CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and principal investigator Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., at right, plans preflight and post-flight experiment operations wi More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and former NASA payload specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., discusses her laboratory's T-cell experiment and the impact t More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A group of news media and social media tweeters toured the Launch Abort System Facility and viewed the launch abort system for the Orion spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flori More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, Program completed its preliminary design review which allows development of the ground systems to proceed to detailed design. Repre More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Project Morpheus prototype lander is transported to a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The prototype lander is be More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Project Morpheus prototype lander is being lifted by crane for positioning on a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians monitor the progress as the Project Morpheus prototype lander is lifted by crane for positioning on a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Ken More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians monitor the progress as a crane lowers the Project Morpheus prototype for positioning on a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians and engineers monitor the progress as the Project Morpheus prototype lander is lifted by crane for positioning on a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A model of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser spacecraft stands next to a plaque honoring the final landing of space shuttle Discovery on the 3.5-mile-long runway at Kenn More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA and aerospace industry representatives tour facilities along Florida’s Space Coast prior to announcements made by Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Space Systems, to prepare for a N More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Michael Gass, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, or ULA, left, talks to Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president and head of Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Space Systems at More
NASA and aerospace industry representatives tour facilities along Florida’s Space Coast prior to announcements made by Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Space Systems, to prepare for a November 2016 orbital fl More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steve Lindsey, former NASA astronaut and Dream Chaser program manager for Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Space Systems stands at a plaque honoring the final landing of space shuttle D More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana pose for a photo at the plaque marking space shuttle Atlantis’ final mission, STS-135, along the 3.5-mile-lo More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A model of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser spacecraft stands next to the final wheelstop location of space shuttle Atlantis, the final shuttle to land on the 3.5-mile- More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle arrived at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, and was loaded aboard the USS San Diego. Orion was transported in the ship’s well deck about 100 mi More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle arrived at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, and is loaded aboard the USS San Diego. Orion was transported in the ship’s well deck about 100 mil More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle arrived at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, and is being loaded aboard the USS San Diego. Orion was transported in the ship’s well deck about 1 More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel check support equipment aboard the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, in preparation for an Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In the well deck of the USS San Diego, NASA and U.S. Navy personnel prepare a parachute for transfer into the water as part of the Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test ve More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA and U.S. Navy personnel practice retrieving the Orion forward bay cover from the water during the Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware are More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured in the well deck of the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was transported about 100 miles offshore for an unde More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the USS San Diego heads out to sea with the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware in its well deck for an underway recovery test. More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Using a rigid hull inflatable boat, NASA and the U.S. Navy practice retrieving the Orion forward bay cover from the Pacific Ocean as part of the Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boile More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS San Diego heads out to sea with the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware in its well deck for an underway recovery test. A crane is used to lower a rigid hull inflatable More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA and U.S. Navy personnel check support equipment aboard the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, in preparation for an Orion underway recovery test. The Orion bo More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion forward bay cover is lowered into the water using a crane and tether lines as part of the Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware are se More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS San Diego heads out to sea with the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware in its well deck for an underway recovery test. U.S. Navy personnel assist as a crane is attache More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The well deck of the USS San Diego fills with water and surrounds the Orion boilerplate test article and other hardware as the underway recovery test begins in the Pacific Ocean, about 100 m More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, a tug boat accompanies the USS San Diego as it departs for open seas in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other suppor More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On the USS San Diego, a crane is used to lower a rigid hull inflatable boat into the Pacific Ocean as part of the Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other h More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On the top deck of the USS San Diego, U.S. Navy personnel monitor a helicopter landing after an Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware were trans More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On the top deck of the USS San Diego, U.S. Navy personnel monitor a helicopter landing after an Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware were secur More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On the top deck of the USS San Diego, NASA and U.S. Navy personnel gather after the Orion underway recovery test. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware were transported about More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel push a rigid hull inflatable boat from the well deck of the USS San Diego to conduct an Orion underway recovery test at sea with the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and ot More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The U.S. Navy uses two rigid hull inflatable boats to practice Orion underway recovery test procedures near the USS San Diego, in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of San Diego. The Orion boi More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel board a rigid hull inflatable boat near the USS San Diego to conduct an Orion underway recovery test with the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware. Earlier i More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle was offloaded from the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was transported in the ship’s well deck about 100 miles offshore More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was transported in the ship’s well deck about 100 miles off More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - From left, T-cell science team members Emily Martinez, Miya Yoshida and Tara Candelario, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., discuss preflight and post-flight experim More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and principal investigator Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., at the microscope, examines T-cells as part of preflight experime More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and former NASA payload specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., accepts the European Space Agency ESA T-cell experiment fligh More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - T-cell science team member Miya Yoshida, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory in San Francisco, Calif., works in a biosafety hood during preflight experiment preparations in the Space Station More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - T-cell science team member Tara Candelario of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., at the microscope, discusses preflight and post-flight experiment operations with resea More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and principal investigator Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., discusses her laboratory's T-cell experiment and the impact the r More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Mike Bolger, program manager for the Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, Program speaks to participants during completion of the preliminary design review in the Mission B More