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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the S3/S4 integrated truss structure onto a work stand. It was moved from a rotation stand at left. Along with a third set of solar arrays and batteries, the truss is scheduled to fly on mission STS-117 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-06pd2230
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6446
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft MOVE TO VIBE CHAMBER
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Suspended from an overhead crane, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is ready to be lowered into the payload canister. Raffaello is filled with supplies and equipment for mission STS-108 to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for Nov. 29 aboard Shuttle Endeavour. The 11-day mission to the International Space Station will also carry the replacement Expedition 4 crew. KSC-01pp1638
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an overhead crane is lowered onto Kibo Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, or ELM-ES. The crane will transfer the ES to the payload canister that will transport it to Launch Pad 39A. The ELM-ES is one of the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory for the International Space Station. It can provide payload storage space and can carry up to three payloads at launch. The canister will deliver the ELM-ES and other elements to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. The STS-127 mission is targeted for launch June 13. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-3129
ORION PATHFINDER OPS 2010-4947. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the final solar array wing for the International Space Station is moved into position for installation onto the S6 truss element. Scheduled to launch on the STS-119 mission, space shuttle Discovery will carry the S6 truss segment to complete the 361-foot-long backbone of the International Space Station. The truss includes the fourth pair of solar array wings and electronics that convert sunlight to power for the orbiting laboratory. Launch is targeted for Feb. 12, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd2050
Orion EFT-1 Heat Shield Move from LASF to VAB Highbay 2
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Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Delta II - SIRTF Lift and Mate. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Summary
The second stage of the Delta II Heavy rocket is lifted into the mobile service tower on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it will be mated to the first stage. The rocket will launch the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), currently scheduled for mid-August. SIRTF consists of three cryogenically cooled science instruments and an 0.85-meter telescope, and is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.
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28/07/2003
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