KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers check the crane that will begin raising Space Shuttle Atlantis to a vertical position in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Once in position, it will be mated with its external More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the orbiter Atlantis rests atop a transporter in the transfer aisle while an overhead crane is placed around the space vehicle. The crane will More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis hangs suspended vertically from an overhead crane. Shown is the underside of the orbiter. The bla More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by a crane over the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), orbiter Atlantis is lifted higher in order to move it toward the stack of external tank and sol More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the orbiter Atlantis hangs suspended from an overhead crane that will lift the orbiter to a vertical position. Once in p More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis is close to its final position for mating with the external tank and solid rocket boosters behind it. The entire as More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis hangs suspended vertically from an overhead crane. Shown is the underside of the orbiter. The bla More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed down the 715-foot-long Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis is lifted to a vertical position in the transfer aisle. The 122-foot-long orbiter is dwarfed by More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis is lowered alongside the external tank and solid rocket boosters below on the Mobile Launcher Platform. Also visible are the three main engine no More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis is close to its final position for mating with the external tank and solid rocket boosters behind it. The entire as More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis is slowly lowered alongside the external tank and solid rocket boosters below. Also visible are the three main engi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis hangs suspended vertically from an overhead crane. The 122-foot high orbiter is easily accommodat More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps off the Launch Pad 39A trailing a twin streams of flame from its solid rocket boosters to light up the pre-dawn sky on mission STS-101. Liftoff occurr More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The brilliant exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (left) and blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles (right) mark the perfect launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on missio More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The brilliant exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (left) and blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles (right) mark the perfect launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on missio More
This aerial view is of Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex. The full-scale replicas of the Space Shuttle external tank, solid rocket boosters and orbiter are located to the left of the various buildings whic More
This aerial view is of Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex. The full-scale replicas of the Space Shuttle external tank, solid rocket boosters and orbiter are located to the left of the various buildings whic More
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, both solid rocket boosters (SRBs) are shown on the mobile launcher platform (MLP)as part of the stack for Discovery and Shuttle mission STS-92. Visible between them on the MLP More
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, both solid rocket boosters (SRBs) are shown on the mobile launcher platform (MLP)as part of the stack for Discovery and Shuttle mission STS-92. Visible between them on the MLP More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Atlantis heads toward the open door of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the north side. In the VAB it will be lifted to vertical and placed aboard the mobile laun More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from an upper level in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis waits in the transfer aisle after its move from the Orbiter Processing Facility. In the VAB More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis begins its move out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the VAB it will be lifted to vertical and placed a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), overhead cranes move above the orbiter Atlantis in order to lift it to vertical. When vertical, the orbiter will be placed aboard the mo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), overhead cranes move above the orbiter Atlantis in order to lift it to vertical. When vertical, the orbiter will be placed aboard the mo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Atlantis is moved aboard an orbiter transporter from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the background (right) More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC employees accompany the orbiter Atlantis as it is moved aboard an orbiter transporter to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the background are OPF bays 1 and 2. In the VAB More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC employees accompany the orbiter Atlantis as it is moved aboard an orbiter transporter to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the background are OPF bays 1 and 2. In the VAB More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from an upper level in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis waits in the transfer aisle after its move from the Orbiter Processing Facility. In the VAB More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis begins its move out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the VAB it will be lifted to vertical and placed a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Atlantis heads toward the open door of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the north side. In the VAB it will be lifted to vertical and placed aboard the mobile laun More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Atlantis is moved aboard an orbiter transporter from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the background (right) More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This 30-second timed exposure captures the bright lights around the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) plus the equally bright moon (upper right) as Space Shuttle Atlantis (far left) More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- For the first time in Space Shuttle history, a fully stacked Shuttle - Atlantis - is rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on the building's west side. The More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sun is rising over the Atlantic Ocean (right) as Shuttle Atlantis sits outside the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on the building's west side after completing a f More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Shuttle Atlantis, with twin solid rocket boosters and external tank atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and crawler-transorter, inches toward high bay 2, on the west side, in the Veh More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At 6:30 a.m. EDT an aerial view captures a first in Space Shuttle history: a fully stacked Shuttle - Atlantis - is rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At 6:30 a.m. EDT an aerial view captures a first in Space Shuttle history: a fully stacked Shuttle - Atlantis - is rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Shuttle Atlantis, with twin solid rocket boosters and external tank atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and crawler-transorter, inches toward high bay 2, on the west side, in the Veh More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Shuttle Atlantis, with twin solid rocket boosters and external tank atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and crawler-transorter, moves in the predawn hours into high bay 2 in the Vehi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Shuttle Atlantis, with twin solid rocket boosters and external tank atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and crawler-transorter, moves in the predawn hours into high bay 2 in the Vehi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Just after sunup, Shuttle Atlantis sits outside the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on the building's west side after completing a fit check. This is the first time i More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- For the first time in Space Shuttle history, a fully stacked Shuttle - Atlantis - is rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on the building's west side. The More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Just after sunup, Shuttle Atlantis sits outside the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on the building's west side after completing a fit check. This is the first time i More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sun is rising over the Atlantic Ocean (right) as Shuttle Atlantis sits outside the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) high bay 2 on the building's west side after completing a f More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls into Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments will be completed. Managers will then determine whe More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC workers watch as the orbiter Discovery makes the turn around the Vehicle Assembly Building on its move from Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 to OPF bay 3. Ongoing payloa More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance workers who worked on the orbiter Discovery during process flow pose alongside it during the orbiter’s transfer to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3. On More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls past the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments will be More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC employees chaperone the transfer of the orbiter Discovery from Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 to OPF bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments will More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC employees chaperone the transfer of the orbiter Discovery from Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 to OPF bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments will More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance workers who worked on the orbiter Discovery during process flow pose alongside it during the orbiter’s transfer to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3. On More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls past the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments will be More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls into Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments will be completed. Managers will then determine whe More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC workers watch as the orbiter Discovery makes the turn around the Vehicle Assembly Building on its move from Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 to OPF bay 3. Ongoing payloa More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is viewed from below as it is lifted in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter will be transferred to high bay 3 to be mated to an e More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls into the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. Discovery is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery reaches its destination, the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building. There it will be lifted to vertical , then raised and moved to high bay 3 for ma More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is rolled out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be mated with its external tank and solid More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is viewed from below as it is lifted in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter will be transferred to high bay 3 to be mated to an e More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls into the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. Discovery is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers watch as the orbiter Discovery rolls backward out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be mated with its ex More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane suspends the orbiter Discovery in a vertical position before transfer to high bay 3 where it will be mated More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls backward out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building (behind it), where it will be mated with its externa More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers watch as the orbiter Discovery rolls backward out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be mated with its ex More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane begins to turn the orbiter Discovery slightly before its transfer to high bay 3. There Discovery will be m More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane suspends the orbiter Discovery in a vertical position before transfer to high bay 3 where it will be mated More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is rolled out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be mated with its external tank and solid More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls backward out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building (behind it), where it will be mated with its externa More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building where workers on scaffolding look it over. The orbiter will be lifted and transferred to high bay 3 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery reaches its destination, the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building. There it will be lifted to vertical , then raised and moved to high bay 3 for ma More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane begins to turn the orbiter Discovery slightly before its transfer to high bay 3. There Discovery will be m More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building where workers on scaffolding look it over. The orbiter will be lifted and transferred to high bay 3 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Filling the ground with billows of smoke and steam created by the flaming solid rocket boosters, Space Shuttle Atlantis speeds toward space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bare branches frame the liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-106 to the International Space Station. Billows of smoke and steam are illuminated by the flames of the sol More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid rocket boosters hurling Space Shuttle Atlantis toward space on mission STS-106. The on-time liftoff occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT for the start More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The waters near Launch Pad 39B reflect the brilliant red-orange flames from the solid rocket boosters as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on mission STS-106 to the International Sp More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid rocket boosters hurling Space Shuttle Atlantis toward space on mission STS-106. The on-time liftoff occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT for the start More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The waters near Launch Pad 39B reflect the brilliant red-orange flames from the solid rocket boosters as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on mission STS-106 to the International Sp More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a perfect on-time launch on mission STS-106 at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls and displays its external tank and solid rocket boosters. On the 11-day mission More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In a perfect on-time launch at 7:17 p.m. EDT, Space Shuttle Discovery leaps free of Earth as its solid rocket boosters hurl it into the night sky. The launch of mission STS-92 carr More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Twin columns of flame from the solid rocket boosters illuminate the clouds of smoke and steam as Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on mission STS-92, the fifth construction flight More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The brilliance of the exhaust flames from Space Shuttle Discovery’s solid rocket boosters are captured in the water below Launch Pad 39A. The perfect on-time liftoff at 7:17 p.m. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery hurtles into the night sky, trailing a tail of fire from the solid rocket boosters, after a perfect on-time launch at 7:17 p.m. EDT. The launch of mission S More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery hurtles into the night sky, trailing a tail of fire from the solid rocket boosters, after a perfect on-time launch at 7:17 p.m. EDT. The launch of mission S More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The brilliance of the exhaust flames from Space Shuttle Discovery’s solid rocket boosters are captured in the water below Launch Pad 39A. The perfect on-time liftoff at 7:17 p.m. More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from behind, the tiles on the bottom of orbiter Endeavour can be seen. The orbiter hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building before being lifted into More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers make adjustments on it before it is lifted and stacked with its external tank an More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from behind, the tiles on the bottom of orbiter Endeavour can be seen. The orbiter hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building before being lifted into More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. It will be lifted into high bay 1 and stacked with its external tank and solid rocket boost More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers make adjustments on it before it is lifted and stacked with its external tank an More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers make adjustments on it before it is lifted and stacked with its external tank an More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Endeavour will be lifted into high bay 1 and stacked with its external tank and solid rocke More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers make adjustments on it before it is lifted and stacked with its external tank an More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Endeavour will be lifted into high bay 1 and stacked with its external tank and solid rocke More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers make adjustments on it before it is lifted and stacked with its external tank an More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Endeavour hangs suspended from a crane inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. It will be lifted into high bay 1 and stacked with its external tank and solid rocket boost More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39B, the payload transport canister, with the P6 integrated truss segment inside, moves higher toward the payload changeout room (PCR). The PCR is the enclosed, envir More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour waits on Launch Pad 39B for launch on mission STS-97. Behind it are the orange external tank flanked by two solid rocket boosters. On either side of Endeavo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39B, the payload transport canister, with the P6 integrated truss segment inside, moves higher toward the payload changeout room (PCR). The PCR is the enclosed, envir More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour waits on Launch Pad 39B for launch on mission STS-97. Behind it are the orange external tank flanked by two solid rocket boosters. On either side of Endeavo More