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NASA image: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, official crew portrait
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, official crew portrait

STS056-S-002 (January 1993) --- The five NASA astronauts assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for the...

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NASA image: STS-56 Earth observation of the Strait of Gibraltar
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Earth observation of the Strait of Gibraltar

STS-56 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is of the Strait of Gibraltar. A small...

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NASA image: STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crew insignia
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crew insignia

STS056-S-001 (January 1993) --- The patch is a pictorial representation of the STS-56/ATLAS-2 mission as seen from...

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NASA image: STS-56 Earth observation of the northeastern Nile Delta
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Earth observation of the northeastern Nile Delta

STS-56 Earth observation of the northeastern Nile Delta was photographed from the Earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter...

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NASA image: STS-56 view of freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped over the Mediterranean Sea
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 view of freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped over the Mediterranean Sea

During STS-56, the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN-201), a freeflying payload,...

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NASA image: STS-56 Earth observation of Perth in Western Australia
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Earth observation of Perth in Western Australia

STS-56 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is probably the best view of Perth in...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 30, 1993

Spacelab

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) onboard photo of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-2)...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 30, 1993

Spacelab

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) onboard photo of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-2)...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Apr 8, 1993

Space Shuttle Project

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Ellen Ochoa handles a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck...

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NASA image: STS-56 Earth observation of Karakorum Range of north India
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Earth observation of Karakorum Range of north India

STS-56 Earth observation shows of some of the highest mountain peaks in the world taken from Discovery, Orbiter...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Apr 8, 1993

Space Shuttle Project

The second try works like a charm as the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) lifts off from Launch Pad 39B. The first...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Apr 17, 1993

Space Shuttle Project

A four-million-mile journey draws to a flawless ending as the orbiter Discovery (STS-56) lands at Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Apr 8, 1993

Microgravity

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) onboard photo of Mission Specialist Michael Foale working in the Atmospheric...

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NASA image: STS-56 freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped over the Red Sea coast of Sudan
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped over the Red Sea coast of Sudan

During STS-56, the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN-201), a freeflying payload,...

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NASA image: STS-56 Commander Cameron & Pilot Oswald at CCT hatch during JSC training
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Dec 1, 1992

STS-56 Commander Cameron & Pilot Oswald at CCT hatch during JSC training

STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Kenneth Cameron (right) and Pilot Stephen S. Oswald, wearing...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Apr 8, 1993

Space Shuttle Project

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) onboard photo of Pilot Stephen S. Oswald (wearing a headset) uses the Shuttle...

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NASA image: STS-56 Commander Cameron & Pilot Oswald on CCT flight deck in JSC's MAIL
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Dec 1, 1992

STS-56 Commander Cameron & Pilot Oswald on CCT flight deck in JSC's MAIL

STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Kenneth Cameron, (left) and Pilot Stephen S. Oswald, wearing...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Mar 30, 1993

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-56 crew portrait includes five astronauts. Seated from the left are Stephen S. Oswald, pilot; and Kenneth D....

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NASA image: STS-56 view of freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped against heavy cloud cover
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 view of freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped against heavy cloud cover

STS056-90-034 (8-17 April 1993) --- Backdropped against heavy cloud cover over the Mediterranean Sea, the...

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NASA image: STS-56 CAPCOMs Chilton and Brown monitor mission from a console at JSC MCC
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 CAPCOMs Chilton and Brown monitor mission from a console at JSC MCC

STS056-S-080 (13 April 1993) --- Astronauts Kevin P. Chilton (left) and Curtis L. Brown Jr. are seen at the...

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NASA image: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33

STS056-S-098 (17 April 1993) --- The drag chute is deployed following landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery on the...

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NASA image: KSC-93PC-0549
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Apr 8, 1993

KSC-93PC-0549

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-56: Discovery

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NASA image: STS-56 MS2 Cockrell with HERCULES camera at overhead window W8 on OV-103's FD
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 MS2 Cockrell with HERCULES camera at overhead window W8 on OV-103's FD

STS056-08-018 (8-17 April 1993) --- Aboard Discovery, astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission specialist, records...

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NASA image: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B into darkness
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Apr 8, 1993

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B into darkness

STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, riding atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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