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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Final Launch Operations Rehearsal

Richard Jones, manager of the Mission Management and Integration Office for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, left,...

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Final Launch Operations Rehearsal

Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are seen on a monitor...

CONSTELLATION Images from other centers - February 2010

JSC2010-E-018922 (7 Feb. 2010) --- Overall view of the space shuttle flight control room in the Johnson Space...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Pegasus launch vehicle is moved into its hangar. The Pegasus will carry the SciSat-1 spacecraft in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The scientific mission of SciSat-1 is to measure and understand the chemical processes that control the distribution of ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere, particularly at high altitudes. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson looks over controls. Other crew members are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins and Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, STS-114 Mission...

Artemis II Rollout

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director at NASA's Kennedy Space Center greets Space Launch Systems...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A new control tower is nearing completion at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. It will replace the old tower in use since 1987. The old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The existing control tower seen here at the edge of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility is being replaced. In use since 1987, the old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A new control tower is nearing completion at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. It will replace the old tower in use since 1987. The old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two control towers are seen at the edge of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the old one in front and the nearly completed new tower in back. The old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.

Artemis I EGS Launch Team Simulation

Artemis I EGS Launch Team Simulation inside the Launch Control Center.

KSC-2010-5722

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- From the Press Site parking lot at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the sun sets over...

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator, second from left, Kathy Lueders,...

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator, second from left, Joe Acaba, Chief...

STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console - (Orbit Shift)

JSC2009-E-118817 (11 May 2009) --- Flight controller Mark McDonald monitors data at his console in the space shuttle...

MCC during STS-106

JSC2000-E-22289 (8 September 2000) --- Two astronauts at the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console in Houston's...

MCC during STS-106

JSC2000-E-22290 (8 September 2000) --- Astronaut Dominic L. Gorie mans the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console...

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VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – The Launch Control Center LCC inside the Remote Launch Control Center RLCC at Vandenberg...

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VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – The Launch Control Center LCC inside the Remote Launch Control Center RLCC at Vandenberg...

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VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – The Launch Control Center LCC inside the Remote Launch Control Center RLCC at Vandenberg...

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Simulation at Kennedy Space Center

Inside the Boeing Mission Control Center at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., launch control teams for the CST-100...

KSC-2009-5001

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This aerial view shows NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center at left and Vehicle...

Artemis II Rollout

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director at NASA's Kennedy Space Center speaks with NASA astronaut...

Artemis II Cryo Simulation

Artemis II Cryo Simulation