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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, is pictured in the Turn...
51A-20-004 (12 Nov. 1984) --- Astronaut Anna L. Fisher is pictured near the aft flight deck of Discovery, where she...
Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency’s Origins,...
STS091-360-010 (2-12 June 1998) --- Astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence (left) and Janet L. Kavandi are pictured on the...
STS073-352-008 (20 October - 5 November 1995) --- On the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia,...
ISS040-E-099089 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen during field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank designated ET-133 stops in...
Recovery teams participate in clean room tours and rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return...
The Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range is seen from the cockpit of a helicopter, Wednesday, July...
Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-46) onboard photo of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1) in Orbiter's cargo bay. The...
Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
SL3-115-1837 (August 1973) --- Astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, retrieves an imagery experiment...
Recovery teams participate in helicopter training in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
iss056e142739 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev lays cable for the installation of the Icarus...
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket arrives at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in...
iss070e108265 (3/6/2024) --- Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli works to retrieve Media Bags for the SS: Engineering...
Recovery teams participate in clean room tours and rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return...
ISS040-E-099283 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left, red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev,...
Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, illumination testing is...
Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
iss068e039801 (Jan. 9, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured moments after undocking from the Harmony...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
51A-39-040 (14 Nov. 1984) --- A 70mm frame of Westar VI retrieval. Astronauts Dale A. Gardner, left, and Joseph P....