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STS-31 Bruce McCandless Camera Briefing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S89-35912

6 June 1989

STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II examines a camera lens during a JSC photography briefing. McCandless, along with other crewmembers, is familiarizing himself with the camera equipment he will use aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, during his upcoming mission.

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STS-31 Hubble Pre-deployment

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS31-10-18

24 April 1990

During STS-31 checkout, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is held in a pre-deployment position by Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS). The view, taken from the crew cabin overhead window W7, shows the starboard solar array (SA) panel (center) and two high gain antennae (HGA) (on either side) stowed along side the Support System Module (SSM) forward shell. The sun highlights HST against the blackness of space with the good Earth below.

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STS-31 Hubble Deployment

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS31-76-016

24 April 1990

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is held in appendage deploy position by Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS) above the payload bay and crew compartment cabin. While in this position the solar array (SA) wing bistem cassette (HST centre) is deployed from its stowed location along side the Support System Module (SSM) forward shell. A high gain antenna (HGA) remains stowed along the SSM. The Earth's surface and the Earth limb creates a very dramatic backdrop.

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STS-31 Onboard With Shriver And Sullivan

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS31-101-053

24 April 1990

This overall view of Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, flight deck shows STS-31 crewmembers at work. It was taken with a "fish eye" lens. Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn D. Sullivan, holding a camera, is positioned between the commanders and pilots stations above the centre console. Commander Loren J. Shriver leans against the aft flight deck on-orbit station as he reviews a checklist. His foot is propped on the seat back of the stowed mission specialist seat. Sunlight through forward windows W5 and W6 and overhead window W7 highlights the shadowy scene.

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STS-32 Brandenstein Suits Up

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-025

9 January 1990

A suit technician helps Dan Brandenstein, commander of the STS-32 mission, suit up for a second try at launching the orbiter Columbia on its ninth flight. The first attempt yesterday was scrubbed due to weather conditions. The launch window opens today at 7:35 a.m. and extends until 8:33 a.m.

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STS-32 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32(S)057

9 January 1990

STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, its external tank, and solid rocket boosters rise above the mobile launcher platform and begin to clear fixed service structure tower (with rotating service structure retracted) at Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad 39A. Lift-off occurred at 7:34:59:98 a.m. Eastern Standard Time some 24 hours after dubious weather at the return-to-landing site (RTLS) had cancelled a scheduled launch. An exhaust cloud covers the launch pad. The firing SRBs and space shuttle main engines are reflected in a nearby waterway. OV-102's launch is highlighted against the early morning darkness.

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STS-32 Lift Off #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-34

9 January 1990

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STS-32 Lift Off #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-30

9 January 1990

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STS-32 Lift Off #4

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-33

9 January 1990

Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad 39A. at 7:34:59:98 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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STS-32 Lift Off #5

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-37

9 January 1990

Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad 39A. at 7:34:59:98 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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STS-32 SRB Separation

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32(S)034

9 January 1990

Air-to-air view of STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, shows solid rocket booster separation. Leaving from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 7:34:59:98 am Eastern Standard Time (EST), OV-102 is back-dropped against relatively clear Florida skies some 24 hours after dubious weather at the return-to-landing site had cancelled a scheduled launch. An exhaust plume trails behind OV-102. The photo was taken by astronaut Michael L. Coats, acting chief of the Astronaut Office, from the shuttle trainer aircraft.

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STS-32 Onboard With Dunbar And Low

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32-08-030

9 - 20 January 1990

On Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, middeck, STS-32 crewmembers use the in-flight lower body negative pressure (LBNP) device in conjunction with detailed supplementary objective (DSO) 0478. Mission Specialist Bonnie J. Dunbar's lower torso is inside the cylindrical LBNP device as MS G. David Low adjusts valve and reviews DSO 0478 checklist. The circulation duct and the open airlock hatch appear behind Low's head. Attached to the forward middeck lockers are beverage containers, ARRIFLEX film, and various checklists. Dunbar is also equipped with a headset and blood pressure cuff during the experiment.

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STS-32 Onboard With Daniel Brandenstein

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32-03-009

9 - 20 January 1990

STS-32 Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein troubleshoots a problem with the Text and Graphic System (TAGS) on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, middeck. TAGS, which is part of the ground to space communications during shuttle flight, is stored in one of the middeck lockers. A small flashlight is velcroed to the middeck locker just above the TAGS.

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STS-32 Leak Fixed

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32-29-002

9 - 20 January 1990

During STS-32, onboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, a leakage problem at environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) air revitalization system (ARS) humidity separator A below the middeck is solved with a plastic bag and a towel. The towel inserted inside a plastic bag absorbed the water that had collected at the separator inlet.

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STS-32 Leak Fixed #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32-08-016

9 - 20 January 1990

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STS-32 Near Touch Down

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32(S)200

20 January 1990

A beautiful view of the STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is captured as its main landing gear touches down on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in the early morning darkness. The night landing ended a record 11-day mission in space. Moments later, at 1:36:38 am Pacific Standard Time, OV-102 came to a complete stop, having logged 4,509,972 miles in flight.

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Long Duration Exposure Facility

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-118

1 February 1990

Hoisted carefully above its special cradle, the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) is prepared for another step in its scientific journey that included almost six years in space. Retrieved by the STS-32 crew, the LDEF satellite was scheduled to undergo several weeks of analysis at the Cape.

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STS-33

STS-33 Crew Insignia

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S89-39195

July 1989

This patch was designed by the five crewmembers and features a stylized falcon soaring into space to represent America's commitment to manned space flight.

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STS-33 Walk Out

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS33-S-009

22 November 1989

STS-33 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), leave the Kennedy Space Centre (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building. Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton, Commander Frederick D. Gregory (waving, centre), and Pilot John E. Blaha (waving) are followed by MS Manley L. Carter, Jr (waving, left) and MS F. Story Musgrave. At the O and C entrance is JSC manager Donald R. Puddy.

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STS-33

STS-33 Nocturnal Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS33-S-002

22 November 1989

STS-33 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad 39B at 7:23:29:989 am Eastern Standard Time. The profile of OV-103, its external tank, and solid rocket boosters are highlighted by spotlights during its launch into darkness. OV-103 has cleared the launch tower as an exhaust cloud covers LC Pad 39B and the surrounding area. A nearby water tank is visible at the right. The light coloured plume with the slight "diamond shock" effect comes from the SSMEs. The STS-33 launch is the first post-Challenger nocturnal launch.

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STS-33 Discovery Night Flight

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS33-S-004

22 November 1989

STS-33 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad 39B at 7:23:29:989 am (EST). OV-103, its external tank, and solid rocket boosters are highlighted by spotlights during its launch into darkness. OV-103 is nearly clear of the launch tower as an exhaust cloud covers LC Pad 39B and the surrounding area. A palm tree and other vegetation in the foreground are silhouetted against the exhaust cloud and the glow of the SRB and space shuttle main engine firings.

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STS-33 Earth View

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS33-06-027

22-27 November 1989

STS-33 Earth observation taken onboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, shows New Caledonia surrounded by a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean and framed by a flight deck window.

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STS-33 Landing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS33-S-012

27 November 1989

STS-33 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle 103, main landing gear touchdown is documented at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on concrete runway 04. Views look forward from the space shuttle main engines to the crew compartment as OV-103 glides down the runway. The landing occurred at 16:31:02 pm Pacific Standard Time.

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STS-34

STS-34 Baker And Diaz Suit Up

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-973

17 October 1989

STS-34 Mission Specialists Ellen Baker (right) and Franklin Chang-Diaz suit-up into their partially pressurized flight suits in the O & C Building prior to entering the orbiter Atlantis at Pad 39-B. The launch was scrubbed due to poor weather at the return-to-launch landing facility and rescheduled for 18 October at 12.50 p.m.

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STS-34 Pre-Launch Halloween Breakfast

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-978

18 October 1989

STS-34 crewmembers, wearing mission t-shirts, eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Centre Operations and Checkout Building before boarding Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Sitting around table (left to right) are Commmander Donald E. Williams, Mission Specialist (MS) Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, MS Shannon W. Lucid, MS Ellen S. Baker, and Pilot Michael J. McCulley. A jack-o-lantern (pumpkin) carved with the STS-34 mission insignia is in the centre of the table decorated with a mission baseball cap and sitting atop a flight jacket.

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STS-34 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1053

18 October 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex Pad 39B at 12:53:39:983 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). OV-104 atop its external tank and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) as it just lifts off of the Pad. The lift-off marks the beginning of a five-day mission in space.

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STS-34 Lift Off #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1046

18 October 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex Pad 39B at 12:53:39:983 pm Eastern Daylight Time. OV-104 atop its external tank is clear of the launch tower as exhaust smoke covers the launch pad. A wonderful view with the blue sky and Atlantic ocean as a backdrop as the horizon blends into the Florida sky.

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STS-34 Lift Off #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-S-025

18 October 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex Pad 39B at 12:53:39:983 pm (EDT). This distant view shows OV-104 atop its external tank and flanked by two solid rocket boosters after it has cleared the launch tower and as it begins its roll manoeuvre. Exhaust smoke billows from the SRBs and covers the launch pad and the surrounding area. A water tower is visible at the right. Space shuttle main engine (SSME) and SRB glow is reflected in a nearby waterway. The liftoff marks the beginning of a five-day mission in space.

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STS-34 In Flight Crew Pose

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-09-001

18 - 23 October 1989

STS-34 crewmembers pose for onboard (in-space) crew portrait on Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, forward flight deck. From left to right are Commander Donald E. Williams (Front centre), Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Shannon W. Lucid, Ellen S. Baker, and Pilot Michael J. McCulley. The overhead flight deck panels and forward crew compartment windows appear behind the crew.

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STS-34

STS-34 View Of The Cape

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-74-078

18 - 23 October 1989

Just about the clearest view of the Cape from space you will ever find. The detail is amazing as you can clearly see all the launch pads on missile row and Complex 39 along with all other landmarks in the Cocoa Beach area. The Cocoa Beach Golf Club and Patrick AFB are just a few of the key landmarks that are clearly visible.

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STS-34 Onboard With Shannon Lucid

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-05-027

18 - 23 October 1989

STS-34 Mission Specialist (MS) Shannon W. Lucid points to payload bay activity while looking out Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, aft flight deck viewing window W9. Lucid is wearing a headset and a pair of sunglasses with brightly coloured frames. Her reflection is visible in overhead window W7 just above her head.

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STS-34 Onboard With Lucid And Williams

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-04-002

18 - 23 October 1989

STS-34 Mission Specialist (MS) Shannon W. Lucid and Mission Commander Don Williams are seen on Atlantis's mid-deck enjoying their various scheduled duties. Commander Williams is seen with his daily check-list in hand.

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STS-34 Onboard With Lucid And Williams #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-08-005

18 - 23 October 1989

STS-34 Mission Specialist (MS) Shannon W. Lucid and Mission Commander Don Williams are seen on Atlantis's mid-deck undertaking their various scheduled duties and experiments. Shannon is giving Williams an examination which is part of the Detailed Supplementary Objective (DSO) 0470 Relationship of Space Adaptation Syndrome (SAS) to Cerebral Blood Flow.

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STS-34

STS-34 Galileo Deployment

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1149

18 October 1989

During STS-34 mission, the Galileo spacecraft mounted atop the inertial upper stage rises above the airborne support equipment after being tilted to a 58-degree deployment position by the aft frame tilt actuator table in Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle 104's, payload bay. Visible in the foreground is the ASE forward cradle and the umbilical boom which has fallen away from the IUS. OV-104's orbital manoeuvring system pods and the Earth's limb appear in the background. OV-104's reaction control system thrusters will be inhibited and an ordnance-separation device initiated to physically separate the IUS/spacecraft combination from the tilt table.

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STS-34 Galileo Deployment #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S34-71-AK

18 October 1989

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STS-34 Galileo After Deployment

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S34-71-AK

18 October 1989

Galileo spacecraft atop the inertial upper stage (IUS) drifts into the blackness of space after deployment from Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, payload bay (PLB) during space shuttle mission STS-34. OV-104 has made a small obiter maneuver to back away from IUS/Galileo. Approximately 15 minutes after deployment, OV-104's orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engines were ignited to move the orbiter away from its released payload.

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STS-34 Touchdown

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-S-124

23 October 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, main landing gear touches down on Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The nose landing gear rides above runway before touchdown as the MLG wheels produce a cloud of dust. OV-104's port side profile is captured as it glides by at a speed of approximately 195 knots (224 miles per hour).

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STS-34 Post Landing Pose

11 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS34-S-122

23 October 1989

STS-34 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), pose in front of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, with NASA and NASA-JSC administrators on Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Left to right are JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy, Pilot Michael J. McCulley, Commander Donald E. Williams, Mission Specialist (MS) Ellen S. Baker, MS Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, MS Shannon W. Lucid, NASA Acting Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir, and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly.

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STS-35

STS-35 Astro 1 Crew Patch

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S35-S-001

29 January 1990

Crew patch for the Astro 1 Mission.

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STS-35 Columbia Passes STS-38 Atlantis

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1152

9 August 1990

Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, slated for mission STS-35, left, rolls past Atlantis, OV-104, on its way to Kennedy Space Centre launch pad 39A. OV-104, being readied for STS-38, is parked in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building following its rollback from the pad for liquid hydrogen (LH2) line repairs.

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STS-35 Columbia And Discovery STS-31

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-635

22 April 1990

Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, and Discovery, OV-103, simulataneously occupy two launch pads at Launch Complex (LC) 39 for only the second time in the space shuttle program history. OV-102 is pictured in the foreground on LC pad 39A with OV-103 on LC pad 39B in the background.

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STS-35 ASTRO-1 Deployment

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS35-506-008

2 - 11 October 1990

During the STS-35 mission, the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) payload, in its on-orbit operating configuration, is documented in the payload bay (PLB) of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. In the center of the frame, three ultraviolet telescopes are mounted and precisely coaligned on a common structure, called the cruciform, that is attached to the instrument pointing system (IPS). Visible on the cruciform are the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment (WUPPE) (top left), the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) (behind WUPPE), the Integrated Radiator System (IRS) (silver box on right), and the Optical Sensor Package (OSP) (above IRS). In the foreground and in front of the un-pressurized spacelab pallet (U-pallet) is the igloo, a pressurized cylindrical container that houses the subsystems that provide such services as power, telemetry and commands to the instruments.

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STS-35

STS-35 ASTRO-1 Deployment #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS35-71-019

2 - 11 October 1990

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STS-35 ASTRO-1 Deployment #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS35-81-032

2 - 11 October 1990

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STS-36

STS-36 Night Lift Off

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS36-S-003

28 February 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lift off sequence is captured at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A from just after solid rocket boosters (SRBs) / shuttle main engines (SSMEs) firings through launch tower clearance. As OV-104, atop the external tank (ET) and flanked by two SRBs, rises above the mobile launcher platform a huge exhaust cloud is produced filling the surrounding area. The SRB/SSME glow highlights the launch tower's fixed service structure (FSS) and retracted rotating service structure (RSS) and is reflected in a near by waterway.

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STS-36 Night Lift Off #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS36-S-006

28 February 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lift off sequence is captured at Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad 39A from just after solid rocket boosters (SRBs) / shuttle main engines firings through launch tower clearance. As OV-104, atop the external tank and flanked by two SRBs, rises above the mobile launcher platform a huge exhaust cloud is produced filling the surrounding area. The SRB/SSME glow highlights the launch tower's fixed service structure and retracted rotating service structure and is reflected in a near by waterway.

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STS-36 Atlantis Nears Touch Down

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS36-S-017

3 March 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed approaches Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California prior to touchdown. This head-on view shows OV-104 gliding above the Mojave Desert with mountains in the distant background and several photographers set up at the end of the runway in the foreground.

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STS-36 Atlantis Nears Touch Down #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS36-S-011

3 March 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed glides above Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California prior to touchdown. OV-104's port side and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) are visible.

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STS-36 Atlantis Touch Down

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS36-S-010

3 March 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, main landing gear (MLG) touches down on Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. At a landing speed of approximately 199 knots (229 miles per hour), OV-104 MLG touches down approximately 1,622 feet beyond threshold and produces a cloud of dust. This view of OV-104's starboard side shows nose landing gear (NLG) gliding above the runway before touchdown.

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STS-37

STS-37 Crew Patch

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S37-S-001

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STS-37

STS-37 Ross & Apt EVA Training

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-89-46985

STS-37 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross and MS Jerome Apt operate crew and equipment translation aid (CETA) electrical hand pedal cart during training session in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), Ross and Apt practice a extravehicular activity (EVA) space walk they will perform in OV-104's payload bay during STS-37. CETA is a type of railroad hand cart planned as a space-walker's transportation system along the truss of Space Station Freedom (SSF). Apt is pulling Ross along to test the cart's ability to carry a person plus cargo. SCUBA divers monitor astronauts' underwater activity.

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STS-37 Crew Bunker Training

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-91P-461

19 March 1991

The STS-37 crew familiarize themselves with the bunker that is part of the emergency exit system at Launch Pad 39B.

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