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Columbia Commander Eileen Co …
Title Columbia Commander Eileen Collins
Full Description Commander Eileen Collins consults a checklist while seated at the flight deck Commander's station in the Shuttle Columbia during STS-93.
Date 07/24/1999
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Columbia Commander John Youn …
Title Columbia Commander John Young
Full Description John W. Young, STS-1 mission Commander, prepares to log flight-pertinent data in a loose-leaf flight activities notebook onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Young is seated in the commander's station on the port side of Columbia's forward flight deck.
Date 04/14/1981
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astro 1 In Orbit
Title Astro 1 In Orbit
Explanation In December of 1990, the Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950808.html ] carried an array of astronomical telescopes [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS35/10063952.htm ] high above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere to observe the Universe at ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. The telescopes, known by the acronyms UIT [ http://fondue.gsfc.nasa.gov/UIT/UIT_HomePage.html ], HUT [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/hut.html ], WUPPE [ http://www.sal.wisc.edu/WUPPE/ ], and BBXRT [ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/bbxrt/bbxrt_menu.html ], are seen here in Columbia's [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html ] payload bay against a spectacular view of the constellation Orion. The ultraviolet telescopes [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/instruments/instruments.html ] were mounted on a common structure - HUT is visible in this view along with a star tracker (the silver cone at the left). The mission studied solar system, galactic, and extra-galactic sources [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960409.html ].
Astro 1 In Orbit
Title Astro 1 In Orbit
Explanation In December of 1990, the Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950808.html ] carried an array of astronomical telescopes [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS35/10063952.htm ] high above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere to observe the Universe at ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. The telescopes, known by the acronyms UIT [ http://fondue.gsfc.nasa.gov/UIT/UIT_HomePage.html ], HUT [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/hut.html ], WUPPE [ http://www.sal.wisc.edu/WUPPE/ ], and BBXRT [ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/bbxrt/bbxrt_menu.html ], are seen here in Columbia's [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html ] payload bay against a spectacular view of the constellation Orion [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961202.html ]. The ultraviolet telescopes [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/instruments/instruments.html ] were mounted on a common structure - HUT is visible in this view along with a star tracker (the silver cone at the left). The mission studied solar system, galactic, and extra-galactic sources [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960409.html ].
Astro 1 In Orbit
Title Astro 1 In Orbit
Explanation In December of 1990, the Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961110.html ] carried an array of astronomical telescopes [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS35/10063952.htm ] high above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere to observe the Universe [ http://trifle.gsfc.nasa.gov/UIT/Astro1/Astro1_pictures.html ] at ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. The telescopes, known by the acronyms UIT [ http://trifle.gsfc.nasa.gov/UIT/UIT_HomePage.html ], HUT [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/hut.html ], WUPPE [ http://www.sal.wisc.edu/WUPPE/ ], and BBXRT [ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/bbxrt/bbxrt_menu.html ], are seen here in Columbia's [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html ] payload bay against a spectacular view of the constellation Orion [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961202.html ]. The ultraviolet telescopes [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/instruments/instruments.html ] were mounted on a common structure - HUT is visible in this view along with a star tracker (the silver cone at the left). The mission studied solar system, galactic, and extra-galactic sources [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980314.html ].
Astro 1 In Orbit
Title Astro 1 In Orbit
Explanation Fifteen years ago, in December of 1990, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia [ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/ orbiters/orbiterscol.html ] carried an array of astronomical telescopes [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/ caption_direct.jsp?photoId=STS035-28-022 ] high above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere to explore the Universe at [ http://archive.stsci.edu/uit/project/Astro1/ Astro1_pictures.html ] ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. The telescopes, known by the acronyms UIT [ http://archive.stsci.edu/uit/project/ ], HUT [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/hut.html ], WUPPE [ http://www.sal.wisc.edu/WUPPE/ ], and BBXRT [ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/bbxrt/bbxrt_about.html ], are seen here in Columbia's payload bay against a spectacular view of the constellation Orion [ http://www.gb.nrao.edu/~rmaddale/Education/OrionTourCenter/ index.html ]. The ultraviolet telescopes [ http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/instruments/ instruments.html ] were mounted on a common structure - HUT is visible in this view along with a star tracker (the silver cone at the left). Taken during the nighttime [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap981217.html ] portion of the shuttle's 90 minute orbit, the picture shows the telescopes and structures illuminated by moonlight [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020921.html ].
General Description STS-87 Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description COLUMBIA Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description COLUMBIA Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description COLUMBIA Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description COLUMBIA Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description COLUMBIA Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description COLUMBIA Shuttle Mission Imagery
STS-35 ASTRO-1 MS Parker and …
Title STS-35 ASTRO-1 MS Parker and Payload Specialist Durrance train at MSFC
Description STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A.R. Parker (left) and Payload Specialist Samuel T. Durrance practice Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) experiment procedures in a space shuttle aft flight deck mockup in the Payload Crew Training Complex at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. For all Spacelab missions, shuttle crew members train regularly in the facility in preparation to operate experiments on their Spacelab missions. The ASTRO-1 crew will operate the ultraviolet telescopes and instrument pointing system (IPS) from Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck. The seven-member ASTRO-1 crew will work around the clock, in 12-hour shifts, to allow the maximum number of observations to be made during their nine or ten days in orbit. In addition to the commander and pilot, the crew consistss of three MSs and two payload specialists. (MSs are career astronauts who are trained in a specialized field. Payload specialists are members of the science in
Date Taken 1990-05-22
View of the Columbia's open …
Title View of the Columbia's open payload bay and the Canadian RMS
Description Photograph of the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-2 flight. Clouds over the earth and a black sky form a backdrop for this photograph taken through the aft flight deck windows viewing the payload bay. Part of the Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA-1) pallet is visible in the open cargo bay. Above it can be seen the arm of the Canadian built remote manipulator system (RMS).
Date Taken 1981-11-13
View of STS-1 payload bay an …
Title View of STS-1 payload bay and aft section
Description Cargo bay and aft section of the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia photographed through the flight deck's aft windows. In the lower right corner is one of the vehicle's radiator panels. Some of the thermal tiles are missing from the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods which flank the vertical stabilizer at left edge of the photograph. A collection of possible support equipment is housed in the box-like devices (lower left) known as the development flight instrument pallet. The pentagon-shaped glare at upper left is caused by window reflection.
Date Taken 1981-04-13
Closeups of IECM grappled by …
Title Closeups of IECM grappled by RMS and positioned above payload bay (PLB)
Description Closeup view of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)-developed Induced Environment Contamination Monitor (IECM), a multi-instrument box designed to check for contaminants in and around the Space Shuttle orbiter payload bay (PLB) which might adversely affect delicate experiments onboard. The crew maneuvered the Canadian-built robot arm, called the remote manipulator system (RMS), very near their overhead flight deck windows and captured this scene with a 35mm camera. Cameras for the 11 instruments are the black circles. The access door to the arm and safe plug is located about halfway up the side of the box. A cascade injector device appears next to access door. The rectangular opening at center of the box is the optical effects module. Mass spectrometer is in one corner with air sampler bottles at the opposite corner. The colorful rectangle is the passive array. Not easily seen but also a part of the instrument, are Cryogenic Quartz Crystal Microbalance (CQCM) and the temperature co
Date Taken 1982-07-04
MOCR activity during STS-4 m …
Title MOCR activity during STS-4 mission
Description Downlink of television from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia is shown on screen in mission operations control room (MOCR) of the JSC mission control center. STS-4 Astronauts Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. can be seen in the downlink, seated at their flight deck stations (32955), Eugene F. Kranz, Deputy Director of Flight Operations at JSC, points out a mission detail to JSC Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., center, and Neil B. Hutchinson. The three are at the flight operations director (FOD) console, in the MOCR. The personnel in the background are at the public affairs officer (PAO) console (32956).
Date Taken 1993-06-28
MOCR activity during STS-4 m …
Title MOCR activity during STS-4 mission
Description Downlink of television from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia is shown on screen in mission operations control room (MOCR) of the JSC mission control center. STS-4 Astronauts Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. can be seen in the downlink, seated at their flight deck stations (32955), Eugene F. Kranz, Deputy Director of Flight Operations at JSC, points out a mission detail to JSC Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., center, and Neil B. Hutchinson. The three are at the flight operations director (FOD) console, in the MOCR. The personnel in the background are at the public affairs officer (PAO) console (32956).
Date Taken 1993-06-28
Astronauts Blaha and Lucid c …
Title Astronauts Blaha and Lucid celebrate Lucid's 752 hour in space
Description On the forward flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, Astronauts John E. Blaha and Shannon W. Lucid show their glee at a milestone achieved a while earlier. The mission commander had earlier announced that Lucid's just achieved 752nd hour in space marked a Space Shuttle record for time spent on a mission.
Date Taken 1993-10-29
Astronaut William McArthur t …
Title Astronaut William McArthur talks to students on earth using SAREX
Description From the flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, astronaut William S. McArthur talks to students on Earth. The mission specialist's activity was part of the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) which serves to enlighten students around the world on the topic of space travel. McArthur (call letters KC5ACR) is one of three licensed amateur radio operators on the seven-member flight.
Date Taken 1993-10-24
Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins pr …
Title Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins prepares to use three Hasselblad cameras together
Description Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, mission specialist, prepares to aim three Hasselblad cameras through the overhead windows of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. The three cameras were allowed to simultaneously record the same imagery on different types of film for purposes of comparison and experimentation.
Date Taken 1994-03-05
Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins wi …
Title Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins with thermal imaging project on flight deck
Description Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins has her hands full with a thermal imaging project on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia as astronaut Pierre J. Thuot stands by to help.
Date Taken 1994-03-05
Astronauts Thuot and Ivins w …
Title Astronauts Thuot and Ivins work with the Dexterous End Effector (DEE)
Description This view, photographed on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, captures crew activity with the Dexterous End Effector (DEE) on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). Astronauts Pierre J. Thuot and Marsha S. Ivins communicate with ground controllers during operations and observations with DEE.
Date Taken 1994-03-05
View of payload bay of STS-6 …
Title View of payload bay of STS-62 Columbia and Dexterous End Effector (DEE)
Description This 70mm frame, photographed through the aft flight deck windows of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, features activity with the Dexterous End Effector (DEE) on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). This scene also provides an overview of many of the United States Microgravity Payload 2 (USMP) elements as well as OAST-2 experiments.
Date Taken 1994-03-04
STS-65 Pilot Halsell points …
Title STS-65 Pilot Halsell points camera out window on OV-102's aft flight deck
Description STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr uses a handheld HASSELBLAD camera at aft flight deck overhead window W8 to take Earth photographs while aboard the orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Part of Baja, California can be seen in the upper left quadrant of the photo. This photo was one of the first released by NASA following the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
STS-65 Commander Cabana with …
Title STS-65 Commander Cabana with SAREX-II on Columbia's, OV-102's, flight deck
Description STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana is seen on the Space Shuttle Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck with the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX-II) (configuration C). Cabana is equipped with the SAREX-II headset and holds a cable leading to the 2-h window antenna mounted in forward flight deck window W1 (partially blocked by the seat headrest). SAREX was established by NASA, the American Radio League/Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation and the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Amateur Radio Club to encourage public participation in the space program through a project to demonstrate the effectiveness of conducting short-wave radio transmissions between the Shuttle and ground-based radio operators at low-cost ground stations with amateur and digital techniques. As on several previous missions, SAREX was used on this flight as an educational opportunity for students around the world to learn about space firsthand by speaking directly to astronauts aboard the shuttle.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
Astronaut Franklin R. Chang- …
Title Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, is busy at the pilots station during operations to deploy the Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
Description Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, is busy at the pilots station during operations to deploy the Tethered Satellite System (TSS). His five crew mates (out of frame) were also on the flight deck, of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, during the busy deployment activities.
Date Taken 1996-02-22
Astronaut Claude Nicollier i …
Title Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crew member in this scene on the aft flight deck, captured during the busy chores associated with deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
Description STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crew member in this scene on the aft flight deck, captured during the busy chores associated with deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS). The seven member crew was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 22, 1996. and landed on March 9, 1996. Crew members were Andrew M. Allen, mission commander, Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, and Maurizio Cheli, European Space Agency (ESA), Jeffrey A. Hoffman and Nicollier, ESA, all mission specialists, along with payload specialist Umberto Guidioni of the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Date Taken 1996-02-22
The traditional inflight cre …
Title The traditional inflight crew portrait was taken with a pre-set 70mm camera on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Description STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- The traditional inflight crew portrait was taken with a pre-set 70mm camera on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, mission commander, is at bottom center. Clockwise from that point are Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, Maurizio Cheli and Claude Nicollier, mission specialists representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, Umberto Guidioni, payload specialist representing the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and Jeffrey A. Hoffman, mission specialist.
Date Taken 1996-03-05
Astronaut Maurizio Cheli, mi …
Title Astronaut Maurizio Cheli, mission specialist, works with the Tether Optical Phenomenon System (TOPS) on the flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia.
Description Astronaut Maurizio Cheli, mission specialist, works with the Tether Optical Phenomenon System (TOPS) on the flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. Cheli, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), joined four other astronauts and an international payload specialists for 16 days of scientific research in Earth-orbit.
Date Taken 1996-02-22
Astronauts Jeffrey A. Hoffma …
Title Astronauts Jeffrey A. Hoffman (left) and Maurizio Cheli, representing European Space Agency (ESA), set up an experiment at the glovebox on the Space Shuttle Columbias mid-deck.
Description STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- Astronauts Jeffrey A. Hoffman (left) and Maurizio Cheli, representing European Space Agency (ESA), set up an experiment at the glovebox on the Space Shuttle Columbias mid-deck. The two mission specialists joined three other astronauts and an international payload specialist for more than 16 days of research aboard Columbia.
Date Taken 1996-03-05
Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, …
Title Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, looks over tools he may use to perform an Inflight Maintenance (IFM) chore on the mid-deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia.
Description STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, looks over tools he may use to perform an Inflight Maintenance (IFM) chore on the mid-deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. The glovebox facility is at upper left. Horowitz joined four other astronauts and an international payload specialist for 16 days of scientific research in Earth-orbit.
Date Taken 1996-02-22
Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, m …
Title Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, mission commander, sets up systems for a television downlink on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Description STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, mission commander, sets up systems for a television downlink on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Allen was joined by four other astronauts and an international payload specialist for more than 16 days of research aboard Columbia. The photograph was taken with a 70mm handheld camera.
Date Taken 1996-03-05
Aboard the mid-deck of the E …
Title Aboard the mid-deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, astronaut Charles J. Brady, mission specialist and a licensed amateur radio operator or ham, talks to students on Earth.
Description STS-78 ONBOARD VIEW --- Aboard the mid-deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, astronaut Charles J. Brady, mission specialist and a licensed amateur radio operator or ham, talks to students on Earth. Some of the crew members devoted some of their off-duty time to continue a long-standing Shuttle tradition of communicating with students and other hams between their shifts of assigned duty. Brady joined four other NASA astronauts and two international payload specialists for almost 17-days of research in support of the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS-1) mission.
Date Taken 1996-06-20
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