KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The payload canister arrives at the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B. The canister with its cargo of the SPACEHAB module and Integrated Cargo Carrier will be lif More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dressed in bunny suits, STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson (left) and 107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (right), who is with the Israeli Space Agency, review data in Columb More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio gets help with the fit of his launch and entry suit during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, a dress rehearsal More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Installed on a transporter, the payload canister moves out of the Vertical Processing Facility. Inside the canister are the SPACEHAB module and the port 5 truss segment for missi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload for mission STS-118 is being installed in the payload bay on Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A. Seen at center is the SPACEHAB module. At left and right in More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell practices driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of emergency exit training. Seen in the back are Mission Specialist Alvin More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, in Cape Canaveral, looking over equipment for their mission are (far left) STS-101 Pilot Scott J. "Doc" Horowitz (Ph.D). and (second from right) Mission Specialist Edw More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan (left) listens to a technician in the Space Station Processing Facility during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. Morgan was selecte More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, on Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour stands bathed in spotlights. Rollback started at 9 p.m. EDT Aug. 7 and was compl More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As afternoon storm clouds sweep across a dune near Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour is seen from the back side. In front of it is the 290-foot-tall water tower that provides More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan adjusts the collar of her launch and entry suit before she enters Space Shuttle Endeavour. Morgan, the t More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 crew members get a close look at the payloads installed in Space Shuttle Endeavour. Seen in the foreground are Mission Specialists Dave Williams (center), who represents More
NASA7-726-063C (3 June 1998) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery approaches Russia's Mir space station in this 70mm photograph taken from the Mir. The nadir perspective affords a clear look at the layout of the car More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh is ready after suitup to head for the launch pad and board Space Shuttle Endeavour. The STS-118 mission is More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB in Titusville, Fla., STS-127 Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy gets a close look at the Pump Module Assembly, part of the payload for the mission. The crew members are More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves towards the SPACEHAB Module to transport in to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Students pause during their work on their experiments that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's complement of commercial experiments includ More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers at SPACEHAB gather to watch STS-102 Mission Specialist Andrew S.W. Thomas work on the Early Ammonia Servicer. Thomas and other crew members are at SPACEHAB to get acquainte More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room (part of the Rotation Service Structure at the launch pad), the doors of the payload canister open to reveal its cargo, the SPACEHAB module (bottom) a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, members of the STS-107 crew look over elements in the SPACEHAB Double Module as part of equipment familiarization for their mission. The crew comprise More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, reaches Launch Pad 39B for launch of mission STS-116. On the right edge of the photo can b More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Mission Specialist Dave Williams, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, gets ready to practice driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of emergency exit tr More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the white room on Launch Pad 39B, STS-116 Mission Specialist Sunita Williams is helped with her gear before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission crew is taking part More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-118 Commander Scott Kelly (left) and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan (center) are briefed on equipment during Crew Equipment Interfac More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A student displays an experiment that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's complement of commercial experiments includes six educational ex More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour leaps free above them, beginning its journey on mission STS-118. Liftoff of Endeavour was on time More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On the slidewire basket bunker area of Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 educator astronaut and Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan responds to a question from the media before the crew's More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 is being transported from the Pegasus barge in the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be lifted into a c More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at KSC, STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson (center) and Pilot William "Willie" McCool (right) talk with Robert Hanley, who is mission lead with the Vehi More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-116 Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick is greeted after his arrival by Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Bill Parsons. The crew has returne 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile launcher platform, is hard down on Launch Pad 39A after rolling out overnight. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 8: More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour races into the sky trailing columns of fire from the solid rocket boosters as it begins mission STS-118. The liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 6:3 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 makes the turn toward the Vehicle Assembly Building after being offloaded from the Pegasus barge in the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area. Once insid More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia seems to leap from amid the trees as it roars toward space on mission STS-107. Following a flawless and uneventful countdown, liftoff occurred on-time at 10 More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Works at Launch Pad 39A begin closing the payload bay doors on Space Shuttle Atlantis. The payload includes the SPACEHAB Double Module (center) and two GetAway Special (GAS) canist More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, the payload canister with the SPACEHAB Double Module and the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) inside is lifted off the payload transporter toward the Payload Chang More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 8 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. Seen here is Mission Specialist Dave W More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery backs out of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 for the short rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 9:23 p.m. Oct. 31. In the VA More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, in Cape Canaveral, the STS-101 crew inspect equipment and payload for their mission. From left to right are Mission Specialist Edward Tsang Lu, Mary Ellen Weber (Ph.D. More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB in Titusville, Fla., STS-127 crew members look at the SGANT (Space to Ground Antenna) at left and the pump module assembly at right, all attached to the Integrated Cargo Car More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - . The STS-107 crew, waving to onlookers, exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. Leading the way are Pilot William "Willie" McCool ( More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson gets help with his launch and entry suit from the Closeout Crew in the White Room. The environmentally controlled chamber is mated to Sp More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh waits for the closeout crew to finish checking his launch and entry suit before he enters Space Shuttle Endeavo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, in Cape Canaveral, technicians help STS-101 Mission Specialist Edward Tsang Lu become familiar with equipment for the mission. Lu and other members of the crew are tak More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Students show off one of the experiments that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's complement of commercial experiments includes six educa More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Processing for mission STS-107 continues in the Operations and Checkout Building as the tunnel that will connect Space Shuttle Columbia's crew compartment to the SPACEHAB module is More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Fiery clouds of smoke stream across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on mission STS-118. The liftoff was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. The mission is the 22nd shu More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh suits up for the simulated launch countdown that concludes the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. The STS-118 crew has been at Kennedy More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Near sunset, Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile launcher platform, begins moving through the doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building for rollout to Launch Pad 39A. First motio More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Students work on their experiments that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's complement of commercial experiments includes six educational e More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Aft Power Distribution Unit (ADPU), Water Separator Assembly (WSA), and C02 (Carbon Dioxide) Control Assembly in a subfloor panel in the Spa More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-107 Mission Specialist (MS) 3, Payload Commander (PLD CDR) Michael P. "Mike" Anderson speaks in to a portable microphone and holds a checklist while More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Several yellow tagged camcorder (CC) video power cables, amongst others, protrude from an electrical power box attached to panel D04 in the Spacehab (SH More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the payload bay with Spacehab module and Androgenous Peripheral Attachment System (APAS) docking ring visible. Subject Terms: STS-91, DISCOVERY More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a large Contingency Water Container (CWC) in the forward subfloor of the Spacehab (SH) Research Double Module (RDM). The container is part of th More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the payload bay with Spacehab module and Androgenous Peripheral Attachment System (APAS) docking ring visible. Subject Terms: STS-91, DISCOVERY More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of an open panel in the subfloor of the Spacehab Research Double Module (RDM) housing the Air Revitalization System (ARS) Inlet Muffler, Subfloor A More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of a series of wiring harnesses and connector ports located in a panel in the subfloor of the Spacehab Research Double Module (RDM) below More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a rack of lockers in the Spacehab Research Double Module (RDM) labeled for Combustion Module (CM-2) Stowage (PF04US), and the Water Mist Fire Su More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View inside a crowded Spacehab (SH) Research Double Module (RDM). Visible is the Ergometer used for the Advanced Respiratory Monitoring System (ARMS) More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-107 Mission Specialist (MS) 3, Payload Commander (PLD CDR) Michael P. "Mike" Anderson holds a checklist while working at the Combustion Module (CM-2 More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Two tan Cargo Transfer Bags (CTB), one labeled Combustion Module (CM-2) bag #1 (Data Recorder), are bungee corded to the aft port bulkhead (BKHD) in the More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the seat for the bicycle ergometer and support kits for the Advanced Respiratory Monitoring System (ARMS) experiment stowed on a bulkhead (BKHD) More
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Several panels with foot restraints and a blue stowage locker stacked with experiment manuals are visible in this image taken in the Spacehab (SH) Resea More