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NASA image: Expedition 42 Soyuz Rollout
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Nov 21, 2014

Expedition 42 Soyuz Rollout

The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Friday, Nov. 21,...

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NASA image: Expedition 57 Soyuz Rollout
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Oct 9, 2018

Expedition 57 Soyuz Rollout

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, launch pad gantry arms are seen closing around the Soyuz rocket in this...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The canister is lifted off the Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) in the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.
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Jun 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The canister is lifted off the Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) in the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The canister is lifted off the Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) in the gantry on Launch...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) is revealed after removal of the canister. The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.
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Jun 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) is revealed after removal of the canister. The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Mars...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers start removing the canister from around the Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B). The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.
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Jun 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers start removing the canister from around the Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B). The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers start...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) is revealed after removal of the canister. The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.
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Jun 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Mars Exploration Rover 1 (MER-B) is revealed after removal of the canister. The second of twin rovers being sent to Mars, it is equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow it to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go. MER-B is scheduled to launch June 26 at one of two available times, 12:27:31 a.m. EDT or 1:08:45 a.m. EDT.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the gantry on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Mars...

NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The sun rises behind the Soyuz launch pad as the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad...

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NASA image: Expedition 42 Soyuz Preparation
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Nov 23, 2014

Expedition 42 Soyuz Preparation

The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft is seen on the launch pad just prior to launch on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at the Baikonur...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The sun rises behind the Soyuz launch pad as the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Soyuz Rollout
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Dec 15, 2017

Expedition 54 Soyuz Rollout

Workers are seen on a gantry as the service structure arms are raised around the Soyuz rocket, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Soyuz Rollout
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Dec 15, 2017

Expedition 54 Soyuz Rollout

Workers are seen on a gantry as the service structure arms are raised around the Soyuz rocket, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

Workers prepare to raise the gantry arms to secure the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft at the launch pad Sept. 23, 2014 at...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew
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Oct 28, 2004

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew

ISS010-E-05266 (28 October 2004) --- The Al Khufrah Oasis is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 10...

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NASA image: 61-mr4-79
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Jul 21, 1961

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- READY FOR FLIGHT - On level three of gantry on pad 5, Project Mercury astronaut Virgil...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 at the Baikonur...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 at the Baikonur...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is raised into position on the launch pad Sept. 23, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The Expedition 41 backup crew, from left to right, Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA, Soyuz Commander Gennady...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Rollout
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Sep 23, 2014

Expedition 41 Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 at the Baikonur...

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