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Apollo17 - On the Shoulders
APOLLO 17: ON THE SHOULDERS
1973
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Apollo17 - On the Shoulders of_Giants |
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APOLLO 17: ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS JSC 603 - (1973) - 28 1/2 Minutes Astronauts: Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt Launch date: December 7, 1972 A documentary view of the Apollo 17 journey to Taurus-Littrow, the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo Program. The film depicts the highlights of the mission and relates the Apollo Program to Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz linkup, and the Space Shuttle. AWARDS: Chris Bronze Plaque Award, 21st Annual Columbus Film Festival, 1983 * Trophy of the Italian Department of Defense * 1st International Review of Cinema and TV Films on Flight, Milan, Italy, 1974 * Special Prize, 11th International Review of Technical, Scientific, and Educational Films, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, 1973 |
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1973 |
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Runway Rollout
With drag chute unfurled, sp
11/27/2009
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Runway Rollout |
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With drag chute unfurled, space shuttle Atlantis lands on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after 11 days in space, completing the 4.5-million mile STS-129 mission. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Nov. 27, 2009 |
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11/27/2009 |
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Flight Day 10
The International Space Stat
11/30/2009
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Flight Day 10 |
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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 |
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11/30/2009 |
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Flight Day 9
This close-up view of a wate
11/30/2009
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Flight Day 9 |
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This close-up view of a water bubble floating freely on the middeck of space shuttle Atlantis shows a refracted image of astronaut Leland Melvin, STS-129 mission specialist. Image credit: NASA Nov. 24, 2009 |
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11/30/2009 |
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Infrared Images
Young visitors to the Space
7/6/08
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Young visitors to the Space Shuttle tent learn how NASA uses infra-red cameras on-orbit to investigate the Orbiter to determine if repairs are needed prior to coming home. |
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7/6/08 |
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Ranger Satellite Servicing M
Ranger is a spaceflight qual
7/8/08
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Ranger is a spaceflight qualified dexterous robotic servicing system that was primarily designed per the requirements for robotic servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The fifth and final Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled for October 2008. |
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7/8/08 |
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Robot Over the Horizon
The Space Shuttle Endeavour'
4/2/09
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour's robotic arm hovers over Earth's horizon, backdropped by a starburst from the Sun. This photo was taken during the STS-77 shuttle mission in 1996. |
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4/2/09 |
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Endeavour is Home
Space shuttle Endeavour kick
7/31/09
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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 |
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7/31/09 |
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Flight Day 15
Canadian Space Agency astron
7/31/09
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Pilot Doug Hurley work controls on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Endeavour. Image credit: NASA July 29, 2009 |
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7/31/09 |
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STS-127 - Mission Accomplish
The drogue chute unfurls beh
7/31/09
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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 |
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7/31/09 |
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Welcome Home
NASA Kennedy Space Center Di
7/31/09
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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 |
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7/31/09 |
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Been There Himself
NASA Administrator Charles B
7/31/09
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, walks around the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after its landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009 |
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7/31/09 |
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Canadian Welcome
Benoit Marcotte, Director Ge
7/31/09
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Benoit Marcotte, Director General of Operations, Canadian Space Agency, left, welcomes home Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette shortly after the space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009 |
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7/31/09 |
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Making News
At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent
8/3/09
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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 |
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8/3/09 |
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STS-127 Crew Back on Earth
The STS-127 crew pause on th
8/3/09
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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 |
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8/3/09 |
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Nose First
The unfurled drogue chute sl
8/3/09
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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 |
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8/3/09 |
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Journey's End
At the Shuttle Landing Facil
12/15/08
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At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, passengers disembark from the shuttle carrier aircraft that ferried space shuttle Endeavour back to the space center. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008 |
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12/15/08 |
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Getting a Tow
The shuttle carrier aircraft
12/15/08
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The shuttle carrier aircraft and space shuttle Endeavour are towed toward the mate/demate device in the background. The device will be used to lift the shuttle from the top of the carrier. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008 |
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12/15/08 |
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Ready to Lift
After dark at the Shuttle La
12/16/08
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After dark at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is attached to the sling that will lift the shuttle away from the shuttle carrier aircraft underneath. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 12, 2008 |
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12/16/08 |
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Up and Away
Before dawn at the Shuttle L
12/16/08
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Before dawn at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour has been lifted away from the shuttle carrier aircraft. Visible on Endeavour is the tail cone that covers and protects the main engines during the ferry flight. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 13, 2008 |
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12/16/08 |
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Wheels Down
After sunrise at the Shuttle
12/16/08
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After sunrise at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the wheels on space shuttle Endeavour are lowered before its move to the Orbiter Processing Facility. A diesel-powered tractor will tow Endeavour two miles to the Orbiter Processing Facility where it will begin preparations for its next mission. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 13, 2008 |
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12/16/08 |
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Rolling Along
Attached to a diesel-powered
12/16/08
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Attached to a diesel-powered tractor, space shuttle Endeavour is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Orbiter Processing Facility. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 13, 2008 |
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12/16/08 |
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Journey's Last Leg
With the large Vehicle Assem
12/16/08
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With the large Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, space shuttle Endeavour nears the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Visible on Endeavour is the tail cone that covers and protected the main engines during the ferry flight from California. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 13, 2008 |
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12/16/08 |
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Going Their Separate Ways
The shuttle carrier aircraft
12/15/08
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The shuttle carrier aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour on top are poised to enter the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The device is used to remove the shuttle from the top of the carrier aircraft. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008 |
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12/15/08 |
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Hang Time
Before dawn at the Shuttle L
12/16/08
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Before dawn at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is suspended by a sling under the mate/demate device. The shuttle carrier aircraft, visible in the background, has rolled away. Image credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann Dec. 13, 2008 |
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12/16/08 |
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It's Great To Be Back
STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly
6/14/08
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STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly, right, talks with NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier underneath space shuttle Discovery shortly after landing. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls June, 14, 2008 |
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6/14/08 |
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Surrounded
After landing various vehicl
6/17/08
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After landing various vehicles and equipment surround space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008 |
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6/17/08 |
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Final Check-Up
The STS-124 mission crew mem
6/17/08
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The STS-124 mission crew members head for their traditional walk-around space shuttle Discovery. At left is Pilot Ken Ham, in center is Mission Specialist Karen Nyberg, followed by Mission Specialists Akihiko Hoshide and Ron Garan. At right are Mission Specialist Mike Fossum and Commander Mark Kelly. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflet June 14, 2008 |
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6/17/08 |
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Take it Away!
With umbilical lines still a
6/17/08
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With umbilical lines still attached, space shuttle Discovery is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann June 14, 2008 |
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6/17/08 |
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We're Back!
The STS-124 mission crew add
6/17/08
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The STS-124 mission crew addresses the media after landing aboard space shuttle Discovery. From left are Pilot Ken Ham, Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Commander Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Ron Garan. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008 |
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6/17/08 |
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Homecoming Tribute
The STS-124 crew members wer
6/23/08
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The STS-124 crew members were welcomed home to Houston June 15, 2008, following the landing of space shuttle Discovery in Florida on June 14. NASA's Johnson Space Center Director Michael L. Coats introduced the crew to a large crowd on hand at Ellington Field near Johnson. From the second left are Mark Kelly, commander, Ken Ham, pilot, Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan, Mike Fossum, Akihiko Hoshide and Garrett Reisman, all mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA/JSC June 15, 2008 |
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6/23/08 |
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Runway to Racetruck: NASA Ho
From space shuttles coming b
07/09/10
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From space shuttles coming back home to astronauts making training and weather reconnaissance flights, the Shuttle Landing Facility normally sees some of the fastest craft on wings. Recently, it hosted one of the fastest vehicles on wheels as NASCAR's Joe Gibbs Racing team used the stretch to evaluate its car. |
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07/09/10 |
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JSC1834_ISS_Animation_Resour
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
2000
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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). |
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2000 |
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First Obstacle
The team from Carlisle Count
6/16/08
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The team from Carlisle County High School in Kentucky crosses the first obstacle. The starting line and first obstacle are under the space shuttle exhibit at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. |
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6/16/08 |
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Discovery Lights the Sky
Looking like a sun riding a
3/15/09
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Looking like a sun riding a column of smoke, space shuttle Discovery hurtles into the evening sky on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletch Hildreth March 15, 2009 |
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3/15/09 |
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Discovery Blazes Into Orbit
As it arcs into space, space
3/15/09
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As it arcs into space, space shuttle Discovery is lighted by sunlight after leaving the darker skies over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletch Hildreth March 15, 2009 |
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3/15/09 |
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Discovery Leaves Launch Pad
Fire seems to surround Launc
3/16/09
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Fire seems to surround Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery leaps from the pad to begin its STS-119 mission. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tom Farrar March 15, 2009 |
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3/16/09 |
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A Towering Flight
Propelled by columns of fire
3/16/09
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Propelled by columns of fire, space shuttle Discovery races toward space on the STS-119 mission after liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Clouds of smoke and steam roll across the pad. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell March 15, 2009 |
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3/16/09 |
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Ignition!
Steam rises from Launch Pad
3/16/09
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Steam rises from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery lifts off on mission STS-119. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Rusty Backer, George Roberts March 15, 2009 |
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3/16/09 |
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Straight Up!
Clouds of smoke and steam ro
3/16/09
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Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery races toward space on mission STS-119. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: Courtesy of Scott Andrews March 15, 2009 |
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3/16/09 |
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Night into Day
Billows of smoke and the wat
3/16/09
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Billows of smoke and the water near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida capture the brilliant light of space shuttle Discovery's lift-off on the STS-119 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell March 15, 2009 |
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3/16/09 |
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Camera Time
Astronaut and STS-119 Comman
3/18/09
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Astronaut and STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault uses a HD video camera at a window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities. Photo credit: NASA March 16, 2009 |
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3/18/09 |
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Station Close-Up
The International Space Stat
3/19/09
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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 |
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3/19/09 |
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Space Station Photo Op
STS-119 and Expedition 18 cr
3/26/09
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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 |
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3/26/09 |
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Discovery Bids Farewell to S
Backdropped by the blackness
3/26/09
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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 |
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3/26/09 |
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Orbiting Alone
Backdropped by a blue and wh
3/27/09
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Backdropped by a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, Space Shuttle Discovery's docking mechanism (top foreground), payload bay, Remote Manipulator System Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS), vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are featured in this image photographed by a STS-119 crewmember during flight day 12 activities. Photo credit: NASA March 26, 2009 |
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3/27/09 |
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Parachute deploys at landing
The drogue chute unfurls beh
3/28/09
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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 |
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3/28/09 |
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At the ready
Fire Rescue Services vehicle
3/28/09
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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 |
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3/28/09 |
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Congratulations
The crew of space shuttle Di
3/28/09
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The crew of space shuttle Discovery shares spirited congratulatory handshakes with NASA officials at the Shuttle Landing Facility shortly after Discovery touched down to end STS-119. Commander Lee Archambault is leading the astronauts on the right. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 28, 2009 |
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3/28/09 |
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Fish-Eye View of Atlantis
Fish-eye view of the Space S
8/1/08
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Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the Russian Mir space station during the STS-71 mission. |
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8/1/08 |
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