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S100-E-5017 (20 April 2001) --- One of the crew members of STS-100 aimed a digital still camera through Endeavour's...
S100-E-5002 (20 April 2001) --- One of the crew members of STS-100 aimed a digital still camera through Endeavour's...
STS073-E-5041 (26 Oct. 1995) --- Fred W. Leslie, STS-73 payload specialist, working out of NASA's Marshall Space...
The Payload Operations Center (POC) is the science command post for the International Space Station (ISS). Located...
STS053-105-002 (2-9 Dec. 1992) --- A crew member onboard the space shuttle Discovery used a 70mm camera to capture...
Payload Adapter DTA moved from 4708 to 4697 Test Stand time lapse.
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander (foreground) can be seen inside the backshell....
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes spin testing. The Phoenix...
This closeup shows the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft nestled inside the backshell. The spacecraft is ready for spin...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander is moved into position for...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, an overhead crane moves the heat shield toward a platform at left. The...
An overhead crane lifts the backshell with the Phoenix Mars Lander inside off its work stand in the Payload...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the heat shield from the Phoenix Mars Lander...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians attach a crane to the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians prepare to install the heat shield on the Phoenix Mars...
An overhead crane lowers the backshell with the Phoenix Mars Lander inside toward a spin table for spin testing in...
This closeup shows the spin test of the Phoenix Mars Lander in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The Phoenix...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians install the heat shield on the Phoenix Mars Lander...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians complete the installation of the heat shield on the Phoenix...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers help guide the heat shield onto a platform. The heat shield was...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers watch as an overhead crane lowers the heat shield toward a...
This closeup shows the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft nestled inside the backshell. The spacecraft will undergo spin...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes spin testing. The Phoenix...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians secure the backshell with the Phoenix Mars Lander inside...