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NASA image: New range safety and range user system antennas for the ECANS project can be seen just behind and to the left of the cockpit on NASA's NF-15B research aircraft.
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Feb 26, 2007

New range safety and range user system antennas for the ECANS project can be seen just behind and to the left of the cockpit on NASA's NF-15B research aircraft.

New range safety and range user system antennas for the ECANS project can be seen just behind and to the left of the...

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NASA image: Range safety and phased-array range user system antennas validated in the ECANS project can be seen just behind the cockpit on NASA's NF-15B research aircraft.
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Feb 26, 2007

Range safety and phased-array range user system antennas validated in the ECANS project can be seen just behind the cockpit on NASA's NF-15B research aircraft.

Range safety and phased-array range user system antennas validated in the ECANS project can be seen just behind the...

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NASA image: Two small Range Safety System antennas are located just behind the engine inlets of NASA's NF-15B research aircraft as it banks away from the chase plane.
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Feb 26, 2007

Two small Range Safety System antennas are located just behind the engine inlets of NASA's NF-15B research aircraft as it banks away from the chase plane.

Two small Range Safety System antennas are located just behind the engine inlets of NASA's NF-15B research aircraft...

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NASA image: Safety and Health Showcase
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May 9, 2024

Safety and Health Showcase

Employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida participate in the Safety and Health days activities on...

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NASA image: Safety and Health Showcase
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May 9, 2024

Safety and Health Showcase

Employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida participate in the Safety and Health days activities on...

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NASA image: Safety and Health Showcase
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May 9, 2024

Safety and Health Showcase

Employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida participate in the Safety and Health days activities on...

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NASA image: 2012 Safety and Health Day
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Aug 21, 2012

2012 Safety and Health Day

Employees at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center participated in 2012 Safety and Health Day activities Aug. 21....

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NASA image: NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake Isabella during a research mission.
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Feb 26, 2007

NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake Isabella during a research mission.

NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake...

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NASA image: Antennas used for the Space-Based Range Demonstration and Certification project protrude from the top of NASA's NF-15B testbed during a research flight.
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Feb 26, 2007

Antennas used for the Space-Based Range Demonstration and Certification project protrude from the top of NASA's NF-15B testbed during a research flight.

Antennas used for the Space-Based Range Demonstration and Certification project protrude from the top of NASA's...

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NASA image: The jagged ridges of Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains form the backdrop to NASA's brightly-colored NF-15B testbed aircraft during a research mission.
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Feb 26, 2007

The jagged ridges of Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains form the backdrop to NASA's brightly-colored NF-15B testbed aircraft during a research mission.

The jagged ridges of Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains form the backdrop to NASA's brightly-colored NF-15B...

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May 25, 2022

Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelanding

A member of the range safety team labels her convoy vehicle as they prepare for the landing of Boeing’s CST-100...

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NASA image: iss061m263081349_Boeing_CST-100_Starliner_Pad_Abort_Test_2019_1104
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Nov 4, 2019

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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed a critical safety milestone on Monday, Nov 4 in an end-to-end test...

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NASA image: MSPR-2 installation and checkout
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Sep 1, 2015

MSPR-2 installation and checkout

ISS044E079682 (09/01/2015) --- NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly works inside the U.S. Destiny Laboratory. Destiny is the...

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NASA image: KSC-99pp1292
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Nov 9, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rodney Wilson, with United Space Alliance, inspects the range safety cable between the...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 24, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

Lockheed Martin System Safety Engineer Victoria Thiem performs preliminary checks on the sample return capsule from...

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NASA image: LIFTOFF - MERCURY-ATLAS (MR)-3- FLIGHT ATTEMPT - MECHANICAL ASTRONAUT - CAPE
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Apr 1, 1961

LIFTOFF - MERCURY-ATLAS (MR)-3- FLIGHT ATTEMPT - MECHANICAL ASTRONAUT - CAPE

S61-01925 (25 April 1961) --- View of the Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 25,...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 24, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

Lockheed Martin System Safety Engineer Victoria Thiem, left, and On Scene Commander of Recovery Stuart Wylie, right,...

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NASA image: KSC-99pp1290
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Nov 9, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Terry Kent (left), United Space Alliance, and James Silviano (right), NASA, inspect...

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NASA image: Engineers and technicians in the control room at the Dryden Flight Research Center must constantly monitor critical operations and checks during research projects like NASA's hypersonic X-43A
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Jan 24, 2004

Engineers and technicians in the control room at the Dryden Flight Research Center must constantly monitor critical operations and checks during research projects like NASA's hypersonic X-43A

Engineers and technicians in the control room at the Dryden Flight Research Center must constantly monitor critical...

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NASA image: KSC-99pp1291
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Nov 9, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- James Silviano (bottom), NASA, examines the range safety cable between the external...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp0853
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Jun 29, 2000

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Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) to...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0065
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Jan 14, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson is helped with suit check, part of launch...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0064
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Jan 14, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla puts on her helmet during suit check, part...

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NASA image: Destiny Laboratory
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Jan 20, 2019

Destiny Laboratory

iss058e004610 (1/20/2019) --- A View of the Destiny US Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The...

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