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NASA image: ARC-1996-AC96-5007-1
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Oct 31, 1996

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N-227 Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Modification Project - diffuser & contraction vanes

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1201
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Aug 22, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Discovery rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to begin Orbiter Major Modifications.

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1200
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Aug 22, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Discovery rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to begin Orbiter Major Modifications.

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1199
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Aug 22, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Discovery rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to begin Orbiter Major Modifications.

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NASA image: ARC-1943-A-8051
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Jun 2, 1943

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40x80ft wind tunnel testing of a modification to a Douglas A-26B Invader airplane (rockets, bomb and wing)

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1202
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Aug 22, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Discovery rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to begin Orbiter Major Modifications.

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NASA image: ARC-1987-AC87-0218-17
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Mar 17, 1987

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Intergrated Systems Test (IST) personnel; 40x80ft w.t. control room after NFAC modification.

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NASA image: ARC-1994-AC94-0071-862
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Jun 27, 1994

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N-221 40x80ft Wind Tunnel Aero-Acoustic Modification progress on floor and on ceiling panels

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NASA image: ARC-1995-AC94-0071-395
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Dec 15, 1995

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N-221 40x80ft w.t. Test Section Acoustic Modification Project - wall installation

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NASA image: ARC-1987-AC87-0218-28
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Mar 17, 1987

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Intergrated Systems Test (IST) personnel; 40x80ft w.t. control room after NFAC modification.

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NASA image: ARC-1996-AC96-5007-4
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Oct 31, 1996

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N-227 Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Modification Project - diffuser & contraction vanes (image show reflection of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This bird's-eye view of a high bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) shows the open payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery surrounded by the standard platforms and equipment required to process a Space Shuttle orbiter. The high bay is 197 feet (60 meters) long, 150 feet (46 meters) wide, 95 feet (29 meters) high, and encompasses a 29,000-square-foot (2,694-meter) area. The 30-ton (27-metric-ton) bridge crane (yellow device, right) has a hook height of approximately 66 feet (20 meters). Platforms, a main access bridge, and two rolling bridges with trucks provide access to various parts of the orbiter. In addition to routine servicing and checkout, the inspections and modifications made to enhance Discovery's performance and upgrade its systems were performed in the OPF during its recently completed Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period.
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Sep 2, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This bird's-eye view of a high bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) shows the open payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery surrounded by the standard platforms and equipment required to process a Space Shuttle orbiter. The high bay is 197 feet (60 meters) long, 150 feet (46 meters) wide, 95 feet (29 meters) high, and encompasses a 29,000-square-foot (2,694-meter) area. The 30-ton (27-metric-ton) bridge crane (yellow device, right) has a hook height of approximately 66 feet (20 meters). Platforms, a main access bridge, and two rolling bridges with trucks provide access to various parts of the orbiter. In addition to routine servicing and checkout, the inspections and modifications made to enhance Discovery's performance and upgrade its systems were performed in the OPF during its recently completed Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period.

NASA image: ARC-1976-A76-0635
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May 12, 1976

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1/50TH SCALE NFAC MODIFICATION MODEL TESTED IN 40X80FT W.T. (TEST-481) @ Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

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NASA image: AJ26 rocket engine testing news briefing
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Feb 24, 2010

AJ26 rocket engine testing news briefing

Operators at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center are completing modifications to the E-1 Test Stand to begin testing...

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NASA image: KSC-95pc586
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Apr 17, 1995

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) No. 2036, the first of the new Block 1 engines to fly,...

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NASA image: Crawler Transporter 2 Move to Launch Complex 39B
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May 22, 2018

Crawler Transporter 2 Move to Launch Complex 39B

Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) moves slowly up the ramp to the surface of Launch Pad 39B for a fit check on May 22,...

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NASA image: Crawler Transporter 2 Move to Launch Complex 39B
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May 22, 2018

Crawler Transporter 2 Move to Launch Complex 39B

Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) moves slowly up the ramp to the surface of Launch Pad 39B for a fit check on May 22,...

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NASA image: VAB Crane Work Progress
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Dec 17, 2014

VAB Crane Work Progress

Upgrades and modifications continue on the 175-ton crane on the ground floor of the transfer aisle inside the...

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NASA image: AJ26 rocket engine testing news briefing
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Feb 24, 2010

AJ26 rocket engine testing news briefing

Operators at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center are completing modifications to the E-1 Test Stand to begin testing...

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NASA image: NanoRacks Module 86 Photography
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Sep 28, 2019

NanoRacks Module 86 Photography

iss060e081390 (9/28/2019) --- A view of the MixStix tube housed inside NanoRacks Module-86 Module MBRSC -...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-4861
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Dec 17, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Upgrades and modifications continue on the 175-ton crane on the ground floor of the transfer...

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NASA image: NanoRacks Module-86 Photography
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Sep 29, 2019

NanoRacks Module-86 Photography

iss060e081535 (9/28/2019) --- A view of the Flex Petri Dishes housed inside NanoRacks Module-86 Module MBRSC -...

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NASA image: Crawler Transporter 2 Move to Launch Complex 39B
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May 22, 2018

Crawler Transporter 2 Move to Launch Complex 39B

Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) moves slowly up the ramp to the surface of Launch Pad 39B for a fit check on May 22,...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0018
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Jan 5, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside Endeavour's opened payload bay, workers at each end install a wiring...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This bird's-eye view of a high bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) shows the...

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