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NASA image: STS-27 external tank (ET) transfer into KSC's VAB
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Mar 28, 1988

STS-27 external tank (ET) transfer into KSC's VAB

S88-37367 (March 28, 1988) --- The external tank (ET) for STS-27 arrived at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today via...

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NASA image: Budarin works with clamps in the Transfer Chamber of Zvezda during Expedition Six
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Jan 31, 2003

Budarin works with clamps in the Transfer Chamber of Zvezda during Expedition Six

ISS006-E-21375 (31 January 2003) --- Cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition 6 flight engineer, works with tethers...

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NASA image: View of the ESP 3 as its being transferred to the P3 Truss for Installation
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Aug 14, 2007

View of the ESP 3 as its being transferred to the P3 Truss for Installation

S118-E-07117 (14 Aug. 2007) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robotic arm (left)...

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NASA image: Fossum transfers Robotics Refueling Mission during EVA 1
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Jul 12, 2011

Fossum transfers Robotics Refueling Mission during EVA 1

S135-E-007535 (12 July 2011) --- With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station remote manipulator...

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NASA image: STS-129 Crew Members transfer the ELC1 from the Payload Bay to the ISS
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Nov 18, 2009

STS-129 Crew Members transfer the ELC1 from the Payload Bay to the ISS

S129-E-007101 (18 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Randy Bresnik (left) and Leland Melvin, both STS-129 mission...

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NASA image: Pilot Altman transfers stowage equipment into the ISS during STS-106
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Sep 16, 2000

Pilot Altman transfers stowage equipment into the ISS during STS-106

S106-E-5244 (16 September 2000) --- Downlinked images from the STS-106 mission aboard the Earth-orbiting Space...

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NASA image: Fossum transfers Robotics Refueling Mission during EVA 1
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Jul 12, 2011

Fossum transfers Robotics Refueling Mission during EVA 1

S135-E-007551 (12 July 2011) --- With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station remote manipulator...

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NASA image: View of the ESP 3 as its being transferred to the P3 Truss for Installation
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Aug 14, 2007

View of the ESP 3 as its being transferred to the P3 Truss for Installation

S118-E-07111 (14 Aug. 2007) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator...

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NASA image: Misurkin photographs Progress 51P Docking from SM Transfer Chamber
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Apr 26, 2013

Misurkin photographs Progress 51P Docking from SM Transfer Chamber

ISS035-E-029733 (26 April 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 35 flight engineer, takes...

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NASA image: Fossum transfers Robotics Refueling Mission during EVA 1
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Jul 12, 2011

Fossum transfers Robotics Refueling Mission during EVA 1

S135-E-007547 (12 July 2011) --- With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station remote manipulator...

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NASA image: Clifford removes bolts on new Russian gyrodyne to be transferred to Mir
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Apr 22, 1996

Clifford removes bolts on new Russian gyrodyne to be transferred to Mir

STS076-323-034 (22 - 31 March 1996) --- Astronaut Michael R. (Rich) Clifford, mission specialist, prepares to move a...

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NASA image: Astronaut Lucid and Mir 22 flight engineer Kaleri prepare items for transfer
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Nov 4, 1996

Astronaut Lucid and Mir 22 flight engineer Kaleri prepare items for transfer

STS079-357-015 (20 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, in one her final opportunities to work with...

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NASA image: Noguchi works on JEMRMS Limp Mode Transfer during Expedition 22
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Mar 10, 2010

Noguchi works on JEMRMS Limp Mode Transfer during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-089775 (10 March 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition...

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NASA image: PCG, Pilot Kent Rominger transfers protein crystal vials to Sacco in Spacelab
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Nov 5, 1995

PCG, Pilot Kent Rominger transfers protein crystal vials to Sacco in Spacelab

STS073-351-009 (20 October - 5 November 1995) --- Astronaut Kent V. Rominger, STS-73 pilot, retrieves a protein...

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NASA image: MS Lu works in the transfer tunnel during STS-106
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Sep 17, 2000

MS Lu works in the transfer tunnel during STS-106

S106-E-5281 (17 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, can literally see the light at the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jim Comer, United Space Alliance project leader for Columbia reconstruction, speaks to members of the Columbia Reconstruction Team during transfer of debris from the Columbia Debris Hangar to its permanent storage site in the Vehicle Assembly Building. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.
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Sep 15, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jim Comer, United Space Alliance project leader for Columbia reconstruction, speaks to members of the Columbia Reconstruction Team during transfer of debris from the Columbia Debris Hangar to its permanent storage site in the Vehicle Assembly Building. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jim Comer, United Space Alliance project leader for Columbia reconstruction, speaks to...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Some of the Columbia debris is loaded onto a flatbed truck outside the Columbia Debris Hangar. The debris is being transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.
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Sep 15, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Some of the Columbia debris is loaded onto a flatbed truck outside the Columbia Debris Hangar. The debris is being transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Some of the Columbia debris is loaded onto a flatbed truck outside the Columbia Debris...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers move some of the Columbia debris to its storage site in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The debris is being transferred from the Columbia Debris Hangar to the VAB for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.
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Sep 15, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers move some of the Columbia debris to its storage site in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The debris is being transferred from the Columbia Debris Hangar to the VAB for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers move some of the Columbia debris to its storage site in the Vehicle Assembly...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A 20-foot by 15-foot replica of the STS-107 logo has been installed above the “A” on the A tower in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The debris from the orbiter Columbia, lost in a tragic accident on its return to Earth from the STS-107 mission, is permanently stored in the tower. A dedication ceremony Jan. 29, 2004, unveiled a plaque being installed in the storage area in honor of “Columbia, the crew of STS-107, and their loved ones.”
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Jan 29, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A 20-foot by 15-foot replica of the STS-107 logo has been installed above the “A” on the A tower in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The debris from the orbiter Columbia, lost in a tragic accident on its return to Earth from the STS-107 mission, is permanently stored in the tower. A dedication ceremony Jan. 29, 2004, unveiled a plaque being installed in the storage area in honor of “Columbia, the crew of STS-107, and their loved ones.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A 20-foot by 15-foot replica of the STS-107 logo has been installed above the “A” on...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, after being removed from the solid rocket booster (SRB), the forward assembly is lowered toward a transporter below in the transfer aisle. 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.
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Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, after being removed from the solid rocket booster (SRB), the forward assembly is lowered toward a transporter below in the transfer aisle. 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, after being removed from the solid rocket booster...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Endeavour backs out of the Orbiter Processing Facility for temporary transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The move allows work to be performed in the OPF that can only be accomplished while the bay is empty. Work scheduled in the OPF includes annual validation of the bay’s cranes, work platforms, lifting mechanisms and jack stands. Endeavour will remain in the VAB for approximately 12 days, then return to the OPF.
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Jan 9, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Endeavour backs out of the Orbiter Processing Facility for temporary transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The move allows work to be performed in the OPF that can only be accomplished while the bay is empty. Work scheduled in the OPF includes annual validation of the bay’s cranes, work platforms, lifting mechanisms and jack stands. Endeavour will remain in the VAB for approximately 12 days, then return to the OPF.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Endeavour backs out of the Orbiter Processing Facility for temporary transfer to the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker moves some of the Columbia debris to its storage site in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The debris is being transferred from the Columbia Debris Hangar to the VAB for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.
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Sep 15, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker moves some of the Columbia debris to its storage site in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The debris is being transferred from the Columbia Debris Hangar to the VAB for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker moves some of the Columbia debris to its storage site in the Vehicle Assembly...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Columbia Debris Hangar, some of the debris of Space Shuttle Columbia is moved onto a flatbed truck for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.
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Sep 15, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Columbia Debris Hangar, some of the debris of Space Shuttle Columbia is moved onto a flatbed truck for transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building for permanent storage. More than 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC during search and recovery efforts in East Texas. That represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Columbia Debris Hangar, some of the debris of Space Shuttle Columbia is moved...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Valerie Cassanto, with Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc., and Bob McLean, from the Southwest Texas State University, transfer to a new container material from one of the experiments carried on mission STS-107. Several experiments were found during the search for Columbia debris. Included in the Commercial ITA Biomedical Experiments payload on mission STS-107 are urokinase cancer research, microencapsulation of drugs, the Growth of Bacterial Biofilm on Surfaces during Spaceflight (GOBBSS), and tin crystal formation.
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May 6, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Valerie Cassanto, with Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc., and Bob McLean, from the Southwest Texas State University, transfer to a new container material from one of the experiments carried on mission STS-107. Several experiments were found during the search for Columbia debris. Included in the Commercial ITA Biomedical Experiments payload on mission STS-107 are urokinase cancer research, microencapsulation of drugs, the Growth of Bacterial Biofilm on Surfaces during Spaceflight (GOBBSS), and tin crystal formation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Valerie Cassanto, with Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc., and Bob McLean,...

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