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After their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-102 Mission Specialists (left to right) Susan Helms, Yury...
After arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-102 Pilot James Kelly addresses the media. Behind him are Mission...
After arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-102 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas addresses the media. Behind...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Spectators line the banks of the turn basin to watch the dawn launch of Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is moved into Space Shuttle Discovery’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is moved into Space Shuttle Discovery’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Spectators line the banks of the turn basin to watch the dawn launch of Space Shuttle...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour nears the end of its...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour comes to a stop over the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Atlantic Ocean is backdrop for space shuttle...
S91-51995 (26 Nov 1991) --- Astronaut David C. Hilmers, STS-42 mission specialist, wearing launch and entry suit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis sits majestically atop its Mobile Launcher Platform and a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, left, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The STS-135 crew members talk to media as their vehicle, space shuttle Atlantis, makes its...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis makes its historic final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour has arrived at Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The STS-135 crew members talk to media as their vehicle, space shuttle Atlantis, makes its...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, left, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, left, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Billows of steam almost obscure Space Shuttle Endeavour as it roars off Launch Pad 39A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a plume of smoke, Space Shuttle Endeavour pierces a small cloud, briefly...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Spring leaves frame the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100, the...
Before entering Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-102 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas is helped with his launch and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour leaps from Launch Pad 39A amid billows of smoke and steam as...