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Columbia On Final Approach
Title Columbia On Final Approach
Full Description 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 eighth Administrator.
Date 11/16/1981
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Sally Ride, First U.S. Woman …
Title Sally Ride, First U.S. Woman in Space
Full Description Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. Born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, she received a Bachelor in Physics and English in 1973 from Stanford University and, later, a Master in Physics in 1975 and a Doctorate in Physics in 1978, also from Stanford. NASA selected Dr. Ride as an astronaut candidate in January 1978. She completed her training in August 1979, and began her astronaut career as a mission specialist on STS-7, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on June 18, 1983. The mission spent 147 hours in space before landing on a lakebed runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California on June 24, 1983. Dr. Ride also served as a mission specialist on STS-41-G, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on October 5, 1984 and landed 197 hours later at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on October 13, 1984. In June 1985, NASA assigned Dr. Ride to serve as mission specialist on STS-61-M. She discontinued mission training in January 1986 to serve as a member of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident, also known as the Rogers Commission. Upon completing the investigation she returned to NASA Headquarters as Special Assistant to the Administrator for Long Range and Strategic Planning, where she lead a team that wrote NASA Leadership and America's Future in Space:A Report to the Administrator in August 1987. Dr. Ride has also written a children's book, To Space and Back, describing her experiences in space, has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service, and has twice been awarded the National Spaceflight Medal. Her latest books include Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System and The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space. She was also a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), which investigated the February 1, 2003 loss of Space Shuttle Columbia. Dr. Ride is currently a physics professor and Director of the California Space Institute at the University of California, San Diego.
Date 06/1984
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
First Class of Female Astron …
Title First Class of Female Astronauts
Full Description From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978, allowing them to enroll in a training program that they completed in August 1979. Shannon W. Lucid was born on January 14, 1943 in Shanghai, China but considers Bethany, Oklahoma to be her hometown. She spent many years at the University of Oklahoma, receiving a Bachelor in chemistry in 1963, a Master in biochemistry in 1970, and a Doctorate in biochemistry in 1973. Dr. Lucid flew on the STS-51G Discovery, STS-34 Atlantis, STS-43 Atlantis, and STS-58 Columbia shuttle missions, setting the record for female astronauts by logging 838 hours and 54 minutes in space. She also currently holds the United States single mission space flight endurance record for her 188 days on the Russian Space Station Mir. From February 2002 to September 2003, she served as chief scientist at NASA Headquarters before returning to JSC to help with the Return to Flight program after the STS-107 accident. Born November 8, 1947, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Margaret Rhea Seddon received a Doctorate of Medicine in 1973 from the University of Tennessee. She flew on space missions STS-51 Discovery, STS-40 Columbia, and STS-58 Columbia for a total of over 722 hours in space. Dr. Seddon retired from NASA in November 1997, taking on a position as the Assistant Chief Medical Officer of the Vanderbilt Medical Group in Nashville, Tennessee. Kathryn Sullivan was born October 3, 1951 in Patterson, New Jersey but considers Woodland Hills, California to be her hometown. She received a Bachelor in Earth Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1973 and a Doctorate in Geology from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1978. She flew on space missions STS-41G, STS-31, and STS-45 and logged a total of 532 hours in space. Dr. Sullivan left NASA in August 1992 to assume the position of Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She later went on to serve as President and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Judith Resnik was born April 5, 1949 in Akron, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1970, and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from University of Maryland in 1977. Dr. Resnik left a job as a senior systems engineer in product development with Xerox Corporation at El Segundo, California to work for NASA in 1978. She died on January 28, 1986 on her second mission, during the launch of Challenger STS-51-L. Anna Fisher was born August 24, 1949 in New York City, New York hometown. She received a Doctorate in Medicine in 1976 and a Master of Science in Chemistry in 1987, both from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Fisher flew on STS-51A, the Space Shuttle Discovery's November 8, 1984, mission, and logged 192 hours in space, her second schedule mission was cancelled after the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L accident. She remains with NASA, where she has filled many positions over decades of service. Dr. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. Born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, she went on to receive a Bachelor in Physics and English in 1973 from Stanford University and, later, a Master in Physics in 1975 and a Doctorate in Physics in 1978, also from Stanford. She began her astronaut career as a mission specialist on STS-7, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on June 18, 1983, and later went on to fly on STS-41G. She withdrew from training for her third scheduled mission in order to serve on the investigative committee for the Space Shuttle Challenger accident and never returned to training, although she went on to work for headquarters and later to serve on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board before returning to the private sector as a physics professor.
Date 02/28/1979
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
C. Gordon Fullerton
Photo Date 1989
C. Gordon Fullerton
Title C. Gordon Fullerton
Description C. Gordon Fullerton is a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. His assignments include a variety of flight research and support activities piloting NASA's B-52 launch aircraft, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and other multi-engine and high performance aircraft. Fullerton, who has logged 382 hours in space flight, was a NASA astronaut from September 1969 until November 1986 when he joined the Flight Crew Branch at Dryden. In July 1988, he completed a 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force and retired as a colonel. As the project pilot on the NASA B-52 launch aircraft, Fullerton flew during the first six air launches of the commercially developed Pegasus space vehicle. He was involved in a series of development air launches of the X-38 Crew Recovery Vehicle and in the Pegasus launch of the X-43A Hyper-X advanced propulsion project. Fullerton also flies Dryden's DC-8 Airborne Science aircraft, regularly deployed worldwide to support a variety of research studies, including atmospheric physics, ground mapping and meteorology. In addition to these current activities, Fullerton has been involved in numerous other research programs at Dryden. He was the project pilot on the Propulsion Controlled Aircraft program, during which he successfully landed both a modified F-15 and an MD-11 transport with all control surfaces neutralized, using only engine thrust modulation for control. Assigned to evaluate the flying qualities of the Russian Tu-144 supersonic transport during two flights in 1998, he reached a speed of Mach 2 and became one of only two non-Russian pilots to fly that aircraft. He piloted a Convair 990 modified to test space shuttle landing gear components during many very high-speed landings. Other projects for which he has flown in the past include the C-140 JetStar Laminar Flow Control, F-111 Mission Adaptive Wing, F-14 Variable Sweep Flow Transition, Space Shuttle drag chute and F-111 crew module parachute tests with the B-52, X-29 vortex flow control, and the F-18 Systems Research Aircraft. With more than15,000 hours of flying time, Fullerton has piloted 135 different types of aircraft, including full qualification in the T-33, T-34, T-37, T-38, T-39, F-86, F-101, F-104, F-106, F-111, F-14, F-15, X-29, KC-135, C-140, B-47, and he currently flies the F/A-18, B-52, DC-8, B-747, and T-34C. Born Oct. 11, 1936, in Rochester, N. Y., Fullerton graduated from U.S. Grant High School, Portland, Ore. He earned bachelor of science and master of science degrees in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, in 1957 and l958, respectively. Fullerton entered the U. S. Air Force in July 1958 after working as a mechanical design engineer for Hughes Aircraft Co., Culver City, California. After flight school, he was trained as an F-86 interceptor pilot, and later became a B-47 bomber pilot at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz. In 1964 he was selected to attend, the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School (now the Air Force Test Pilot School), Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Upon graduation he was assigned as a test pilot with the Bomber Operations Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Fullerton served as a flight crew member for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory program from 1966 through1969. After assignment to the NASA Johnson Space Center, as an astronaut Fullerton served on the support crews for the Apollo 14, 15, 16, and 17 lunar missions. In 1977, Fullerton was assigned to one of the two two-man flight crews that piloted the Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise during the Approach and Landing Test Program at Dryden. Fullerton was the pilot on the eight-day STS-3 Space Shuttle orbital flight test mission Mar. 22-30, 1982. The mission exposed the orbiter Columbia to extremes in thermal stress and tested the 50-foot Remote Manipulator System used to grapple and maneuver payloads in orbit. STS-3 landed at White Sands, N.M., because Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards was wet due to heavy seasonal rains. Fullerton was commander of the STS-51F Spacelab 2 mission, launched on July 29, 1985. This mission, with the orbiter Challenger, was the first pallet-only Spacelab mission and the first to operate the Spacelab Instrument Pointing System (IPS). It carried 13 major experiments in the fields of astronomy, solar physics, ionospheric science, life science, and materiel science (a super fluid helium experiment). The mission ended August 6, 1985, with a landing at Dryden. Among the special awards and honors Fullerton has received are the Iven C. Kincheloe Award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 1978, Department of Defense Distinguished Service and Superior Service Medals, Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Distinguished and Exceptional Service Medals, NASA Space Flight Medals in 1983 and 1985, General Thomas D. White Space Trophy, Haley Space Flight Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement Awards for 1977, 1981, and 1985, the Certificate of Achievement Award from the Soaring Society of America, and the Ray E. Tenhoff Award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 1992 and 1993. Fullerton was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1982. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, member of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honorary fraternity, honorary member of the National World War II Glider Pilot Association, and a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society.
Date 01.01.1989
STS-4 landing at Edwards Air …
Title STS-4 landing at Edwards Air Foce Base, and transport on NASA 905
Description STS-4 landing at Edwards Air Foce Base, California. The rear wheels of the Columbia touch down on the Edwards AFB runway. There are no chase planes in sight in this photo (33420), Shuttle being transported atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 905, a converted Boeing 747 (33421).
Date 07.12.1982
STS-50 USML-1 crew poses for …
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Artist concept titled "STS-3 …
Title Artist concept titled "STS-32 Descent over California" produced by Rockwell
Description Rockwell International (RI) supplied artist concept titled "STS-32 Descent over California" shows Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, approach to Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Annotated ground track map identifies major events in landing sequence starting at touch down minus (-) 10 minutes through weight on main landing gear runway 17.
Date Taken 1990-01-11
Artist concept titled "STS-3 …
Title Artist concept titled "STS-32 Deorbit and Reentry Track" produced by Rockwell
Description Rockwell International (RI) supplied artist concept titled "STS-32 Deorbit and Reentry Track" shows Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, deorbit and reentry ground track. Ground track and map portray OV-102's deorbit over Madagascar, atmospheric reentry maneuvers, approach to the California coast, and landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California.
Date Taken 1990-01-11
Artist concept titled "STS-3 …
Title Artist concept titled "STS-35 Descent Over California" produced by Rockwell
Description Rockwell International (RI) supplied artist concept titled "STS-35 Descent over California" shows Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, approach to Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Annotated ground track map identifies major events in landing sequence starting at touchdown minus (-) 10 minutes to weight on main landing gear (MLG) runway 17.
Date Taken 1990-10-23
Artist concept titled "STS-3 …
Title Artist concept titled "STS-35 Deorbit and Reentry Track" produced by Rockwell
Description Rockwell International (RI) supplied artist concept titled "STS-35 Deorbit and Reentry Track". Map tracks Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, from deorbit over Madagasgar through atmospheric reentry maneuvers to touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California.
Date Taken 1990-10-23
Air-to-air view of Columbia, …
Title Air-to-air view of Columbia, OV-102, atop SCA NASA 905 flying over JSC site
Description Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, mounted piggyback atop Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 905 is captured in this air-to-air view as it flies over the JSC site. The OV-102/SCA combination were en route to Florida from California following the successful STS-35 mission. Almost the entire 1625-acre site of JSC is visible below and in the background, along with a number of businesses and residences in the nearby municipality of Nassau Bay. This flyover photo was taken by NASA JSC Image Sciences Division (ISD) photographer Clarence P. Stanley who was a passenger in a T-38 jet aircraft.
Date Taken 1990-12-21
Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (O …
Title Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in KSC Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF)
Description Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is towed into Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) High Bay 3 for a facility fit check. Next up for OV-102 is a ferry flight to California, and a trip to Rockwell's Palmdale facility. The oldest orbiter will undergo a rigorous six-month overhaul before being returned to KSC for STS-50, the first extended duration space shuttle flight. View for use in STS-50 T-30 briefing. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-91PC-1497.
Date Taken 1992-05-15
STS-28 crew poses for group …
Title STS-28 crew poses for group portrait during post landing activities
Description STS-28 crewmembers, with feet firmly back on the ground after a five day Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, pose for group portrait under Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, wing elevons during post landing activities at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. They were greeted and are flanked here by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir (left), Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy (second right), and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight suits (coveralls), are, left to right, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS Mark N. Brown. Ground crews service OV-102 systems in the background.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lan …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, glides over Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California just prior to main landing gear (MLG) touchdown. In the distance, Dryden Flight Research Facility (DFRF) is visible.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 MS Adamson inspects C …
Title STS-28 MS Adamson inspects Columbia's, OV-102's, thermal protection system
Description STS-28 Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson along with Acting Astronaut Office Chief Michael L. Coats inspect Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, thermal protection system (TPS) tiles. Walking underneath the parked orbiter, Adamson (mustache) and Coats examine tiles as Pilot Richard N. Richards (back to camera) talks to ground crews around main landing gear (MLG). OV-102 landed on Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB),California.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lan …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, speeding along at approximately 155 knots (178 miles per hour), approaches Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California. Nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) are deployed, locked, and ready for touchdown. Side hatch is visible on OV-102's port side.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 crew egresses Columbi …
Title STS-28 crew egresses Columbia, OV-102, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Description STS-28 crewmembers are greeted by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir, NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, and Flight Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy as they egress Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The crew spent five days in Earth orbit for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits) are, from left to right, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, Pilot Richard N. Richards, MS David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and Commander Brewster H. Shaw. Visible in the background are OV-102's wing and tail section and ground servicing vehicles.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 crew egresses Columbi …
Title STS-28 crew egresses Columbia, OV-102, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Description During post landing activity, the five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 egress Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The crew spent five days in Earth orbit for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. They are greeted by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits), are, from bottom of steps to top, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, MS David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and MS Mark N. Brown.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lan …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, approaches Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California and is photographed just moments before main landing gear (MLG) touchdown. In the distance, are peaks of Southern California mountain range.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
Aerial view of STS-28 Columb …
Title Aerial view of STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, post landing servicing at EAFB
Description Aerial view shows STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, post landing operations at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Defueling and toxicity testing and other immediate post flight procedures are in progress. OV-102 with mobile stairway positioned at its side hatch is surrounded by ground servicing crews, vans, and trucks.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lan …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, approaches Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California. Nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) are deployed, locked, and ready for touchdown. In the distance, a van and truck with observation teams watch OV-102's approach.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, mak …
Title STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, makes night landing on runway 22 at EAFB, California
Description STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured as its main landing gear (MLG) touches down on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, in the early morning darkness. The night landing ended a record 11-day mission in space. Moments later, at 1:36:38 am Pacific Standard Time (PST), OV-102 came to a complete stop, having logged 4,509,972 miles in flight.
Date Taken 1990-01-20
STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, mak …
Title STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, makes night landing on runway 22 at EAFB, California
Description STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured as its main landing gear (MLG) touches down on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, in the early morning darkness. The night landing ended a record 11-day mission in space. Moments later, at 1:36:38 am Pacific Standard Time (PST), OV-102 came to a complete stop, having logged 4,509,972 miles in flight.
Date Taken 1990-01-20
STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, mak …
Title STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, makes night landing on runway 22 at EAFB, California
Description STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured as its main landing gear (MLG) touches down on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, in the early morning darkness. The night landing ended a record 11-day mission in space. Moments later, at 1:36:38 am Pacific Standard Time (PST), OV-102 came to a complete stop, having logged 4,509,972 miles in flight.
Date Taken 1990-01-20
STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, mak …
Title STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, makes night landing on runway 22 at EAFB, California
Description STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured as its main landing gear (MLG) touches down on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, in the early morning darkness. The night landing ended a record 11-day mission in space. Moments later, at 1:36:38 am Pacific Standard Time (PST), OV-102 came to a complete stop, having logged 4,509,972 miles in flight.
Date Taken 1990-01-20
STS-35 MS Parker heads for t …
Title STS-35 MS Parker heads for transport van after EAFB landing
Description STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A.R. Parker, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and heading for transport van, is followed by JSC Astronaut Office Chief Daniel C. Brandenstein. Parker, along with his fellow crewmembers, is visiting with managers on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) during post flight activities. Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, touched down at 9:54:09 pm (Pacific Standard Time (PST)) ending the nine-day mission.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
STS-35 MS Hoffman is greeted …
Title STS-35 MS Hoffman is greeted by JSC manager Puddy and NASA administrator Lenoir
Description NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight Dr. William B. Lenoir (second left) shakes hands with Mission Specialist (MS) Jeffrey A. Hoffman soon after the seven crewmembers egressed Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Also pictured are JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy (left) and Commander Vance D. Brand. OV-102 landed on EAFB concrete runway 22 at 9:54:09 pm (Pacific Standard Time) ending its nine-day STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) mission.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, makes night landing at EAFB, Calif
Description The night landing sequence of STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured in this series of photographs. Darkness surrounds OV-102 as it nears touchdown on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California (STS035(S)088 and STS035(S)090). At touchdown, dust surges upward behind OV-102 (STS035(S)089). Main landing gear (MLG) hit the runway at 9:54:09 pm (Pacific Standard Time (PST)). Only OV-102' silhouette illuminated by the runway lights is visible during the landing sequence.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
STS-35 crew and NASA managem …
Title STS-35 crew and NASA management inspect OV-102 after landing at EAFB, Calif
Description STS-35 NASA JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy (center) joins the STS-35 crewmembers in a post landing walk-around inspection of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), include (left to right) Commander Vance D. Brand, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, Payload Specialist Ronald A. Parise, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, and MS Jeffrey A. Hoffman. NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight Dr. William B. Lenoir is at far left in the background. OV-102 landed on concrete runway 22 at EAFB at 9:54:09 pm (Pacific Standard Time (PST)). OV-102's nose cone and nose landing gear (NLG) door are visible at the left corner of the frame.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, makes night landing at EAFB, Calif
Description The night landing sequence of STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured in this series of photographs. Darkness surrounds OV-102 as it nears touchdown on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California (STS035(S)088 and STS035(S)090). At touchdown, dust surges upward behind OV-102 (STS035(S)089). Main landing gear (MLG) hit the runway at 9:54:09 pm (Pacific Standard Time (PST)). Only OV-102' silhouette illuminated by the runway lights is visible during the landing sequence.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, makes night landing at EAFB, Calif
Description The night landing sequence of STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured in this series of photographs. Darkness surrounds OV-102 as it nears touchdown on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California (STS035(S)088 and STS035(S)090). At touchdown, dust surges upward behind OV-102 (STS035(S)089). Main landing gear (MLG) hit the runway at 9:54:09 pm (Pacific Standard Time (PST)). Only OV-102' silhouette illuminated by the runway lights is visible during the landing sequence.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lan …
Title STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lands on concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California
Description STS-40 Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, main landing gear (MLG) touches down on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California at 8:29:11 am (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). OV-102's starboard side is captured in this profile view as its nose landing gear (NLG) glides above the runway before touch down and wheel stop.
Date Taken 1991-06-14
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, gli …
Title STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, glides towards a landing on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif
Description STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, glides towards a landing on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. With nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed, OV-102 descends over the California scrub brush on its approach to the runway. Landing occurred at 8:39:11 am (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)) after a nine-day Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) mission.
Date Taken 1991-06-14
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lan …
Title STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lands on concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California
Description STS-40 Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, main landing gear (MLG) touches down on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California at 8:29:11 am (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). OV-102's port side is captured in this profile view as its nose landing gear (NLG) glides above the runway before touch down and wheel stop.
Date Taken 1991-06-14
STS-40 MS Seddon and Command …
Title STS-40 MS Seddon and Commander O'Connor review TAGS printout on OV-102 middeck
Description STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon (left) and Commander Bryan D. O'Connor review the text and graphics system (TAGS) 15 ft long printout on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Using the intravehicular activity (IVA) foot restraints, the two obviously expect their perusing to take awhile. During the nine-day Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) mission, the STS-40 crewmembers received a large volume of similar printouts from ground controllers. Taped to the starboard wall behind them are a University of California banner, a training team portrait, and family photos.
Date Taken 1991-06-14
STS-40 crewmembers pose for …
Title STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck
Description STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, with various university and military decals and insignias displayed on the port side wall behind them. In the front row (left to right) are Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, and MS James P. Bagian. Behind them (left to right) are Commander Bryan D. O'Connor, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, and Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford. The various decals include the University of California, United States Air Force (USAF) Academy Parachute Team, University of Tennessee, Air Force, Stanford University, Marines, Air Force Reserves (AFRES), and Colorado State University. The open airlock hatch and air revitalization system (ARS) duct appear on the left and the forward middeck lockers and the orbiter refrigerator freezer (ORF) on the right.
Date Taken 1991-06-14
STS-50 USML-1 crew poses for …
Title STS-50 USML-1 crew poses for their Official portrait in front of OV-102 at RI
Description STS-50 United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1) crewmembers pose for their Official portrait in front of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Rockwell International (RI), Palmdale, California. The crew was at the Rockwell facility for OV-102's extended duration orbiter (EDO) modifications rollout. Left to right, wearing navy blue flight suits, are Mission Specialist (MS) Ellen S. Baker, Pilot Kenneth D. Bowersox, MS and Payload Commander (PLC) Bonnie J. Dunbar, Commander Richard N. Richards, MS Carl J. Meade, Payload Specialist Eugene H. Trinh, and Payload Specialist Lawrence J. DeLucas. Portrait was made by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes.
Date Taken 1992-06-25
View of Columbia landing at …
Title View of Columbia landing at Edwards AFB, California
Description Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia with its landing gear in position is seen near touchdown on a dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.
Date Taken 1981-04-14
Pre-touch down landing views …
Title Pre-touch down landing views of Columbia at Edwards AFB, California
Description Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia is seen from the front as it heads for a touchdown atop a dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. A T-38 chase plane follows it in at left.
Date Taken 1981-04-14
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touches down at Edwards Air Force Base
Description The rear wheels of the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touch down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California at end of STS-1 flight.
Date Taken 1981-04-23
View of Columbia landing at …
Title View of Columbia landing at Edwards AFB, California
Description Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia with its landing gear in position is seen near touchdown on a dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.
Date Taken 1981-04-14
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia on approach for landing Edwards Air Force Base
Description The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia is shown on approach for landing on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California at end of STS-1 flight. A T-38 chase plane leads the way.
Date Taken 1981-04-23
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia on approach for landing Edwards Air Force Base
Description The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia is shown on approach for landing on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California at end of STS-1 flight.
Date Taken 1981-04-23
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia on the ground at Edwards Air Force Base
Description This high angle view show the scene at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California soon after the sucessful landing of the Columbia to end STS-1. Service vehicles approach the spacecraft to perform evaluations for safety and egress preparedness.
Date Taken 1981-04-23
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touches down at Edwards Air Force Base
Description The rear wheels of the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touch down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California at end of STS-1 flight.
Date Taken 1981-04-23
View from the front of the C …
Title View from the front of the Columbia still parked on the Lakebed Runway
Description View from the front of the Columbia still parked on the Lakebed Runway with deservice trucks connected.
Date Taken 1981-05-22
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia on approach for landing Edwards Air Force Base
Description The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia approaches its dry lake bed landing site at Edwards Air Force Base southern California at end of STS-1 flight.
Date Taken 1981-04-27
Space Shuttle orbiter Columb …
Title Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touches down at Edwards Air Force Base
Description The rear wheels of the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touch down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California at end of STS-1 flight.
Date Taken 1981-04-23
Views of STS-2 Columbia land …
Title Views of STS-2 Columbia landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Description Views of STS-2 Columbia landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California followed by a T-38 jet aircraft. Rear wheels have touched down but front wheels are still in the air (39561), view of orbiter making final approach prior to landing at Edwards (39562), view of the underside of the orbiter as it makes its final approach for landing. This view provides a good study of the high temperature protection material exposed to friction on the atmospheric entry on the return to earth. Also show trails of smoke from wing tips (39563), view of the underside of orbiter as it makes its approach for landing (39564).
Date Taken 1981-11-16
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