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Runway Rollout
With drag chute unfurled, sp
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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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Endeavour is Home
Space shuttle Endeavour kick
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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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STS-127 - Mission Accomplish
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The drogue chute unfurls beh
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Rolling Along
Attached to a diesel-powered
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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
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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
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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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Discovery Blazes Into Orbit
As it arcs into space, space
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Parachute deploys at landing
The drogue chute unfurls beh
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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
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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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Next Flight, Discovery
Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pi
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3/9/09
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Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission, arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 8,2009 |
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3/9/09 |
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Discovery Waits
Lights around Launch Pad 39A
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3/11/09
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Lights around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida bathe space shuttle Discovery after rollback of the rotating service structure. The rotating structure provides protected access to the shuttle for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The rollback is in preparation for Discovery's liftoff on the STS-119 mission with a crew of seven. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Installation of S6 will signal the station's readiness to house a six-member crew for conducting increased science. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 11, 209 |
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3/11/09 |
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Discovery Roars Toward Orbit
Space shuttle Discovery roar
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3/16/09
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Space shuttle Discovery roars off Launch Pad 39A on the STS-119 mission atop twin towers of fire that light up the sky after sunset at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was on time March 15, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Image credit: Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews March 15, 2009 |
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3/16/09 |
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Touchdown Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery touc
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3/28/09
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Space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 3:13:17 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:13:40 p.m. and wheels stop was at 3:14:45 p.m. Discovery delivered the final pair of large power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. The mission was the 28th flight to the station, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 125th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 70th landing at Kennedy. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 28, 2009 |
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3/28/09 |
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Leo Gets Canned
In the Space Station Process
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7/23/09
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In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lowers the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo toward the payload canister. The canister will transport the module to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay for the STS-128 mission. The module will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller July 22, 2009 |
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7/23/09 |
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Waiting in the Wings
Seen from below, space shutt
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7/29/09
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Seen from below, space shuttle Discovery is lowered into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the bay, Discovery will be attached to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launcher platform before it is rolled out to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry in its payload bay the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky July 26, 2009 |
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7/29/09 |
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Greeting the Crew
At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent
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8/3/09
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At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana (left) and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden -- both former astronauts -- wait near space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-127 crew to emerge from the crew transport vehicle. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009 |
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8/3/09 |
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Light Show
Rollout of space shuttle Dis
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8/4/09
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Rollout of space shuttle Discovery is slow-going due to the onset of lightning in the area of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First motion of the shuttle out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 2:07 a.m. Aug. 4. Discovery's 13-day STS-128 mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Image courtesy of Justin Dernier Aug. 4, 2009 |
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8/4/09 |
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Lighting Up Discovery
Xenon lights over Launch Pad
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8/28/09
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Xenon lights over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida compete with the lightning strike seen to the left. Space shuttle Discovery is on the pad waiting for a scheduled liftoff on the STS-128 mission. Launch was scrubbed due to the weather conditions that violated the limitations for liftoff. Discovery's 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Image credit: NASA/Ben Cooper Aug. 24, 2009 |
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8/28/09 |
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Beautiful Sight!
Riding a tower of flames, sp
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8/29/09
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Riding a tower of flames, space shuttle Discovery punches through a fabric of clouds as it roars toward space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the space station. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Aug. 28, 2009 |
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8/29/09 |
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Discovery Comes Home
The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carri
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9/22/09
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The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with space shuttle Discovery on top, is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after touching down on Sept. 21 at 12:05 p.m. EDT. The two-day return flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California began at 9:20 a.m. EDT Sept. 20. After three fueling stops that included an overnight stay in Louisiana, the piggybacked shuttle had to navigate through a line of showers across Louisiana and around Kennedy. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the 13-day STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. Landings at Kennedy were waved off on two days due to inclement weather, leading to the landing at Edwards. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 21, 2009 |
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9/22/09 |
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Waiting for a Lift
This aerial view shows space
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10/12/09
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This aerial view shows space shuttle Atlantis suspended by crane over the transfer aisle in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Atlantis will be lifted over a transom and lowered onto a mobile launch platform in High Bay 1. It then will be attached to an external fuel tank and pair of solid rocket boosters already secured to the platform. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Oct. 6, 2009 |
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10/12/09 |
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STS-131: Discovery Rolls to
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Space shuttle Discovery met
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03/04/2010
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Space shuttle Discovery met its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-131 mission. Just before midnight March 2, the doors of the gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida opened to reveal space shuttle Discovery secured on its mobile launcher platform. The massive crawler-transporter, positioned under the platform, moved the shuttle stack out of the VAB headed for Launch Pad 39A. It took the powerful transporter about six hours to carefully roll Discovery, its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters to the pad at a steady pace of about one mile an hour. The 3.4-mile trek to the seaside launch complex was completed when Discovery was secured or "hard down" on the pad at about 7 the next morning. Now poised for liftoff in April, Discovery's seven-member crew is preparing to deliver a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks to the International Space Station. |
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03/04/2010 |
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Flying Across the Moon
The International Space Stat
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04/07/2010
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The International Space Station flew across the face of the moon over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida approximately 15 minutes before the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission. Discovery successfully launched on April 5 and is now docked with the station. STS-131 will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station's truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station's exterior. Image Credit: Photo courtesy of Fernando Echeverria |
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04/07/2010 |
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Discovery Lifts off
An exhaust cloud billowed ar
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04/06/2010
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An exhaust cloud billowed around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery lifted off to begin the STS-131 mission. The seven-member crew will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station's truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station's exterior. Image Dredit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar |
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04/06/2010 |
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Discovery Soars off the Laun
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An exhaust cloud billows aro
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04/05/2010
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An exhaust cloud billows around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery lifts off in the early morning hours to begin the STS-131 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar April 5, 2010 |
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04/05/2010 |
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Homecoming
The space shuttle Discovery
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04/20/2010
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The space shuttle Discovery is seen as it lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Discovery and the STS-131 mission crew--Commander Alan G. Poindexter, pilot James P. Dutton Jr. and mission specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki--returned from their mission to the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls |
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04/20/2010 |
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New Arrival
External Tank 130 arrives in
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12/5/08
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External Tank 130 arrives in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ET 130, which will be used on the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, will be moved into a high bay for checkout. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 4, 2008 |
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12/5/08 |
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Welcome Home, Endeavour
Riding atop its modified Boe
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12/15/08
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Riding atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, the space shuttle Endeavour touches down on the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008 |
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12/15/08 |
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Atlantis Launches!
Under a dry, hot, cloud-wash
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5/13/09
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Under a dry, hot, cloud-washed Florida sky, space shuttle Atlantis roars off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with its crew of seven for a rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The launch was on-time at 2:01 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Fletcher Hildreth May 11, 2009 |
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5/13/09 |
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Liftoff!
White clouds of smoke and st
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5/11/09
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White clouds of smoke and steam sandwich space shuttle Atlantis as it roars off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy space Center in Florida with its crew of seven for a rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Fletcher Hildreth May 11, 2009 |
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5/11/09 |
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Helmet, Check!
STS-125 Mission Specialist J
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5/11/09
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STS-125 Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld fits the helmet on his launch-and-entry suit before heading for Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This launch will be Grunsfeld's fifth space shuttle flight. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett May 11, 2009 |
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5/11/09 |
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Mission STS-125 Begins
Atop twin columns of fire, s
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5/13/09
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Atop twin columns of fire, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the cloudy sky above Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-125 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Michael Gayle-Rusty Backer May 11, 2009 |
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5/13/09 |
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Lowered Into Position
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil
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1/15/09
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In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank is lowered between the solid rocket boosters installed on the mobile launcher platform in high bay 3. The tank and boosters will be attached for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 Hubble Telescope servicing mission targeted to launch May 12. |
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1/15/09 |
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Lowered Into Position
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil
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1/15/09
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In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank is lowered between the solid rocket boosters installed on the mobile launcher platform in high bay 3. The tank and boosters will be attached for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 Hubble Telescope servicing mission targeted to launch May 12. |
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1/15/09 |
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Endeavour Stand Ready
The launch of space shuttle
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5/13/09
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The launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is viewed from behind Launch Pad 39B. On pad 39B is space shuttle Endeavour, which can launch, if needed, for rescue of Atlantis' crew during its STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews May 11, 2009 |
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5/13/09 |
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A New Day Dawns on Atlantis
Sunrise breaks on the mate/d
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6/5/09
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Sunrise breaks on the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space shuttle Atlantis will be lifted from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft underneath and lowered to the ground. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis June 3, 2009 |
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6/5/09 |
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Atlantis is Separated From S
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Work is under way to separat
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6/5/09
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Work is under way to separate space shuttle Atlantis from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, underneath via the mate/demate device on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Workers are removing the struts that attached Atlantis to the SCA. A hoist attached to Atlantis will suspend the shuttle while the SCA is moved away. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009 |
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6/5/09 |
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Atlantis Suspended Above Tar
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On the Shuttle Landing Facil
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6/5/09
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On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is moved from underneath space shuttle Atlantis in the mate/demate device. A hoist attached to Atlantis suspends the shuttle while the SCA is moved away. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller June 3, 2009 |
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6/5/09 |
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VAB Arrival
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls
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3/23/09
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Space shuttle Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From the transfer aisle, Atlantis will be lifted into High Bay 3 and joined to the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank already installed on the mobile launcher platform. |
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3/23/09 |
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