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Flight Day 10
The International Space Stat …
11/30/2009
Title Flight Day 10
Description The International Space Station is photographed soon after the space shuttle Atlantis and the station began their post-undocking separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 3:53 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 25, 2009. Image credit: NASA Nov. 25, 2009
Date 11/30/2009
Endeavour is Home
Space shuttle Endeavour kick …
7/31/09
Description Space shuttle Endeavour kicks up dust as it touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section to the International Space Station. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
STS-127 - Mission Accomplish …
The drogue chute unfurls beh …
7/31/09
Description The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Endeavour on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour landed on orbit 248. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Welcome Home
NASA Kennedy Space Center Di …
7/31/09
Description NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden walk to welcome home the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour completed a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles as the crew delivered the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009
Date 7/31/09
Making News
At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent …
8/3/09
Description At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-127 crew members take part in a news conference following their return to Earth on space shuttle Endeavour after the 16-day mission to the International Space Station. From left are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn and Dave Wolf, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, who spent four months on the space station and returned on Endeavour. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
STS-127 Crew Back on Earth
The STS-127 crew pause on th …
8/3/09
Description The STS-127 crew pause on the runway next to space shuttle Endeavour after their landing that completed the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. This was the 71st landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Mark Polansky spoke to spectators and media gathered on the runway, thanking all the workers for their joint efforts that made the mission a success. Behind Polansky are Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy and Tom Marshburn, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Dave Wolf. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
Nose First
The unfurled drogue chute sl …
8/3/09
Description The unfurled drogue chute slows space shuttle Endeavour as it lands on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour landed on orbit 248, marking the 71st landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tom Farrar July 31, 2009
Date 8/3/09
JSC1834_ISS_Animation_Resour …
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION …
2000
Description INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) ANIMATION RESOURCE REEL - JUNE 2000 JSC1834 (2000) 22 3/4 Minutes This video resource reel contains the latest animation of the International Space Station. The tape begins with a sequence illustrating a space shuttle docking with the complete station, and then continues with station fly-around views and scenes showing key elements of construction of the station. Also contains detailed animation of the Zvezda Service Module, shown first launching into space on a Proton rocket, activating solar arrays and then being docked to by the space station. Also included: animation of the first station crew arriving, the space station robot arm, solar arrays tracking the sun, and close-up views of modules representing the different participating countries. The video concludes with a step-by-step animation depicting the assembly of the station (Rev E assembly sequence).
Date 2000
Station Close-Up
The International Space Stat …
3/19/09
Description The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a STS-119 crewmember as Space Shuttle Discovery and the station approach each other during rendezvous and docking activities on flight day three. Docking occurred at 5:20 p.m. EDT on March 17, 2009, as the two spacecraft flew over Western Australia. Photo credit: NASA March 17, 2009
Date 3/19/09
Space Station Photo Op
STS-119 and Expedition 18 cr …
3/26/09
Description STS-119 and Expedition 18 crew members pose for a group photo in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. From the left (bottom row) are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, Lee Archambault and Joseph Acaba. From the left (middle row) are NASA astronauts Sandra Magnus and Michael Fincke, cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, both Expedition 18 flight engineers. From the left (top row) are NASA astronauts Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips. Photo credit: NASA March 24, 2009
Date 3/26/09
Discovery Bids Farewell to S …
Backdropped by the blackness …
3/26/09
Description Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from space shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. CDT on March 25, 2009. Photo credit: NASA March 25, 2009
Date 3/26/09
Parachute deploys at landing
The drogue chute unfurls beh …
3/28/09
Description The drogue chute unfurls behind space shuttle Discovery on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing of Discovery March 28, 2009, completed the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
At the ready
Fire Rescue Services vehicle …
3/28/09
Description Fire Rescue Services vehicle stands by as space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Next Flight, Discovery
Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pi …
3/9/09
Description Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission, arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 8,2009
Date 3/9/09
Discovery Waits
Lights around Launch Pad 39A …
3/11/09
Description Lights around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida bathe space shuttle Discovery after rollback of the rotating service structure. The rotating structure provides protected access to the shuttle for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The rollback is in preparation for Discovery's liftoff on the STS-119 mission with a crew of seven. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Installation of S6 will signal the station's readiness to house a six-member crew for conducting increased science. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 11, 209
Date 3/11/09
Discovery Roars Toward Orbit
Space shuttle Discovery roar …
3/16/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 mission atop twin towers of fire that light up the sky after sunset at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was on time March 15, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Image credit: Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews March 15, 2009
Date 3/16/09
Touchdown Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery touc …
3/28/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 28, 2009
Date 3/28/09
Leo Gets Canned
In the Space Station Process …
7/23/09
Description In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lowers the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo toward the payload canister. The canister will transport the module to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay for the STS-128 mission. The module will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller July 22, 2009
Date 7/23/09
Waiting in the Wings
Seen from below, space shutt …
7/29/09
Description Seen from below, space shuttle Discovery is lowered into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the bay, Discovery will be attached to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launcher platform before it is rolled out to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry in its payload bay the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky July 26, 2009
Date 7/29/09
Light Show
Rollout of space shuttle Dis …
8/4/09
Description Rollout of space shuttle Discovery is slow-going due to the onset of lightning in the area of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First motion of the shuttle out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 2:07 a.m. Aug. 4. Discovery's 13-day STS-128 mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Image courtesy of Justin Dernier Aug. 4, 2009
Date 8/4/09
Lighting Up Discovery
Xenon lights over Launch Pad …
8/28/09
Description Xenon lights over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida compete with the lightning strike seen to the left. Space shuttle Discovery is on the pad waiting for a scheduled liftoff on the STS-128 mission. Launch was scrubbed due to the weather conditions that violated the limitations for liftoff. Discovery's 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Image credit: NASA/Ben Cooper Aug. 24, 2009
Date 8/28/09
Beautiful Sight!
Riding a tower of flames, sp …
8/29/09
Description Riding a tower of flames, space shuttle Discovery punches through a fabric of clouds as it roars toward space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Aug. 28, 2009
Date 8/29/09
Discovery Comes Home
The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carri …
9/22/09
Description The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with space shuttle Discovery on top, is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after touching down on Sept. 21 at 12:05 p.m. EDT. The two-day return flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California began at 9:20 a.m. EDT Sept. 20. After three fueling stops that included an overnight stay in Louisiana, the piggybacked shuttle had to navigate through a line of showers across Louisiana and around Kennedy. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the 13-day STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. Landings at Kennedy were waved off on two days due to inclement weather, leading to the landing at Edwards. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 21, 2009
Date 9/22/09
STS-131: Discovery Rolls to …
Space shuttle Discovery met …
03/04/2010
Description Space shuttle Discovery met its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-131 mission. Just before midnight March 2, the doors of the gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida opened to reveal space shuttle Discovery secured on its mobile launcher platform. The massive crawler-transporter, positioned under the platform, moved the shuttle stack out of the VAB headed for Launch Pad 39A. It took the powerful transporter about six hours to carefully roll Discovery, its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters to the pad at a steady pace of about one mile an hour. The 3.4-mile trek to the seaside launch complex was completed when Discovery was secured or "hard down" on the pad at about 7 the next morning. Now poised for liftoff in April, Discovery's seven-member crew is preparing to deliver a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks to the International Space Station.
Date 03/04/2010
NASA TV's This Week @NASA, M …
** STS-131 UPDATE -- JSC/KSC …
03/05/2010
Description ** STS-131 UPDATE -- JSC/KSC The STS-131 Crew and space shuttle Discovery continues their progress toward an April 5 launch to the International Space Station. Discovery has been rolled out to Launch Pad 39A, while the seven STS-131 astronauts participated in launch countdown dress rehearsal activities and other prelaunch training. ** AMES CREATES A WINNER -- ARC The World Wind Java computer program developed at the Ames Research Center has earned NASA's 2009 Software of the Year Award. World-Wind is an open-source platform used to display NASA and U.S. Geological Survey data on virtual 3-D globes of Earth and other planets. ** DEEP SPACE DOWN UNDER - JPL NASA is replacing an aging fleet of 230-foot-wide antennas used in the Deep Space Network with new ''beam wave guide'' antennas that enable the network to operate on several different frequency bands within the same antenna. The replacement antennas are approximately half the size of the originals. The NASA Deep Space Network - or DSN - is an international network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe. The network also supports selected Earth-orbiting missions. ** 2009 QASAR AWARD -- GRC Christopher DellaCorte, of the Glenn Research Center's Tribology & Mechanical Components branch has received the 2009 Quality and Safety Achievement or Qasar Award for figuring out what caused severe degradation of a starboard solar array alpha rotary joint on the International Space Station. ** STEM EDUCATORS WORKSHOP -- LARC Teachers became students while participating in the second annual NASA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics -- STEM -- Educators, Workshops held this year in Charlotte, N.C. The 40-session workshop provided elementary, middle and high school teachers with creative hands-on ways to incorporate NASA content into their classrooms. The workshops are specifically designed to give teachers tangible resources for immediate use in classrooms. ** FIRST ROBOTICS KICKOFF -- HQ The NASA supported ''For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology'' Robotics program began its 19th year with regional competitions like this one held in Washington, D.C. FIRST is a nationwide competition that teams young people with professionals to solve engineering design problems in a competitive way.
Date 03/05/2010
Pitch, Roll
This view of the underside o …
04/08/2010
Description This view of the underside of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Discovery was provided by the Expedition 23 crew during a survey as STS-131 approached the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Discovery performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters). Image Credit: NASA
Date 04/08/2010
A View of the Main Engines
The Expedition 23 crew photo …
04/09/2010
Description The Expedition 23 crew photographed this view of the aft portion of space shuttle Discovery, including the three main engines, during a survey of the approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, the STS-131 Discovery crew performed a back flip as part of the rendezvous pitch maneuver. The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet, or 180 meters. Image Credit: NASA
Date 04/09/2010
Group Portrait
The crews of STS-131 and Exp …
04/16/2010
Description The crews of STS-131 and Expedition 23 gathered for a group portrait in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery was docked at the station. STS-131 crew (in light blue shirts) are commander Alan Poindexter, pilot James P. Dutton Jr., and mission specialists Clayton Anderson, Rick Mastracchio, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki. Expedition 23 crew Commander Oleg Kotov, cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Alexander Skvortsov, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, and NASA astronauts T.J. Creamer and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Image Credit: NASA
Date 04/16/2010
Gazing at Earth
The STS-131 crew snapped thi …
04/19/2010
Description The STS-131 crew snapped this image as space shuttle Discovery remained docked with the International Space Station. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module can be seen in Discovery's payload bay. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. Image Credit: NASA
Date 04/19/2010
Flying Across the Moon
The International Space Stat …
04/07/2010
Description The International Space Station flew across the face of the moon over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida approximately 15 minutes before the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission. Discovery successfully launched on April 5 and is now docked with the station. STS-131 will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station's truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station's exterior. Image Credit: Photo courtesy of Fernando Echeverria
Date 04/07/2010
Discovery Lifts off
An exhaust cloud billowed ar …
04/06/2010
Description An exhaust cloud billowed around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery lifted off to begin the STS-131 mission. The seven-member crew will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station's truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station's exterior. Image Dredit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar
Date 04/06/2010
3-2-1 Lift Off
Space shuttle Discovery's en …
04/05/2010
Description Space shuttle Discovery's engines ignited at 6:21 a.m. EDT Monday, April 5, for liftoff of the STS-131 mission from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The seven-member crew will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station's truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station's exterior. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission. Image Credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
Date 04/05/2010
Homecoming
The space shuttle Discovery …
04/20/2010
Description The space shuttle Discovery is seen as it lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Discovery and the STS-131 mission crew--Commander Alan G. Poindexter, pilot James P. Dutton Jr. and mission specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki--returned from their mission to the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date 04/20/2010
Up and Over
In the upper levels of the V …
1/9/09
Description In the upper levels of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is moved toward high bay 3 where the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters are already stacked on the mobile launcher platform. Discovery is set to launch on mission STS-119 carrying the final starboard truss, S6, in the assembly of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Jan. 8, 2009
Date 1/9/09
Headed for the Pad
Space shuttle Discovery is s …
1/14/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against Florida's pre-dawn, cloud-streaked sky as it makes the slow 3.4-mile trek to Launch Pad 39A. The shuttle travels atop the mobile launcher platform, which is moved by the massive crawler-transporter beneath. Discovery is targeted to launch on mission STS-119 to the International Space Station in February. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the final truss segment and its solar arrays to the starboard side of the station. The addition will enable a six-person crew to live there starting in May. Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder Jan. 14, 2009
Date 1/14/09
Loaded for Launch
In the Payload Changeout Roo …
1/20/09
Description In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload for the STS-119 mission is being transferred to space shuttle Discovery's cargo bay. The payload consists of the integrated truss structure S6 and solar arrays. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the shuttle's seven astronauts will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Jan. 17, 2009
Date 1/20/09
Space Station -- September 2 …
Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr. …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., STS-115 commander, helps astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, mission specialist, with the helmet for his extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit. Inside the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station, Jett and Tanner are preparing for the STS-115 mission's third session of extravehicular activity while the space shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station during Expedition 13.
Date 7/18/08
Got Milk?
Mike Blair, Paragon Tech/Com …
7/11/08
Description Mike Blair, Paragon Tech/Community and Media Relations, informed guests about some of the aspects of living in space. He is pictured in the Engineering Building showing visitors the different types of space food astronauts eat while on the space shuttle and International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Marvin Smith (WYLE) C-2008-1229
Date 7/11/08
Shuttle External Fuel Tank f …
The external fuel tank for s …
2/21/09
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station now is at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations. ET-131 arrived at Kennedy Feb. 21 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank then was lifted into a checkout cell on Feb. 23 to begin preparations for launch. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Endeavour for a targeted lift off in June.
Date 2/21/09
NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Mov …
Space shuttle Endeavour was …
4/10/09
Description Space shuttle Endeavour was moved April 10, from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour also will stand by at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The move from Endeavour's hangar is referred to referred to as a "rollover." Following rollover technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building attach the lifting sling to Endeavour for rotation and hoisting. The shuttle then is mated to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
Date 4/10/09
NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Pre …
Technicians in the Vehicle A …
4/10/09
Description Technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida attached the lifting sling to space shuttle Endeavour for rotation and hoisting on April 10. The shuttle then was attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour also will stand by at Kennedy's launch Pad 39B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Date 4/10/09
Final Major Pieces of Space …
The final major components o …
9/24/08
Description The final major components of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility from Japan on Sept. 24. The Kibo Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section will fly on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch May 15, 2009.
Date 9/24/08
Shuttle External Fuel Tank f …
The external fuel tank for s …
5/7/09
Description The external fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station now is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preparations. ET-132 arrived at Kennedy May 7 and was taken off its transport barge, Pegasus, and moved into Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank then was lifted into a checkout cell. The tank and twin solid rocket boosters will be attached to Discovery for targeted liftoff Aug. 6.
Date 5/7/09
Discovery Heads to Space
Space shuttle Discovery and …
8/28/09
Title Discovery Heads to Space
Date 8/28/09
Description Space shuttle Discovery and crew are on the way to the International Space Station.
STS-115 crew visits SSC
Commander Brent Jett (center …
10/25/06
Description Commander Brent Jett (center) talks with employees and visitors at NASA Stennis Space Center. The astronauts of NASA's STS-115 space shuttle mission visited SSC in south Mississippi to share highlights of their 12-day mission and to thank SSC employees for the reliability of the space shuttle's main engines, which helped propel Space Shuttle Atlantis into orbit. STS-115's other crewmembers are (from left) Mission Specialists Joe Tanner, Dan Burbank, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve MacLean of the Canadian Space Agency. The mission launched Sept. 9, 2006, resuming construction of the International Space Station.
Date 10/25/06
STS-116 crew visits SSC
The astronauts of NASA's STS …
1/30/07
Description The astronauts of NASA's STS-116 space shuttle mission visited NASA Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi to share highlights of their 13-day mission and to thank SSC employees for the reliability of the space shuttle's main engines, which helped propel Space Shuttle Discovery into orbit during its Dec. 9, 2006, launch. Pictured (from left) are STS-116 crewmembers Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein, Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam, SSC Center Director, Richard Gilbrech, Mission Specialists Joan Higginbotham, Nicholas Patrick and Christer Fuglesang. During the mission, which began with the first evening launch since 2002, the astronauts installed the P5 spacer truss segment and rewired the International Space Station's power system.
Date 1/30/07
Astronauts' Visit
Astronauts Rick Sturckow (ri …
8/2/07
Description Astronauts Rick Sturckow (right) and Pat Forrester make a presentation Aug. 2 at NASA Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., about their recent space shuttle mission, STS-117. Sturckow and Forrester thanked employees for the reliability and safe performance of the space shuttle's main engines, which are all tested and proved flight-worthy at SSC. The astronauts delivered a video of their mission's highlights, held a question-and-answer session, met one-on-one with employees and presented two Silver Snoopy awards during their visit. The STS-117 mission, which launched June 8, delivered a truss segment and a set of U.S. solar arrays, batteries and associated equipment to the International Space Station. Sturckow commanded the mission, Forrester was a mission specialist who performed two of STS-117's four spacewalks.
Date 8/2/07
Astro Camp Goes to Florida
Katie Craig, daughter of for …
8/8/07
Description Katie Craig, daughter of former Stennis Space Center Deputy Director Mark Craig, launches a 'balloon rocket' with the help of Rebecca Compretta, Astro Camp coordinator at SSC. SSC took Astro Camp on the road to Florida this week to engage children and their parents during activities surrounding the Aug. 8 launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on NASA's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Astro Camp is SSC's popular space camp program designed to inspire and educate students using science and math principles.
Date 8/8/07
Astronauts of Mission STS-12 …
Astronaut Pam Melroy present …
12/13/07
Description Astronaut Pam Melroy presents a commemorative collage of photos and items flown aboard space shuttle Discovery to Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi. Melroy commanded NASA's space shuttle mission STS-120. She and fellow crewmembers (from left) Doug Wheelock, Stephanie Wilson, George Zamka, Scott Parazynski and Paolo Nespoli visited Stennis Dec. 13, 2007, to thank employees for the reliability and safe performance of the space shuttle's main engines, which on Oct. 23 launched them aboard Discovery on their mission to the International Space Station.
Date 12/13/07
Homecoming
In the 16th night landing at …
3/26/08
Description In the 16th night landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 to end the STS-123 mission's nearly 16-day flight to the International Space Station. The landing was the second opportunity after the first was waved off due to cloud cover over the Shuttle Landing Facility. The STS-123 mission delivered the first segment of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, known as Dextre. Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Date 3/26/08
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