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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Standing on a workstand (at left) in the Orbiter Processing Facility is Stephanie Stilson, NASA vehicle manager for Discovery.  She is being filmed for a special feature on the KSC Web about the recent Orbiter Major Modification period on Discovery, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard, plus installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”  The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.
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Jan 22, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Standing on a workstand (at left) in the Orbiter Processing Facility is Stephanie Stilson, NASA vehicle manager for Discovery. She is being filmed for a special feature on the KSC Web about the recent Orbiter Major Modification period on Discovery, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard, plus installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.” The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Standing on a workstand (at left) in the Orbiter Processing Facility is Stephanie...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  NASA Vehicle Manager for Discovery, Stephanie Stilson poses for a photo after working with a KSC Web team who were filming a special feature for the KSC Web.  Stilson explained her role in the recent Orbiter Major Modification period, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard. The work on Discovery also included the installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”  The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.
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Jan 22, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Vehicle Manager for Discovery, Stephanie Stilson poses for a photo after working with a KSC Web team who were filming a special feature for the KSC Web. Stilson explained her role in the recent Orbiter Major Modification period, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard. The work on Discovery also included the installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.” The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Vehicle Manager for Discovery, Stephanie Stilson poses for a photo after working...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  A worker in the Orbiter Processing Facility checks part of the payload bay on Discovery.  The orbiter recently underwent an Orbiter Major Modification period, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard. The work on Discovery also included the installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”  The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.
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Jan 22, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker in the Orbiter Processing Facility checks part of the payload bay on Discovery. The orbiter recently underwent an Orbiter Major Modification period, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard. The work on Discovery also included the installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.” The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker in the Orbiter Processing Facility checks part of the payload bay on...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team applaud the successful power-up of the orbiter Discovery.  The vehicle has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components.  These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard.  The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team applaud the successful power-up of the orbiter Discovery. The vehicle has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team applaud the successful power-up...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  A worker in the Orbiter Processing Facility checks part of the payload bay on Discovery.  The orbiter recently underwent an Orbiter Major Modification period, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard. The work on Discovery also included the installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”  The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.
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Jan 22, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker in the Orbiter Processing Facility checks part of the payload bay on Discovery. The orbiter recently underwent an Orbiter Major Modification period, which included inspection, modifications and reservicing of most systems onboard. The work on Discovery also included the installation of a Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.” The orbiter is now being prepared for eventual launch on a future mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker in the Orbiter Processing Facility checks part of the payload bay on...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician turns on a switch.  Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components.  These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard.  The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician turns on a switch. Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a...

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Aug 15, 2025

Ep397_The_Art_of_Astronaut_Photography

Ep396_The Art of Astronaut Photography Joseph Zakrzewski Houston, We Have a Podcast. Welcome to the official podcast...

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May 8, 2017

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iss051e039996 (5/8/2017) --- NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson works on the Light Microscopy Module on the International...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mural
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mural

Artist Geraluz talks to a member of the media in front of the mural “To the Moon, and Back” by the New York-based...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mural
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mural

The New York-based artist team Geraluz, left, and WERC, right, and their son Amaru Alvarez, 5, pose for picture with...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 23, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

The inaugural murals for the relaunched NASA Art Program appear side-by-side at 350 Hudson Street, Monday, Sept. 23,...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

Samara Karasyk, President and CEO of the Hudson Square Business Improvement District talks to a member of the media...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

The New York-based artist team Geraluz, left, and WERC, right, and their son Amaru Alvarez, 5, pose for picture with...

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NASA image: Concept Art - SpaceX Crew Dragon Docking to International Space
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Jul 26, 2018

Concept Art - SpaceX Crew Dragon Docking to International Space

In this illustration, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for docking. NASA...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

Amaru Alvarez, 5, the son of the artist team Geraluz and WERC and model for the mural, poses for picture with the...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

Michelle Jones, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for communications, left, and Aya Collins, director of the...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

The inaugural murals for the relaunched NASA Art Program appear side-by-side at 350 Hudson Street, Tuesday, Sept....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   A technician with United Space Alliance works inside orbiter Discovery before power-up of the vehicle in the Orbiter Processing Facility .  Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components.  These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard.  The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A technician with United Space Alliance works inside orbiter Discovery before power-up of the vehicle in the Orbiter Processing Facility . Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A technician with United Space Alliance works inside orbiter Discovery before power-up...

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Oct 6, 2022

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Mastering the art of space robotics, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara commands the virtual frontier from the mock-up...

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NASA image: Imaging Spectrometer Instrument's Data Shows Methane Intensity
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Sep 14, 2023

Imaging Spectrometer Instrument's Data Shows Methane Intensity

The data captured here is one of the outputs of a September 2023 test conducted at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

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Mar 26, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An aerial photo of the recently completed Space Life Sciences Lab at KSC. The new lab...

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NASA image: Stennis outreach
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Sep 11, 2012

Stennis outreach

Stennis Space Center visited three Mississippi communities Sept. 11-13, offering interactive and space-related...

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NASA image: Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long  Duration Exposure
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Dec 6, 1989

Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long Duration Exposure

Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) deploy by CHALLENGER and a...

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Mar 26, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An aerial photo of the recently completed Space Life Sciences Lab at KSC. The new lab...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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