launch Feb. 15 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd2800
LCROSS in Ames clean room N-240- cleaning and wrapping for transfer to Northrup Grumman Redondo Beach, CA where more calibration will be done before finally being sent for mating with the LRO spacecraft (with Tony Colaprete) ARC-2008-ACD07-0073-404
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians inspect the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) before installing its protective cover and later move it into a payload canister. The RRM is being processed to fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim are targeted to launch in early July, taking with them the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-3780
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft
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THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
THEMIS SPACECRAFT - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Zusammenfassung
Fotograf: CHRIS GUNN
Datum: 30.1.2006
Arbeitsnummer: 2006-00591-0
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2006 THEMIS SPACECRAFT
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themis
Raumfahrzeug
NASA
hohe Auflösung
themis raumschiff
swales luft- und raumfahrt reinraum
makroskalige Wechselwirkungen
Chris Gunn
Auftragsnummer
Erhaltungskopie
Weltraumprogramm
Datum
2006 - 2011
Quelle
The U.S. National Archives
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