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Sts 36 Rollout at Kennedy Space Center

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

Sts 36 Rollout at Kennedy Space Center

Space Shuttle Photos – The STS-36 vehicle and launch platform were rolled out to Launch Pad 39A on January 25 after the shortest stay in the Vehicle Assembly Building since return-to-flight. The distance between the VAB and Pad 39A is about 3.4 miles. Atlantis is being prepared for launch on Mission STS-36 dedicated to the Department of Defense. Launch is currently targeted for February 22.

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STS-55 Rollout (Space Shuttle Columbia)

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

STS-55 Rollout (Space Shuttle Columbia)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle Columbia rolls to Launch pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Already inside the orbiter’s cargo bay is the payload for the upcoming STS-55 flight, the D-2 Spacelab module and Unique Support Structure. This will be the second German-managed Spacelab mission. STS-55 is targeted for liftoff at the end of February.

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Sts 55 Rollout (space Shuttle Columbia)

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

Sts 55 Rollout (space Shuttle Columbia)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle Columbia arrives at Pad 39B early in the morning after being rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building the night before. Columbia is scheduled for Launch on Space Shuttle Mission STS-28 in late July on a Department of Defense dedicated mission.

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STS-45 Launch (Atlantis Space Shuttle)

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

STS-45 Launch (Atlantis Space Shuttle)

Space Shuttle Photos – With its twin solid rocket boosters and three main engines churning at seven million pounds of thrust, the Space Shuttle Atlantis thunders skyward from Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of Mission STS-45 occurred at 8:13:40 a.m. EST, March 24, 1992. On board for the 46th Shuttle flight are a crew of seven and the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-1 (ATLAS-1). The launch is the second in 1992 for the Shuttle program and Atlantis’ 11th flight.

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STS-43 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis)

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

STS-43 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks skyward as sunlight pierces through the gap between the orbiter and ET assembly. Atlantis lifted off on the 42nd space shuttle flight at 11:02 a.m. EDT on August 2, 1991 carrying a crew of five and TDRS-E. A remote camera at the 275-foot level of the Fixed Surface Structure took this picture.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis at Sunrise

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

Space Shuttle Atlantis at Sunrise

Space Shuttle Photos – As the sun rises the morning of April 2, it casts a rosy glow over a steller performer, the orbiter Atlantis parked on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis touched down at 6:23:6 a.m. EST, completing a highly successful flight that was extended by a day to further the scientific research being performed on the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-1 (ATLAS-1) payload. On board OV-104 for Mission STS-45 was a crew of seven.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Ksc for First Time

June 13, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Ksc for First Time

Space Shuttle Photos – The newest addition to the Space Shuttle orbiter fleet, Endeavour, arrives at KSC atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on May 7. OV-105 will be demated from the Boeing aircraft, and towed to the Vehicle Assembly Building for installation of several major flight components. Next step will be a lengthy stay in the Orbiter Processing Facility for a rigorous series of first flow tests. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off on its maiden space flight in 1992.

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Apollo 17 Photo

June 8, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

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Space Stock Photos – Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split boulder at Station 6 on the sloping base of North Massif during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The “Rover” Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is in the left foreground. Schmitt is the Apollo 17 Lunar Module pilot. This picture was taken by Commander Eugene A. Cernan.

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Apollo 17 Photo – Eugene A. Cernan on Lunar Rover

June 8, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

Apollo 17 Photo - Eugene A. Cernan on Lunar Rover

Space Stock Photos – Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 mission commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This view of the “stripped down” Rover is prior to loadup. This photograph was taken by Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module pilot. The mountain in the right background is the East end of South Massif.

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Apollo 17 Photo – Astronaut Harrison Schmitt and American Flag

June 8, 2011February 1, 2015 Brian

Apollo 17 Photo - Astronaut Harrison Schmitt and American Flag

Space Stock Photos – Geologist-Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Lunar Module pilot, is photographed next to the American Flag during extravehicular activity (EVA) of NASA’s final lunar landing mission in the Apollo series. The photo was taken at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The highest part of the flag appears to point toward our planet earth in the distant background.

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