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NASA image: Artist concept of Galileo with inertial upper stage (IUS) in low Earth orbit
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Aug 25, 1989

Artist concept of Galileo with inertial upper stage (IUS) in low Earth orbit

S89-42940 (April 1989) --- In this artist's rendition, the Galileo spacecraft is being boosted into its...

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NASA image: STS-70 payload preparations
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Apr 12, 1995

STS-70 payload preparations

S95-08962 (12 APRIL 1995) --- Members of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Payload Processing Team hoist the Tracking...

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NASA image: STS-70 payload preparation
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Apr 4, 1995

STS-70 payload preparation

S95-08961 (4 APRIL 1995) --- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) oversee and control the lowering of...

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NASA image: STS-34 Galileo spacecraft / inertial upper stage (IUS) deployment
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Oct 18, 1989

STS-34 Galileo spacecraft / inertial upper stage (IUS) deployment

STS034-72-070 (18 Oct 1989) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Galileo spacecraft and its inertial...

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NASA image: STS-30 inertial upper stage (IUS) with Magellan deployment
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May 4, 1989

STS-30 inertial upper stage (IUS) with Magellan deployment

STS030-71-053 (4 May 1989) --- In the early evening hours of Space Shuttle Atlantis’ first day in space for...

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NASA image: STS-30 deployment of inertial upper stage (IUS) with Magellan spacecraft
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May 4, 1989

STS-30 deployment of inertial upper stage (IUS) with Magellan spacecraft

STS030-71-052 (4 May 1989) --- In the early evening hours of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first day in space for the...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment

STS026-31-071 (3 Oct 1988) --- After deployment from Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, the inertial upper stage...

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NASA image: STS-34 Galileo spacecraft / IUS deployment sequence in OV-104's payload bay
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Oct 23, 1989

STS-34 Galileo spacecraft / IUS deployment sequence in OV-104's payload bay

During STS-34 mission, the Galileo spacecraft mounted atop the inertial upper stage (IUS) is tilted to a 58-degree...

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NASA image: STS-29 crewmembers inspect TDRS-D inertial upper stage (IUS) at KSC VPF
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Feb 14, 1989

STS-29 crewmembers inspect TDRS-D inertial upper stage (IUS) at KSC VPF

S89-27384 (5 Jan 1989) --- Astronauts James P. Bagian, left, and Robert C. Springer inspect a portion of the first...

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NASA image: STS-29 crewmembers inspect TDRS-D inertial upper stage (IUS) at KSC VPF
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Jan 5, 1989

STS-29 crewmembers inspect TDRS-D inertial upper stage (IUS) at KSC VPF

S89-28108 --- Astronaut Mae C. Jemison and STS-29 Mission Specialist James P. Bagian and Robert C. Springer inspect...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment

During STS-26, inertial upper stage (IUS) with the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) drifts above...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Aug 1, 1991

Space Shuttle Projects

The primary payload of the STS-43 mission, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-E (TDRS-E) attached to an Inertial...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Aug 1, 1991

Space Shuttle Projects

The free-flying Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-E (TDRS-E), still attached to an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), was...

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NASA image: STS-43 TDRS-E during preflight processing at KSC's VPF
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Jun 13, 1991

STS-43 TDRS-E during preflight processing at KSC's VPF

STS-43 Tracking and Data Relay Satellite E (TDRS-E) undergoes preflight processing in the Kennedy Space Center's...

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NASA image: Deployment of the TDRS by STS-6 Challenger
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Apr 4, 1983

Deployment of the TDRS by STS-6 Challenger

STS006-38-894 (4 April 1983) --- The tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) leaves the 18-meter (60-ft) long cargo...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment

During STS-26, inertial upper stage (IUS) with the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) located in the...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment

During STS-26, inertial upper stage (IUS) with tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) located in the payload...

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NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Jan 1, 1999

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

In this photograph, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) was installed and mated to the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS)...

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NASA image: Launch of Galileo on STS-34 Atlantis
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Sep 10, 1997

Launch of Galileo on STS-34 Atlantis

Liftoff of STS-34 Atlantis, carrying NASA Galileo spacecraft and its Inertial Upper Stage IUS booster on October 18,...

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NASA image: STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF
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Dec 29, 1988

STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF

S89-28093 (29 Dec 1988) --- In the clean room of the vertical processing facility, the TDRS-D satellite is hoisted,...

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-26
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Sep 29, 1988

Liftoff of STS-26

The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to being Mission...

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NASA image: STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF
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Dec 29, 1988

STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF

S89-27382 (29 Dec 1988) --- Technicians and engineers in the Kennedy Space Center's Vertical Processing Facility...

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NASA image: STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF
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Dec 29, 1988

STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF

S89-27381 (29 Dec 1988) --- Technicians and engineers in the Kennedy Space Center's Vertical Processing Facility...

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NASA image: KSC-90PC-1357
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Aug 24, 1990

KSC-90PC-1357

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ulysses spacecraft with two attached upper...

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