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NASA image: KSC-2012-5956
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Oct 17, 2012

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CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- The Orion ground test vehicle sits on a test stand in the Launch Equipment Test Facility at...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5959
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Oct 17, 2012

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CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- Inside the control room at the Launch Equipment Test Facility, or LETF, at NASA’s Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-4645
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Sep 13, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is attached to its...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5957
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Oct 17, 2012

KSC-2012-5957

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- Inside the Launch Equipment Test Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space in Florida, the Orion ground...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-4646
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Sep 13, 2010

KSC-2010-4646

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is attached to its...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-4644
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Sep 13, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5960
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Oct 17, 2012

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CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- Inside the Launch Equipment Test Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space in Florida, sensors have...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5958
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Oct 17, 2012

KSC-2012-5958

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- Inside the Launch Equipment Test Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space in Florida, a Lockheed...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd1319
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Jun 21, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sitting in front of the open hatch into Discovery, which is in the Orbiter Processing...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee separates the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) from a solid rocket booster (SRB) after removing the bolts. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.
Image
Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee separates the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) from a solid rocket booster (SRB) after removing the bolts. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee separates the forward assembly (nose...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3 with twin solid rocket boosters bolted to it inches along the crawlerway at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3 with twin solid rocket boosters bolted to it inches along the crawlerway at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee separates the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) from a solid rocket booster (SRB) after the bolts were removed. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.
Image
Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee separates the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) from a solid rocket booster (SRB) after the bolts were removed. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee separates the forward assembly (nose...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee loosens a bolt on part of the forward assembly of a solid rocket booster (SRB) before destacking. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. STS-114 is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.
Image
Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee loosens a bolt on part of the forward assembly of a solid rocket booster (SRB) before destacking. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. STS-114 is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee loosens a bolt on part of the forward...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, KSC employees help guide the destacking of the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) from a solid rocket booster (SRB) after the bolts were removedThe destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.
Image
Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, KSC employees help guide the destacking of the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) from a solid rocket booster (SRB) after the bolts were removedThe destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, KSC employees help guide the destacking of the...

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NASA image: jsc2012e036786
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Mar 22, 2012

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DATE: 3-22-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 34 crew Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom...

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NASA image: jsc2012e036730
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Mar 22, 2012

jsc2012e036730

DATE: 3-22-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 34 crew Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom...

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NASA image: Node 3 during Expedition 22
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Feb 12, 2010

Node 3 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-062770 (11 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the station?s Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred...

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NASA image: ARC-2007-ACD07-0073-055
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Apr 14, 2007

ARC-2007-ACD07-0073-055

Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and P.I. at NASA Ames Research Center - Total Luminance...

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NASA image: jsc2012e036753
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Mar 22, 2012

jsc2012e036753

DATE: 3-22-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 34 crew Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom...

JSC
NASA image: KSC-01PADIG-222
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May 30, 2001

KSC-01PADIG-222

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the workers, standing on lifts, who are checking the bolts on the...

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NASA image: Node 3 Transfer to ISS during EVA 1
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Feb 12, 2010

Node 3 Transfer to ISS during EVA 1

S130-E-007472 (11 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the station’s Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred from...

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NASA image: jsc2012e036723
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Mar 22, 2012

jsc2012e036723

DATE: 3-22-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 34 crew Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom...

JSC
NASA image: Node 3 during Expedition 22
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Feb 12, 2010

Node 3 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-062777 (11 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the station?s Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred...

JSC
NASA image: Node 3 Transfer to ISS during EVA 1
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Feb 12, 2010

Node 3 Transfer to ISS during EVA 1

S130-E-007482 (11 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the station’s Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred from...

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