Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-51 G Launch
(June 17, 1985) On June 17, 1985, Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-51 G mission launched on a Comsat deployment mission. It deployed three communication satellites. The mission lasted a little over seven days. ..I... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Shuttle Enterprise Free Flight
(1977) The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Rogers Dry Lakebed during the second of five free flights carried out at the Dry... More
Spanish-American woman passing shuttle through warp in weaving rag rug...
Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helium tank cars are lifted from their trucks onto flat cars in preparation for a journey to the Florida East Coast Railway i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, thi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this overhead image shows the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, after it was delivered to the transfer aisle of the Vehi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, officials pose at the site where a Shuttle Program time capsule has been secured vault within the walls of the Space Shuttle Atlan... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, left, and Pi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, left, and Pilot Doug Hurley head out on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to practice touch-and-go landings aboard ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way for the departure of a train made up of tank cars. The railroad’s track runs past Kennedy’... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Vapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Vapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. A vapor trail, known a... More
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Armando Oliu, Final Inspection Team lead ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Armando Oliu, Final Inspection Team lead for the Shuttle program, speaks to reporters about the aid the Image Analysis Lab is giving the FBI in a kidnapping case. Behind him at rig... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows tug boats maneuveri...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows tug boats maneuvering the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, through the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce... More
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another section of th...
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Space Alliance technician monitors th...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Space Alliance technician monitors the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, as it moves from the Turn Basin to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kenned... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to emp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to employees during his first all-hands meeting. Making presentations were Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy director,; Tim Wilson, assistant c... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to emp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to employees during his first all-hands meeting. Making presentations were Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy director; Tim Wilson, assistant chi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches the r...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility, completing the 4.5-million-mile journey to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown occu... More
STS113-S-009 (23 November 2002) --- Against a black night sky, the Sp...
STS113-S-009 (23 November 2002) --- Against a black night sky, the Space Shuttle Endeavour heads toward Earth orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff from the Kennedy ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows the Space Shuttle Pro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122 (right), as it is being transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows the Launch Complex ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This panoramic image shows the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the far background is the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last exte... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Twin columns of flame from the solid ro...
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. - Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy dire...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy director, speaks to employees during Center Director Jim Kennedy’s first all-hands meeting for employees. Also on the agenda was Tim Wilson, as... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-50 Landing
(July 9, 2012) Launched on June 25, 1992, Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-50 mission landed at the Kennedy Space Center on July 9, 1992. The 13 day mission carried the U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1. Altogether, 3... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, Lighting Up the Night
Description: Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a cloud-brushed sky, lighted by the trail of fire after launch on the STS-1... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Dou...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley perform touch-and-go landings on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The pilot and comma... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 52...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, left, and the twin bays of the Orbiter Processing Facility, right, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Columbia Accident Investigation Boar...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (left) listens to Center Director Roy Bridges at the third public hearing of the Board, held in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Over the course of t... More
An exhibit of the F-1 engine used in the space shuttle at the George C...
Known as a sportsman's paradise, Redstone Arsenal is located in the heart of the Tennessee Valley in northern Alabama. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Geor... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Expedition 3 crew poses for a grou...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Expedition 3 crew poses for a group photo one day after their return to Earth from their 129-day stay on the International Space Station. From left are Vladimir Dezhurov,... More
Orbiter Atlantis (STS-110) Launch With New Block II Engines
Full Description: Powered by three newly-enhanced Space Shuttle Maine Engines (SSMEs), called the Block II Maine Engines, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect on-time launch for Space Shut...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect on-time launch for Space Shuttle Discovery at 7:17 p.m. EDT. This marks the 100th launch in the history of the Shuttle program. Discovery carries a payload that include... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Only space shuttle Atlantis' drag chute is vis...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Only space shuttle Atlantis' drag chute is visible as the spacecraft disappears into the darkness and rolls to a stop on Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space... More
Space shuttle STS-120. NASA public domain image colelction.
Launch: October 23, 2007, 11:38 am EDT.Landing: November 7, 2007 1:01 pm EST, Kennedy Space Center.Space Shuttle: Discovery.Crew: Commander Pamela A. Melroy, Pilot George D. Zamka, Scott E. Parazynski, Douglas ... More
Haise Commands First Enterprise Test Flights
The first crew members for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) are photographed at the Rockwell International Space Division's Orbiter Assembly Facility at Palmdale, California. The Shuttle Enter... More
Kathryn Sullivan Sets Altitude Record
(July 1, 1979) An unofficial sustained American aviation altitude record for women was set July 1, 1979, by astronaut candidate Kathryn D. Sullivan in a NASA WB-57F reconnaissance aircraft. .The record altitude... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Astronaut Administrator Richard Truly
(October 1, 1979) Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One d... More
Exact shuttle mock-up at Space Center, Houston, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Space shuttle Shaving in Space. NASA public domain image colelction.
Date November 16, 1981.Description: Astronaut Joe Engle shaves in zero gravity atmosphere. Behind him is a fire extinguisher and a picture of George Abbey.
Space shuttle Columbia On Final Approach
The underside of Columbia as it makes its final approach before landing on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The Shuttle was piloted by Richard Truly who would go on to become NASA's... More
Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Test Firing
(May 21, 1981) A Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) undergoing a full power level 290.04 second test firing at the National Space Technology Laboratories (currently called the Stennis Space Center) in Mississippi... More
COLUMBIA LANDING - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30455 (14 April 1981) --- The space shuttle Columbia with its landing gear in position near touchdown on a dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in the desert area of southern California. Aboard the spacecr... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Space shuttle STS-5
Launch- November 11, 1982 .Landing- November 16, 1982 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal..Astronauts: Vance D. Brand, Robert F. Overmyer, Joseph P. Allen and William B. Lenoir .Space Shuttle: Columbia.STS-5 deployed t... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-5 Launch
(November 11, 1982) A view of the Space Shuttle Columbia's launch for the STS-5 mission on November 11, 1982. This was Columbia's first operational mission. ..Image # : S82-39532
Ride on the Flight Deck. NASA public domain image colelction.
(June 1983) Astronaut Sally K. Ride, mission specialist on STS-7, monitors control panels from the pilot's chair on the Flight Deck. Floating in front of her is a flight procedures notebook...Image # : S83-35783
STS-6. NASA public domain image colelction.
Launch- April 4, 1983 .Landing- April 9, 1983 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. .Astronauts: Paul J. Weitz, Karol J. Bobko, Donald H. Peterson and F. Story Musgrave.Space Shuttle: Challenger.STS-6 preformed the firs... More
Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-7 Landing
(June 24, 1983) Space Shuttle Challenger's STS-7 mission landed on June 24, 1983 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. ..Image # : s83-35790
Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-41-G Crew
(October 2, 1984) These five astronauts composed the crew for the STS-41-G mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Leading the way is Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, the crew commander. He's followed by (from... More
STS-41D on Launch Pad. NASA public domain image colelction.
(August 29, 1984) In this picture, Space Shuttle Discovery sits on Launch Pad 39A prior to the launch of its STS-41D mission. Scheduled to launch on June 26, 1984, the launch was aborted due to a hydrogen fire ... More
Space shuttle STS-135 Landing. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space...
(July 21, 2011) Space shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) touches down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), completing its 13-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and the final ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-61-C Crew
(October 25, 1985) The Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-61-C crew pose for their official portrait. Robert L. Gibson (second right) was the mission commander; and Charles F. Bolden (second left) was the pilot. Miss... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-51G Lands
(June 24, 1985) Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-51G mission lands at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, marking the end of its seven day mission. ..Image # : 51g-s-225
Major (MAJ) Terence T. Henricks, a test pilot assigned to the 57th Fig...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Cedric Rudisill Release Status: Rele... More
Space shuttle Challenger Rocket Booster
(January 28, 1986) At about 76 seconds, fragments of the Orbiter can be seen tumbling against a background of fire, smoke and vaporized propellants from the External Tank. The left Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) fl... More
Artist's conception of the deployment of ACTS
(September 9, 1987) An artist's concept of the Advanced Communication Technology Satellite (ACTS) shown after release from the space shuttle's cargo bay. ACTS was launched on September 12, 1993 and built by Loc... More
Shuttle Engine - Out Test, NASA Glenn Research Center
(May 18, 1988) This is a test of what happens during launch if a Space Shuttle Main Engine fails. The test was conducted at what is now called the John H. Glenn Research Center.
Around Marshall. NASA public domain image colelction.
Marshall's fifth Center Director, James R. Thompson (1986-1989), in the control room of the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB)automated thermal protection system (TPS) removal facility. Under Dr. Thompson's leadership,... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-40 Landing
(June 14, 1991) The main landing gear of Space Shuttle Columbia touches on at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:39 EDT. The STS-40 mission was the first ever devoted solely to life sciences.
Space shuttle STS-43 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks skyward as sunlight pierces through the gap between the orbiter and ET assembly. Atlantis lifted off on the 42nd space shuttle flight at 11:02 a.m. EDT on August 2, 1991 carry... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-45 Launch
With its twin solid rocket boosters and three main engines churning at seven million pounds of thrust, the Space Shuttle Atlantis thunders skyward from Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of Mission STS-45 occurred at 8:13... More
Assembling Structures in the Payload Bay
STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (foreground) releases a strut from the Multipurpose Experiment Support Structure (MPESS) strut dispenser during Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity ... More
Space shuttle STS-45 Landing. NASA public domain image colelction.
As the sun rises the morning of April 2, it casts a rosy glow over a steller performer, the orbiter Atlantis parked on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis touched down at 6:23:6 a.m. EST, comple... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-56 Launch
The second try works like a charm as the Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39B on Mission STS-56 at 1:29:00 a.m., EDT, April 8. First attempt to launch Discovery on its 16th space voyage was hal... More
Landing of STS-61 Shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center
STS061-S-071 (13 Dec 1993) --- A rear view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 05:25:57:27 GMT (12:26 a.m. EST) December 13, 1993.... More
STS-66 Atlantis Landing and Chute Deployment at Edwards
The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed on runway 22 at Edwards, California, to complete the STS-66 mission dedicated to the third flight of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and... More
Space shuttle STS-64 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Space Shuttle Discovery soars skyward from Launch Pad 39B on Mission STS-64 at 6:22:35 p.m. EDT, September 9, 1994. On board were a crew of six: Commander Richard N. Richards; Pilot L. Blaine Hammond Jr.; a... More
Endeavour with Columbia Ferry Flyby
The Space Shuttle Endeavour receives a high-flying salute from its sister shuttle, Columbia, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, shortly after Endeavor's landing October 12 1994, at Edwards, California, to co... More
Around Marshall, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-61 astronauts Kathryn Thornton, Jeffrey Hoffman and Thomas Akers (standing) sign autographs in Marshall Space Flight Center's Morris Auditorium, January 19, 1994. Space Shuttle crews traditionally visited N... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Atlantis Docked to Mir
This view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis still connected to Russia's Mir Space Station was photographed by the Mir-19 crew on July 4, 1995. Cosmonauts Anatoliy Y. Solovyev and Nikolai M. Budarin, Mir-19 Commande... More
Overhead View of Atlantis Stack Rollover
The Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the slow journey to Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). This dramatic view looking directly down onto the Shuttle atop the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) a... More
Space shuttle STS-79. NASA public domain image colelction.
Launched: September 16, 1996, 4:54:49 am EDT.Landing: September 26, 1996, 8:13:15 am ED, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Space Shuttle: Atlantis.Crew: William F. Readdy (Commander), Terrence W. Wilcutt (Pilot), T... More
Space shuttle STS-80. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launched: November 19, 1996, 2:55:47 p.m. EST.Landing: December 7, 1996, 6:49:05 a.m. EST, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Space Shuttle: Columbia.Crew: Kenneth D. Cockrell (Commander), Kent V. Rominger (Pilot), ... More
Space Shuttle Endeavor, Asuncion, Paraguay
STS072-730-079 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- Asuncion, capital city of Paraguay, South America (population 1.2 million) appears as de-vegetated countryside, in this 70mm photograph from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down in darkness on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to a close the 10-day STS-82 mission to service the Hubble S... More
Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and ...
Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and the Mate-Demate Device, the Space Shuttle Atlantis with its drag chute deployed touches down on KSC’s Runway 33 at the conclusion of the STS... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KS...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to an end the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997. The firs... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KS...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to an end the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997. The firs... More
The orbiter drag chute deploys after Atlantis touches down on Runway 3...
The orbiter drag chute deploys after Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997... More
The orbiter drag chute deploys after Atlantis touches down on Runway 3...
The orbiter drag chute deploys after Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997... More
The orbiter drag chute deploys after Atlantis touches down on Runway 3...
The orbiter drag chute deploys after Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KS...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to an end the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997. The firs... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis glides in for a landing on Runway 3...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis glides in for a landing on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. It will be the 37th landing at KSC since the Shuttle p... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, with its drag chute deployed, roll...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, with its drag chute deployed, rolls out on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. The Shuttle Training Aircraft piloted... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shu...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. The Shuttle Training Aircraft piloted by astronaut Kenneth D. Cockre... More
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KS...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to an end the nine-day STS-84 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997. The firs... More
Space shuttle STS-90 Landing. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 3, 1998) Flying along the Indian River toward KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility is the orbiter Columbia as it nears touchdown on Runway 33 to complete the nearly 16-day STS-90 mission. This unique view with T... More
Brown and Glenn on Flight Deck Press Conference
(October 31, 1998) STS-95 mission Commander Curtis Brown (left) and Payload Specialist John Glenn are photographed on the aft flight deck of Discovery during a press conference. ..Image # : STS095-339-001
Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-91 Landing
(June 12, 1998) The Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-91 mission landed on June 12, 1998 at the Kennedy Space Center. The landing marked the end of the Shuttle-Mir program and an 812-day continuous U.S. presence in... More
STS-26 Return to Flight Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Return to Flight launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its five-man crew from Pad 39B at 11:37 a.m. September 29, 1988, as Discovery embarked on a four- day, one-hour mission. ..Image # : 88PC-1001
Space shuttle Moon Framed. NASA public domain image colelction.
The moon is framed between the Orbiter's OMS pod and the Earth limb over the Atlantic Ocean as seen from the aft windows onboard Discovery on mission STS-95. ..Image # : STS095-713-063
The STS-90 Neurolab payload is honored with a ceremony after being low...
The STS-90 Neurolab payload is honored with a ceremony after being lowered into its payload canister in KSC's Operations and Checkout Building for the last time. This phase of the Shuttle program is winding dow... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is being prepped i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is being prepped inside the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 for a "roll around" to OPF bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is being prepped i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is being prepped inside the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 for a "roll around" to OPF bay 3 where ongoing payload and ground processing assessments w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery is rolled out of t...
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 rolled out of t...
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
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After completing emergency egress training at ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After completing emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39A, the STS-92 crew poses for a photo. Standing, left to right, are Pilot Pamela Ann Melroy, Commander Brian Duffy and Mission S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute mission STS-10... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike in the runway lights as it touches down on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. At the controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt an... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis presents a ghostl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis presents a ghostlike image in the runway lights as it approaches touchdown on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. At the controls are Commander Terre... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant runway lights as it lands on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 1... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility kicks up swirls of dust reflected in the runway lights. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles ... More