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During pre-pack and fit check, STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy tests his launch and entry suit for comfort and ease...
The “rookie” on the STS-92 mission, Pilot Pamela Ann Melroy has her new launch and entry suit adjusted during...
NASA and SpaceX technicians connect NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft to the...
NASA and SpaceX technicians connect NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft to the...
Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Billows of smoke and steam surround Space Shuttle Discovery as it lifts off from...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3), an element of the STS-92 mission scheduled...
Inside the SpaceX facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a technician assists as a crane lowers the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3), an element of the STS-92 mission scheduled...
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the nose of the Beluga aircraft is open to offload its cargo, the Italian-built...
The “rookie” on the STS-92 mission, Pilot Pamela Ann Melroy has her new launch and entry suit adjusted during...
In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-92 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao has his launch and entry suit...
Inside the SpaceX facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a crane lifts the Surface Water and Ocean...
In the high bay of Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility, Chris Hardcastle of Stinger-Ghaffarian...
Inside the SpaceX facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a crane is used to lower the Surface Water...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter -3 (PMA-3) sits in the payload bay of the orbiter...
Jason August, International Space Station Mission Evaluation Room manager, talks to NASA Social participants about...
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, both solid rocket boosters (SRBs) are shown on the mobile launcher platform...
The Orion Stage Adapter (OSA) is moved out of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft onto a special payload handler at the...
Artemis I extends NASA and ESA’s (European Space Agency) strong international partnership beyond low-Earth orbit to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility check the placement of cables on the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Node 1, the first U.S. element for the International Space Station, and attached...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pressurized Mating Adapter -3 (PMA-3) sits in the payload bay of the orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, workers check the placement of the...