KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) make final adjustments on the nose fairing surrounding the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I). Th More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Atlas Centaur booster segment of an Atlas II rocket is offloaded. It will be mated to the first segment on Launch Pad 36-A, CCAFS, in More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Atlas Centaur booster segment of an Atlas II rocket is offloaded. It will be mated to the first segment on Launch Pad 36-A, CCAFS, in More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The first (booster) stage of an Atlas II rocket is moved into the launch tower at Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will later be mated with the Tracking and Data Re More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The first (booster) stage of an Atlas II rocket arrives at Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The segment will be lifted and raised into the launch tower where it will b More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The first (booster) segment of a Lockheed Martin Atlas II rocket sits in the launch tower at Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in preparation for mating with the other More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Lockheed Martin Atlas/Centaur segment of the Atlas II rocket is lifted up the launch tower at Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is scheduled to l More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Lockheed Martin Atlas/Centaur segment of the Atlas II rocket is lifted up the launch tower at Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is scheduled to la More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, the Air Force C-17 air cargo plane offloads the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I). The second in a new series of telemetry satellite More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- At KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) is transported from the Shuttle Landing Facility to the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulatio More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) arrives at the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) where it will undergo processing to prepare it for launch More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) rests on a workstand in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) where it will undergo processing to prepare i More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The nose fairing for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) rests on a workstand in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) where the satellite is be More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) is lifted from a workstand in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) as preparations are made to mate it with More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) is lifted for mating with the adapter of its nose fairing in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2). The seco More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), the nose fairing (right) for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) is moved into position to enclose th More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) (left) waits for encapsulation in the first half of the nose fai More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) push the second half of the nose fairing (left) toward the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) al More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose fairing arrives at Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) inside. The fairing will be attached to the Lo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocket stands complete in the launch tower after mating of the nose fairing. The fairing encapsulates the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose fairing encapsulating the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) is lifted up the launch tower at Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The fairing will b More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the nose fairing encapsulating the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) is mated to the Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocke More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose fairing arrives at Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) inside. The fairing will be attached to the Lo More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Photographers capture the launch of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocket from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Stati More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the tower is rolled away from the Lockheed Martin Atlas/Centaur rocket prior to launch. The rocket will carry the Tracking and More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Lockheed Martin Atlas/Centaur rocket stands free from the launch tower after rollback. The rocket will carry the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) into orbit. The se More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Great Blue Heron is silhouetted against the brilliance of the rocket exhaust as the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-1) is launched from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-1) aboard. TDRS-I replenis More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Photographers track the Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocket after liftoff from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is carrying the Tracking and Data Relay S More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against a clear blue Florida sky, the Lockheed Martin Atlas IIa rocket clears the tower as it lifts off from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with the Tracking a More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The upper stage of this Lockheed Martin Atlas/Centaur rocket encloses the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I), the second in a new series of telemetry satellites that are r More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-1) is successfully launched aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIa rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. TDRS-I replenishes More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Spewing fire and smoke behind it, the Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, this Lockheed Martin Atlas/Centaur rocket waits for launch to carry the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) into orb More