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STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, on …
Title STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, on KSC launch complex (LC) pad 39B during WCDDT
Description During the Wet Countdown Demonstration Test (WCDDT), the rotating service structure (RSS) is placed in the park position on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch complex (LC) pad 39B. During the WCDDT, Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, external tank (ET) is filled with its flight load of a half-million gallons of cryogenic propellants at the T minus 6 (T-6) hour mark in the countdown. Test objectives include evaluating the performance of various shuttle components, ET, and launch facilities prior to mission STS-26. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-744.
Date Taken 1988-08-31
STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, at KSC launch complex (LC) Pad 39B
Description STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, atop the mobile launcher platform arrives via the crawler transporter at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch complex (LC) Pad 39B. The fixed service structure (FSS) with rotating service structure (RSS) retracted is seen at the left.
Date Taken 1988-11-10
STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, at KSC Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B
Description STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, sits atop the mobile launcher platform at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B. Profile of OV-104 mounted on external tank and flanked by solid rocket boosters (SRBs) is framed by tree limbs and branches in the foreground. The fixed service structure (FSS) with rotating service structure (RSS) retracted appears in the background. Water resevoir is visible at the base of the launch pad concrete structure.
Date Taken 1988-11-10
STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, at KSC launch complex (LC) Pad 39B
Description STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, atop the mobile launcher platform arrives via the crawler transporter at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch complex (LC) Pad 39B. The fixed service structure (FSS) with rotating service structure (RSS) and 195 ft level catwalk retracted is seen at the left. OV-104 is mounted on the orange external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
Date Taken 1988-11-10
STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, at KSC Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B
Description STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, sits atop the mobile launcher platform at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B. Profile of OV-104 mounted on external tank and flanked by solid rocket boosters (SRBs) is obscured by a flock of seagulls in the foreground. The fixed service structure (FSS) with rotating service structure (RSS) retracted appears in the background. Water resevoir is visible at the base of the launch pad concrete structure.
Date Taken 1988-11-18
Aerial oblique artist concep …
Title Aerial oblique artist concept of the Merritt Island Launch Complex
Description Aerial oblique artist concept of the Merritt Island Launch Complex, Merritt Island, Florida.
Date Taken 1963-12-23
Rare view of two space shutt …
Title Rare view of two space shuttles on adjacent KSC Launch Complex (LC) 39 pads
Description Rare view shows two space shuttles on adjacent Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pads with the Rotating Service Structures (RSS) retracted. STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is on Pad A (foreground) and being readied for a September 6 early morning launch, while its sister spaceship, Discovery, OV-103, is prepared for an October liftoff on Mission STS-41. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-90PC-1268. Also see S90-48904 for a similar view with alternate KSC number KSC-90PC-1269.
Date Taken 1990-09-20
Rare view of two space shutt …
Title Rare view of two space shuttles on adjacent KSC Launch Complex (LC) 39 pads
Description Rare view shows two space shuttles on adjacent Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pads with the Rotating Service Structures (RSS) retracted. STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is on Pad A (foreground) is being readied for a September 6 early morning launch, while its sister spaceship, Discovery, OV-103, is set to begin preparations for an October liftoff on Mission STS-41. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-90PC-1269. Also see S90-48650 for similar view with alternate KSC number KSC-90PC-1268.
Date Taken 1990-09-24
Launch of Saturn 7 at Launch …
Title Launch of Saturn 7 at Launch Complex 37, Merritt Island launch area, Florida
Description View of the launch of a Saturn 7 vehicle at Launch Complex 37, Merritt Island launch area, Florida.
Date Taken 1964-09-18
Radio Frequency Interference …
Title Radio Frequency Interference Test at Launch Complex 37A
Description View of a Saturn I on the launch pad for a Radio Frequency Interference Test, to be conducted at Launch Complex 37A, Cape Kennedy Missile Test Center.
Date Taken 1964-08-13
Long range view of the Gemin …
Title Long range view of the Gemini-Titan 4 spacecraft launch and launch complex
Description Long range view of the Gemini-Titan 4 spacecraft launching from Pad 19 and the surrounding launch complex.
Date Taken 1965-06-07
Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle ( …
Title Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B
Description Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B via crawler transport. An otter, surprised by the unexcepted presence of the photographer, seems unaware of OV-105 rolling behind it. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-555.
Date Taken 1992-04-30
Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle ( …
Title Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B
Description Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B via crawler transport. Scene is framed by palm trees on either side. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-553.
Date Taken 1992-04-30
Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle ( …
Title Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B
Description Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, departs the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), headed for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B and one step closer to its maiden voyage, STS-49. OV-105 rolls out via crawler transport. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-551.
Date Taken 1992-04-30
Astronaut Alan Bean in Block …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean in Blockhouse at Launch Complex 19 during Gemini 7 launch
Description Astronaut Alan Bean (right), spacecraft communicator for the Gemini 7 mission, joins other personnel in the Blockhouse at Launch Complex 19 during the launch of the Gemini 7 spacecraft.
Date Taken 1965-12-04
Gemini 7 prime crew during s …
Title Gemini 7 prime crew during suiting up procedures at Launch Complex 16
Description Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (left), Gemini 7 prime crew pilot, talks with NASA space suit technician Clyde Teague during suiting up procedures at Launch Complex 16, Kennedy Space Center. Lovell wears the new lightweight space suit planned for use during the Gemini 7 mission (61756), Astronaut Frank Borman, comand pilot of the Gemini 7 space flight, undergoes suiting up operations in Launch Complex 16 during prelaunch countdown. Medical biosensors are attached to his scalp (61757).
Date Taken 1965-12-04
Gemini 7 prime crew during s …
Title Gemini 7 prime crew during suiting up procedures at Launch Complex 16
Description Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (left), Gemini 7 prime crew pilot, talks with NASA space suit technician Clyde Teague during suiting up procedures at Launch Complex 16, Kennedy Space Center. Lovell wears the new lightweight space suit planned for use during the Gemini 7 mission (61756), Astronaut Frank Borman, comand pilot of the Gemini 7 space flight, undergoes suiting up operations in Launch Complex 16 during prelaunch countdown. Medical biosensors are attached to his scalp (61757).
Date Taken 1965-12-04
STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, on KSC Launch Complex Pad 39A
Description STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A is photographed at close range with OV-102 (nose to tail), external tank (ET), and solid rocket boosters (SRBs) filling the entire frame. Crew compartment forward flight deck windows W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6 and aft flight deck overhead windows W7 and W8 are visible. The rotating service structure (RSS) runs along side the vehicle. The mobile launcher platform appears below. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-1224.
Date Taken 1992-07-09
Astronaut Neil Armstrong in …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong in Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, sits in the Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up operations for the Gemini 8 mission. Suit technician Jim Garrepy assists.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronaut David R. Scott in …
Title Astronaut David R. Scott in Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up
Description Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, in the Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up operations for the Gemini 8 mission. NASA suit technician Joe Schmitt helps the Astronaut put on his gloves.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronaut David R. Scott in …
Title Astronaut David R. Scott in Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up
Description Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, relaxes in the Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up operations for the Gemini 8 mission.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronaut Eugene Cernan sits …
Title Astronaut Eugene Cernan sits in Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer
Description Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, pilot of the Gemini 9 space flight, sits in Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer while suiting up for a Gemini 9 / Agena Simultaneous Launch Demonstration.
Date Taken 1966-05-10
Astronaut Thomas Stafford si …
Title Astronaut Thomas Stafford sits in Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer
Description Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, command pilot of the Gemini 9 space flight, sits in Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer while suiting up for a Gemini 9 / Agena Simultaneous Launch Demonstration. A suit technician assists.
Date Taken 1966-05-10
Gemini 11 prime crew in Laun …
Title Gemini 11 prime crew in Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer
Description Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot of the Gemini 11 mission, reclines on a couch as he adjusts his spacesuit in the Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer during the Gemini 11 prelaunch countdown. He is already wearing the full suit and helmet (50725), Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot of the Gemini 11 space flight, relaxes in suiting trailer during prelaunch countdown (50726).
Date Taken 1966-09-12
Laundh of Gemini 11 spacecra …
Title Laundh of Gemini 11 spacecraft from Launch Complex 19
Description The Gemini 11 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 19 at 7:42 a.m., September 12, 1966. The liftoff photograph is framed by the sides of the lowered erector.
Date Taken 1966-09-12
Gemini 11 prime crew in Laun …
Title Gemini 11 prime crew in Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer
Description Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot of the Gemini 11 mission, reclines on a couch as he adjusts his spacesuit in the Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer during the Gemini 11 prelaunch countdown. He is already wearing the full suit and helmet (50725), Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot of the Gemini 11 space flight, relaxes in suiting trailer during prelaunch countdown (50726).
Date Taken 1966-09-12
Agena Target Docking Vehicle …
Title Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop Atlas launch vehicle at Launch complex 14
Description An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle is ready for launch at Launch Complex 14. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 11 spacecraft.
Date Taken 1966-09-12
Gemini 11 spacecraft at Laun …
Title Gemini 11 spacecraft at Launch Complex 19
Description The erector at Launch Complex 19 is lowered during the Gemini 11 prelaunch countdown.
Date Taken 1966-09-12
Launch of Gemini 11 spacecra …
Title Launch of Gemini 11 spacecraft from Launch Complex 19
Description The Gemini 11 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 19 at 7:42 a.m., September 12, 1966.
Date Taken 1966-09-12
KSC Launch Complex 34 during …
Title KSC Launch Complex 34 during Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 pre-launch alert
Description Scene at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 during an Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 pre-launch alert. The mission was a step toward qualifying the Apollo Command and Service modules and the uprated Saturn I launch vehicle for manned flight.
Date Taken 1966-08-25
Gemini 12 prime crew leave s …
Title Gemini 12 prime crew leave suiting trailer at Launch Complex 16
Description Gemini 12 prime crew, Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. (leading), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot, leave the suiting trailer at Launch Complex 16 during prelaunch countdown.
Date Taken 1966-11-11
Apollo 1 prime crew in space …
Title Apollo 1 prime crew in spacesuits at the launch complex
Description Apollo 1 prime crew are seen in their spacesuits at Launch Complex 34 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. From left to right are Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.
Date Taken 1966-12-12
Apollo 4 unmanned mission la …
Title Apollo 4 unmanned mission launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff was at 7:00:01 a.m., November 9, 1967.
Date Taken 1967-11-09
Mobile service structure for …
Title Mobile service structure for Apollo 4 arriving at Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description The mobile service structure for the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned space mission arriving at Pad A, Launch Complex 39.
Date Taken 1967-08-26
Apollo 4 stack and mobile la …
Title Apollo 4 stack and mobile launch tower atop Pad A at Launch Complex 39
Description The Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) stack and its mobile launch tower stand atop Pad A at Launch Complex 39 just prior to launch.
Date Taken 1967-08-26
Apollo 4 unmanned mission la …
Title Apollo 4 unmanned mission launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff was at 7:00:01 a.m., November 9, 1967.
Date Taken 1967-11-09
Apollo 8 spacecraft on way f …
Title Apollo 8 spacecraft on way from VAB to Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle on way from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter (aerial view, looking toward Pad A).
Date Taken 1968-10-09
Apollo 8 vehicle on way to P …
Title Apollo 8 vehicle on way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle on way from Kennedy Soace Center's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter (ground-level view, looking across water, with VAB on left) (49404), Apollo 8 spacecraft on way to launch pad (ground level view, looking across water at mobile launch tower) (49405).
Date Taken 1968-10-09
Apollo 8 vehicle on way to P …
Title Apollo 8 vehicle on way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle on way from Kennedy Soace Center's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter (ground-level view, looking across water, with VAB on left) (49404), Apollo 8 spacecraft on way to launch pad (ground level view, looking across water at mobile launch tower) (49405).
Date Taken 1968-10-09
STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lif …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B
Description STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is launched from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. OV-104, riding atop the external tank (ET), rises above mobile launcher platform and launch pad with the launch tower still visible in background. The STS-27 launch was particularly spectacular because of the unusually clear skies. Exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (SRBs) covers the launch pad. This is the third mission for OV-104.
Date Taken 1988-12-06
STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lif …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B
Description This distant view of STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, rising above Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B shows glow of firing solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) reflected in a nearby waterway. OV-104 has just cleared the launch tower as an exhaust cloud covers the mobile launcher platform and launch pad base. In the foreground, surrounding the waterway is vegetation (grass, trees, bushes). This Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission is the third mission for OV-104.
Date Taken 1988-12-06
STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lif …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B
Description This aerial view of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B shows Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, soaring into space, leaving a exhaust plume, and riding atop the glow of the firing solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). The exhaust cloud covers the mobile launcher platform and launch pad. The Atlantic Ocean is seen behind OV-104 as it heads for its third mission, STS-27, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission.
Date Taken 1988-12-06
Nighttime view of Apollo 7 s …
Title Nighttime view of Apollo 7 spacecraft at Launch Complex 34
Description Nighttime view of Launch Complex 34, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) stack on pad.
Date Taken 1968-10-10
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lif …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, clears launch tower at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. This side views shows OV-102's profile as it rides atop the external tank (ET) flanked by the solid rocket boosters (SRBs). Only the launch tower is visible. Exhaust smoke covers the launch pad base. OV-102 renews spaceflight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The last time OV-102 was in space was in January of 1986.
Date Taken 1989-08-08
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lif …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is framed by Florida vegetation as it soars toward space from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex Pad 39B. Two exhaust plumes created by the solid rocket boosters (SRBs) leave LC Pad 39B covered in a cloud. OV-102's top side is visible as it rises above pad on the external tank (ET) and SRBs. OV-102 renews flight after a period of three and a half years with five crewmembers aboard. The last time OV-102 was in space was in January of 1986.
Date Taken 1989-08-08
Ground level view of Apollo …
Title Ground level view of Apollo 8 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 38
Description Ground level view of Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 38, Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 8 stack was photographed during a prelaunch alert-mobile service structure pull back. Mobile launch tower is on left and mobile service structure on right.
Date Taken 1968-12-17
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lif …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex LC Pad 39B
Description This low angle view looks up at Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, as it soars into space just after clearing the tower at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Exhaust plumes stream from the solid rocket boosters (SRBs). The firing space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) are visible from this angle. OV-102 renews flight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard for STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The last time OV-102 was in space was in January of 1986.
Date Taken 1989-08-08
Ground level view of Apollo …
Title Ground level view of Apollo 8 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 38
Description Ground level (at dusk) view of Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 38, Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 8 stack was photographed during a prelaunch alert-mobile service structure pull back.
Date Taken 1968-12-17
Aerial view of Apollo 8 spac …
Title Aerial view of Apollo 8 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 38
Description Aerial (at dusk) view of Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 38, Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 8 stack was photographed during a prelaunch alert-mobile service structure pull back.
Date Taken 1968-12-17
Nighttime view of Apollo 9 s …
Title Nighttime view of Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description Nighttime view of the 363-ft-high Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during preparations for the scheduled 10-day earth-orbital space mission.
Date Taken 1969-02-23
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