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Columbia by Richard N. Richards of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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STS-28 crewmembers stand bes
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STS-28 crewmembers stand beside OV-102 during its rollover at KSC |
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STS-28 crewmembers stand beside Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, as it is towed to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating with the external tank / solid rocket booster (SRB) stack. Right to left are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, MS David C. Leestma, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and Pilot Richard N. Richards. In the background, technicians oversee OV-102's move through the darkness. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-633. |
| Date Taken |
1989-07-19 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, ter
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC |
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STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). In KSC Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building, technician assists Pilot Richard N. Richards (center (helmet visor down)) with launch and entry suit (LES) donning. Seated on either side of Richards are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson (far left) and Commander Brewster H. Shaw (far right). Additional technicians monitor suit pressurization. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-672. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-09 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers in front of T-38As at Ellington Field |
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STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers pose in front of Ellington Field T-38A flight line prior to departure for the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, MS David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS James C. Adamson. In the background, ground crews service the T-38As. Crewmembers are preparing for departure from Ellington Field to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, is scheduled for launch on 08-08-89. |
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1989-08-10 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pil
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pilot Richards aboard T-38A at Ellington Field |
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STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Richard N. Richards, wearing navy blue flight coveralls and helmet, sits in T-38A forward cockpit. Richards, along with his fellow crewmembers, is preparing for departure from Ellington Field to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, is scheduled for launch on 08-08-89. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-10 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, ter
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC |
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STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Before TCDT, crewmembers eat breakfast. Sitting around the table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Jr, MS David C. Leestma, and MS Mark N. Brown. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-09 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O and C Bldg |
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STS-28 crewmembers eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building before boarding Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown. A cake decorated with the STS-28 mission insignia is in the center of the table. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-08 |
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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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After leaving the Kennedy Space Center Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building, STS-28 crewmembers head for the transfer van that will transport them to Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, on KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39. Commander Brewster H. Shaw followed by Pilot Richard N. Richards have their backs to the camera. Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma waves to spectators and is followed by MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown. Crewmembers are wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs). |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-08 |
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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-50 Columbia, OV-102, Com
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STS-50 Columbia, OV-102, Commander Richards and Pilot Bowersox at KSC SLF |
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STS-50 Commander Richard N. Richards (right) and Pilot Kenneth D. Bowersox, standing on runway 33, shake hands in front of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, after a successful landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). Landing occurred at 7:42 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) ending the 14-day record-setting mission in support of the United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1). In the background ground servicing crews and vehicles safe OV-102 and examine thermal protection system (TPS) tiles. |
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1992-07-09 |
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Astronaut Corps, STS-4 vehicle integration test team and other personnel |
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Members of the JSC astronaut corps., STS-4 vehicle integration test team (VITT) and other personnel pose for a photograph at the completion of a countdown demonstration test (CDDT) at Launch pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center. Participants are, from the left: Wilbur J. Etbauer, engineer with the VITT, Mission Specialist/Astronaut James D. van Hoften, Terry Stanford, engineer from JSC's flight operations directorate, Mission Specialist/Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, Astronaut Richard N. Richards, Astronaut Michael J. Smith, Richard W. Nygren, head of the VITT, Mission Specialist/Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., STS-4 pilot, Mary Haynes, a co-op student participating with the VITT, Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II., STS-4 commander, and Astronaut Donald E. Williams. |
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1982-06-14 |
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