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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building and NASA-KSC News Center. The flag is near the News Center. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.
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Nov 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building and NASA-KSC News Center. The flag is near the News Center. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building and...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. Some of the retrieval equipment can be seen on the rear deck. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.
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Nov 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. Some of the retrieval equipment can be seen on the rear deck. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.
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Nov 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.

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Feb 28, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shuttle Discovery's final launch hangs in a...

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Feb 28, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shuttle Discovery's final launch is moved into a...

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Feb 28, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shuttle Discovery's final launch is guided into a...

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Feb 28, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shuttle Discovery's final launch is guided into a...

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Feb 28, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers at the Solid Rocket Booster Disassembly Facility at Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air...

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NASA image: Expedition 70 Progress 86 Cargo Ship Docks to International Space Station - Dec. 3, 2023
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Dec 3, 2023

Expedition 70 Progress 86 Cargo Ship Docks to International Space Station - Dec. 3, 2023

The uncrewed Roscosmos ISS Progress 86 cargo spacecraft docked to the Poisk module Dec. 3 after launching to the...

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NASA image: SKYLAB (SL)-2 - RECOVERY OPERATIONS - RECOVERY SHIP - PACIFIC
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Jun 26, 1973

SKYLAB (SL)-2 - RECOVERY OPERATIONS - RECOVERY SHIP - PACIFIC

S73-29138 (22 June 1973) --- The Skylab 2 Command Module, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Joseph P. Kerwin and...

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NASA image: Model of Endeavor sailing ship in WFCR during STS-134
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May 20, 2011

Model of Endeavor sailing ship in WFCR during STS-134

JSC2011-E-046588 (20 May 2011) --- A scale model of HM Bark Endeavour, namesake for the space shuttle currently...

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NASA image: DART Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container, Move to SC Doll
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Oct 4, 2021

DART Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container, Move to SC Doll

Technicians remove NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft from its shipping container inside the...

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NASA image: ASTP Apollo Command Module awaits pickup by prime recovery ship
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Jul 24, 1975

ASTP Apollo Command Module awaits pickup by prime recovery ship

S75-29717 (24 July 1975) --- The ASTP Apollo Command Module, with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand and...

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NASA image: C-17 Shipping InSight Mars Spacecraft to Vandenberg Air Force Base
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Feb 28, 2018

C-17 Shipping InSight Mars Spacecraft to Vandenberg Air Force Base

A C-17 cargo aircraft carrying NASA's InSight spacecraft flew from Buckley Air Force Base, Denver, to Vandenberg Air...

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NASA image: Model of Endeavor sailing ship in WFCR during STS-134
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May 20, 2011

Model of Endeavor sailing ship in WFCR during STS-134

JSC2011-E-046587 (20 May 2011) --- A scale model of HM Bark Endeavour, namesake for the space shuttle currently...

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NASA image: Two Soyuz crew ships are pictured docked to the International Space Station
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Apr 19, 2025

Two Soyuz crew ships are pictured docked to the International Space Station

iss072e1021804 (April 19, 2025) --- The Soyuz crew ships that each brought three crew members to the International...

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NASA image: DART Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container, Move to SC Doll
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Oct 4, 2021

DART Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container, Move to SC Doll

Technicians remove NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft from its shipping container inside the...

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NASA image: Kozeev signs the ISS ship log in Node 1 during the Taxi crew's visit to the ISS
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Oct 22, 2001

Kozeev signs the ISS ship log in Node 1 during the Taxi crew's visit to the ISS

ISS003-E-7087 (23-31 October 2001) --- Flight Engineer Konstantin Kozeev, of the Soyuz Taxi crew, adds his name to...

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NASA image: The Soyuz MS-26 and MS-27 crew ships docked to the International Space Station
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Apr 9, 2025

The Soyuz MS-26 and MS-27 crew ships docked to the International Space Station

iss072e977434 (April 9, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-26 (foreground) and MS-27 crew ships are pictured docked to the...

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NASA image: The Soyuz MS-26 and MS-27 crew ships docked to the International Space Station
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Apr 9, 2025

The Soyuz MS-26 and MS-27 crew ships docked to the International Space Station

iss072e977423 (April 9, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-26 (foreground) and MS-27 crew ships are pictured docked to the...

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NASA image: The Progress 91 resupply ship fires its thrusters to reboost the International Space Station
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Aug 14, 2025

The Progress 91 resupply ship fires its thrusters to reboost the International Space Station

iss073e0429326 (Aug. 14, 2025) --- The Progress 91 resupply ship, docked to the rear port of the Zvezda service...

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NASA image: Orion is Taken From Ship & Put in Shipping Container
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Dec 10, 2014

Orion is Taken From Ship & Put in Shipping Container

In this reflected view, the Orion crew module is being moved by crane from its crew module recovery cradle and will...

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NASA image: Orion is Taken From Ship & Put in Shipping Container
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Dec 10, 2014

Orion is Taken From Ship & Put in Shipping Container

The Orion crew module is being lowered onto the crew module transportation fixture at the Mole Pier at Naval Base...

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NASA image: Orion is Taken From Ship & Put in Shipping Container
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Dec 10, 2014

Orion is Taken From Ship & Put in Shipping Container

The Orion crew module has been lowered and secured in the crew module transportation fixture at the Mole Pier at...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building. The...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building. The...

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