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NASA image: STS-80 Columbia, OV 102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B
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Nov 19, 1996

STS-80 Columbia, OV 102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B

STS080-S-003 (19 Nov. 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Launch...

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NASA image: STS-80 Columbia, OV 102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B
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Nov 19, 1996

STS-80 Columbia, OV 102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B

STS080-S-006 (19 Nov. 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Launch...

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NASA image: STS-80 Columbia, OV 102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B
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Nov 19, 1996

STS-80 Columbia, OV 102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B

STS080-S-004 (19 Nov. 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Launch...

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NASA image: STS-72 Endeavour, OV-105, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B
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Jan 11, 1996

STS-72 Endeavour, OV-105, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B

STS072-S-003 (11 Jan. 1996) --- A "fish-eye" lens was used to afford this unique view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lowered into the dome for installation. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
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Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lowered into the dome for installation. 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. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lowered into the dome for...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (second from left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (right) talk to the media following the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" at the Trident Basin berm press site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Jul 7, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (second from left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (right) talk to the media following the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" at the Trident Basin berm press site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (second from left) and NASA Administrator...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (center) talk to the media following the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" at the Trident Basin berm press site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Jul 7, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (center) talk to the media following the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" at the Trident Basin berm press site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The sand dunes facing the Atlantic Ocean near Launch Pad 39A (background) at KSC spill purple flowers down its banks. The beach is just south of the Canaveral National Seashore, managed by the National Wildlife Service.
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Aug 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The sand dunes facing the Atlantic Ocean near Launch Pad 39A (background) at KSC spill purple flowers down its banks. The beach is just south of the Canaveral National Seashore, managed by the National Wildlife Service.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The sand dunes facing the Atlantic Ocean near Launch Pad 39A (background) at KSC spill...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner gets hands-on experience with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Tanner and STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
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Oct 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner gets hands-on experience with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Tanner and STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner gets...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A KSC employee wipes down some of the hoses of the ground support equipment in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) where Space Shuttle Atlantis is being processed for flight. Preparations are under way for the next launch of Atlantis on mission STS-114, a utilization and logistics flight to the International Space Station.
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Sep 3, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A KSC employee wipes down some of the hoses of the ground support equipment in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) where Space Shuttle Atlantis is being processed for flight. Preparations are under way for the next launch of Atlantis on mission STS-114, a utilization and logistics flight to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A KSC employee wipes down some of the hoses of the ground support equipment in the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly (left) and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner get hands-on experience with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
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Oct 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly (left) and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner get hands-on experience with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly works with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
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Oct 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly works with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly works...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lifted up to the dome for installation. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
Image
Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lifted up to the dome for installation. 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. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lifted up to the dome for...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope sits on a pallet waiting to be lifted up to the dome above and installed. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
Image
Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope sits on a pallet waiting to be lifted up to the dome above and installed. 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. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope sits on a pallet waiting to be lifted...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker looks at a five-meter (focal length) telescope being removed for repair. Part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) in Cocoa Beach, Fla., the tracking telescope provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral. .
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Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker looks at a five-meter (focal length) telescope being removed for repair. Part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) in Cocoa Beach, Fla., the tracking telescope provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral. .

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker looks at a five-meter (focal length) telescope being removed for repair. Part...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly stands in front of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
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Oct 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly stands in front of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly works with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
Image
Oct 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly works with the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly works...

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NASA image: 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.
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Aug 25, 2003

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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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (left) accompanies Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (third from left) and others visiting the Columbia Debris Hangar. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (left) accompanies Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (third from left) and others visiting the Columbia Debris Hangar. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (left) accompanies Executive Director of NASDA...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (right) talk to the media following the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" at the Trident Basin berm press site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Image
Jul 7, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (right) talk to the media following the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" at the Trident Basin berm press site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Newly appointed KSC Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lifted up to the dome for installation. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
Image
Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lifted up to the dome for installation. 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. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lifted up to the dome for...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lowered toward the dome for installation. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
Image
Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lowered toward the dome for installation. 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. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope is lowered toward the dome for...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A tracking telescope, part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS), is being calibrated. The telescope, which is located in Cocoa Beach, Fla., provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
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Sep 3, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A tracking telescope, part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS), is being calibrated. The telescope, which is located in Cocoa Beach, Fla., provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A tracking telescope, part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS),...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner and STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly get a close look at the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
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Oct 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner and STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly get a close look at the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Reilly and Tanner are at KSC for equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner and...

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