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Images by Michael L. Coats of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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STS-116 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-29 crewmembers inspect D
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STS-29 crewmembers inspect Discovery, OV-103, main engine components at KSC |
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At Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex pad 39B, STS-29 Commander Michael L. Coats (right) and Mission Specialist (MS) James F. Buchli inspect area near three the space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) on Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, prior to the removal of one of three oxidizer turbo pumps. New pumps are scheduled to be installed over the next several days. OV-103 is set for launch in mid-March on Mission STS-29. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-40. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-24 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg en route to LC Pad 39 |
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STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Commander Brewster H. Shaw leads crewmembers (front to back) Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown out of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building. Crewmembers are wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs) as they head to transfer van which will take them to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39. At rear of the line are Astronaut Michael L. Coats and JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-08 |
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STS-29 crewmembers in T-38A
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STS-29 crewmembers in T-38A NASA 961 prepare for Ellington Field departure |
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STS-29 Commander Michael L. Coats in T-38A NASA 961 front cockpit and Mission Specialist (MS) James F. Buchli in rear cockpit prepare for Ellington Field departure. T-38A canopies are deployed as Coats and Buchli, wearing navy blue flight suit coveralls, breathing apparatus, and helmets, conduct final checks on their jet aircraft parked on the Ellington Field flight line. STS-29 crewmembers are headed for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the launch of Mission STS-29 aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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STS-29 crewmembers leave KSC
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STS-29 crewmembers leave KSC Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building |
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STS-29 Commander Michael L. Coats leads fellow crewmembers out of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building to the transfer van. Following Coats are Pilot John E. Blaha, Mission Specialist (MS) James F. Buchli (waving), MS James P. Bagian, and MS Robert C. Springer. STS-29 crewmembers, wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs), are on their way to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B for their flight aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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STS-29 Discovery, OV-103, cr
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STS-29 Discovery, OV-103, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O and C Bldg |
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STS-29 crewmembers, wearing suit coats (blazers) and ties, eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building before boarding Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Robert C. Springer, MS James F. Buchli, Commander Michael L. Coats, Pilot John E. Blaha, and MS James P. Bagian. A cake decorated with the STS-29 mission insignia is in the center of the table. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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STS-32 crewmembers wave as t
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STS-32 crewmembers wave as they leave KSC O and C Bldg for launch pad |
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STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers depart the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building enroute to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A. Dubious weather at the return-to-launch site (RTLS) caused postponement of yesterday's planned launch. From left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) G. David Low, MS Marsha S. Ivins, MS Bonnie J. Dunbar, Pilot James D. Wetherbee, and Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein. All crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) and Low, Ivins, and Wetherbee wave to spectactors as they head to the transportation van. Following the crew are astronaut Michael L. Coats (left) and NASA-JSC manager Donald R. Puddy. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-20 |
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Air-to-air view of STS-32 Co
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Air-to-air view of STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, liftoff and SRB separation |
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Air-to-air view of STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, shows solid rocket booster (SRB) separation. Leaving from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 7:34:59:98 am Eastern Standard Time (EST), OV-102 is backdropped against relatively clear Florida skies some 24 hours after dubious weather at the return-to-landing site (RTLS) had cancelled a scheduled launch. An exhaust plume trails behind OV-102. The photo was taken by astronaut Michael L. Coats, acting chief of the Astronaut Office, from the shuttle trainer aircraft (STA). |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-20 |
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Air-to-air view of STS-32 Co
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Air-to-air view of STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, launch |
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STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, pierces a layer of low lying clouds as it makes its ascent to Earth orbit for a 10-day mission. In this air-to-air view, OV-102 rides atop the external tank (ET) with flames created by solid rocket boosters (SRBs) appearing directly underneath it and a long plume of exhaust smoke trailing behind it and extending to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A below. OV-102 left KSC LC Pad 39A at 7:34:59:98 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) some 24 hours after dubious weather at the return-to-landing site (RTLS) had cancelled a scheduled launch. The photo was taken by astronaut Michael L. Coats, acting chief of the Astronaut Office, from the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-20 |
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STS-34 crewmembers leave KSC
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STS-34 crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg for LC Pad 39B |
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STS-34 crewmembers leave the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building. Crewmembers will then board a vehicle which will carry them to Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Crewmembers, wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs), are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, MS Shannon W. Lucid, Pilot Michael J. McCulley, Commander Donald E. Williams, and MS Ellen S. Baker. Following the crewmembers are (dark clothing, left to right) Donald R. Puddy, Olan J. Bertrand, and astronaut Michael L. Coats of JSC. |
| Date Taken |
1989-10-23 |
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STS-39 crewmembers pose in f
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STS-39 crewmembers pose in front of OV-103 after landing at KSC's SLF |
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STS-39 crewmembers pose in front of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103,after landing at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). Wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Guion S. Bluford, Jr, MS Donald R. McMonagle, Pilot L. Blaine Hammond, Jr, Commander Michael L. Coats, MS Charles L. Veach, MS Gregory J. Harbaugh, and MS Richard J. Hieb. In the background ground crews service OV-103. |
| Date Taken |
1991-05-06 |
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, cr
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O and C Bldg |
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STS-39 crewmembers eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building before boarding Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Donald R. McMonagle, MS Guion S. Bluford, Jr, Pilot L. Blaine Hammond, Jr, Commander Michael L. Coats, MS Gregory J. Harbaugh, MS Richard J. Hieb, and MS Charles L. Veach. A cake decorated with the STS-39 mission insignia is in the center of the table. |
| Date Taken |
1991-05-06 |
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STS-39 crewmembers arrive at
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STS-39 crewmembers arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) in T-38As |
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Michael L. Coats, standing in front of a microphone, addresses an audience assembled for the crew arrival at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). Lined up behind Coats are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, Pilot L. Blaine Hammond, Jr, MS Guion S. Bluford, Jr, MS Charles L. Veach, MS Gregory J. Harbaugh, and MS Donald R. McMonagle. In the background the flight line of T-38As and the mate demate device are visible. |
| Date Taken |
1991-05-06 |
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41-D crew leaves operations
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41-D crew leaves operations and checkout building at KSC |
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The members of the 41-D crew leave operations and checkout building at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to make their way to Launch Pad 39A. Leading the group is Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., commander, Michael L. Coats, pilot is left center. The mission specialists are Steven A. Hawley, second right, Richard M. (Mike) Mullane, right center, and Judith A. Resnik. Charles D. Walker, payload specialist, follows Resnik. Behind the blue-suited crewmembers are George W.S. Abbey, left, director of Flight Crew Operations and John W. Young, chief of the Astronaut Office. |
| Date Taken |
1984-08-30 |
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Space shuttle mission 41-D c
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Space shuttle mission 41-D crew participates in fire training exercises |
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Space shuttle mission 41-D crew participates in fire training exercises. Right to left, Astronauts Henry W. Hartsfield, commander, Michael L. Coats, pilot, and judith A. Resnik, mission specialist, extinguish a fire as part of their emergency training at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch facility. E.G.and G. Fire Training Instructor Buck Tomlinson (second from right) demonstrates technique for putting out fire (34190), Shown here learning to use emergency breathing apparatus are, left to right, Steven A. Hawley, Charles D. Walker, Judith A. Resnik, Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., Michael L. Coats and Richard. M. (Mike) Mullane (34191). |
| Date Taken |
1984-05-16 |
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Space shuttle mission 41-D c
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Space shuttle mission 41-D crew participates in fire training exercises |
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Space shuttle mission 41-D crew participates in fire training exercises. Right to left, Astronauts Henry W. Hartsfield, commander, Michael L. Coats, pilot, and judith A. Resnik, mission specialist, extinguish a fire as part of their emergency training at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch facility. E.G.and G. Fire Training Instructor Buck Tomlinson (second from right) demonstrates technique for putting out fire (34190), Shown here learning to use emergency breathing apparatus are, left to right, Steven A. Hawley, Charles D. Walker, Judith A. Resnik, Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., Michael L. Coats and Richard. M. (Mike) Mullane (34191). |
| Date Taken |
1984-05-16 |
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