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S125-E-009712 (18 May 2009) --- Astronaut John Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in the mission?s...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – A technician removes protective Mylar wrapping from NASA's IRIS spacecraft in a clean room...
ISS015-E-11351 (10 June 2007) --- This is one of a series of images photographed with a digital still camera using...
NEW YORK – A technician attaches a fixture beneath space shuttle Enterprise's nose as the shuttle was lowered onto a...
Each of the eight haunch access doors located in the mobile launcher platform contains an inspirational quote...
In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians and engineers...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., workers look over the GOES-M satellite after removal of its protective cover. The...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch...
In this view from above inside the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work is...
JSC2011-E-043869 (29 April 2011) --- NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both STS-135 mission specialists,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The fairing for the Swift-Delta launch reaches the top of the mobile service tower on...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., the encapsulated GOES-N spacecraft...
Technicians prepare to encapsulate NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft inside SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy payload fairing in...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne, workers in the Reusable Launch...
Team Titan Shielding Systems poses with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Lockheed Martin CEO, Marillyn Hewson....
A lightning strike is recorded at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in August 2019. The...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Equipment from the Thermal Protection System Facility (TPSF), damaged by Hurricane...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Segments of a giant crane arrive by truck to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...
S66-31019 (May 1966) --- Test subject Fred Spross, Crew Systems Division, wears the Gemini-9 configured...
This close-up of the Space Shuttle Discovery shows it atop the Mobile Launch Platform on Launch Pad 39-B, with the...
The heat shield and back shell for the Mars 2020 rover are unboxed inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker makes adjustments on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spacecraft during...
Teams at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California offload several shipping containers protecting NASA’s PUNCH...
JSC2009-E-284891 (15 Dec. 2009) --- STS-134 crew members participate in an EVA Thermal Protection System (TPS)...