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Aerial View of Columbia Laun
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Aerial View of Columbia Launch |
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Aerial view of the STS-2 Columbia launch from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, taken by astronaut John Young aboard NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). |
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11/12/1981 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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Sally Ride, First U.S. Woman
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Sally Ride, First U.S. Woman in Space |
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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. |
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06/1984 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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First Class of Female Astron
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First Class of Female Astronauts |
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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 |
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STS-107 Debris at Barksdale
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STS-107 Debris at Barksdale AFB Hangar |
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View of the debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia in the hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, Louisiana. The debris was collected and cataloged prior to shipment to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For more information on STS-107, please see GRIN Columbia General Explanation [ http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GRINColumbiaGenExpl.html ] |
| Date |
02/08/2003 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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After completing it's first orbital mission with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia received a humorous sendoff before it's ferry flight atop a modified 747 back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Holding the sign are, left to right: Melvin Burke, DFRC Orbital Flight Test (OFT) Program Manager, Isaac 'Ike' Gillam, DFRC Center Director, Fitzhugh 'Fitz' L. Fulton Jr., NASA DFRC 747 SCA Pilot, and Donald K. 'Deke' Slayton, JSC OFT Project Manager. |
| Photo Date |
April 28, 1981 |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April 14, 1981. Technicians towed the Shuttle back to the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for post-flight processing and preparation for a return ferry flight atop a modified 747 to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (JSC photo # S81-30749) |
| Project Description |
Space Shuttle STS-1 |
| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia o
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The Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April 14, 1981. Technicians towed the Shuttle back to the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for post-flight processing and preparation for a return ferry flight atop a modified 747 to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (JSC photo # S81-31163) |
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April 14, 1981 |
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STS-109 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-109 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-109 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-109 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-93 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-107 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-107 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTO
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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- STS-109 INSIGNIA -- STS-109 is the fourth mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The mission patch depicts the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Shuttle Columbia over the North American continent. During the 11-day mission, the crew of Columbia will rendezvous with the telescope and grapple and berth it to the Space Shuttle using the remote manipulator system. Then, a series of spacewalks will be performed to significantly upgrade HST's scientific capabilities and power system. Inside of HST's aperture is a portrayal of the spectacular Hubble Deep Field Image, representing the billions of stars and galaxies in the Universe. This Deep Field Image symbolizes all the major discoveries made possible by the Hubble Space Telescope over the last 10 years, and all those to come following the installation of the Advanced Camera for surveys (ACS) by the crew of STS-109. The ACS is the major scientific upgrade for this servicing mission and will dramatically increase HST's ability to see deeper into our universe. To further extend HST's discovery potential, a new cooling system will be added that will restore HST's infrared capability. The telescope is also shown with the smaller, sturdier, and more efficient solar arrays that will be installed during the spacewalks on STS-109. When combined with a new Power Control Unit, these solar arrays will provide more power for use by the telescope and allow multiple scientific instruments to operate concurrently. The NASA insignia design for Space Shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which we do not anticipate, it will be publicly announced |
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08/31/2001 |
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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSON
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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSON, TEXAS -- STS-107 INSIGNIA -- This is the insignia for STS-107, which is a multi-discipline microgravity and Earth science research mission with a multitude of international scientific investigations conducted continuously during the planned 16 days on orbit. The central element of the patch is the microgravity symbol flowing into the rays of the astronaut symbol. The mission inclination is portrayed by the 39-degree angle of the astronaut symbol to the Earth's horizon. The sunrise is representative of the numerous experiments that are the dawn of a new era for continued microgravity research on the International Space Station and beyond. The breadth of science conducted on this mission will have widespread benefits to life on Earth and our continued exploration of space, illustrated by the Earth and stars. The constellation Columba (the dove) was chosen to symbolize peace on Earth and the Space Shuttle Columbia. The seven stars also represent the mission crew members and honor the original astronauts who paved the way to make research in space possible. The Israeli flag is adjacent to the name of the payload specialist who is the first person from that country to fly on the Space Shuttle. The NASA insignia design for Space Shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which we do not anticipate, it will be publicly announced. |
| Release Date |
05/01/2001 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands in front of the operations desk in the Orbiter Processing Facility. At far right is astronaut John Young, who flew on the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia with Robert Crippen. Young is associate director, Technical, at Johnson Space Center. From left are Young?s pilot, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialist Charles Camarda. Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency. The STS-114 crew is spending time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station. |
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03/05/2004 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Charles Camarda greet astronaut John Young (far right), who flew on the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia with Robert Crippen. Behind Camarda is Pilot James Kelly. Young is associate director, Technical, at Johnson Space Center. Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency. The STS-114 crew is spending time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station. |
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03/05/2004 |
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Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (O
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Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in KSC Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) |
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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. |
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1992-05-15 |
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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, heads skyward after KSC liftoff |
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In this distant view, STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is seen as it heads skyward after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 8:33:51.0492 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). OV-103's silhouette atop the external tank (ET) appears above the glow of the solid rocket booster (SRB) and space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings. An exhaust plume trails behind and covers the launch pad area below the orbiter. A nearby waterway reflects the SRB/SSME glow in the foreground. At the far right and barely discernible is KSC LC Pad 39A and the Sound Supression Water System tower. Columbia, OV-102, is on LC Pad 39A which is separated by a distance of 1.6 miles. This was the first time since January 1986 that there was a shuttle on each pad. |
| Date Taken |
1990-04-29 |
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STS-50 Columbia, OV-102, soa
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STS-50 Columbia, OV-102, soars into the sky after KSC liftoff |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, soars into a cloudy sky after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 12:12:23:0534 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). A low-angle perspective captures OV-102 after it has cleared the launch tower and looks up the long trail of exhaust smoke pouring out the skirt of the left solid rocket booster (SRB) to the top of the external tank (ET). The three space shuttle main engines are visible as is the diamond shock effect produced at the SSME nozzles. This is the beginning of OV-102's scheduled record 13-day mission in Earth orbit. OV-102 is NASA's first extended duration orbiter (EDO). |
| Date Taken |
1992-07-09 |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 12:12:23:0534 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). An exhaust cloud covers the launch pad area as OV-102, atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), clears the launch tower and heads on its way toward a scheduled record 13-day mission in Earth orbit. OV-102 is NASA's first extended duration orbiter (EDO). The diamond shock effect is visible at OV-102's three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). |
| Date Taken |
1992-07-09 |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 12:12:23:0534 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). In this distant view, a cactus (prickly pear), foliage, and a waterway are seen in the foreground as OV-102, in the distance, rockets toward the beginning of its scheduled record 13-day mission in Earth orbit. An exhaust cloud covers the launch pad area with only the sound supression water system tank visible (at right). OV-102, atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), has cleared the launch tower and is moments away from its roll maneuver. OV-102 is NASA's first extended duration orbiter (EDO). The diamond shock effect is visible at OV-102's three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). |
| Date Taken |
1992-07-09 |
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South Florida and Payload Ba
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South Florida and Payload Bay |
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Most of south Florida and the space shuttle payload bay (27.0N, 81.0W) can be seen in this view. The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) module is pictured in the payload bay of the earth-orbiting Columbia in this scene over the southern two-thirds of the Florida peninsula. The Kennedy Space Center, where the mission began, can be seen just above Columbia's starboard wing. |
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1992-07-09 |
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STS-52 Columbia, OV-102, soa
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STS-52 Columbia, OV-102, soars into the sky after liftoff from KSC LC Pad 39B |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, soars into the sky after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 1:09:39 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). This low-angle image looks up along OV-102's port side with the left solid rocket booster (SRB), the external tank (ET), and the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) visible. Exhaust billows from the SRBs and the diamond shock effect appears below the SSMEs as OV-102 begins its roll maneuver. |
| Date Taken |
1992-11-01 |
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Space shuttle Columbia being
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Space shuttle Columbia being lowered down toward the solid rocket boosters |
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Space shuttle Columbia undergoing launch processing is being lowered down toward the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) and its external fuel tank prior to mating in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center. It is preparing for STS-2 mission. |
| Date Taken |
1981-08-28 |
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Space Shuttle Columbia OV (1
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Space Shuttle Columbia OV (101) launching from pad 39A begining STS-2 |
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View of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia from across the water lifting off from Launch Pad 39A to begin STS-2 (39548), Framed by Florida vegtation, the Columbia lifts off from its launch pad (39549). |
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1981-11-15 |
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Space Shuttle Columbia OV (1
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Space Shuttle Columbia OV (101) launching from pad 39A begining STS-2 |
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View of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia from across the water lifting off from Launch Pad 39A to begin STS-2 (39548), Framed by Florida vegtation, the Columbia lifts off from its launch pad (39549). |
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1981-11-15 |
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Fisheye view of the Columbia
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Fisheye view of the Columbia being lifted above the floor of the VAB |
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Fishey lens view of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia being lifted high above the floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for transfer to the mobile launcher platform (27018), Columbia seen from below in this fisheye lens view of the orbiter being lifted above the floor of the VAB (27019). |
| Date Taken |
1982-12-18 |
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Air-to-air views of STS-3 la
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Air-to-air views of STS-3 launch from T-38 chase aircraft |
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The Space shuttle Columbia appearing as a small flaming triangle with a trail of puffy white behind it was taken from a T-38 chase plane over the Kennedy Space Center. The other aircraft in the photo is a second T-38 chase plane (28715-6), This image, looking down on the Florida Atlantic Coast and some of the March 22 cloud cover, features the speeding Columbia during its launch (28717). |
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1982-03-22 |
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Air-to-air views of STS-3 la
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Air-to-air views of STS-3 launch from T-38 chase aircraft |
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The Space shuttle Columbia appearing as a small flaming triangle with a trail of puffy white behind it was taken from a T-38 chase plane over the Kennedy Space Center. The other aircraft in the photo is a second T-38 chase plane (28715-6), This image, looking down on the Florida Atlantic Coast and some of the March 22 cloud cover, features the speeding Columbia during its launch (28717). |
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1982-03-22 |
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Air-to-air views of STS-3 la
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Air-to-air views of STS-3 launch from T-38 chase aircraft |
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The Space shuttle Columbia appearing as a small flaming triangle with a trail of puffy white behind it was taken from a T-38 chase plane over the Kennedy Space Center. The other aircraft in the photo is a second T-38 chase plane (28715-6), This image, looking down on the Florida Atlantic Coast and some of the March 22 cloud cover, features the speeding Columbia during its launch (28717). |
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1982-03-22 |
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Launch view of the STS-4 mis
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Launch view of the STS-4 mission |
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Water birds take flight upon the launching of the Space Shuttle Columbia for the STS-4 mission. The orbiter can be seen just clearing the launching platform as smoke billows up on either side of it. |
| Date Taken |
1982-07-06 |
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Launch view of the STS-4 mis
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Launch view of the STS-4 mission |
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Launch view of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia for the STS-4 mission. In this view, Columbia's attached solid rocket boosters fire to lift the orbiter off Launch Pad 39A. |
| Date Taken |
1982-06-28 |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, SSME abort at KSC LC Pad 39A |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, launch attempt from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A comes to an abrupt halt when space shuttle main engine (SSME) number 3 fails to fully ignite. The SSME failure initiated a main engine abort sequence by the orbiter onboard computers. Ignition of the SSMEs began at T-6.6 seconds and shutdown was completed at about T-3 seconds, resulting in an on-the-pad abort of STS-55. This was the first time in the post-Challenger era that an SSME shutdown has halted a Shuttle launch countdown, and only the third time in the history of the program. OV-102, atop the external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), had been scheduled to lift off from LC Pad 39A at 9:51 am (Eastern Standard Time (EST)). The fixed service structure (FSS) tower appears to the left of OV-102. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-93PC-475. |
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1993-04-05 |
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Launch views of the STS-5 mi
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Launch views of the STS-5 mission |
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Launch views of the STS-5 mission. Photos include view of the Space Shuttle Columbia begining to clear tower, the solid rocket boosters (SRB) firing and clouds of smoke billowing along the launch pad (39532), The SRB's have just ignited and Columbia is about to begin its ascent (39533), Wide angle view from across the water of the Columbia clearing the launching pad (39534), Long range view across the water of the Columbia sitting on the launch pad just before ignition (39535). |
| Date Taken |
1982-11-13 |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, SSME abort at KSC LC Pad 39A |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, launch attempt from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A comes to an abrupt halt when space shuttle main engine (SSME) number 3 fails to fully ignite. The SSMEs shutdown at T-3 seconds, resulting in an on-the-pad abort of STS-55. This was the first time in the post-Challenger era that an SSME shutdown has halted a Shuttle launch countdown, and only the third time in the history of the program. OV-102 had been scheduled to lift off from LC Pad 39A at 9:51 am (Eastern Standard Time (EST)). An exhaust cloud drifts away from the mobile launcher platform on which OV-102, the external tank, and solid rocket boosters (SRBs) are mounted. The fixed service structure (FSS) tower and the retracted rotating service structure (RSS) are visible to the left of OV-102. In the foreground are a waterway, trees, and birds. In the background and to the right at LC Pad 39B is Discovery, OV-103, undergoing preparations for lift off on Mission STS- |
| Date Taken |
1993-04-05 |
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Pre-Launch view for STS-5
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Pre-Launch view for STS-5 |
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Pre-Launch view for STS-5. This pre-dawn scence of the Space Shuttle Columbia, one of its two solid rocket boosters (SRB) and its external fuel tank was shot on launch day. The White Room and swing arm, connecting passageway to the service structure from which this photo was taken, are at upper right. |
| Date Taken |
1982-11-13 |
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Mission Specialst Joseph P.
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Mission Specialst Joseph P. Allen ready for launch of STS-5 |
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Mission Specialst Joseph P. Allen, fully suited in his Shuttle constant wear garment and "wired" for monitoring (note sensors on face and head), seems ready for launch in his seat in the middeck area of the Space Shuttle Columbia. |
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1982-11-13 |
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Astronaut William B. Lenoir,
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Astronaut William B. Lenoir, STS-5 mission specialist, to enter orbiter |
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Astronaut William B. Lenoir, STS-5 mission specialist, prepares to enter the space shuttle Columbia hatch from the White Room at Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). He is accompanied by two technicians. |
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1982-11-13 |
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Pre-Launch view for STS-5
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Pre-Launch view for STS-5 |
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Pre-Launch view for STS-5. This wide angle, pre-dawn scene of the Space Shuttle Columbia surrounded by spotlights was shot on launch day. |
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1982-11-13 |
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Columbia returning to Kenned
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Columbia returning to Kennedy Space Center |
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The Space shuttle orbiter Columbia returns to the shuttle landing facility atop NASA 905, a modified 747, following a cross country flight from the Dryden Flight Research Facility. The Kennedy Space Center alternative photo number is 108-KSC-82PC-1328. |
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1982-12-10 |
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STS-58 crew at KSC for count
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STS-58 crew at KSC for countdown demonstration |
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Posing for a crew portrait in flight suits, in front of the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39B, are the seven STS-58 astronauts. They are, left to right, David A. Wolf, mission specialist, Martin J. Fettman, payload specialist, William S. McArthur and Shannon W. Lucid, mission specialists, John E. Blaha, mission commander, Richard A. Searfoss, pilot, and Rhea Seddon, payload commander. The crew was in Florida for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) in preparation for launch. The alternative Kennedy Space Center photo number is KSC-93-PC-1253 (45003), Posing in their orange launch and entry suits are front row left to right, Blaha, Fettman, and Wolf. Back row, left to right are Searfoss, McArthur, Lucid, and Seddon (45004). |
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1993-09-20 |
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STS-58 crew at KSC for count
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STS-58 crew at KSC for countdown demonstration |
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Posing for a crew portrait in flight suits, in front of the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39B, are the seven STS-58 astronauts. They are, left to right, David A. Wolf, mission specialist, Martin J. Fettman, payload specialist, William S. McArthur and Shannon W. Lucid, mission specialists, John E. Blaha, mission commander, Richard A. Searfoss, pilot, and Rhea Seddon, payload commander. The crew was in Florida for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) in preparation for launch. The alternative Kennedy Space Center photo number is KSC-93-PC-1253 (45003), Posing in their orange launch and entry suits are front row left to right, Blaha, Fettman, and Wolf. Back row, left to right are Searfoss, McArthur, Lucid, and Seddon (45004). |
| Date Taken |
1993-09-20 |
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Intstallation of Spacelab 1
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Intstallation of Spacelab 1 in Columbia |
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Technicians inspect the European made Spacelab installed in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia before Spacelab's first flight. The Kennedy Space Center alternative photo number is 108-KSC-83PC-665 (41070), High angle view into the cargo bay of the Shuttle Columbia features the access tunnel for the dual Spacelab moduels. The tunnel allows the astronaut crewmembers to travel between the orbiter crew compartment and the Spacelab habitable modules in shirt-sleeve conditions. The airlock adapter (right) allows access to space in the event of an unscheduled extravehicular activity (EVA). The Kennedy Space Center alternative photo number is 108-KSC-83PC-666 (41071), This view shows the connection between the access tunnel and the Spacelab 1 module in the cargo bay of the Columbia prior to roll-out to the launch pad. The "Z" in the tunnel matches the elevations of the orbiter and Spacelab hatches, and permits longitudinal movements during luanch and landing without excess str |
| Date Taken |
1983-09-26 |
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Space shuttle Columbia arriv
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Space shuttle Columbia arrives at Pad 39A after nozzle on booster replacement |
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The hazy light of dawn lights the Space shuttle Columbia as it arrives at Pad 39A following a six-hour move from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). This is the second time the vehicle was rolled out from the VAB for STS-9, after replacement of a nozzle on the solid rocket booster aft segment forced Officials to delay the mission. |
| Date Taken |
1983-11-08 |
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Launch of STS-9 Space Shuttl
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Launch of STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Description |
The Columbia lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to being the STS-9 mission. This view show the Columbia from the side as it just clears the launch pad (44997), This is a front view of Columbia's liftoff, showing the external fuel tank and both the orbital manuevering system (OMS) pods. The pad is obscured by clouds of smoke (44998), This is a side view of the liftoff as seen across a pond of water. The glow from the engines is reflected in the pond below (44999). |
| Date Taken |
1983-11-30 |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A |
| Description |
STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 10:50 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). OV-102, atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), has only moments earlier begun its ascent. Leaving the mobile launcher platform below in a cloud of exhaust smoke, OV-102 rises along side the fixed service structure (FSS) tower into the sky. An exhaust cloud fills the surrounding area. The glow of the SRB and space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings is reflected in a waterway in the foreground. |
| Date Taken |
1993-05-06 |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Landing occurred at 7:30 am (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). This profile view of OV-102's starboard side looks from the space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) to the nose as the main landing gear (MLG) glides along the runway surface and the nose landing gear (NLG) rides above it. EAFB facilities are visible in the distant background with desert scrub brush in the foreground. Weather at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida forced flight controllers to switch the landing site to EAFB on the last day of the mission. |
| Date Taken |
1993-05-06 |
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STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, dra
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STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, drag chute is deployed during landing sequence on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Main landing gear (MLG) touchdown occurred at 7:30 am (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). With nose landing gear (NLG) and MLG riding along the runway, the drag chute unfurls behind OV-102. This view looks at OV-102's space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) and deployed rudder/speedbrake system on the vertical tail (stabilizer) and down the port side to the nose cone as it slows to a stop. Use of the drag chute was part of Detailed Test Objective (DTO) 521, Orbiter drag chute system. In the distant background are EAFB facilities (buildings) with desert scrub brush in the foreground. Weather at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida forced flight controllers to switch the landing site to EAFB on the last day of the mission. |
| Date Taken |
1993-05-06 |
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