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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Grant Gilmore, Dynamac Corp., utilizes a laptop computer to explain aspects of the underwater acoustic research under way in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Grant Gilmore, Dynamac Corp., utilizes a laptop computer to explain aspects of the underwater acoustic research under way in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Grant Gilmore, Dynamac Corp., utilizes a laptop computer to explain aspects of the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Grant Gilmore (left), Dynamac Corp., talks to another member of the research team conducting underwater acoustic research in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.
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Aug 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Grant Gilmore (left), Dynamac Corp., talks to another member of the research team conducting underwater acoustic research in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.

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Dec 11, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The high-fidelity space shuttle model which was on display at the NASA Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-21 Rollout
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Dec 2, 2020

SpaceX CRS-21 Rollout

The upgraded version of SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft, Dragon 2, is seen atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 2, 2020,...

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NASA image: PRELAUNCH - APOLLO 17 (ROLLOUT) - KSC
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Dec 6, 1972

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S72-54814 (November 1972) --- Searchlights illuminate this nighttime scene at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy...

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Mar 26, 2004

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial photo shows the expanse of the Launch Complex 39 Area, bordered at the top by...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-21 #NASASocial Science and Station
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Dec 4, 2020

SpaceX CRS-21 #NASASocial Science and Station

NASA Communications’ Kenna Pell, left, and Brock Howe, airlock program manager, Nanoracks, participate in a...

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NASA image: STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers leave KSC O&C Bldg en route to LC Pad 39
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Aug 8, 1989

STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers leave KSC O&C Bldg en route to LC Pad 39

STS028-S-001 (8 Aug 1989) --- The five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 leave the operations and checkout building...

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Mar 10, 1979

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This is the official insignia for the first Space Shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1)....

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May 15, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In high bay No. 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis is ready...

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Jul 15, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Mobile Launcher Platform-3 (MLP), which supported...

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Mar 22, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from across the turn basin at Launch Complex 39 area, Space Shuttle Endeavour...

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NASA image: STS-29 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, roll out to KSC LC Pad 39B
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Feb 3, 1989

STS-29 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, roll out to KSC LC Pad 39B

S89-28110 (3 Feb 1989) ---The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a mobile launch platform, is rolled toward Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, is positioned on the hard stand at KSC LC Pad 39A
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Nov 28, 1989

STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, is positioned on the hard stand at KSC LC Pad 39A

S89-51983 (18 Nov 1989) --- Roll-out of the Space Shuttle Columbia is completed as the vehicle, atop the Mobile...

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NASA image: PRELAUNCH - APOLLO 17 (ROLLOUT)
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Dec 6, 1972

PRELAUNCH - APOLLO 17 (ROLLOUT)

S72-54813 (November 1972) --- Searchlights illuminate this nighttime scene at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy...

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NASA image: Portrait - Apollo 9 - Prime Crew - Cape
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Dec 18, 1968

Portrait - Apollo 9 - Prime Crew - Cape

S68-56621 (18 Dec. 1968) --- These three astronauts are the prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module...

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Apr 12, 1981

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Separation of the Space Shuttle’s solid rocket boosters (SRB’s) occurs at two minutes,...

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Apr 23, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflected in the turn basin at Launch Complex 39 Area, the Space Shuttle Discovery...

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Apr 3, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control Center and Mobile Launcher are in this view of...

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Mar 22, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from across the turn basin at Launch Complex 39 area, Space Shuttle Endeavour...

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Apr 18, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work continues in Firing Room 2 in the Launch...

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Jun 5, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, modifications to Firing Room 2 in the Launch...

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Apr 29, 1979

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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX. - STS-1 Official Crew Portrait - Astronauts John W. Young, left, Crew Commander,...

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Apr 18, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work continues in Firing Room 2 in the Launch...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Grant Gilmore (left), Dynamac Corp., talks to another member of the research team...

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