APOLLO MISSION CONTROL PHOTO PLUS

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NASA's M-2 Lifting Body Research Vehicle

10 x 8 Black & White NASA Glossy Photo

NASA No. 63-Research Aircraft-65

November 1963

Three NASA pilots are getting briefed by M-2 project pilot Milton Thompson before their first flight in the uplifting body M-2 test vehicle at Edwards AFB.

The M-2 lifting body concept is under study by NASA as a possible future space vehicle that is capable of landing on Earth under pilot control.

Chuck Yeager is seated in the M-2 with Bruce Peterson and Donald Mallick sitting on the body.

This vintage NASA B/W Glossy photograph is in very good condition with NASA's purple logo and text description on the back.

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M-2 The Wingless Research Vehicle

10 x 8 Black & White NASA Glossy Photo

NASA No. 63-Research Aircraft-55

3 September 1963

The wingless M-2 research vehicle is towed to an altitude of 15,000 feet over the Rogers Dry Lake Bed by a C-47. The M-2 is piloted by NASA pilot Milton Thompson.

This vintage NASA B/W Glossy photograph is in very good condition with NASA's purple logo and text description on the back.

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Wingless LIfting Body Designs

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 116-KSC-70PC-25

16 January 1970

Three manned lifting bodies orbiters currently being flight tested by NASA's Flight Research Centre and are as seen (L-R) the X-24, M-2 and HL-10. The three wingless craft are being evaluated as possible prototypes of future space shuttle craft capable of supplying men and materials to existing space stations. The x-24 is a USAF Design, the M-2 and HL-10 are NASA designs. All three are being flown in a joint NASA-USAF effort.

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

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Space Shuttle Testing

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 70-H-1208

8 September 1970

Sid Gillespie, an Air Force Academy technician, installs instrumentation on Tech. Sgt. Philip Robinson in preparation for centrifuge test to determine man's tolerance to space shuttle re-entry. The experimentation, called "eye balls down" testing, was conducted in Building 5 at MSC.

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

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Manipulator Arm Prototype

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-76-29174

24 September 1976

An interior view of Building 9-A at showing a Space Shuttle prototype 50-foot manipulator arm manoeuvring a 32,000-pound payload on the air-bearing floor during testing and check out of Shuttle equipment at the Johnson Space Centre.

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KSC Shuttle Landing Facilities

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1976

A fantastic aerial view of KSC. You can see the construction of the domes for the 1976 bicentennial display and the Apollo LUT's (behind the VAB). One of the LUT's is still intact with the other halfway taken apart. Two crawler-transporters can be seen parked just left of the intact LUT. And a very good view of the Shuttle Landing Strip. You can see the foundations for the new Orbiter Processing Facilities, building 1 & 2, that are to be constructed over the next few months.

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

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Full Size Shuttle Mock-Up

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1976

A beautiful profile of the Shuttle Orbiter full size Mock Up.

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Orbiter 101 Enterprise Roll-Out

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-77-20428

17 September 1976

A ground level view of the Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" during rollout activity at the Rockwell International Space Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California. A crowd of 2,000 NASA, congressional and industry people, and invited guest were on hand at Palmdale for the first public viewing of the DC-9 size Orbiter 101. The "Enterprise" will be moved to the NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre 35 miles north of Palmdale.

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Orbiter 101 Enterprise Roll-Out #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 77-77137

17 September 1976

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Orbiter Enterprise Roll-Out

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

17 September 1976

A wonderful overall view at Rockwell International Space Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California on the day of the rollout of the Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise".

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition considering it has a very faint crease from centre top to bottom that can only be seen when held at an angle using reflective light.

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Orbiter Vehicle 101 Roll-Out

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 77-75973

17 September 1976

A wonderful overall view at Rockwell International Space Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California on the day of the rollout of the Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise".

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Enterprise On Its Way To Dryden

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 77-78480

7 February 1977

Riding a special 90-wheel trailer rig, NASA's Orbiter 101 was moved overland from Rockwell International assembly plant at Palmdale to the Dryden Flight Research Centre at Edwards, Calif. The 122 foot long space plane completed the 35 mile trip in less than 12 hours.

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Orbiter Processing Facilities

10 x 8 Black & White NASA Photograph

1977

A fine overall view of the final construction phase of the Orbiter Processing Facilities 1 & 2 next door to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Cape.

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Orbiter Processing Facilities #2

10 x 8 Black & White NASA Photograph

1977

A fine overall view of the final construction phase of the Orbiter Processing Facilities 1 & 2 next door to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Cape.

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MLP-3 Conversion To MLP-1

10 x 8 Black & White NASA Photograph

1977

Mobile Launch Platform-3 (MLP-3) as designated for the Apollo Program is under construction to be converted for use in the Shuttle Program. After completion it will be re-designated as MLP-1 and set in place permanently at Pad 39A for use in the Shuttle Program.

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Pad 39A Conversion With MLP-1

10 x 8 Black & White NASA Photograph

1977

The launch tower from Mobile Launch Platform-1 (MLP-1) is being set up permanently at pad 39A for the Shuttle Program, with a still intact Apollo LUT in position over the flame trench.

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Chris Kraft Addresses Crowd

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-79-27161

10 March 1979

Dr. Christopher C. Kraft, Director of the Johnson Space Centre, address large crowd at Ellington Air Force Base following the arrival of the Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise".

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Stiff Leg Removal Derrick System

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-78PC-34

14 March 1978

A Stiff-Leg Derrick System designed at KSC is being prepared for the removal of the Shuttle Enterprise from its 747 carrier aircraft. The Enterprise was removed from the 747 later in the evening and lowered onto a transporter. It is to spend several months at the Marshall Centre undergoing extensive ground vibration testing. The derrick system is portable and would be used for retrieval of orbiters which might be compelled to land at contingency landing sites now being selected around the world.

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Enterprise During Vibration Tests

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 78-90780

July 1978

A outstanding view of the Orbiter Enterprise as it is gently lowered to ground level from the 36-story tall dynamics test stand at Marshall Space Flight Centre after completion of the first of three ground vibration tests.

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First Complete Shuttle Mating

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

6 October 1978

The first complete Space Shuttle launch vehicle ever assembled was mated in the Marshall Space Flight Centre, Huntsville, Ala. dynamics test stand in October 1978 for the second phase of the ground vibration tests. Here the orbiter and solid rocket motors are mated to the huge external tank for test that verified that the Shuttle will perform during launch as predicted.

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First Complete Shuttle Mating #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 9-92473

6 October 1978

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Shuttle Columbia Cockpit

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

5 March 1979

A fine overall view the cockpit of Columbia, taken during the final stages of assembly three days before it was rolled out of the Rockwell factory.

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Shuttle Columbia Cockpit #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

5 March 1979

A fine overall view the cockpit of Columbia, taken during the final stages of assembly three days before it was rolled out of the Rockwell factory.

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SMS Interior View

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-79-29067

15 March 1979

An interior view of the Space Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS), featuring the area between the commander and pilot positions which houses displays and controls. The Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) computer displays are at the top; a portion of the computer keyboards for the commander and pilot can be seen at bottom centre. This SMS motion base simulator is located in the Mission Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

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Enterprise Ready For Mating

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-79PC-175

24 April 1979

A fine view of the Space Shuttle Enterprise as it is being hoisted up to a waiting Mobile Launcher Platform in High Bay 3 where it will be mated with the External Tank and two Solid Rocket Boosters.

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Enterprise Ready For Mating

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-79PC-177

24 April 1979

Another outstanding view of the Space Shuttle Enterprise as it is being hoisted up to a waiting Mobile Launcher Platform in High Bay 3 where it will be mated with the External Tank and two Solid Rocket Boosters to complete its flight configuration.

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First Orbiter To Rollout

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-79P-132

1 May 1979

The Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise was rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Cape at 8:24 a.m. EDT on May 1, 1979, for the three and a half mile journey to Launch Complex 39's Pad A. The move proceeded smoothly and was successfully concluded at 7:20 p.m. when the Mobile Launcher Platform was hard-down to its mounts at the pad. This marks the first time that the complete Space Shuttle configuration has been assembled in the VAB and moved to the pad. the Enterprise will remain at the pad of around five weeks for fit and function checks which will clear the way for the launch of its sister ship, Columbia, on its first mission into space.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise Pathfinder

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1 May 1979

The first Space Shuttle test vehicle, called a Pathfinder, moves from the giant Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad at the Cape. This Pathfinder Shuttle was used to test all the necessary steps to verify launch facility designs and mechanical and electrical systems for the first Space Shuttle flight that is scheduled for 1980.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise Roll Out

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

1 May 1979

The first Space Shuttle Enterprise nears the launch pad at the Cape. Once used for Apollo launches, Pad 39A has been extensively modified for Space Shuttle Launches. The Enterprise vehicle is being used to make certain the Shuttle is compatible with the Launch Complex facilities and procedures.

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Enterprise On Pad 39A At Sunset

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-79PC-186

1 May 1979

A wonderful view of the Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" on Pad 39A during test of the high-intensity lightning systems with a full moon over head.

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Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 On Pad 39A

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-80-36190

11 May 1979

A wonderful view of the Orbiter 101 on Pad 39A during test of the high-intensity lightning systems with a full moon over head.

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Shuttle Mock-up And Integration Lab

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-81-34842

July 1981

A visitor's eye-view of JSC's Shuttle Mock-Up and Integration Laboratory, an annex to the technical services facitity.

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Underwater EVA Training

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 81P-118

21 September 1981

Space suited engineers assemble truss structures in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, a huge water-tank facility which allows a close approximation of zero-gravity, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre. They are standing on a mobile work station which is the basis for a concept of a possible "assembly line" in space that would allow astronauts to construct large platforms or antennas in Earth orbit from the Space Shuttle.

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Challenger's Tail Cone Removal

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-82PC-627

6 July 1982

Inside the Orbiter Processing Facility, Rockwell Int's technicians manually lower Space Shuttle Challenger's body flap in order to remove the tail cone section that gave the newest spaceship better aerodynamic stability during its flight on its 747 carrier from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility in California.

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New Runway For STS-41B To Land

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-83-45574

29 November 1983

A wonderful aerial view at KSC of the VAB and the new runway that Challenger will use for the first time at the end of the STS41B's mission.

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Aerial View Of New Runway 11

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-83-45575

29 November 1983

A fantastic aerial view at KSC of the new runway 11 that Challenger will use for the first time at the end of the STS41B's mission. The VAB can be seen in the left background covered by the early morning mist.

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Discovery OV-103 Readied For Mating

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 108-KSC-84PC-253

12 May 1984

The reinforced carbon nose of the Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) is staring right at you in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Cape. The lifting sling has been attached as it is being readied for rotation to vertical then hoisted for mating to the other Space Shuttle components.

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Orbiter Arresting Tests

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-35879

8 - 12 June 1987

A couple of photographs showing the Shuttle Orbiter Arresting Test performed at Dulles AFB in Washington, D. C. the week of June 8 through 12th, 1987. The orbiter was rolled very slowly through the net to simulate an orbiter landing. The Enterprise was used in these tests; however the tests were not dynamic tests, simply tests to determine whether the initial idea of the "net" was plausible. If it is determined that the net is a workable idea, more studies will be conducted.

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Orbiter Arresting Tests

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S87-35877

8 - 12 June 1987

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition except there is a small amount of ink on the front centre of this photo from when they printed the purple text on the back.

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Shuttle Columbia Rides Piggy Back

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

The Space Shuttle Columbia Catches a ride piggy back on NASA's 905 - 747.

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EVA Retriever

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S88-28815

20 February 1988

A human-sized robot called EVA Retriever follows the direction of controllers in JSC's Shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory.

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New Lighting For High Bay 1

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1630

24 October 1990

New lighting in High Bay 1 of the Orbiter Processing Facility casts a brighter light on the Orbiter Discovery, undergoing turnaround processing after its October flight. The energy-efficient bulbs have ametalhalide filament instead of sodium vapour, yielding a brighter, white light without an increase in wattage. Eventually both High Bay 2 of the OPP and the Orbiter Modification and Refurbishment Facility, currently undergoing modifications, will be similarly equipped.

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Endeavour Stabilizer Mating

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1990

Vertical stabilizer of the new Space Shuttle Endeavour is moved in preparation for mating with the Orbiter at Rockwell International's Space Systems Division Orbiter Assembly Facility in Palmdale, Calif. Mating of the vertical stabilizer is currently under way and is scheduled to be completed in late September. Endeavour's vertical stabilizer will be installed with a drag chute designed to permit the Orbiter to land safely in a shorter distance and to reduce wear on the landing gear and brakes. The other Orbiters will be retrofitted with drag chutes at a later date. Endeavour is scheduled for delivery in April 1991.

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Assembly Of Endeavour

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

September 1990

Space Shuttle Endeavour takes shape at Rockwell International's Space Systems Division Orbiter Assembly Facility in Palmdale, Calif. Endeavour's crew module, mid fuselage, wings, left and right hand outboard ailerons, upper and lower forward fuselages, aft fuselage, and body flap have been mated, and installation of thermal protection system insulation is approximately 75 percent complete. The vehicle's on-board electrical systems are currently being functionally energized to verify that instrumentation is operational and that vehicle systems are performing to engineering specifications. Following the power-on tests, a final acceptance test will be conducted to verify performance of the total integrated vehicle. Delivery of Endeavour is scheduled for April 1991.

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NASA's Super Guppy

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-99PP-1350

17 November 1999

NASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The plane carries a component for the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 truss. The truss is scheduled to be added to the ISS on mission STS-115 in 2002 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The second port truss segment, P3 will be attached to the first port truss segment (P1). The P3 truss will be taken to the Operations and Checkout Building.

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Empty Payload Canister

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-01PP-0111

11 January 2001

An empty payload canister moves slowly to Launch Pad 39B alongside the crawlerway. In the near background is a crawler-transporter. Across the water, on the horizon can be seen buildings on the launch complexes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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Payload Operations Center At MSFC

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 0100068

18 January 2001

The Payload Operations Center (POC) is the science command post for the International Space Station. Located at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, it is the focal point for American and international science activities aboard the ISS. The POC's unique capabilities allow science experts and researchers around the world to perform cutting-edge science in the unique microgravity environment of space. This photograph shows the Data Management Coordinators (DMC's) at a work station. The DMC configures on-board data systems to ensure payloads receive their down-linked science results and experiment telemetry in a timely manner.

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