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Computer Plotting Data Points in the Engine Research Building

Computer Plotting Data Points in the Engine Research Building

A female computer plotting compressor data in the Engine Research Building at the NACA’s Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The Computing Section was introduced during World War II to relieve short-handed rese... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Jose Nunez (center), NASA mission project engineer, points to the Columbus Laboratory above, being displayed to the media at a special showing. Columbus is the European Space Agency 's largest single contribution to the International Space Station. The laboratory module will expand the research facilities of the station, providing crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. Columbus is scheduled to be transferred to Launch Pad 39A in early November, in preparation for its journey to the station. Columbus will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, targeted for launch Dec. 6. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3013

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Jose Nunez (center), NASA mission project engineer, points to the Columbus Laboratory above, being displaye... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-120 crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT. Giving a close inspection to space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 are Mission Specialist Stephanie D. Wilson and Commander Pamela A. Melroy. Among the activities standard to a CEIT are harness training, inspection of the thermal protection system and camera operation for planned extravehicular activities, or EVAs. The STS-120 mission will deliver the Harmony module, christened after a school contest, which will provide attachment points for European and Japanese laboratory modules on the International Space Station. Known in technical circles as Node 2, it is similar to the six-sided Unity module that links the U.S. and Russian sections of the station. Built in Italy for the United States, Harmony will be the first new U.S. pressurized component to be added. The STS-120 mission is targeted to launch on Oct. 20. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2196

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-120 crew is at Kennedy for a crew...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-120 crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT. Giving a close inspection to space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 are Mission S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach points to some of the tiles recovered from the orbiter as he explains to the media about activities that have taken place since the Columbia accident on Feb. 1, 2003. STS-107 debris recovery and reconstruction operations are winding down. To date, nearly 84,000 pieces of debris have been recovered and sent to KSC. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, Shuttle ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach points to some of the tiles recovered from the orbiter as he explains to the media about activities that have... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A is silhouetted. Only one solid rocket booster and external tank is visible with the Rotating Service Structure still in place. The 80-foot-tall fiberglass mast on top of the Fixed Service Structure points to the sky. Endeavour waits for mission STS-99, known as the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), which will chart a new course to produce unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's surface. The result of the SRTM could be close to 1 trillion measurements of the Earth's topography. The mission is expected to last 11days, with Endeavour landing at KSC Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 4:36 p.m. EST. This is the 97th Shuttle flight and 14th for Shuttle Endeavour KSC-00pp0218

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun sinks in the west, Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A is silhouetted. Only one solid rocket booster and external tank is visible with the Rotating Service Struct... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- For the fourth time in Space Shuttle Program history, 350,000 gallons of water are released on a Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) at Launch Pad 39A during a water sound suppression test. Because of the unusual event, media and workers watch from nearby vantage points on the Fixed Service Structure (left). This test is being conducted following the replacement of the six main system valves, which had been in place since the beginning of the Shuttle Program and had reached the end of their service life. Also, the hydraulic portion of the valve actuators has been redesigned and simplified to reduce maintenance costs. The sound suppression water system is installed on the launch pads to protect the orbiter and its payloads from damage by acoustical energy reflected from the MLP during launch. The system includes an elevated water tank with a capacity of 300,000 gallons. The tank is 290 feet high and stands on the northeast side of the Pad. The water is released for launch just before the ignition of the orbiter's three main engines and twin solid rocket boosters, and flows through parallel 7-foot-diameter pipes to the Pad area. KSC-04pd1066

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- For the fourth time in Space Shuttle Pro...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- For the fourth time in Space Shuttle Program history, 350,000 gallons of water are released on a Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) at Launch Pad 39A during a water sound suppression t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 250-ton high bay crane suspends space shuttle Discovery above the transfer aisle, ready to lift the shuttle into the upper levels and lower it into High Bay 1. Visible on Discovery's underside are the umbilical areas, the external fuel tank attach points. In High Bay 1, Discovery will be attached to the external tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launcher platform. Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A the first week of August to prepare for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier in its payload bay. Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-4251

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Ken...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 250-ton high bay crane suspends space shuttle Discovery above the transfer aisle, ready to lift the shuttl... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vertically above the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC. The tank will next be lifted into a checkout cell. ET-120 will be prepared for stacking with solid rocket boosters to launch Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-120 in October. The mission is the 23rd to the International Space Station and will launch an Italian-built, U.S. multi-port module known as Harmony for the station. Christened after a school contest, Harmony will provide attachment points for European and Japanese laboratory modules. NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2150

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vert...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vertically above the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC. The tank will next be lifted into a checkout cell. ET-120 will be... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While talking to the media, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach points to some of the investigative tools in the RLV Hangar, where Columbia debris is being examined. The items shipped to KSC number more than 82,000 and weigh 84,800 pounds or 38 percent of the total dry weight of Columbia. Of those items, 78,760 have been identified, with 753 placed on the left wing grid in the Hangar.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While talking to the media, Shuttle Launc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While talking to the media, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach points to some of the investigative tools in the RLV Hangar, where Columbia debris is being examined. The items sh... More

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, a thrust augmented improved Delta lifts off with a three hundred eighty five pound geodetic Explorer spacecraft, designated GEOS-A. The spacecraft contains five geodetic instrumentation systems to provide simultaneous measurements that scientists require to establish a more precise model of the Earth's gravitational field, and to map a world coordinate system relating points on, or near the surface to the common center of mass. This will be the first launch for the improved Delta second stage. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-65P-0205

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, a ...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, a thrust augmented improved Delta lifts off with a three hundred eighty five pound geodetic Explorer spacecraft, designated GEOS-A. The spacec... More

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OVERLAY - SINAI PENINSULA - POINTS OF INTEREST - OUTER SPACE

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OVERLAY - SINAI PENINSULA - POINTS ...

S66-54893 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Near East area as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 26th revolution of Earth. The United Arab Republic (Egypt) is in foreground. Triangular-shaped area is the ... More

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OVERLAY - ARABIAN PENINSULA & NORTHEAST AFRICA - POINTS OF INTEREST - OUTER SPACE

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OVERLAY - ARABIAN PENINSULA & NORTH...

S66-54536 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Arabian Peninsula (on left) and northeast Africa (on right) as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11 spacecraft at an altitude of 340 nautical miles during its 27th revolution of Earth,... More

Albert Siepert Points Out Highlights of Apollo 10 Liftoff to Belgium King and Queen

Albert Siepert Points Out Highlights of Apollo 10 Liftoff to Belgium K...

(May 18, 1969) Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director for Administration, Albert Siepert, seated at left on third row, points out highlights of Apollo 10 liftoff to Belgiums King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola. Next ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC, a crane lifts external tank No. 120 into the upper regions. The tank is being lifted for a move into a checkout cell. The tank will be prepared for stacking with solid rocket boosters to launch Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-120 in October. The mission is the 23rd to the International Space Station and will launch an Italian-built, U.S. multi-port module known as Harmony for the station. Christened after a school contest, Harmony will provide attachment points for European and Japanese laboratory modules. NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2151

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at KS...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC, a crane lifts external tank No. 120 into the upper regions. The tank is being lifted for a move into a checkout cell. The tank will be ... More

STS093-301-035 - STS-093 - MS Coleman points a video camera through a window on the aft flight deck

STS093-301-035 - STS-093 - MS Coleman points a video camera through a ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-93 Mission Specialist (MS) Catherine ``Cady`` G. Coleman directs a video camera through a window on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbi... More

STS093-301-036 - STS-093 - MS Coleman points a video camera through a window on the aft flight deck

STS093-301-036 - STS-093 - MS Coleman points a video camera through a ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-93 Mission Specialist (MS) Catherine ``Cady`` G. Coleman directs a video camera through a window on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbi... More

S01-06-485 - STS-001 - Commander Young points COAS out forward flight deck window W3

S01-06-485 - STS-001 - Commander Young points COAS out forward flight ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Young, sitting in commanders ejection seat S1, points crewman optical alignment sight (COAS) out forward flight deck window W3. Underexposed v... More

STS093-301-037 - STS-093 - MS Coleman points a video camera through a window on the aft flight deck

STS093-301-037 - STS-093 - MS Coleman points a video camera through a ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-93 Mission Specialist (MS) Catherine ``Cady`` G. Coleman directs a video camera through a window on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbi... More

S05-04-121 - STS-005 - MS Allen, in sleep restraint, points camera out side hatch viewport

S05-04-121 - STS-005 - MS Allen, in sleep restraint, points camera out...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Specialist (MS) Allen, reclining in sleep restraint, points camera out side hatch viewport. Subject Terms: ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, MIDDECK, ASTRONA... More

S08-11-291 - STS-008 - Commander Truly points HASSELBLAD camera out forward flight deck window W2

S08-11-291 - STS-008 - Commander Truly points HASSELBLAD camera out fo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On forward flight deck, Commander Truly, positioned above commanders seat, points HASSELBLAD camera out forward window W2. Commanders seat back, control... More

S08-17-2570 - STS-008 - Crew member points camera out forward flight deck window

S08-17-2570 - STS-008 - Crew member points camera out forward flight d...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On forward flight deck, crew member points camera lens forward window W2 as he drifts above commanders seat and in front of forward control panels. Sub... More

S08-11-293 - STS-008 - MS Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out aft flight deck overhead window W7

S08-11-293 - STS-008 - MS Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out aft fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On aft flight deck, Mission Specialist (MS) Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out overhead window W7. Onorbit station control panels, aft viewing windows... More

S08-11-294 - STS-008 - MS Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out aft flight deck overhead window W7

S08-11-294 - STS-008 - MS Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out aft fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On aft flight deck, Mission Specialist (MS) Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out overhead window W7. Onorbit station control panels, aft viewing windows... More

S08-11-295 - STS-008 - MS Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out aft flight deck overhead window W7

S08-11-295 - STS-008 - MS Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out aft fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On aft flight deck, Mission Specialist (MS) Gardner points HASSELBLAD camera out overhead window W7. Onorbit station control panels, aft viewing windows... More

S08-11-292 - STS-008 - Commander Truly points HASSELBLAD camera out forward flight deck window W2

S08-11-292 - STS-008 - Commander Truly points HASSELBLAD camera out fo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On forward flight deck, Commander Truly, positioned above commanders seat, points HASSELBLAD camera out forward window W2. Commanders seat back, control... More

Aurora over the Southern Hemisphere

Aurora over the Southern Hemisphere

51B-116-005 (29 April - 6 May 1985) --- Astronaut Don L. Lind, mission specialist, termed this scene of an aurora in the Southern Hemisphere as "spectacular," during a TV down link featuring discussion of the a... More

STS-33 Mission Specialist Musgrave points camera out aft flight deck window

STS-33 Mission Specialist Musgrave points camera out aft flight deck w...

STS-33 Mission Specialist (MS) F. Story Musgrave views activity outside aft flight deck viewing window W10 as a 35mm camera freefloats in front of his face. Overhead window W8 appears above his head.

STS-41 Pilot Cabana points ROLLEI camera out aft flight deck overhead window

STS-41 Pilot Cabana points ROLLEI camera out aft flight deck overhead ...

STS041-22-008 (6-10 Oct 1990) --- Astronaut Robert D. Cabana, STS-41 pilot, uses a handheld camera to record Earth scenes from the aft flight deck of Discovery.

S47-05-001 - STS-047 - STS-47 Commander Robert Gibson points through aft window

S47-05-001 - STS-047 - STS-47 Commander Robert Gibson points through a...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-47 commander Robert (Hoot) Gibson, on the aft flight deck of the orbiter Endeavour, points with his left hand at the window into the cargo bay. Sub... More

S49-08-034 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points.

S49-08-034 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down st...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close up detail view of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points. Photos show how the ergometer is secured to the floor with straps attached to ... More

S49-08-032 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points.

S49-08-032 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down st...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close up detail view of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points. Photos show how the ergometer is secured to the floor with straps attached to ... More

S49-08-033 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points.

S49-08-033 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down st...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close up detail view of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points. Photos show how the ergometer is secured to the floor with straps attached to ... More

S49-08-036 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down straps and attachment points.

S49-08-036 - STS-049 - Close up detail views of ergometer hold down st...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Commander Dan Brandenstein is in the access well. Subject Terms: STS-49, FLIGHT DECK, ASTRONAUTS, ERGOMETERS, PHYSICAL EXERCISE ONBOARD ACTIVIT... More

STS-56 MS3 Ochoa points HASSELBLAD 70mm camera out OV-103's overhead window

STS-56 MS3 Ochoa points HASSELBLAD 70mm camera out OV-103's overhead w...

STS056-30-021 (8-17 April 1993) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa uses a 70mm handheld camera to record an ocean scene during the ATLAS 2 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission specialist, along with ... More

A satellite dish points in the direction of Stuttgart, Germany. The dish enables the Joint Task Force (JTF) to transmit data and imagery to Stuttgart, after receiving data and imagery from Goma, Kilgali and Entebbe Uganda

A satellite dish points in the direction of Stuttgart, Germany. The di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Pruem Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Charlie Parshley Releas... More

A satellite dish points in the direction of Africa to receive data and imagery from Goma, Kilgali, and Entebbe Uganda

A satellite dish points in the direction of Africa to receive data and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Pruem Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Charlie Parshley Releas... More

A satellite dish points in the direction of Africa to receive data and imagery from Goma, Kilgali, and Entebbe Uganda

A satellite dish points in the direction of Africa to receive data and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Pruem Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Charlie Parshley Releas... More

STS070-345-016 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead aft flight deck window at an earth target

STS070-345-016 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead af...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, land-targeting and environmental system ... More

STS071-701-045 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

STS071-701-045 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of Kvant-2 module showing array attach points, and correction and stabilization engine. Also included is a view of section of module near ... More

STS070-345-020 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead aft flight deck window at an earth target

STS070-345-020 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead af...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, land-targeting and environmental system ... More

STS068-83-023 - STS-068 - STS-68 crew onboard Endeavour's flight deck

STS068-83-023 - STS-068 - STS-68 crew onboard Endeavour's flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Daniel W. Bursch (right), mission specialist, points out one of the STS-68 mission's major observation points on a map as astronaut Thomas D. ... More

STS071-107-036 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-036 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS071-107-027 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-027 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS070-326-006 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the overhead flight deck window

STS070-326-006 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, location-targeting and environmental sys... More

STS071-701-047 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

STS071-701-047 - STS-071 - Close-up view of Kvant-2 module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of Kvant-2 module showing array attach points, and correction and stabilization engine. Also included is a view of section of module near ... More

STS071-107-034 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-034 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS070-326-009 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the overhead flight deck window

STS070-326-009 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, location-targeting and environmental sys... More

STS071-107-026 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-026 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS071-107-033 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-033 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS071-107-029 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-029 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS070-326-007 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the overhead flight deck window

STS070-326-007 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, location-targeting and environmental sys... More

STS071-107-028 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-028 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS071-107-030 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-030 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS070-345-019 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead aft flight deck window at an earth target

STS070-345-019 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead af...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, land-targeting and environmental system ... More

STS071-107-035 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-035 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS070-345-021 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead aft flight deck window at an earth target

STS070-345-021 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead af...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, land-targeting and environmental system ... More

STS070-326-011 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the overhead flight deck window

STS070-326-011 - STS-070 - Henricks points the HERCULES camera out the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, location-targeting and environmental sys... More

STS070-345-017 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead aft flight deck window at an earth target

STS070-345-017 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead af...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, land-targeting and environmental system ... More

STS070-345-018 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead aft flight deck window at an earth target

STS070-345-018 - STS-070 - Henricks points HERCULES out an overhead af...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Terence ``Tom`` Henricks points the Hand-held, earth-oriented, real-time, cooperative, user-friendly, land-targeting and environmental system ... More

STS071-107-032 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-032 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS071-107-031 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal modules

STS071-107-031 - STS-071 - Junction point between Kvant-2 and Kristal ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of various antennas and attach points for solar arrays on the junction between the Kvant-2 and Kirstal module of the Mir space station. Subject Te... More

STS080-323-021 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant points of light

STS080-323-021 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of both the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) free-flyer and Orbiting and Retrieving Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallete Satellite (O... More

S77E5109 - STS-077 - Casper points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5109 - STS-077 - Casper points camera out of aft flight deck windo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-77 mission commander John H. Casper points a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. Subject Te... More

STS080-341-038 - STS-080 - Musgrave points a Nikon 35mm with 600mm lens out the forward flight deck windows

STS080-341-038 - STS-080 - Musgrave points a Nikon 35mm with 600mm len...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-80 Mission Specialist Story Musgrave points a Nikon 35mm camera with 600mm lens out the forward flight deck windows to take photographs of the Earth... More

S77E5111 - STS-077 - Casper points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5111 - STS-077 - Casper points camera out of aft flight deck windo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of STS-77 mission commander John H. Casper pointing a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. ... More

S77E5113 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5113 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-77 mission specialist Mario Runco, Jr., points a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. Subjec... More

S77E5115 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5115 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-77 mission specialist Mario Runco, Jr., points a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. Subjec... More

S77E5116 - STS-077 - Bursch points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5116 - STS-077 - Bursch points camera out of aft flight deck windo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-77 mission specialist Daniel W. Bursch points a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. Subject... More

STS080-323-019 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant points of light

STS080-323-019 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of both the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) free-flyer and Orbiting and Retrieving Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallete Satellite (O... More

STS080-323-020 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant points of light

STS080-323-020 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of both the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) free-flyer and Orbiting and Retrieving Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallete Satellite (O... More

STS080-323-018 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant points of light

STS080-323-018 - STS-080 - WSF and ORPHEUS-SPAS satellites as distant ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of both the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) free-flyer and Orbiting and Retrieving Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallete Satellite (O... More

S77E5114 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5114 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-77 mission specialist Mario Runco, Jr., points a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. Subjec... More

S77E5110 - STS-077 - Casper points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5110 - STS-077 - Casper points camera out of aft flight deck windo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark, underexposed view of STS-77 mission commander John H. Casper pointing a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking pho... More

S77E5112 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77E5112 - STS-077 - Runco points camera out of aft flight deck window

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-77 mission specialist Mario Runco, Jr., points a camera out of Endeavour's aft flight deck overhead window while taking photos of the Earth. Subjec... More

Casper points camera out of aft flight deck window

Casper points camera out of aft flight deck window

S77-E-5109 (26 May 1996) --- Astronaut John H. Casper, commander, pauses during a photography session on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The scene was recorded with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).

STS082-361-021 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft windows to photograph the Earth

STS082-361-021 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-82 Pilot Scott Horowitz points a video recorder camera out the aft flight deck windows at the Earth. These frames are badly fogged due to radiation.... More

Benefit from NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Benefit from NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.

When NASA started plarning for manned space travel in 1959, the myriad challenges of sustaining life in space included a seemingly mundane but vitally important problem: How and what do you feed an astronaut? T... More

STS082-361-022 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft windows to photograph the Earth

STS082-361-022 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-82 Pilot Scott Horowitz points a video recorder camera out the aft flight deck windows at the Earth. These frames are badly fogged due to radiation.... More

STS082-361-018 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft windows to photograph the Earth

STS082-361-018 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-82 Pilot Scott Horowitz points a video recorder camera out the aft flight deck windows at the Earth. These frames are badly fogged due to radiation.... More

STS082-361-020 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft windows to photograph the Earth

STS082-361-020 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-82 Pilot Scott Horowitz points a video recorder camera out the aft flight deck windows at the Earth. These frames are badly fogged due to radiation.... More

STS082-361-019 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft windows to photograph the Earth

STS082-361-019 - STS-082 - Horowitz points a video camera out the aft ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-82 Pilot Scott Horowitz points a video recorder camera out the aft flight deck windows at the Earth. These frames are badly fogged due to radiation.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Robert T. Nelson of KSC Security points to an approximately 24-foot-long crack on the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), which is holding the Space Shuttle Discovery en route to Launch Pad 39A for the STS-82 mission. Nelson was riding on the MLP when he heard a loud noise and noticed the crack. Rollout had begun shortly after 7 a.m. EST and was stopped at about 8:25 a.m. This Y-shaped crack is on the MLP surface and runs from near the left-hand solid rocket booster flame hole toward the near corner of the MLP. Rollout of Discovery resumed just past noon after structural engineers determined that the integrity of the MLP had not been compromised. Discovery is scheduled to lift off on the second Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission on Feb. 11.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Robert T. Nelson of KSC Security points ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Robert T. Nelson of KSC Security points to an approximately 24-foot-long crack on the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), which is holding the Space Shuttle Discovery en route to Launc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2), part of the first International Space Station (ISS) element to be launched from the U.S., awaits prelaunch processing in the Space Station Processing Facility after its arrival at KSC. PMAs 1 and 2 attached to a component called Node 1, a Station structural building block, will make up the first U.S.-launched ISS element. The Node 1/PMA assembly will provide key connecting points in orbit for other Space Station modules and for docking of the orbiter with the ISS. PMA 1 will provide the interface between U.S. and Russian elements of the Station; PMA 2 will provide a Shuttle orbiter docking area. The Node 1/PMA assembly is targeted for liftoff aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 in July 1998. KSC-97pc1530

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2)...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2), part of the first International Space Station (ISS) element to be launched from the U.S., awaits prelaunch processing in the Space Station... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2), at left, part of the first International Space Station (ISS) element to be launched from the U.S., awaits prelaunch processing in the Space Station Processing Facility after its arrival at KSC. PMAs 1 and 2 attached to a component called Node 1, shown in background at far right, to form the first U.S.-launched ISS element. The Node 1/PMA assembly will provide key connecting points in orbit for other Space Station modules and for docking of the orbiter with the ISS. PMA 1 will provide the interface between U.S. and Russian elements of the Station; PMA 2 will provide a Shuttle orbiter docking area. The Node 1/PMA assembly is targeted for liftoff aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 in July 1998. KSC-97pc1531

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2), at left, part of the first International Space Station (ISS) element to be launched from the U.S., awaits prelaunch processing in the Spa... More

STS087-346-013 - STS-087 - Doi points a video camera out an aft flight deck window

STS087-346-013 - STS-087 - Doi points a video camera out an aft flight...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi points a video camera out an aft flight deck window. Subject Terms: STS-87, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, FLIG... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) Unity node, with Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2 attached, awaits further processing in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). The Unity node is the first element of the ISS to be manufactured in the United States and is currently scheduled to lift off aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 later this year. Unity has two PMAs attached to it now that this mate is completed. PMAs are conical docking adapters which will allow the docking systems used by the Space Shuttle and by Russian modules to attach to the node's hatches and berthing mechanisms. Once in orbit, Unity, which has six hatches, will be mated with the already orbiting Control Module and will eventually provide attachment points for the U.S. laboratory module; Node 3; an early exterior framework or truss for the station; an airlock; and a multi-windowed cupola. The Control Module, or Functional Cargo Block, is a U.S.-funded and Russian-built component that will be launched aboard a Russian rocket from Kazakstan KSC-98pc644

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) Unity node, with Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2 attached, awaits further processing in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). The... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) Unity node, with Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2 attached, awaits further processing in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). The Unity node is the first element of the ISS to be manufactured in the United States and is currently scheduled to lift off aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 later this year. Unity has two PMAs attached to it now that this mate is completed. PMAs are conical docking adapters which will allow the docking systems used by the Space Shuttle and by Russian modules to attach to the node's hatches and berthing mechanisms. Once in orbit, Unity, which has six hatches, will be mated with the already orbiting Control Module and will eventually provide attachment points for the U.S. laboratory module; Node 3; an early exterior framework or truss for the station; an airlock; and a multi-windowed cupola. The Control Module, or Functional Cargo Block, is a U.S.-funded and Russian-built component that will be launched aboard a Russian rocket from Kazakstan KSC-98pc645

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) Unity node, with Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2 attached, awaits further processing in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). The... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) Unity node, with Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2 attached, awaits further processing by Boeing technicians in its workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). The Unity node is the first element of the ISS to be manufactured in the United States and is currently scheduled to lift off aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 later this year. Unity has two PMAs attached to it now that this mate is completed. PMAs are conical docking adapters which will allow the docking systems used by the Space Shuttle and by Russian modules to attach to the node's hatches and berthing mechanisms. Once in orbit, Unity, which has six hatches, will be mated with the already orbiting Control Module and will eventually provide attachment points for the U.S. laboratory module; Node 3; an early exterior framework or truss for the station; an airlock; and a multi-windowed cupola. The Control Module, or Functional Cargo Block, is a U.S.-funded and Russian-built component that will be launched aboard a Russian rocket from Kazakstan KSC-98pc646

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's (ISS) Unity node, with Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2 attached, awaits further processing by Boeing technicians in its workstand in the Space ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sgt. Mark Hines, of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Security, points out a view of a fire on the Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) video screen to Greg Dunn, of Florida's Division of Forestry, as KSC pilots fly NASA's Huey UH-1 helicopter over fires burning in Volusia County, Florida. The FLIR includes a beach-ball sized infrared camera that is mounted on the helicopter's right siderail and a real-time TV monitor and recorder installed inside. The helicopter has also been outfitted with a portable global positioning satellite (GPS) system to support the Division of Forestry as they fight the brush fires which have been plaguing the state as a result of extremely dry conditions and lightning storms. While the FLIR collects temperature data and images, the GPS system provides the exact coordinates of the fires being observed and transmits the data to the firefighters on the ground. KSC's security team routinely uses the FLIR equipment prior to Shuttle launch and landing activities to ensure that the area surrounding the launch pad and runway are clear of unauthorized personnel. KSC's Base Operations Contractor, EG&G Florida, operates the NASA-owned helicopter. KSC-98pc780

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sgt. Mark Hines, of Kennedy Space Cente...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sgt. Mark Hines, of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Security, points out a view of a fire on the Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) video screen to Greg Dunn, of Florida's Division ... More

STS088-S-001 (September 1998) --- Designed by the crew members, this STS-88 patch commemorates the first assembly flight to carry United States-built hardware for constructing the International Space Station (ISS). This flight's primary task is to assemble the cornerstone of the space station: the Node with the Functional Cargo Block (FGB). The rising sun symbolizes the dawning of a new era of international cooperation in space and the beginning of a new program: the International Space Station. The Earth scene outlines the countries of the Station Partners: the United States, Russia, those of the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, and Canada. Along with the Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMA) and the Functional Cargo Block, the Node is shown in the final mated configuration while berthed to the space shuttle during the STS-88/2A mission. The Big Dipper Constellation points the way to the North Star, a guiding light for pioneers and explorers for generations. In the words of the crew, "These stars symbolize the efforts of everyone, including all the countries involved in the design and construction of the International Space Station, guiding us into the future." The NASA insignia design for space shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the forms of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, the change will be publicly announced. Photo credit: NASA sts088-s-001

STS088-S-001 (September 1998) --- Designed by the crew members, this S...

STS088-S-001 (September 1998) --- Designed by the crew members, this STS-88 patch commemorates the first assembly flight to carry United States-built hardware for constructing the International Space Station (I... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-88 Mission Specialists Sergei Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, and Jerry L. Ross check out equipment on the Unity connecting module, primary payload on the mission. The STS-88 crew members are participating in a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), familiarizing themselves with the orbiter's midbody and crew compartments. Scheduled for launch on Dec. 3, 1998, STS-88 will be the first Space Shuttle launch for the International Space Station. The Unity connecting module will be mated to the Russian-built Zarya control module, already on orbit after a November launch. Unity will have two Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMAs) attached and 1 stowage rack installed inside. PMA-1 will connect U.S. and Russian elements; PMA-2 will provide a Shuttle docking location. Eventually, Unity's six ports will provide connecting points for the Z1 truss exterior framework, U.S. lab, airlock, cupola, Node 3, and the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, as well as the control module. Zarya is a self-supporting active vehicle, providing propulsive control capability and power through the early assembly stages. It provides fuel storage capability and a rendezvous and docking capability to the Service Module KSC-98pc1224

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-88 Mission Specialists Sergei Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, and Jerry L. Ross check out equipment on the Unity connecting module, pri... More

On Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer points out to the STS-95 crew the path the slidewire baskets, emergency egress vehicles, will take if the crew needs to use them before launch. Watching are (left to right) Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (partially hidden behind Robinson), Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski. The STS-95 crew are at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1283

On Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer points out to the STS-95 c...

On Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer points out to the STS-95 crew the path the slidewire baskets, emergency egress vehicles, will take if the crew needs to use them before launch. Watching are (left to ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) for the upcoming mission to the International Space Station , Chris Jaskolka of Boeing points out a piece of equipment in the SPACEHAB module to STS-96 Commander Kent Rominger, Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa and Pilot Rick Husband. Other crew members visiting KSC for the IVT are Mission Specialists Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry, Julie Payette and Valery Tokarev of Russia. Mission STS-96 carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, which will have equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. It carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m. EDT KSC-99pp0217

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) for the upcoming mission to the International Space Station , Chris Jaskolka of Boeing points out a piece of equipment in the SPA... More

Four robots vie for position on the playing field during the 1999 FIRST Southeastern Regional robotic competition held at KSC. Powered by 12-volt batteries and operated by remote control, the robotic gladiators spent two minutes each trying to grab, claw and hoist large, satin pillows onto their machines. Student teams, shown behind protective walls, play defense by taking away competitors' pillows and generally harassing opposing machines. Two of the robots have lifted their caches of pillows above the field, a movement which earns them points. Along with the volunteer referees, at the edge of the playing field, judges at right watch the action. FIRST is a nonprofit organization, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The competition comprised 27 teams, pairing high school students with engineer mentors and corporations. The FIRST robotics competition is designed to provide students with a hands-on, inside look at engineering and other professional careers KSC-99pd0278

Four robots vie for position on the playing field during the 1999 FIRS...

Four robots vie for position on the playing field during the 1999 FIRST Southeastern Regional robotic competition held at KSC. Powered by 12-volt batteries and operated by remote control, the robotic gladiators... More

Robots, maneuvered by student teams behind protective walls, raise their caches of pillow-like disks to earn points in competition while spectators in the bleachers and on the sidelines cheer their favorite teams. Held at the KSC Visitor Complex, the 1999 Southeastern Regional robotic competition, sponsored by the nonprofit organization For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, known as FIRST, comprises 27 teams pairing high school students with engineer mentors and corporations, pitting gladiator robots against each other in an athletic-style competition. Powered by 12-volt batteries and operated by remote control, the robotic gladiators spend two minutes each trying to grab, claw and hoist the pillows onto their machines. Teams play defense by taking away competitors' pillows and generally harassing opposing machines. The FIRST robotics competition is designed to provide students with a hands-on, inside look at engineering and other professional careers KSC-99pp0275

Robots, maneuvered by student teams behind protective walls, raise the...

Robots, maneuvered by student teams behind protective walls, raise their caches of pillow-like disks to earn points in competition while spectators in the bleachers and on the sidelines cheer their favorite tea... More

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the holes is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0518

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, poi...

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), John Blue, with United Space Alliance, points to one of the divots in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery. About 150 divots were caused by hail during recent storms. The Shuttle was rolled back from Pad 39B to the VAB for repairs because access to all of the damaged areas was not possible at the pad. The work is expected to take two to three days, allowing Discovery to roll back to the pad as early as May 20 for launch of mission STS-96, the 94th launch in the Space Shuttle Program. Liftoff will occur no earlier than May 27. STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela; a U.S.-built crane; the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier; and STARSHINE, a student-shared experiment KSC-99pp0538

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assemb...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), John Blue, with United Space Alliance, points to one of the divots in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, which is in the Orbiter Processing Facility, Laural Patrick (left), a systems engineer with MEDS, points out a feature of the newly installed Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS), known as the "glass cockpit," to U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon. The congressman is on the House Science Committee and vice chairman of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. He was in Palmdale, Calif., when Atlantis underwent the modification and he wanted to see the final product. The full-color, flat-panel MEDS upgrade improves crew/orbiter interaction with easy-to-read, graphic portrayals of key flight indicators like attitude display and mach speed. The installation makes Atlantis the most modern orbiter in the fleet and equals the systems on current commercial jet airliners and military aircraft. Atlantis is scheduled to fly on mission STS-101 in early December KSC-99pp0809

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, which is in the Orbiter Processing Facility, Laural Patrick (left), a systems engineer with MEDS, points out a feature of the newly installe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, Thomas R. "Randy" Galloway, with the Space Station Hardware Integration Office, points out a feature to U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (right) in the U.S. Lab, called "Destiny." In the far background is Dana Gartzke, the congressman's chief of staff. Weldon is on the House Science Committee and vice chairman of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. Destiny is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Endeavour in early 2000. It will become the centerpiece of scientific research on the ISS, with five equipment racks aboard to provide essential functions for station systems, including high data-rate communications, and to maintain the station's orientation using control gyroscopes launched earlier. Additional equipment and research racks will be installed in the laboratory on subsequent Shuttle flights KSC-99pp0812

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, Thomas R. "Randy" Galloway, with the Space Station Hardware Integration Office, points out a feature to U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (right) in t... More

STS092-354-016 - STS-092 - Melroy points to two CPAs in an open hatchway

STS092-354-016 - STS-092 - Melroy points to two CPAs in an open hatchw...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Pamela Melroy point to two Control Panel Assemblies (CPAs) in an open hatchway. Subject Terms: STS-92, ASTRONAUTS, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, C... More

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