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NASA image: KSC-08pd2763
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Sep 21, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians work to move the...

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NASA image: Payload Control Box Relocation
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Aug 21, 2018

Payload Control Box Relocation

iss056e150256 (8/21/2018) --- A view of the Multi purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) 2 in the Kibo Japanese...

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NASA image: Payload Control Box Relocation
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Aug 21, 2018

Payload Control Box Relocation

iss056e150255 (8/21/2018) --- A view of the Multi purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) 2 in the Kibo Japanese...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Loren Acton working at aft fligh deck station
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Jul 30, 1985

Payload specialist Loren Acton working at aft fligh deck station

51F-17-011 (29 July-6 Aug 1985) --- Loren W. Acton, 51-F payload specialist, triggers a 35mm camera recording...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Charles Walker with handheld protein growth experiment
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Nov 26, 1985

Payload Specialist Charles Walker with handheld protein growth experiment

61B-02-014 (26 Nov-3 Dec 1985) --- Payload Specialist Charles D. Walker works with the handheld protein growth...

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NASA image: View of the Shuttle Columbia's payload bay and payloads in orbit
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Jan 12, 1986

View of the Shuttle Columbia's payload bay and payloads in orbit

61C-39-002 (12-17 Jan 1986) --- This view of the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia reveals some...

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NASA image: SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Jan 30, 2024

SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how NASA manufactured and prepared to transport the payload adapter in February inside...

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NASA image: SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Jan 30, 2024

SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how NASA manufactured and prepared to transport the payload adapter in February inside...

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NASA image: SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Jan 30, 2024

SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how NASA manufactured and prepared to transport the payload adapter in February inside...

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NASA image: : SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Jan 30, 2024

: SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how NASA manufactured and prepared to transport the payload adapter in February inside...

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NASA image: SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Jan 30, 2024

SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how NASA manufactured and prepared to transport the payload adapter in February inside...

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NASA image: SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Jan 30, 2024

SLS Payload Adapter Manufactured, Prepared for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how NASA manufactured and prepared to transport the payload adapter in February inside...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-2013-2587
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Jun 7, 2013

KSC-2013-2587

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay...

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NASA image: A New Opportunity to Deliver Payloads to the Moon on This Week @NASA – August 2, 2019
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Aug 2, 2019

A New Opportunity to Deliver Payloads to the Moon on This Week @NASA – August 2, 2019

The latest opportunity for payload delivery services to the Moon, new partnerships to help advance the commercial...

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NASA image: STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford trains in JSC's SLS mockup
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Mar 10, 1987

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford trains in JSC's SLS mockup

S87-28666 (March 1987) --- Millie Hughes-Fulford, STS-40/SLS-1 payload specialist, stands near the Echocardiograph...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-42 IML-1 Payload Specialist Ulf D. Merbold
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Dec 11, 1991

Official portrait of STS-42 IML-1 Payload Specialist Ulf D. Merbold

S91-52649 (Nov 1991) ---- Astronaut Ulf Merbold, PhD, European Space Agency (ESA) Payload Specialist for STS-42,...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-2961
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Apr 21, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ku-band...

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NASA image: Miria Finckenor, a researcher at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shows off the 15th Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE, an external science payload berthed on the International Space Station since 2001
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May 18, 2021

Miria Finckenor, a researcher at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shows off the 15th Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE, an external science payload berthed on the International Space Station since 2001

Miria Finckenor, a researcher at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shows off the 15th...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-3131
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May 13, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kibo Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, from its work stand to a payload...

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NASA image: 1300346
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Jun 14, 2013

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NEWLY REMODELED POIC (PAYLOAD OPERATIONS INTEGRATION CENTER) SHOWING ALL STATIONS STAFFED, JUNE 14, 2013

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NASA image: STS-35 payload specialists perform balancing act on OV-102's middeck
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Dec 10, 1990

STS-35 payload specialists perform balancing act on OV-102's middeck

STS035-49-028 (2-10 Dec. 1990) --- This is one of 25 visuals used by the STS-35 crew at its Dec. 20, 1990...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Scully-Power in full flight suit with helmet
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Sep 4, 1984

Payload Specialist Scully-Power in full flight suit with helmet

41D-3183 (2 Sept. 1984) --- Paul D. Scully-Power, 41-G payload specialist, appears ready to participate in the...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd0924
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May 23, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From inside the payload changeout room on the rotating service structure on Launch Pad...

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NASA image: Artemis I - OSA Secondary Payload: ARGO, BioS
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Jul 14, 2021

Artemis I - OSA Secondary Payload: ARGO, BioS

Teams worked on the final processing of their payloads that will fly aboard Artemis I. Housed within the Orion stage...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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