KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-115 crew members inspect equipment in Atlantis's payload bay. The crew is at KSC for Crew Equipment Interfa More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner (foreground) examines tiles on the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch vehicle for the mission. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane carrying the P3 Integrated Truss Structure moves into place over a workstand where it will deposit the truss. The port-s More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the P1 Truss Segment is lifted to the level of the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission STS-113 to the International Spac More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 crew members look over the cockpit on the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch vehicle for their mission. From left are Mission Specia More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the P3 Integrated Truss Structure clear of the payload canister that transferred it from the Operations and Checko More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Expedition 6 crew member Nikolai Budarin stands ready for a practice drive in an M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the pad, one of the Terminal Co More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left) and Joseph Tanner (center) get ready to check out the Japanese Experiment M More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Expedition 6 crew member Nikolai Budarin relaxes during fit check of his launch and entry suit, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and the rest of the cre More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee checks the cockpit window from inside Endeavour. The check is part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which include familiarization w More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the payload canister doors are open to reveal the P1 truss before transfer to the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission S More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington is at the wheel of an M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the pad. He is accompanied by (left) Mission Sp More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-113 Mission Specialists John Herrington (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) practice working with equipment in Endeav More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee (left) andPilot Paul Lockhart (right) look over equipment inside Endeavour as part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. The primary payload More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 crew members examine the wheel well on the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch vehicle for their mission. At center is Mission Spe More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner is dressed in protective gear to enter the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module located in the Space Station Processing Fac More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, workers watch as the nose of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft opens to reveal its cargo, a component for the International Space Stat More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, overhead cranes lift another segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 truss, from its shipping container. The More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The plane carries a component for the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 tr More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers adjust connection of the port-side P3 truss on its workstand in the Operations and Checkout Building. The truss is a segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the s More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, overhead cranes move a segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 truss, toward a workstand. The truss is sched More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Operations and Checkout Building oversee the movement of a segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 truss, onto a workstand. The truss is s More
With its cargo off-loaded (background), the nose cone of the Super Guppy aircraft is closed. The cargo is a P3 port-side truss, a segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The truss is scheduled to be a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the waning afternoon light, cranes secure the P3 truss on the transporter while a tractor and driver wait to move it to the Operations and Checkout Building. The second port-sid More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers secure the P3 truss on the transporter for the trip to the Operations and Checkout Building. The second port-side truss is a segment of the International Space Station (ISS More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, cranes lift the top of the shipping container containing the port-side P3 truss, a segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Th More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The plane carries a component for the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 tr More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the cargo of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft begins rolling out onto a payload transporter. The cargo is a P3 port-side truss, a seg More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rolling out of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft aboard a payload transporter is a port-side P3 truss, a component for the International Space Station (ISS). The truss is scheduled to be More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The P4 truss, which arrived via truck from Tulsa, Okla., is backed into the Space Station Processing Facility. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately exte More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The P4 truss arrives via truck from Tulsa, Okla. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately extend the length of a football field, the P4 is the second port t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The P4 truss, which arrived via truck from Tulsa, Okla., is backed into the Space Station Processing Facility. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately exte More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The P4 truss arrives via truck from Tulsa, Okla. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately extend the length of a football field, the P4 is the second port t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers get ready to lower the International Space Station’s P4 truss onto a workstand. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by an overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility, the International Space Station’s P4 truss moves toward a workstand. Below and behind it on the floor is t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After its move across the Space Station Processing Facility, the International Space Station’s P4 truss rests in its workstand. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that wi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by an overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility, the International Space Station’s P4 truss moves toward a workstand. Below and behind it on the floor is t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the P4 truss to a workstand. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately extend the length o More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After its move across the Space Station Processing Facility, the International Space Station’s P4 truss rests in its workstand. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that wi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the P4 truss to a workstand. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately extend the length o More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers get ready to lower the International Space Station’s P4 truss onto a workstand. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like structure that More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers oversee the removal of the P4 truss from the truck that transported it from Tulsa, Okla. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like struct More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers oversee the removal of the P4 truss from the truck that transported it from Tulsa, Okla. Part of the 10-truss, girder-like struct More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended from an overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility, the P3 Integrated Truss Structure glides along the ceiling to a workstand. The port-side P3 truss is sche More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended from an overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility, the P3 Integrated Truss Structure glides along the ceiling to a workstand, at right. The port-side P3 tru More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The P3 Integrated Truss Structure is lowered onto a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility. The port-side P3 truss is scheduled to be added to the International Space S More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the P3 Integrated Truss Structure out of the payload canister that transferred it from the Operations and Checkout More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help guide the newly arrived radiator assembly onto a workstand. The radiator is part of the payload on mission STS-113, which als More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the newly arrived radiator assembly toward a workstand. The radiator is part of the payload on mission STS-113, w More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers oversee the lowering of the newly arrived radiator assembly onto a workstand. The radiator is part of the payload on mission STS-1 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria (left) and John Herrington (center) look over part of the payload for the mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 crew members look over equipment involved in their mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. At left is Mission Spe More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under the watchful eyes of Boeing workers, STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington practices working on equipment involved in his mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --STS-113 Mission Specialists John Herrington (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) look over equipment involved in their mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities i More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Under the eyes of a Boeing worker (center), STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington (left) and Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria (right) learn more about the payload for t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington looks over part of the payload for the mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under the eyes of a technician (center), STS-113 crew members look over equipment involved in their mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Pro More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-113 Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria (left) and John Herrington (right) practice working with flight equipment in More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-113 Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria (left) and John Herrington (center) look over equipment that will be carried o More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Pilot Paul Lockhart checks the cockpit window from inside Endeavour. The check is part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which include familiarization with equi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington looks over paperwork for equipment in Endeavour that will be carried on the mission. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers walk alongside orbiter Endeavour as it rolls over to the Vehicle Assembly Building for continued launch preparations. Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 10 on mission STS More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Endeavour is ready for rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building for the next stage of launch preparations. Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 10 on mission STS-113, More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A closeup of Endeavour as it rolls over to the Vehicle Assembly Building for continued launch preparations. Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 10 on mission STS-113, the 16th a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, overhead cranes are lowered toward orbiter Endeavour for its lift to vertical. Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 10 on More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Endeavour begins rolling out of the Orbiter Processing Facility for its rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building and continued launch preparations. Endeavour is scheduled More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Atop its transporter, orbiter Endeavour rolls back onto the tow-way for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building and continued launch preparations. Endeavour is scheduled to launc More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Orbiter Endeavour arrives in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building to continue launch preparations. Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 10 on mission STS-113, the 1 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians use an overhead crane to lower the P1 Truss Segment into the payload canister. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mis More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, the P1 Truss Segment is lowered into the payload canister. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission STS-113. It is the first po More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians use an overhead crane to lower the P1 Truss Segment into the payload canister. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mis More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians prepare the P1 Truss Segment to be hooked to the overhead crane and moved toward the payload canister. The P1 truss is th More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, the P1 Truss Segment is moved by overhead crane through the highbay toward the payload canister. The P1 truss is the primary payload f More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the P1 Truss Segment arrives at the Payload Changeout Room in preparation for installation into Endeavour's payload bay. The P1 truss is the primary payload More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the P1 Truss Segment arrives at the pad for transfer into the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission STS-113 to the Interna More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the P1 Truss Segment arrives at the pad for transfer into the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission STS-113 to the Interna More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, technicians prepare to move the P1 truss segment from the payload canister into the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the P1 Truss Segment is lifted to the level of the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission STS-113 to the International Spac More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, technicians in the Payload Changout Room supervise the opening of the payload canister doors for transfer of the P1 truss. The P1 truss is the primary paylo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, resting on the Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after its slow rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Endeavour is scheduled to launc More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, resting on the Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after its slow rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. On the left is the Rotating Ser More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against a lavender and pink dawn sky, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches up the ramp of Launch Pad 39A after its rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle sits atop the M More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the Rotating and Fixed Service Structures on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle sits atop the Mobile La More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Against a lavender and pink dawn sky, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches up the ramp of Launch Pad 39A after its rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle sits atop the M More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, resting on the Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after its slow rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. At left is the White Room, situ More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early morning, Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the Rotating and Fixed Service Structures on Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With a brightening sky at dawn in the background, Space Shuttle Endeavour nears the top of Launch Pad 39A after rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle sits atop t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, resting on the Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after its slow rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. At left is the White Room, situ More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A lavender, pink and yellow dawn sky silhouettes Space Shuttle Endeavour as it inches up the ramp toward the top of Launch Pad 39A. The Shuttle sits atop the Mobile Launcher Platf More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Pilot Paul Lockhart arrives at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. The primary payloads on mission STS-11 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria arrives at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. The primary paylo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria concentrates on driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the pad. He is accompanied by (far l More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Expedition 6 crew member Nikolai Budarin smiles during fit check of his helmet, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and the rest of the crew are preparing More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Expedition 6 crew member Donald Pettit concentrates on driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the pad. The crew is preparing for the mission More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox adjusts his launch and entry suit during fit check, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and the rest of the crew are pre More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington relaxes during fit check of his launch and entry suit, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and the rest of the c More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist Donald Pettit relaxes during fit check of his launch and entry suit, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and the rest of the cre More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During emergency egress training at the pad, Expedition 6 crew member Donald Pettit stands inside an M-113 armored personnel carrier before his practice drive. The training is par More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Expedition 6 crew pauses for a photo after emergency egress training at the pad, which included driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier behind them. The crew is preparing More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Pilot Paul Lockhart test drives an M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He is accompa More