APOLLO MISSION CONTROL PHOTO PLUS

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SSME 35:1 Ratio Nozzle Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1976

The Space Shuttle Main Engine #0001 is put through static test at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. The first reusable large liquid rocket engine developing 470,000 pounds of thrust through efficient combustion of its propellants, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. Three of these engines will power the Space Shuttle Orbiter and each is designed for seven and a half hours of operation. That will cover at least 55 Shuttle missions in space. These engines are twice as powerful as the J-2 engines which powered the second and third stages of the mighty Saturn V Apollo launch vehicle.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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Space Shuttle Main Engine Static Test

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

1976

The Space Shuttle Main Engine is put through static test at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. Three of these engines will power the Space Shuttle Orbiter and each is designed for seven and a half hours of operation. That will cover at least 55 Shuttle missions in space. These engines are twice as powerful as the J-2 engines which powered the second and third stages of the mighty Saturn V Apollo launch vehicle.

This vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in good condition. G-

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Space Shuttle Main Engine #0003

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-75

5 April 1978

The third production model SSME #0003 built by the Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International, receives pre-delivery attention from technicians prior to delivery to NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories, Bay St. Louis, Miss. SSME 2003 joined two prior engines shipped to the Mississippi test site in preparation for the initial three-engine cluster firing in the Shuttle's Main Propulsion Space Flight Centre, Ala., for design, development and production of the Space Shuttle Main Engine.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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SSME Checkout Prior To Static Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-79

16 June 1978

Rockwell International - Rocketdyne Division technicians check Space Shuttle Main Engine prior to static test at the NASA National Space Technology Laboratories, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Each SSME is tested on stands originally constructed for the Apollo Saturn V moon rocket prior to installation in the Shuttle Orbiter vehicle. Tests are remotely controlled from a centre approximately one quarter mile from the test stand. Rocketdyne is under contract to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre for the development and production of the Space Shuttle Main Engine, three of which will provide the main propulsion for the Orbiter Vehicle.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Space Shuttle Main Engine #0004

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 77-H-491

16 July 1977

Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) #0004, a developmental test model, gives off an almost invisible flame in this first firing at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories (NSTL) in Hancock County, Mississippi. The SSME, burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, is designed for a total burn time of 7.5 hours before overhaul. It will burn eight minutes on each Shuttle flight. SSME's are tested individually at NSTL by personnel of the prime contractor, Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International, under direction of the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Centre, the agency responsible for the development of the SSME, Solid Rocket Booster and External Tank for the Shuttle.

The SSME develops 1,668,080 Newtons (375,000 pounds) of thrust at sea level and 2,090,660 Newtons (470,000 pounds) at altitude.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Main Propulsion Test Article Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

19 May 1978

The Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article is fired for a 15 second static test at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories (NSTL), Bay St. Louis, Miss. on May 19, 1978 in this fine vintage view of NASA's NSTL facility in Hancock County, Mississippi.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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Space Shuttle Main Engine #0201

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-83

October 1978

Space Shuttle Main Engine #0201 is mounted in test stand A-3 at Rocketdyne Division's Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Chatsworth, Calif. to conduct mission duration tests. The first reusable large liquid rocket engine developing 470,000 pounds of thrust through efficient combustion of its propellants, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, this engine is twice as powerful as the J-2 engines which powered the second and third stages of the mighty Saturn V Apollo spacecraft. Three of these engines will power the Space Shuttle Orbiter and each is designed for seven and a half hours of operation. That will cover at least 55 Shuttle missions in space.

Engine #0201 was originally designated #0001 and was the first engine produced by the Rockwell International's Rocketdyne Division.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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Space Shuttle Main Engine #0201

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-88

November 1978

Checkout test firing of the Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engine is conducted on the A-3 test stand at the division's Santa Susana Field Laboratory, near Chatsworth, Calif. Under contract to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama, the Rockwell international division has extended its SSME test activity to supplement that being conducted at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories, Bay Saint Louis, Miss. As evidenced by this main-stage operation photo, the flame of the SSME's high performance liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants is essentially transparent. The world's most advanced rocket engine, the SSME produces 470,000 pounds of thrust utilizing the high performance propellants, an efficient staged combustion cycle, and high main combustion chamber pressure. A cluster of three engines will provide propulsion for both launch and earth-orbit insertion of NASA's Space Shuttle.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Test Stand A-3 And SSME #0201

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-86

31 January 1979

A-3 Test Stand at Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International Santa Susana Field Laboratory, near Chatsworth, Calif. dwarfs SSME #0201 during this 300 second test firing of SSME #0201.

Engine #0201 was originally designated #0001 and was the first engine produced by the Rockwell International's Rocketdyne Division.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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SSME #0201 Static Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-85

31 January 1979

Static test firing of the Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engine #0201 is conducted on the A-3 test stand at the division's Santa Susana Field Laboratory, near Chatsworth, Calif. Steam cloud fills up the canyon during this 300 second test firing of SSME #0201.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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SSME Test At NASA's NSTL

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1979

Total seconds of successful operation of the Space Shuttle Main Engine are climbing rapidly. Under contract to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre, Ala., the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International Corp. is conducting test of the 512,000 pound thrust engine at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories, Bay St. Louis, Miss.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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Engine #0006 With FMOF MOV

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 79-95081

April 1979

Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) #0006 gives off an almost invisible flame in this firing at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories (NSTL) in Hancock County, Mississippi. Space Shuttle Main Engine's are tested individually at NSTL by personnel of the prime contractor, Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International, under direction of the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Centre, the agency responsible for the development of the SSME, Solid Rocket Booster and External Tank for the Shuttle.

The SSME develops 375,000 pounds of thrust at sea level and 470,000 pounds while in use at altitude.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

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Main Engine Test At NASA's NSTL

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1 August 1979

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Main Propulsion Test Article Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 79-H-687

17 December 1979

A successful full-duration test of 550-seconds was conducted December 17, 1979 on the Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article at NSTL, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Test managers for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre reported that all test goals were achieved. All were pleased with the results except perhaps the flock of birds that were disturbed. All the specks seen in and around the cloud of smoke and steam are birds surprised by the test as they were flying by. I am not an expert but they look like Canadian Geese flying south for the winter.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Shuttle Main Propulsion System Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-92

17 December 1979

Three Space Shuttle Main Engines are tested in Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA) at NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Successful main propulsion system testing will verify the system for the Space Shuttle's first orbital flight.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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Main Propulsion System Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 80-03170

28 February 1980

At the Marshall Space Flight Centre, Ala. the second full duration test of the Space Shuttle's Main Propulsion System was conducted successfully February 28, 1980 at the NASA test site in Mississippi. The trio of main engines used in the test system were successfully gimballed (steered) while the engines were being throttled back from 100 percent to 70 percent thrust. This was the first time that manoeuvre had been tested. Officials of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre, which is responsible for Shuttle propulsion system development, said that all test objectives had been met during the 555-second firing.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Challenger Main Engine No. 1

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSME-99

16 February 1982

The first of three highter performance Space Shuttle Main Engines being developed and produced by Rockwell Int'l for the Orbiter Challenger is readied for delivery to NASA's National Space Technology Laboratories in Bay St. Louis. When the Challenger makes it maiden flight in early 1983, it will be capable of carrying up to 10,000 pounds more payload than its sister Space Shuttle Columbia.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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SSME Tests At NSTL

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-26021

10 January 1987

A photographer at the Test Control Centre of the National Space Technology Laboratories captured this view of the 520-second firing of Space Shuttle Main Engine on test stand A-2 around 3 p.m., January 10, 1987. the A-2 stand simulates altitude at 70,000 feet. It is a full capability facility on which flight certification series and research and development tests are conducted.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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SSLV Model WTR Tests At MSFC

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 93-37601

1 September 1983

Using a 6.4% model of the Space Shuttle Launch Vehicle an Acoustics and Overpressure "WTR" test were conducted today at the Eastern Test Stand at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. When this photo was taken the right solid motor was being tested.

This very fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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Space Shuttle Main Engine Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

11 July 1988

The transparently clean combustion product of the Space Shuttle Main Engine's liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants is very evident in this fine photograph taken during a static test conducted at Rockwell International's Rocketdyne Division's Santa Susana Field Laboratory, near Chatsworth, Calif.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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SSME Check Out

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1988

The Shuttle Maine Engine is being checked out before its moved to the test stand at the Rocketdyne International factory. The SSME will be given a good going over before its moved to the test stand for a full power test.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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SSME Pre Test Photograph

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-28808

1988

The Shuttle Maine Engine is seen being moved to the test stand for a full power test at the Rocketdyne facility a Division of Rockwell International Corp.

This fine vintage colour NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

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SSME Post Test Photograph

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-28807

1988

The Shuttle Maine Engine is seen being moved from the test stand after a full power test at the Rocketdyne facility a Division of Rockwell International Corp. Compare this to the photo above and you can see the evidence of the firing as most of the paint on the nozzle has been melted off.

This fine vintage colour NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

2 Photographs For The Price Of 1

This fine NASA colour glossy photograph and the drawing of the RC Engine below.

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Reaction Control Rocket Engine

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

A outstanding promotional portrait of the Reaction Control Rocket Engine use on the Shuttle.

This very fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in near mint condition and printed on the heavy 'A Kodak Paper'.

2 for 1 this photo goes with the above photo for the one low price

This Photo goes with the above colour photograph for the one low price.

Reaction Control Rocket Engine #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

A fine cut-away drawing of the Reaction Control Rocket Engine naming the main components.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Shuttle Main Engine Oxygen Turbopump

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

A Pratt & Whitney employee poses with a production model of the Space Shuttle Main Engine Liquid Oxygen Turbopump.

This fine modern borderless NASA colour glossy photograph is in mint condition.

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Cut-Away Of The Shuttle's SRB

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. SSRB-SP-070B

A fine concept drawing of the Shuttle's Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) listing all the major components.

This very fine NASA glossy photograph is in near condition.

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Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Casting

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 57835-3

10 December 1976

The case segments of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor are combined to form a casting segment. The two case segments are joined together by 180 high-strength steel pins. This photo give a good representation of the massive size of the rocket motor. Note the engineers around the bottom of the rocket motor casting.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Mating

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 58857-1

21 June December 1977

The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Casting segments are assembled in the test stand at Thiokol's Wasatch Division near Brigham City, Utah. In this photo, aft casting segment is being moved into position for mating with the centre segment in preparations for the DM-1 test firing on July 18, 1977.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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First Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 58964-1

12 July 1977

The first Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor awaits static firing in the test bay at Thiokol's Wasatch Division near Brigham City, Utah. The huge booster motors will help lift the Space Shuttle into near-Earth orbit when the system becomes operational in the 1980's. Preparations are being made here for the first test firing DM-1 on July 18, 1977.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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SRB Drop Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 8-89728

August 1978

The drop test vehicle used in air-drop testing of the Space Shuttle's Solid Rocket Booster parachute recovery system is shown on impact at the National Parachute Test Range, El Centro, Calif. During actual Shuttle flights, the booster will be recovered from the ocean near the launch site and returned to shore for refurbishment.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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DM-1 First SRB Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 59012-1

11 July 1977

The Space Shuttle Solid Rock Motor DM-1 is carefully checked by technicians in the test stand prior to its static test on July 18, 1977 at Thiokol Corporation's Wasatch Division in Utah.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-1 First SRB Test Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 58980-1

18 July 1977

The first Space Shuttle Solid Rock Motor DM-1 was successfully test fired on July 18, 1977 at Thiokol Corporation's Wasatch Division testing grounds near Promantory, Utah.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-2 Second SRB Test Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 59987-9

18 January 1978

An outstanding view of the clouds of smoke and steam from the successful second SRB testing (DM-2) at Thiokol Corporation's Wasatch Division testing grounds near Promantory, Utah on January 18, 1978.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-4 Fourth SRB Static Firing

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 79-H-198

17 February 1979

The last of a series of four developmental static firing of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor was conducted successfully on 17 February 1979 at the test site in northern Utah. During the two-minute firing, the motor's thrust level reached a peak of about three million pounds. The system that gimbals the motor nozzle for guidance during flight was operated over the most sever duty cycle expected to be experienced in flight. All test objectives were fulfilled and preparations would begin immediately for a series of three qualification (QM) test firings.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-4 SRB Test Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 62741-7

17 February 1979

DM-4 was the last of a series of four developmental static firing of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor was conducted successfully on 17 February 1979 at the test site in northern Utah.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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QM-4 SRB Qualification Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 75269-14

16 March 1983

Morton Thiokol's QM-4 qualification test motor is in the test stand in preparation for static test firing. This high performance motor is identical to those used in the STS-8 launch and includes low cost design modifications in the inhibitor pattern and sidewall insulation thickness. Nozzle modification have also contributed significantly to the motor's increased performance by 3,000 pounds of thrust.

QM-4 was tested successfully on 21 March 1983

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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QM-4 SRB Qualification Test Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 75334-1

21 March 1983

Morton Thiokol's QM-4 test motor in the static test of 21 March 1983 at the Utah site which qualified the new high performance motor for its use in the STS-8 launch. Design changes includes low cost design modifications in the inhibitor pattern and sidewall insulation thickness. Nozzle modification have also contributed significantly to the motor's increased performance by 3,000 pounds of thrust.

This fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in mint condition.

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Right SRB Jettisoned From STS-6

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-83PC-267

4 April 1983

A wonderful view of the right Solid Rocket Boosters from the sixth Shuttle Mission (STS-6) after it is jettisoned from the orbiter following the launch from Complex 39A at the Cape.

This photo was taken by Cast Glance from a Navy P-3A Orion Aircraft.

This very fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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Left SRB Jettisoned From STS-6

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-83PC-268

4 April 1983

A outstanding view of the left Solid Rocket Boosters from the sixth Shuttle Mission (STS-6) after it is jettisoned from the orbiter following the launch from Complex 39A at the Cape. Its parachute has been successfully deployed as it drifts gently back to earth so it can be refurbished for another flight.

This photo was taken by Cast Glance from a Navy P-3A Orion Aircraft.

This very fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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Left SRB Jettisoned From STS-6

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 83-33348

4 April 1983

The left Solid Rocket Boosters from the sixth Shuttle Mission (STS-6) continues its process of gently falling back to earth so it can be refurbished for another flight.

This photo was taken by Cast Glance from a Navy P-3A Orion Aircraft.

This very fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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Right SRB Jettisoned From STS-6

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 83-33371

4 April 1983

The right Solid Rocket Boosters from the sixth Shuttle Mission (STS-6) is seen just entering the water where it will be picked up and used again.

This photo was taken by Cast Glance from a Navy P-3A Orion Aircraft.

This very fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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Redesigned SRM

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S86-40663

October 1986

This photo of a solid rocket motor in the test stand at Norton Thiokol's Wasatch Division was used as a visual by John Thomas, Manager of NASA's SRM redesign team, during an October 27, 1986 press briefing on changes in the SRM.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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Joint Environment Simulator Test Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-35066

26 November 1986

Joint Environment Simulator Test Firing No. 2A at Norton Thiokol's Space Division in northern Utah on November 26, 1986, called JES-2A. Note: JES-1 was held on August 14, 1986.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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1st Transient Pressure Test Article Firing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 87-83269

19 November 1987

The first in a series of Transient Pressure Test Article (TPTA) test is conducted November 19, 1987 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Ala. The tests are part of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) redesign program. From November 1987 to September 1988, five TPTA tests were conducted at Marshall. The TPTA program consists of short-duration, hot-fire, dynamic-load tests of full-scale hardware in a short stack configuration. The test are designed to evaluate the effects of temperature, pressure and external loads encountered by the solid rocket motor during ignition transients. During the test, the motor is fired for six-tenths of a second (0.6). Upon ignition, dynamic strut loads are applied to the motor. The induced loads simulate Shuttle flight loads.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-8 Solid Rocket Motor Configuration

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-187P-5

24 August 1987

This line drawing depicts the configuration of the Solid Rocket Motor Design Motor-8 (DM-8) that will be the first in a series of full-scale, full-duration test firings incorporating the new design changes. DM-8 will be the test fired in a horizontal position in a test stand at Morton Thiokol's Wasatch Facility near Brigham City, Utah. The test firing is scheduled for Aug. 27, 1987 and is designed to evaluate the performance of major design features of the Space Shuttle's redesigned solid rocket motor, including the capture field joint (depicted at lower left), banded field joint insulation (depicted at lower left), join heaters and radially-bolted case-to-nozzle joint design (depicted at lower right).

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-8 Test SRM Firing

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-41937

30 August 1987

Development Motor DM-8 successively fired on August 30, 1987 in the first full-scale, full-duration igniting of the new solid rocket motor design. Three days of delays for various reasons proceeded the successful firing at Norton Thiokol's Space Division in northern Utah.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-8 Test SRM Firing #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-41938

30 August 1987

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-8 Test SRM Firing #2a

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-41938

30 August 1987

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-8 Test SRM Firing #3

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-41939

30 August 1987

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-9 Development SRM Test Firing

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-25484

23 December 1987

A three-quarter (topside) view of the 126-foot long, 1.2 million-pound Development Motor #9 (DM-9) undergoing a full-duration horizontal test firing. The December 23, 1987 test lasted two minutes. The test was part of the Shuttle Motor redesign program. Four full-duration motor test are required prior to the planned resumption of Shuttle Flights.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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DM-9 Development SRM Test Firing #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-25485

23 December 1987

A straight-on (topside) view of the 126-foot long, 1.2 million-pound Development Motor #9 (DM-9) undergoing a full-duration horizontal test firing. The December 23, 1987 test lasted two minutes. The test was part of the Shuttle Motor redesign program. Four full-duration motor test are required prior to the planned resumption of Shuttle Flights.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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QM-6 Third Qualification SRM Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-34566

20 April 1988

The third redesigned Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) qualification Motor-6 (QM-6) is test fired on April 20, 1988. at Morton Thiokol's Wasatch Div. in Utah. Five SRM firings are required prior to resumption of Shuttle flights.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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QM-6 Third Qualification SRM Test #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-88PC-296

20 April 1988

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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QM-6 Third Qualification SRM Test #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-34567

20 April 1988

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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QM-6 Third Qualification SRM Test #4

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-88PC-299

20 April 1988

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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PVM-1 Static Test Firing

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 88-94028

18 August 1988

The fifth redesigned Space Shuttle solid rocket motor, designated Production Verification Motor-1 (PVM-1), was successfully test fired August 18, 1988, clearing the way for resumption of Shuttle flights. The test, part of the solid rocket motor redesign program, was conducted by Morton Thiokol, NASA's prime contractor for the motor, at its Space Operations facility near Brigham City, Utah. The motor redesign test program included hundreds of componet and sub-scale tests as well as five full-duration, full-scale test firings like the one shown.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

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NASA's Recovery Ships

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-396C-0955.18

21 February 1996

The two Shuttle flight hardware recovery ships, Liberty Star on left and Freedom Star on right, are seen docked at the SRB Recovery Area - Hangar AF at the Cape.

This very fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

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NASA's MV Liberty Star

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-93PC-1386

19 October 1993

To make the Shuttle launches as economical as possible, the reuse of flight hardware is crucial. Unlike rocket boosters previously used in the space program, the Shuttle's solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered at sea. The expended boosters are disassembled, refurbished and reloaded with solid propellant for reuse. The two retrieval ships which perform the SRB recovery, the Liberty Star (shown here) and Freedom Star, are unique vessels specifically designed and constructed for this task.

This very fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

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NASA's MV Liberty Star SRB Recovery

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-93PC-1388

19 October 1993

Unlike rocket boosters previously used in the space program, the Shuttle's solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered at sea. The expended boosters are disassembled, refurbished and reloaded with solid propellant for reuse. Here the MV Liberty Star is towing a SRB casing, in a horizontal 'log' mode, back to the Cape for refurbishment. As it moves up the canals that leads back to the Cape, a small draw bridge is lifted to let it pass.

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SRB Recovery And Refurbish Operations

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-97PC-1729

21 November 1997

The frustum of a forward skirt assembly of a spent SRB from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is transported into the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned space program. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after lift-off, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are made safe and then undergo their first washing.

This very fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

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STS-1 Columbia's SRB Recovery

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-81PC-396

13 April 1981

A solid rocket booster recovery ship stands by April 13 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of KSC, ready to retrieve one of the expended booster castings used in the historic April 12 launch of the Shuttle Columbia (STS-1). The booster casting floating vertically (seen in photograph) and mostly submerged at this point because it is partially filled with sea water, will be de-watered and towed back horizontally, to facilities where it will go through processing readying it for reloading and reuse.

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STS-1 Columbia's SRB Recovery #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-81PC-399

13 April 1981

One of the solid rocket boosters used in the historic April 12 launch of the Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) is de-watered and floats in its horizontal, or 'log', mode for towing on April 13, 1981. Recovered at sea by the special built ships (Liberty Star & Freedom Star) the SRB's are towed back to the Cape for high pressure cleaning to prepare them for reloading and reuse.

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Cut-Away Of Shuttle External Tank

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 76-SA4196-2H

1976

A fine concept drawing of the Shuttle's External Tank listing all the major components.

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ET Is Nearly Ready At Michoud

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

21 March 1977

The mammoth Space Shuttle External Tank nears completion at NASA's Michoud assembly facility near New Orleans, La., where it is being produced by Martin Marietta Aerospace. The portion of the tank shown here will hold liquid hydrogen and be joined to another smaller tank holding liquid oxygen. The completed welded aluminium tank is nearly 155 feet long and 28 feet in diameter and will hold a total of more than one-million gallons of propellants for the Space Shuttle's three main engines.

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Inside ET

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

21 March 1977

A wonderful view inside the mammoth Space Shuttle External Tank as it nears completion at at NASA's Michoud assembly facility near New Orleans, La., where it is being produced by Martin Marietta Aerospace. The portion of the tank shown here will hold liquid hydrogen and be joined to another smaller tank holding liquid oxygen. The completed welded aluminium tank is nearly 155 feet long and 28 feet in diameter and will hold a total of more than one-million gallons of propellants for the Space Shuttle's three main engines.

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Inside ET #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

Another fine photograph taken inside the huge ET showing its Slosh Baffles. Its hard to see, a NASA worker is sitting on the Slosh Baffles. Look close and you will see him. This shot gives a good idea of the size of the huge ET.

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ET's Hydrogen Tank

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC-8894028

16 May 1977

The Hydrogen Tank portion of the huge External Tank for the Space Shuttle Transportation System is completed at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La. This portion of the tank is nearly 97-feet long and 28-feet in diameter and will be joined to another, smaller tank holding liquid oxygen. Completed it will be 155-feet long and will hold one-half million gallons of propellants.

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ET Seen From Level 16

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 78-88933

19 April 1978

A wonderful view during the installation of ET into test stand #4550 as taken from the 16th level.

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First ET Delivered To KSC

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 79-H-186

30 March 1979

The first Space Shuttle external tank to be delivered to KSC was moved into the VAB and placed on the transfer aisle. This tank is not a flight version but it is a ground vibration test article used at the Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville. The tank was shipped to KSC onboard the barge Poseidon.

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Larry Cox Standing Inside ET

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 894028

6 May 1980

A huge, expanding, rotating mandrel is inserted into a Space Shuttle External Tank barrel section at the Michoud Operations Facility in New Orleans, La. The mandrel is one of the major components of two automatic welding machines used at Michoud. It is expanded to bring two barrel sections to within .085 of an inch of being perfectly aligned before they are welded together. Here, Larry Cox, general welder, checks the giant machine. You can just see him standing below the expanding mandrel below-right of the centre of the photo. Another wonderful inside shot of the ET that give the viewer a since of the size of the massive fuel tank.

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One Of The First External Tanks

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 24962-6

22 October 1980

One of the first massive External Tanks (ET) produced by Martin Marietta for NASA is made ready for transporting to the Cape at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. When the Space Shuttle is launched the 76,000 pound tank will function both as the structural spine to which the two Solid Rocket Boosters and the manned Orbiter spacecraft will be attached and as the container from which 1,600,000 pounds of porpellant are supplied to the Orbiter's main engines.

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External Tanks For STS-4

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

6 January 1982

Two nearly completed Space Shuttle External tanks sit side by side for the first time at NASA's Michoud Assembly facility in New Orleans. This scene will become more common-place as the tank manufacturer, Martin Marietta Aerospace, increases it production rate.

The tank in the foreground will be part of the fourth Shuttle Flight and the other will be part of the fifth flight.

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ET Erecting In Cell A

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 84-40569

27 March 1984

A fantastic overall view of ET in Cell A as the upper portion is being lowered onto the main body.

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The First ET To Arrive At Vandenberg

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

21 October 1984

The first Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) to arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. is towed off its covered barge on 21 October 1984, making a major milestone in activation of the west coast space launch complex. The external tank will be used for facility verification tests in preparation for the first Shuttle launch from Vandenberg. The ET completed a 5,000 mile trip from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA. where the tanks are manufactured by Martin Marietta.

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One Of The First ET's Prepare For Flight

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

August 1988

One of the first massive External Tanks (ET) produced by Martin Marietta for NASA is slowly being readied to be mated with the SRB's and Oribiter. This photos give a good size comparison as to how large it really is. The people standing around it look like ants compared to the huge ET.

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ET Arrives At Launch Complex 39

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-93PC-1061

July 1993

An External Tank (ET) is unloaded at the Launch Complex 39 barge canal and transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be stored.

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ET Arrives At Launch Complex 39 #2

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-93PC-1062

July 1993

An External Tank (ET) is unloaded at the Launch Complex 39 barge canal and transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be stored.

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Shuttle Escape System Sled Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

May 1977

Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico is utilized for the escape system sled test. These provide the testing of the orbiter ejection panels and seats that are provided for the Commander and Command Pilot in Orbiter OV-101 and Orbiter OV-102.

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Shuttle Ejection Seat Rocket Sled Test #1

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-34567

May 1977

Holloman AFB, New Mexico - Lockheed ejection seat crew escape system, which will be used on the first two Space Shuttle Orbiters OV-101 & OV-102, successfully passed its first dynamic test firing during a recent rocket sled run. The seat, a version of the crew escape system Lockheed built for its SR-7 high altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft, is shown as it boosts a dummy through the roof of an orbiter cockpit shell mounted on the rocket sled.

Note the blow-out ceiling panel at far right.

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Shuttle Ejection Seat Rocket Sled Test #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

May 1977

The dummy is blown clear of the rocket sled as a stabilizing drogue line streams out to the right.

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Shuttle Ejection Seat Rocket Sled Test #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

May 1977

The dummy is blown clear of the rocket sled as a stabilizing drogue line streams out to the right. The dummy was recovered successfully.

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Shuttle Crew Escape Systems Rocket Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-48194

12 November 1987

A preliminary ground test (leading up to in-air evaluations) of tractor rockets is conducted at Hurricane Mesa, Utah. The tractor rocket concept is one of two escape methods being studied to provide crew egress capability during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flight. In-air test of the system, utilizing a Convair-240 aircraft, will begin November 19, 1987 at the Naval Weapons Centre in China Lake, California.

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Shuttle Crew Escape Systems Rocket Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-87-48195

12 November 1987

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Shuttle Crew Escape Systems Testing Hardware

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-87-48196

12 November 1987

Naval Weapons Centre, China Lake, California.

A wide shot of a Convair-240 aircraft modified to fill the role of a Space Shuttle. It is part of November testing of a candidate concept developed to provide crew egress capability during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flight. Tractor rocket testing using the Convair-240 will begin on November 19, 1987. Life-like dummies will be pulled by teh rockets from the aircraft, modified to simulate the hatch opening of an Shuttle Orbiter.

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Shuttle Crew Escape Systems Testing Hardware #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-87-48197

19 November 1987

Naval Weapons Centre, China Lake, California.

A close-up of a dummy positioned in the escape hatch of a Convair-240 aircraft modified to simulate the hatch opening of a Space Shuttle. These test will be conducted here to evaluate a tractor rocket system - one of two escape methods being studied by NASA to provide crew egress capability during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flights.

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Shuttle Crew Escape Systems Testing Hardware #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-88-25409

3 December 1987

Naval Weapons Centre, China Lake, California.

A lifelike dummy is pulled by a tractor rocket from a C-240 aircraft as part of the crew escape system test program. A P-3 chase plane accompanies the C-240 during the test from take off to landing.

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NASA's Shuttle Escape Systems Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-88-29251

February 1988

NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California.

A Navy parachutist slides down a pole to exit a C-141 aircraft as part of tests to evaluate one of two proposed Space Shuttle escape systems. For these tests, the jumpers, using a lanyard attached to the pole, slide down a pole extending from a C-141 flying at about 200 knots at an altitude of approximately 10,000 feet.

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Shuttle Crew Escape Systems Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-29871

12 November 1987

Astronauts Steven R. Nagel (left) and Hanley Carter participate in an evaluation of methods for crew escape during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flight. This testing was done in JSC's crew compartment trainer in advance of tests scheduled for facilities in California and Utah. Here Carter serves as test subject evaluating egress positioning for the tractor rocket escape method.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in very good condition.

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