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Under the watchful eyes of technicians, a crane positions the Orion PA-1 Abort Flight Test module for mass properties testing in NASA Dryden's Flight Loads Lab.

Under the watchful eyes of technicians, a crane positions the Orion PA-1 Abort Flight Test module for mass...

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Mechanical engineering and integration technician, Lucas Keim, holds up a piece of ground support equipment during a...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A sandhill crane is on the lookout on grounds near the Headquarters Building at NASA's...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sandhill cranes stalk a parking lot near the Headquarters Building at NASA's Kennedy...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of sandhill cranes search for food on the grounds near the Headquarters...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A sandhill crane is on the lookout in a parking lot near the Headquarters Building at...

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Juno Atlas Receives its Centaur

Workers guide an overhead crane as it lifts the Centaur upper stage at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.,...

Critical Step in Next Mars Rover Landing Artist Concept

This artist concept depicts Curiosity, the rover to be launched in 2011 by NASA Mars Science Laboratory, as it is...

Lifting the Runners

Under the unflinching summer sun, workers at NASA Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, Calif., use a crane to...

Getting Closer to Countdown: Spacecraft Undergoes Readiness Tests

It no easy task getting NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ready for launch. Workers stabilize the crane holding one...

Inspecting Curiosity Descent Stage Crash Site

This portion of an image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been annotated to show the relative positions...

Curiosity Kicking up Dust

This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA Curiosity rover. A dust cloud was generated when the Curiosity rover...

Technicians position the transport cradle as a crane lowers SOFIA's primary mirror assembly into place prior to finish coating of the mirror at NASA Ames

Technicians at the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., removed the German-built primary...

Technicians with ropes carefully guide the primary mirror assembly as a crane slowly moves it toward its transport cradle after removal from the SOFIA aircraft

Technicians at the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., removed the German-built primary...

The SOFIA primary mirror assembly is cautiously lifted from its cavity in the modified 747 by a crane in preparation for finish coating operations at NASA Ames

Technicians at the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., removed the German-built primary...

Space Power Facility

The Orion Crew Module Adapter simulator arrives at NASA Glenn's Plum Brook Station Space Power Facility in Sandusky,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The master assembler, crane crew, removes a five-meter telescope in Cocoa Beach, Fla., for repair. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The master assembler, crane crew, removes a five-meter telescope in Cocoa Beach, Fla.,...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A sandhill crane pauses from its food search near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's...

OCI Main Optics Bench Crane Lift

Mechanical technician, Andrew Scharmann, slides a lift fixture into position to ensure the Ocean Color Instrument...

Mars 2020 Sky Crane Processing in PHSF

The Mars 2020 rover undergoes processing inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space...

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OSAM-1 team members prepare a weight to be crane lifted onto the SPIKA work platform as part of its commissioning...

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Sand Hill Cranes with VAB and LCC in Background