Space Shuttle missions

STS-26 Rollout GPN-2000-000654

STS-26 Rollout

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STS-26 Rollout

Space Shuttle Photos – 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.

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STS-1-Pre-Launch-Columbias-First-Flight

Sts 1 Pre Launch (columbia\’s First Flight)

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Sts 1 Pre Launch (columbia\'s First Flight)

Space Shuttle Photos – A timed exposure of the Space Shuttle, STS-1, at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night- time fantasy of light. Structures to the left of the Shuttle are the fixed and the rotating service structure.

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Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-Takes-Flight

Space Shuttle Atlantis Takes Flight

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Takes Flight

Space Shuttle Photos – Space Shuttle Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission on December 2, 1988, 9:30 a.m. EST, utilizing 375,000 pounds thrust produced by its three main engines. The STS-27 was the third classified mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DoD). After completion of mission, Orbiter Atlantis landed December 6, 1988, 3:36 p.m. PST at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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Magellan-Spacecraft-Preparation

Magellan Spacecraft Preparation

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Magellan Spacecraft Preparation

Space Shuttle Photos – The Magellan spacecraft with its attached Inertial Upper Stage booster is in the orbiter Atlantis payload bay prior to closure of the doors at T-3 days to launch from pad 39B. Launch of Magellan and Space Shuttle Mission STS-30 is targeted for Friday, April 28, 1989. The 23 minute launch window opens at 2:24 p.m.

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Flock-of-Birds-Near-the-Space-Shuttle

Flock of Birds Near the Space Shuttle

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Flock of Birds Near the Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Photos – A flock of birds take flight shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis arrives at Pad 39B after being rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building approximately six hours before. Atlantis is scheduled to be launched in late November 1988 on Space Shuttle mission STS-27, a Department of Defense dedicated mission. This will be Atlantis’ third mission in space.

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First-Launch-of-a-Space-Shuttle-Columbia

First Launch of a Space Shuttle (columbia)

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First Launch of a Space Shuttle (columbia)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle rises majestically above Launch Complex 39′s Pad A on the first leg of its maiden journey into space. On board for the historic flight are astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen, scheduled to spend nearly 54 hours in space on this first shakedown test of Americas’s new reusable Space Transportation System (STS). The Sunday morning liftoff came a few seconds after 7:00 a.m.

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