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The third and final main engine has been installed on Space Shuttle Discovery at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...
Lisa Campbell is willing to crawl on her hands and knees to help with the Return to Flight effort. As an aerospace...
Bob Holl, NASA test director, presents the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report for Feb. 10, 2006. Learn what's...
I work here in the Space Station Processing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I lead the team of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jake Senior, United Space Alliance technician, prepares the Orbiter Boom Sensor System...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Remote Manipulator System lab, United Space Alliance technicians Jake Senior and...
How does the Remote Manipulator System work on the Space Shuttle? The Remote Manipulator System is made for us by...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Remote Manipulator System lab, United Space Alliance technician Todd Dugan works...
Hi. My name's Mike Leinbach, I'm the Shuttle launch director at the Kennedy Space Center for NASA. Well, in my role...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Todd Dugan, United Space Alliance technician, removes the cover from the Orbiter Boom...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The assembled Orbiter Boom Sensor System sits in the Remote Manipulator System lab...
How does the External Tank work? The External Tank is the backbone of the Space Shuttle during flight. What happens...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians Todd Dugan and Jake Senior (at left) work on the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The assembled Orbiter Boom Sensor System sits in the Remote Manipulator System lab...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Remote Manipulator System lab, United Space Alliance technicians Jake Senior and...
You're watching NASA Direct. Next on the Space Shuttle Status Report. Things are moving into place inside the...
The gigantic External Tank that will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission has arrived...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Ready to Fly- The Flight Readiness Review is complete and NASA is set...
How does the Orbital Maneuvering System work? At main engine cutoff for the Space Shuttle, it doesn't have...
How are payloads installed on the Space Shuttle orbiter? Now the payload bay is usually filled with one, two, or...
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Lili Villarreal spends her days packing Space Shuttle Discovery's...
How do we prepare the orbiter for space flight? We do that at Kennedy Space Center in one of our three Orbiter...
My name is Stephanie Stilson, I work at the Kennedy Space Center, and I am the NASA vehicle manager for orbiter...
The launch processing system at the Kennedy Space Center is used to interface with the orbiter vehicle. There is a...