STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko waves for the camera as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Malenchenko is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He and the rest of the crew will More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu grins upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the International More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Commander Rick Husband makes a few comments after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Other crew members are Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Payload Co More
STS-95 Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski notes the time on his watch upon his late arrival aboard a T-38 jet at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Parazynski's first plane experienced problems at the stop at Ty More
The T-38 jet aircraft arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility carrying STS-95 Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski (second seat). The pilot is astronaut Kent Rominger. Parazynski's first plane experienced pro More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft arrives in KSC air space escorted by two T-38 aircraft after leaving Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The whale-like airplane carries More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The open front end of NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility reveals the U.S. laboratory module, intended for the International Space Station, that was flown More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft rolls to a stop at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after leaving Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The gargantuan plane carries the U. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A second crane is attached to the canister containing the U.S. laboratory module in order to transfer it to a truck. Intended for the International Space Station, the lab is being More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The canister containing the U.S. laboratory module, intended for the International Space Station, sits on a flatbed trailer after being removed from NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the growing dark of night, cranes maneuver the canister containing the U.S. laboratory module onto the bed of a trailer, waiting with its lights on for the move to the Space Sta More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early evening hours at the Shuttle Landing Facility, cranes maneuver the canister containing the U.S. laboratory module onto the bed of a trailer, waiting with its lights on More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the last light before nightfall, workers watch as others check the fittings on the cranes lowering the container that encases U.S. laboratory module onto the bed of a trailer, w More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after leaving Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The gargantuan plane carries the U.S. Labor More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers at the Shuttle Landing Facility watch as the canister carrying the U.S. laboratory module, intended for the International Space Station, is moved out of NASA's "Super Guppy More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft maneuvers into place at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility to offload its cargo. The gargantuan plane carries the U.S. Laboratory module, considered the More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After nightfall, a truck carrying the container that holds the U.S. laboratory module begins the trip from the Shuttle Landing Facility to the Space Station Processing Facility. In More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crane is attached to the U.S. laboratory module in order to transfer it to a truck. Intended for the International Space Station, the lab is being moved to the Space Station Proc More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility moves the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, toward the workstand on More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility lowers the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, onto the workstand as K More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility moves the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, toward its workstand. Th More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, is lifted by a crane from its canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. The lab will undergo pre More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC workers watch as an overhead crane in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility lowers the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, on More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers peer inside after opening an end-cone of the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station. The lab is undergoing pre-launch preparations before its More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility, KSC workers take a look at the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, after its protective More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers peer through the hatch of an end-cone on the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station. The lab is undergoing pre-launch preparations before its More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The inside of the U.S. laboratory module is seen after the opening of a hatch on one end. An element of the International Space Station, the lab is undergoing pre-launch preparatio More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility, the U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, is ready for pre-launch preparations before its More
In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers (lower right) disconnect the transport vehicle from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) after moving it into the building for pre-launch preparat More
Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. smiles on his arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He joins other crew members Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Micha More
STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.) waves from the rear seat of a T-38 training jet before beginning practice flights. He joins other crew members Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. More
STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly settles into the cockpit of a T-38 training jet for practice flights. He joins other crew members Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael F More
During pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Yury Usachev of Russia waves while waiting for his launch and entry suit to be checked. Mission STS-101 will ta More
During pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber has her launch and entry suit checked by a technician. Mission STS-101 will take the crew to t More
During pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber adjusts her glove during suit check. Mission STS-101 will take the crew to the International S More
STS-101 Mission Specialist Jeffrey Williams has his launch and entry suit checked during pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building. Mission STS-101 will take the crew to the International More
During pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist James Voss has his launch and entry suit checked by a technician. . Mission STS-101 will take the crew to the I More
During pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Susan Helms waits while her launch and entry suit is checked. Mission STS-101 will take the crew to the Interna More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flig More
STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman steps down from the T-38 jet aircraft after landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to More
After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew meet the media. Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, at the microphone, says a few words; the rest of the crew waits behind him. From left, th More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank smiles on his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internatio More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internati More
After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew meet the media. Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, at the microphone, says a few words; the rest of the crew waits behind him. From left, th More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flig More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu grins upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the International More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko waves for the camera as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Malenchenko is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He and the rest of the crew will More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Intern More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Intern More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internati More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank smiles on his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internatio More
STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman steps down from the T-38 jet aircraft after landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- During pre-launch preparations, Expedition Three Commander Frank Culbertson shows his eagerness for liftoff. On the mission, Discovery will be transporting the Expedition Three cre More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Only the tip of the orange external tank on Space Shuttle Atlantis is visible above the Rotating Service Structure surrounding Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle is undergoing More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, surrounded by the Rotating Service Structure, sits on Launch Pad 39B as it undergoes pre-launch preparations for mission STS-112, scheduled to launch Oct. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With the Rotating Service Structure in place on Launch Pad 39B, all that is visible on Space Shuttle Atlantis is the orange external tank flanked by white solid rocket boosters. Th More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Commander Rick Husband waves to spectators as he arrives at KSC for pre-launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experimen More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla joins other crew members after arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Not seen are Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William "Willie" McCo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew pose for a photo after their arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Standing from left to right are Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Payload Commander Micha More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Mission Specialist David Brown shows his pleasure at arriving at KSC for pre-launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 exp More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon comments on the mission after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Ramon is the first Israeli astronaut to fly on a Shuttle More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Pilot William "Willie" McCool smiles at spectators as he arrives at KSC for pre-launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 e More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel Clark waves to onlookers as she arrives at KSC for pre-launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -STS-107 Commander Rick Husband (at the microphone) makes a few comments after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Standing left to right are Husband, Pilot Willia More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson comments about the mission after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is greeted by Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Williams will be traveling to the Internation More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 Pilot William Oefelein (left) and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang are greeted by Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (right) at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The ST More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 Mission Specialist Joan Higginbotham is greeted by Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Bill Parsons at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The STS-116 crew has returned to KSC f More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 Mission Specialist Joan Higginbotham (right) is greeted by Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (left) and Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy at the Shuttle Landing More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activitie More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Pilot Lee Archambault checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist Steven Swanson has donned his launch suit for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCD More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist Danny Olivas has donned his launch suit for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist Steven Swanson checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester has donned his launch suit for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test ( More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Pilot Lee Archambault checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist Danny Olivas has donned his launch suit for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester has donned his launch suit and helmet for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstra More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activitie More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly has donned his launch suit and helmet for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly has donned his launch suit for a fit check, part of the pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) More
At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their More
At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their lau More
At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their More
Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (right) arrive at the Baikonur Cosm More
Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA (center) and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (right) acknowledge the chee More
Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA (right) greet Russian space More
Aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center aircraft, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA (left), Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (center) and Soyuz More
Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers participated in the traditional flag-raising ceremony October 27 as they conduct final pre- More
Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers participated in the traditional flag-raising ceremony October 27 as they conduct final pre- More
17-11-13-25-2: (17 Sept. 2014) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, brushes More
17-14-18-59-3: (17 Sept. 2014) --- Behind their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (front row, left), Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the More
17-11-13-47-2: (17 Sept. 2014) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 41/42 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), right, b More
2014-09-18-11-56-47 At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is rotated from a vertical position for its encapsulation in the upper stage of the Soyuz b More
2014-09-18-13-19-55 At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is encapsulated in the upper stage of the Soyuz booster rocket Sept. 18 that will propel it More
2014-09-18-12-06-33 At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft awaits its encapsulation in the upper stage of the Soyuz booster rocket Sept. 18 that will More
2014-09-18-12-46-56 At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft awaits its encapsulation in the upper stage of the Soyuz booster rocket Sept. 18 that will More
2014-09-18-11-42-24 At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft stands ready for its encapsulation in the upper stage of the Soyuz booster rocket Sept. 18 More