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NASA image: Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida
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Dec 8, 2008

Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida

The Space Shuttle Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry at NASA's Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: Under soggy skies on a Sunday morning, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is encased in the Mate-DeMate gantry during turnaround processing at NASA DFRC
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Dec 7, 2008

Under soggy skies on a Sunday morning, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is encased in the Mate-DeMate gantry during turnaround processing at NASA DFRC

Under soggy skies on a Sunday morning, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is encased in the Mate-DeMate gantry during...

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NASA image: The Space Shuttle Atlantis is towed from the runway at Edwards Air Force Base to NASA Dryden's Mate-Demate Device (MDD) for post-flight processing
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Jun 22, 2007

The Space Shuttle Atlantis is towed from the runway at Edwards Air Force Base to NASA Dryden's Mate-Demate Device (MDD) for post-flight processing

Following its landing on June 22, 2007, the Space Shuttle Atlantis is towed from the runway at Edwards Air Force...

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NASA image: The NASA Dryden 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew poses in an engine inlet
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Feb 3, 2000

The NASA Dryden 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew poses in an engine inlet

The NASA Dryden 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew poses in an engine inlet; Standing L to R - aircraft mechanic John...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's new in-house designed Propulsion Flight Test Fixture (PFTF) flew mated to a specially-equipped supersonic F-15B research aircraft during December 2001 and January 2002.
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Nov 30, 2001

NASA Dryden's new in-house designed Propulsion Flight Test Fixture (PFTF) flew mated to a specially-equipped supersonic F-15B research aircraft during December 2001 and January 2002.

NASA Dryden's new in-house designed Propulsion Flight Test Fixture (PFTF) flew mated to a specially-equipped...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation
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Aug 24, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation

Inside the high bay of the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,...

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NASA image: The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 165
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Apr 16, 2007

The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 165

The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft is moved onto a transporter in Building 1655 at Vandenberg Air Force...

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NASA image: The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 165
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Apr 16, 2007

The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 165

The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 1655 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation
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Aug 24, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation

Inside the high bay of the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Atlas V Boat Tail Lift and Mate
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Jul 17, 2021

Landsat 9 Atlas V Boat Tail Lift and Mate

The Atlas V boat tail for the Landsat 9 mission is lifted and mated at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch...

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NASA image: The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 165
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Apr 16, 2007

The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft leaves Building 165

The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft is secured onto a transporter at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Atlas V Boat Tail Lift and Mate
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Jul 17, 2021

Landsat 9 Atlas V Boat Tail Lift and Mate

The Atlas V boat tail for the Landsat 9 mission is lifted and mated at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Atlas V Boat Tail Lift and Mate
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Jul 17, 2021

Landsat 9 Atlas V Boat Tail Lift and Mate

The Atlas V boat tail for the Landsat 9 mission is lifted and mated at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch...

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NASA image: LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA
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Sep 8, 2022

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA

Technicians use a crane to mate the re-entry vehicle payload adapter canister for the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of...

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NASA image: Orion EM-1 European Service Module Mated to Work Stand
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Nov 26, 2018

Orion EM-1 European Service Module Mated to Work Stand

Inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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NASA image: Orion EM-1 European Service Module Mated to Work Stand
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Nov 26, 2018

Orion EM-1 European Service Module Mated to Work Stand

Inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation
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Aug 24, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation

Inside the high bay of the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation
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Aug 24, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Direct Mate Adapter (DMA) Installation

Inside the high bay of the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,...

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NASA image: LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA
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Sep 8, 2022

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA

Technicians use a crane to mate the re-entry vehicle payload adapter canister for the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of...

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NASA image: Going Up
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Jan 21, 2015

Going Up

At Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive SMAP mission...

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NASA image: Satellite in a Can
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Jan 21, 2015

Satellite in a Can

NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive SMAP satellite is transported across Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to...

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NASA image: STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, ET/SRB mating preparations at KSC VAB
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Jul 3, 1989

STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, ET/SRB mating preparations at KSC VAB

S89-39624 (3 July 1989) --- Following rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility, the orbiter Columbia is...

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NASA image: Forward end (+XA side) of the PMA-2 prior to mating to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS).
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Dec 5, 1998

Forward end (+XA side) of the PMA-2 prior to mating to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS).

STS088-335-017 (5 Dec. 1998) --- One of the STS-88 astronauts aimed a 35mm camera through Endeavour's aft flight...

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NASA image: STS-29 external tank (ET) and solid rocket booster (SRB) mating at KSC
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Dec 15, 1988

STS-29 external tank (ET) and solid rocket booster (SRB) mating at KSC

S89-27380 (15 Dec 1988) --- The 155-ft. long external fuel tank (ET) is slowly lowered for mating with the twin...

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