|
|
STS-26 Rollout
| Title |
STS-26 Rollout |
| Full Description |
A view from inside bay three of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) shows the Space Shuttle Discovery washed in white xenon light as it makes a nighttime departure from the VAB on its way to Pad 39B. Discovery will fly for mission STS-26 now scheduled for launch in early September. It has a five man crew and the TDRS-C payload. First motion in the Shuttle's move from the VAB toward the pad came at 12:50 a.m. July 4, 1988. |
| Date |
7/4/1988 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
|
STS-26 tracking and data rel
…
| Title |
STS-26 tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) processing at KSC |
| Description |
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) technicians inspect the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) in the clean room of the Vertical Processing Facility at KSC. TDRS-C is the primary satellite payload to be flown aboard shuttle mission STS-26. TDRS-C will relay data from low earth orbiting spacecraft, and air-to-ground voice communications and television from space shuttle orbiters when operational. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-361. |
| Date Taken |
1988-06-13 |
|
KSC technicians inspect TDRS
…
| Title |
KSC technicians inspect TDRS-C, an STS-26 payload, in VPF clean room |
| Description |
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) clean-suited technicians inspect tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) in KSC's Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) clean room. TDRS-C is the primary satellite payload aboard STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. TDRS-C will relay data from low Earth orbiting spacecraft, and air-to-ground voice communications and television from Space Shuttle orbiters when operational. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-363. |
| Date Taken |
1988-06-17 |
|
STS-26 tracking and data rel
…
| Title |
STS-26 tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) loaded in payload bay |
| Description |
Clean-suited technicians confirm STS-26 tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) and inertial upper stage (IUS) loading operations are complete at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Ground handling equipment has just inserted TDRS-C with its IUS into Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, payload bay (PLB) for STS-26 mission. Airborne support equipment (ASE) forward frame cradle (at TRDS-C middle section) and aft tilt frame actuator (AFTA) table (at TDRS-C base) and their interfaces with PLB are visible. |
| Date Taken |
1988-08-31 |
|
STS-26 tracking and data rel
…
| Title |
STS-26 tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) loaded in payload bay |
| Description |
STS-26 tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) with inertial upper stage (IUS) is loaded into Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, payload bay (PLB) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Ground handling equipment pulls away from PLB once TDRS-C is inserted. Airborne support equipment (ASE) forward frame cradle (at TRDS-C middle section) and aft tilt frame actuator (AFTA) table (at TDRS-C base) and their interfaces with PLB are visible. |
| Date Taken |
1988-08-31 |
|
|
