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NASA image: STS-59 crew insignia
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Nov 1, 1993

STS-59 crew insignia

STS059-S-001 (November 1993) --- Designed by the crew members, the STS-59 insignia is dominated by Earth, reflecting...

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NASA image: Onboard portrait of the STS-59 crew
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Apr 13, 1994

Onboard portrait of the STS-59 crew

STS059-44-004 (9-20 April 1994) --- This middeck scene aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour caught all six STS-59 crew...

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NASA image: Landing of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base
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Apr 20, 1994

Landing of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base

STS059-S-107 (20 April 1994) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Endeavour touches down at Edwards Air...

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NASA image: STS-59 red shift crew on Endeavour's middeck
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Apr 9, 1994

STS-59 red shift crew on Endeavour's middeck

STS059-05-007 (9-20 April 1994) --- On Endeavour's middeck, the three STS-59 red shift crew members begin to...

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NASA image: Landing of STS-59 Endeavour, OV-105, at Edwards Air Force Base
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Apr 20, 1999

Landing of STS-59 Endeavour, OV-105, at Edwards Air Force Base

STS059-S-108 (20 April 1994) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Endeavour touches down at Edwards Air...

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NASA image: STS-59 crewmembers in training for onboard Earth observations
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Aug 26, 1993

STS-59 crewmembers in training for onboard Earth observations

S93-42727 (26 Aug 1993) --- The six astronauts in training for the STS-59 mission are given some onboard Earth...

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NASA image: Night image of New York City as seen from STS-59 Endeavour
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Apr 20, 1994

Night image of New York City as seen from STS-59 Endeavour

STS059-50-003 (9-20 April 1994) --- This 35mm night image of the New York City metropolitan area was captured by the...

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour
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Apr 9, 1994

Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour

STS059-S-109 (9 April 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour heads for its sixth mission in space. Liftoff occurred...

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NASA image: STS-59 MAPS experiment view
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Apr 12, 1994

STS-59 MAPS experiment view

STS059-S-040 (12 April 1994) --- STS-59's MAPS (Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites) experiment is sending...

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NASA image: Mount Pinatubo, Philippine Islands as seen from STS-59
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Apr 10, 1994

Mount Pinatubo, Philippine Islands as seen from STS-59

STS059-L14-170 (9-20 April 1994) --- Orient with the sea at the left. Then Subic Bay is at the lower left corner,...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Jan 11, 1994

Space Shuttle Projects

Astronauts included in the STS-59 crew portrait include (standing in rear, left to right) Kevin P. Chilton, pilot;...

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour
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Apr 9, 1994

Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour

STS059-S-066 (9 April 1994) --- The liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour is backdropped against clouds at the...

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NASA image: Astronaut Thomas Jones opens food package on middeck
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Apr 10, 1994

Astronaut Thomas Jones opens food package on middeck

STS059-14-004 (9-20 April 1994) --- On the Space Shuttle Endeavour's middeck astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission...

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NASA image: STS-59 crewmembers pictured in bunks on the middeck
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Apr 10, 1994

STS-59 crewmembers pictured in bunks on the middeck

STS059-22-004 (9-20 April 1994) --- Half of Space Shuttle Endeavour's crew of six astronauts are pictured in bunks...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken during the STS-59 mission
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Apr 18, 1994

Earth observations taken during the STS-59 mission

STS059-228-094 (9-20 April 1994) --- The spring thaw along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska has not touched the St....

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour
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Apr 9, 1994

Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour

STS059-S-034 (9 April 1994) --- The liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour is backdropped against a dawn sky at the...

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour
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Apr 9, 1994

Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour

STS059-S-036 (9 April 1994) --- The liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour is backdropped against a dawn sky at the...

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour
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Apr 9, 1994

Liftoff of STS-59 Shuttle Endeavour

STS059-S-037 (9 April 1994) --- The liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour is backdropped against a dawn sky at the...

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NASA image: Space Radar Laboratory photos taken at Kennedy Space Center
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Mar 18, 1994

Space Radar Laboratory photos taken at Kennedy Space Center

S94-30392 (16 Feb 1994) --- The Space Radar Laboratory-1 (SRL-1) is being transferred from the payload canister...

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NASA image: Astronaut Linda Godwin poses with spacesuit she wore for launch
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Apr 10, 1994

Astronaut Linda Godwin poses with spacesuit she wore for launch

STS059-32-016 (20 April 1994) --- Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-59 payload commander, poses with the spacesuit she...

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NASA image: Isabela, Galapagos Islands as seen from STS-59
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Apr 14, 1994

Isabela, Galapagos Islands as seen from STS-59

STS059-213-019 (9-20 April 1994) --- SRL scientists will use these photographs with the radar imagery to...

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NASA image: Sierra Nevada, California as seen from STS-59
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Apr 14, 1994

Sierra Nevada, California as seen from STS-59

STS059-L09-162 (9-20 April 1994) --- Orient with the snow-covered mountains (Sierra Nevada of California) in the...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken by the STS-59 crew
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Apr 14, 1994

Earth observations taken by the STS-59 crew

STS059-306-034 (9-20 April 1994) --- The radiating transportation pattern of this 20th-Century urban plan is nicely...

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NASA image: Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan seen from STS-59
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Apr 14, 1994

Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan seen from STS-59

STS059-209-081 (9-20 April 1994) --- Lake Balkhash, in eastern Kazakhstan, is some 300 miles long. The lake, frozen...

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