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How does the Orbital Maneuvering System work? At main engine cutoff for the Space Shuttle, it doesn't have...
In Their Own Words: Astronaut Cady Coleman, a veteran of two space shuttle missions, talks about becoming an...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a large crane...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians...
How are payloads installed on the Space Shuttle orbiter? Now the payload bay is usually filled with one, two, or...
NASA's Closeout Crew help the STS-127 astronauts with their gear before entering the orbiter. Endeavour is set to...
Space shuttle Discovery rolls to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will undergo...
Space shuttle Atlantis is given the 'go' for landing at Kennedy following the successful STS-132 mission to the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a large crane...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians...
The STS-127 astronauts wave to the media and Kennedy employees as they head to NASA's Astrovan. Endeavour is set to...
The STS-118 astronauts gather for a light snack before donning their flight suits. This will be the first flight for...
STS-132: Astronauts Ready for Launch -- The Atlantis crew members suit up and head to the launch pad.
Space shuttle Endeavor's STS-127 mission is delayed once more because of stormy weather. Endeavour is set to start a...
Space shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to end mission...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians...
The space shuttle's external tank separates from the orbiter. This will be the first flight for Endeavour since...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians...
The solid rocket boosters fall away from Space Shuttle Endeavour. This will be the first flight for Endeavour since...
As the STS-120 mission gets under way, space shuttle Discovery's external tank is jettisoned after the vehicle...
The STS-120 crew members don their orange launch-and-entry suits and leave for the launch pad. The mission will be...
How do we prepare the orbiter for space flight? We do that at Kennedy Space Center in one of our three Orbiter...
The Space Shuttle Endeavour crew completed a final countdown test before launch. The STS-118 astronauts visited...