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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the payload bay doors are closing on space shuttle Atlantis. During launch preparations, technicians noticed a small section of a braided metal hose that was bent in a shape similar to the Greek letter Omega. The radiator retract hose (seen in the middle), part of the shuttle's cooling system that carries Freon, is designed to flex. Engineers are using a hose assist tool designed to help guide the hose back into the storage box. During the starboard door closure, eight incremental stops were performed. After each stop, the aft hose was adjusted and seated in place utilizing the ladder and hose assist tool. The team was satisfied with the final placement of the hose at door closure. STS-122 is the 121st space shuttle flight, the 29th flight for Atlantis and the 24th flight to the International Space Station. The Columbus laboratory module, built by the European Space Agency, is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 2:45 p.m. Feb. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd0118

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility move part of the fairing toward the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite for encapsulation. The satellite will be installed in the Pegasus XL launch vehicle. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), SORCE will study and measure solar irradiance as a source of energy in the Earth's atmosphere. The launch of SORCE is scheduled for Jan. 25 at 3:14 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The drop of the Pegasus will be from OSC's L-1011 aircraft at an altitude of 39,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 100 miles east-southeast of Cape Canaveral. KSC-03pd0158

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STEREO observatories are the focus of attention at a media viewing held at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., on Aug. 11. The two observatories were mated for launch but will separate into different orbits for their mission. STEREO stands for Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory. The STEREO mission is the first to take measurements of the sun and solar wind in 3-dimension. This new view will improve our understanding of space weather and its impact on the Earth. STEREO is expected to lift off on Aug. 31, from Launch Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton. KSC-06pd1868

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians transport a system that will investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft in orbit to a low bay test cell in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Called the Robotic Refueling Mission RRM, the system will be processed to fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis and its STS-135 crew are scheduled to carry the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts to the space station. The mission also will return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135, targeted to launch June 28, 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-2011-2368

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft / SOLAR PANEL INSTALL

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft / SOLAR PANEL INSTALL

STS063-21-003 - STS-063 - MS Harris and MS Foale handling SPARTAN on the payload bay

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians have begun the process to stow the power-generating solar arrays for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft. MAVEN is being prepared for its scheduled launch on Nov 18, 2013 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Positioned in an orbit above the Red Planet, MAVEN will study the upper atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-3685

Artist: Rick Guidice Space Colonization - Bernal Sphere - The residential area is in the central sphere. Farming regions are in the 'tires.' Mirrors reflect sunlight into the habitat and farms. The large flat panels radiate away extra heat into space, and panels of solar cells provide electricity. Factories and docks for spaceships are at either end of the long central tube. (NOTE: art printed in Book 'Space Colony - Frontier of the 21st Century by Franklyn M. Branley) ARC-1976-AC76-0965

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High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

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This artist's concept depicts the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 in orbit. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. The HEAO-2 was originally identified as HEAO-B but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit.

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high energy astronomy observatory heao 2 heao 2 heao b einstein observatory msfc marshall space flight center high energy astronomy observatory high energy astronomy observatory heao high resolution x ray astronomy orbit x ray telescope x ray objects albert einstein concepts project management images for editing theory of relativity science physics austrian satellite nasa
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01/01/1982
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Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, 35808 ,  34.63076, -86.66505
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https://images.nasa.gov/
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label_outline Explore Einstein Observatory, High Energy Astronomy Observatory Heao 2, Heao 2

Mortar, copper alloy, Europe - Public domain dedication museum photo

Tents on Munjoy's Hill, from the Observatory.

STS093-703-094 - STS-093 - View of the Chandra Observatory during its deployment from Columbia PLB

STS093-702-024 - STS-093 - View of the Chandra Observatory during its deployment from Columbia PLB

STS093-702-026 - STS-093 - View of the Chandra Observatory during its deployment from Columbia PLB

STS093-706-020 - STS-093 - View of the Chandra Observatory during its deployment from Columbia PLB

Sacco, Johanna - Public domain portrait engraving

Reinforcing Plates of Armor for the Tilt

Cup, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY (SDO) BEAUTY SHOTS/SDO SPACECRAFT

STS093-703-009 - STS-093 - View of the Chandra Observatory during its deployment from Columbia PLB

Romeyn de Hooghe - Allegorisch portret van koning Karel III als Romeins veldheer

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high energy astronomy observatory heao 2 heao 2 heao b einstein observatory msfc marshall space flight center high energy astronomy observatory high energy astronomy observatory heao high resolution x ray astronomy orbit x ray telescope x ray objects albert einstein concepts project management images for editing theory of relativity science physics austrian satellite nasa