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Special Mini Gallery

36 vintage NASA / MSFC colour photographs of the making of the Hubble Space Telescope.

From the shaping of the Primary Mirror at Perkin-Elmer to the beginning of assembly at Lockheed.

Click on the image on the left to enter this special gallery.

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STS-31 Hubble Neutral Buoyancy Training

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 80-02067

1 November 1979

Pictured is MSFC's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator that served as the first test center for shuttle astronauts training for Hubble related missions. Shown is astronauts training on a full scale mock-up of the Hubble Space Telescope in the removal and replacement of scientific instruments.

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

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Hubble's Primary Mirror Blank Inspected

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 79-94165

January 1979

Two engineers inspecting the Hubble Space Telescope's Primary Mirror Blank flight article at the Perkin-Elmer Corporation's large optics fabrication facility. After the 94 inch mirror blank passes inspection it will be ground to shape and polished. The glass surface will then be coated with a reflective layer of aluminium and a protective layer of magnesium fluoride, 0.1- and 0.025- micrometers thick, respectively.

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

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STS-31 Full Scale Hubble Telescope

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC-80-06982

30 December 1980

A full-scale acoustic test specimen representing the Space Telescope's Support Systems Module (minus aft shroud) is shown in an acoustic chamber at the Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Sunnyvale, Calf., following acoustic vibration tests. The tests simulated acoustic vibrations expected to be experienced by the unit inside the Space Shuttle's cargo bay during launch. Lockheed is prim contractor for the Support System Module and Space Telescope system integration. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., has overall management responsibility for the Hubble Space Telescope project.

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HST Mirror In Thermal Vacuum Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 80-06983

8 September 1980

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) primary mirror is seen in the Thermal-Vacuum Chamber at Perkin-Elmer Corporation, in Danbury, Connecticut. Perkin-Elmer Corporation developed the optical system and guidance sensors for the Hubble Space Telescope. The optical system development includes all responsibility for the HST's two mirrors.

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STS-31 Hubble Primary Mirror Polishing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 81-08126

16 October 1980

This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's) Primary Mirror flight article being polished on the 106 inch Draper at the the Perkin-Elmer Corporation's large optics fabrication facility. After the 8-foot diameter mirror was ground to shape and polished, the glass surface was coated with a reflective layer of aluminium and a protective layer of magnesium fluoride, 0.1- and 0.025-micrometers thick, respectively. Perkin-Elmer Corporation, in Danbury, Connecticut, developed the optical system and guidance sensors.

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

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HST Primary Mirror Inspection

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 80-85912

1980

The Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror flight article is seen under inspection by a Perkin-Elmer Corporation technician at the Danbury, Connecticut plant. Perkin-Elmer Corporation developed the optical system and guidance sensors for the Hubble Space Telescope. The optical system development includes all responsibility for the HST's two mirrors, the primary and secondary.

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

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Hubble Solar Array

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 81-12533

April 1981

The is a view of a solar cell blanket deployed on a water table during the Solar Array deployment test. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Solar Arrays provide power to the spacecraft. The arrays are mounted on opposite sides of the HST, on the forward shell of the Support Systems Module. Each array stands on a 4-foot mast that supports a retractable wing of solar panels 40-feet long and 8.2-feet wide, in full extension. The arrays rotate so that the solar cells face the Sun as much as possible to harness the Sun's energy. The Space Telescope Operations Control Center at the Goddard Space Center operates the array, extending the panels and manoeuvring the spacecraft to focus maximum sunlight on the arrays.

The HST Solar Array was designed by the European Space Agency and built by British Aerospace.

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

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Hubble Primary Mirror Coating Inspection

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 82-18871

18 January 1982

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Primary Mirror Coating Inspection. Technicians inspect the coating of the primary mirror flight article. Note the crystal clear reflections of the technicians.

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Hubble's Aft Shroud Placement

11 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1986

A wonderful photograph showing the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) being assembled in the clean room of the Lockheed Missile Space Company. The Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) is being readied for the installation of the AFT shroud. The OTA contains the two mirrors, primary and secondary, to collect and focus light from selected celestial objects. Next it will be moved back to its work stand so the multilayer insulation, high gain antenna, and solar arrays cam be fixed in place. Then the HST will be transferred to the High Bay Area of Lockheed's assembly plant for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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Primary Mirror Ready For Assembly

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 86-64955

April 1986

A fantastic photograph of the Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror flight article. It has passed final inspections and is ready to be assembled in the space telescopes complicated optical system. The Lockheed technicians has a wonderful view of his face.

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HST Almost Ready For Final Testing

11 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1986

Lockheed technicians make a few final adjustments to the nearly completed Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly after it was hoisted from its work stand in the clean room of Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA). The next phase will be moving it back to the work stand to fix the multilayer insulation, high gain antenna, and solar arrays. The HST will then be moved for final check-out and testing in Lockheed's Assembly Plant High Bay before delivery to NASA.

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HST Ready For Final Assembly

11 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1986

This view was taken after the AFT shroud was placed over the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA).

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly is now ready to be moved back to its work stand in the clean room of Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA) so the multilayer insulation, high gain antenna, and solar arrays cam be fixed in place. The HST will then be transferred to the High Bay Area of Lockheed's assembly plant for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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HST Moved Back To Work Stand

11 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC

1986

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly is being moved back to its work stand in the clean room of Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA) so the multilayer insulation, high gain antenna, and solar arrays cam be fixed in place. Then the HST will be transferred to the High Bay Area of Lockheed's assembly plant for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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

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Almost Completed Hubble Telescope Assembly

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. PE 2744-86

1986

This photograph shows the nearly completed Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly in its work stand with multilayer insulation, high gain antenna, and solar arrays in place in the Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA) at Lockheed Missile and Space Company assembly plant. Next it will be moved from the work stand to Lockheed's Test Stand for final check-out before delivery to NASA.

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Hubble Moved For Final Testing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1986

This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly being moved from its work stand in the clean room of Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA). It will be transferred to the High Bay Area of Lockheed's assembly plant for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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HST Moved For Final Testing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. PE 2737-86

1986

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Hubble Moved For Final Testing #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1986

The nearly completed Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly is being hoisted from its work stand in the clean room of Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA). It will be placed on a transporter so it can be transferred to Lockheed's Assembly Plant High Bay for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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

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HST Ready For The Strongback Dolly

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. PE 2739-86

1986

The nearly completed Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly has been moved from its work stand in the clean room of Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA). It will be laid down on a Strong-backed Dolly (transporter) so it can be transferred to Lockheed's Assembly Plant High Bay for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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

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HST Aperture Door Assembly

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. PE 2738-86

1986

In Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area the HST has been laid down in the Strongbacked Dolly with some scaffolding in place to affix the Space Telescopes Aperture Door. After the Aperture Door is assembled and a few other final touches it will be transferred to Lockheed's Assembly Plant High Bay for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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HST Aperture Door Assembly #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. PE 2746-86

1986

In Lockheed's Vertical Assembly Test Area the HST has been laid down in the Strongbacked Dolly and the Space Telescopes Aperture Door is in place. Its now ready to be transferred to Lockheed's Assembly Plant High Bay for final check-out and testing before delivery to NASA.

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Hubble Moved For Final Testing

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1986

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is being transferred from the Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA) to the High Bay at the Lockheed assembly plant in preparation for transport to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) after final testing and verification.

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

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Hubble Moved For Final Testing #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

1986

The HST in in the door way between the Vertical Assembly Test Area and the High Bay at Lockheed Missile and Space Company.

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

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STS-31 Lift Off With Hubble Onboard

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS31(S)075

24 April 1990

The STS-31 crew launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 at 8:33:51am (EDT). Included in the crew of five were Loren J. Shriver, commander; Charles F. Bolden, pilot; and Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless, and Kathryn D. Sullivan, all mission specialists. The primary goal of the mission was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) which was a Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) managed program.

The launch was scheduled for April 18, then April 12, then April 10, following the Flight Readiness Review. The first date set at the Readiness Review was earlier than that shown on previous planning schedules. The launch scheduled for April 10 was scrubbed at T-4 minutes due to a faulty valve in auxiliary power unit number one. It was replaced and payload batteries recharged. Countdown briefly halted at T-31 seconds when computer software failed to shut down a fuel valve line on ground support equipment. Engineers ordered the valve shut and the countdown continued.

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

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STS-31 Concept Deployed HST In Orbit

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 85-HC-399

1985

This is the finest artiest concept I have ever seen and on first view it appears to be a actual photograph of the event. The only question would be, who took the photograph !

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been deployed by the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-31 mission on 25 April 1990. Discovery is seen below with its cargo bay doors still open after releasing the HST into space.

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STS-31 Hubble Pre-deployment

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS31-10-18

25 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

25 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.

This fine vintage NASA colour photograph is in mint condition.

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STS-31 Hubble Released By The RMS

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 90-15550

25 April 1990

A fantastic view just after the Space Telescope was released by the RMS. The Hubble Space Telescope has now been deployed with both solar array's fully extended.

This wonderful photograph was taken by the IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC) mounted in a container on the port side of Discovery in Bay 12. JSC alternate photo number is S90-42203.

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

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Hubble's First Look At Crab Nebula

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1981

This is Hubble's first photo of the Crab Nebula just as it came from Hubble Space Telescope (HST) before any corrections or adjustments were made. There was a learning curve in adjusting the focus of Hubble's to get some clarity. It took NASA scientists a couple of months to realize that there was a 2-micron spherical aberration in the primary mirror of the HST that affected the telescope's ability to focus faint light sources into a precise point. This imperfection was very slight, one-fiftieth of the width of a human hair. During four spacewalks, the STS-61 crew replaced the solar panel with its flexing problems; the WF/PC1 with the WF/PC2 cameras, with built-in corrective optics; and the High-Speed Photometer with the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR), to correct the aberration for the remaining instruments.

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

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Hubble's First Look At Andromeda

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1981

This is Hubble's first photo of the Andromeda Galaxy.

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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 #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-34

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 .

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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 #3a

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-31

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 Bonnie Dunbar

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS32-11-16

9 - 20 January 1990

Bonnie Dunbar, mission specialist, works with the Fluids Experiment Apparatus (FEA) on the mid-deck of the Shuttle Columbia. The desk-top computer and the 35mm camera nearby are used in support of the experiment. This picture was used by the astronauts at their January 30, 1990 Post Flight Press Conference at the Johnson Space Centre.

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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.

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

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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 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 Pre-Launch Breakfast

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS33-S-008

22 November 1989

STS-33 crewmembers eat pre-flight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center Operations and Checkout Building before boarding Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Sitting around table and wearing mission t-shirts (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Manley L. Carter, Jr, MS Kathryn C. Thornton, MS F. Story Musgrave, Commander Frederick D. Gregory, and Pilot John E. Blaha. A cake decorated with the STS-33 mission insignia is in the center of the table. A Thanksgiving Day decoration (turkey) sits on the table.

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STS-33 Discovery Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1215

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 a.m. (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.

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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 Discovery Night Flight #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1213

22 November 1989

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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 Atlantis Launch Delayed

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1042

14 October 1989

After the delay of the launch of Atlantis, the crew of STS-34 returns to KSC as the countdown to launch begins again. A problem with a main engine controller on Atlantis caused the delay. Crew members from the left are; Lucid, McCulley, Chang-Diaz, Baker and Commander Williams.

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STS-34 Atlantis Roll Out

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S89-45180

17 October 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle 104, mounted to its external tank and flanked by two solid rocket boosters, rides atop a mobile launcher platform during its rollout to Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex Pad 39B via the crawler transporter. OV-104 nears the launch tower fixed service structure with the rotating service structure retracted.

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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 Launch

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

18 October 1989

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

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STS-34 Launch #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1051

18 October 1989

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STS-34 Lift Off #3

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-89PC-1055

18 October 1989

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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 Onboard With Baker And Chang-Diaz

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS034-10-019

18 October 1989

STS-34 Mission Specialist (MS) Ellen S. Baker, a medical doctor, conducts a medical examination on MS Franklin R. Chang-Diaz and instructs him to examine her. The examinations were conducted on the mid-deck of Atlantis.

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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 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 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 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 Roll Back To VAB

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S90-42289

29 January 1990

Kennedy Space Center workers watch as Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle 102, along with its external tank and two solid rocket boosters atop the giant crawler transporter, rolls back to KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The rollback was caused by a hydrogen leak that stopped the STS-35 countdown during ET fuelling, 05-29-90. Once in the VAB, OV-102 and its stack will be de-mated, and OV-102, with its Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) payload aboard, will be moved to the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to await return to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A.

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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 STS-38 Atlantis View

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S90-46555

9 August 1990

Space Shuttle Columbia (left), slated for mission STS-35, is rolled past the Space Shuttle Atlantis on its way to Pad 39A. Atlantis, slated for mission STS-38, is parked in front of bay three of the Vehicle Assembly Building following its rollback from Pad 39A for repairs to the liquid hydrogen lines. First motion of Atlantis from the pad was at 10:14 p.m. August 8. It arrived at the VAB at 4 a.m. August 9. First motion of Columbia leaving the VAB for the pad was at 5:47 a.m. Columbia is due to arrive at the pad at noon August 9. Once Columbia is hard down at the pad, Atlantis will be moved into the VAB for destack operations. When Columbia reaches the pad, its payload bay doors will be opened and servicing of the ASTRO-1 payload will begin. Also, portions of the Shuttle interface verification test not completed in the VAB will be conducted.

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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 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 Atlantis Roll Out

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S90-30489

3 January 1990 What A View !

Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle 104, is blocked by its large orange external tank as it leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building during its rollout to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler transporter heads along the specially designed roadway with OV-104, the ET, and two solid rocket boosters mounted on top of a mobile launcher platform. KSC facilities including the VAB and Launch Control Center (LCC) are visible in the background. OV-104 heads to LC Pad 39A after the shortest stay in the VAB since return-to-flight. OV-104 is being prepared for launch on STS-36, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission.

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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).

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STS-36 Atlantis Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-153

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.

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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 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-266

28 February 1990

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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 Crew Patch

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S37-S-001

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STS-37 Crew Portrait

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS037-S-002

1991

STS-37 Crew photo with Commander Steven R. Nagel, Pilot Kenneth D. Cameron, Mission Specialists Jerry L. Ross, Jay Apt and Linda M. Godwin.

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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 (WET-F) 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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STS-37 Crew Emergency Egress Briefing

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-91P-468

19 March 1991

The STS-37 crew are seen during a briefing on the Crew Emergency Egress System and other launch pad-related safety issues.

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STS-37 Atlantis Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-91PC-495

5 April 1991

STS-37 Orbiter Vehicle 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex Pad at 9:22:45:0439 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)). OV-104, atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by its two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), is captured just after space shuttle main engine (SSME) firing and as it rises above the mobile launcher platform. The fixed service structure (FSS) and retracted rotating service structure (RSS) appear along side OV-104. Clouds of exhaust smoke begin to fill the launch pad area.

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STS-38 Crew

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS038-S-002

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Official crew portrait includes the five astronauts who have been assigned to this Department of Defence (DOD) devoted mission. Seated in the front and holding launch and entry helmets (LEHs) are Commander Richard O. Covey (right) and Pilot Frank L. Culbertson (left). In the back row are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Charles D. Gemar, MS Robert C. Springer, and MS Carl J. Meade. The crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) with a STS-38 insignia and United States flag displayed behind them.

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STS-38 Springer And Gemar Suit Checks

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-1059

21 June 1990

STS-38 Mission Specialists Robert Springer (left) and Charles Gemar wait their turn for suit technicians to assist them with the test of their gear during a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.

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STS-38 Richard Covey Suit Checks

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-1060

21 June 1990

STS-38 Pilot Richard Covey is being assisted by suit technicians as he prepares for a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.

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STS-38 Atlantis First Mating

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1070

11 June 1990

The orbiter Atlantis is hoisted inside the VAB for mating with the external tank and solid rocket boosters. Rollout of the fully assembled Shuttle to LC 39A is scheduled for June 18 with a launch for the STS-38 mission in July.

The launch was originally scheduled for July 1990. However, a liquid hydrogen leak found on the orbiter Columbia during the STS-35 countdown prompted three precautionary tanking tests on Atlantis at the pad on June 29, July 13 and July 25. Tests confirmed a hydrogen fuel leak on external tank side of external tank/orbiter 17-inch quick disconnect umbilical. This could not be repaired at the pad and Atlantis rolled back to the VAB on August 9, was de-mated and transferred to the OPF.

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STS-38 Atlantis Ready For Second Mating

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1527

3 October 1990

The orbiter Atlantis is lifted off the specially designed transporter which brought it from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the VAB. With it wheels retracted the space ship will be lifted and rotated from a horizontal to a vertical position for mating with the external tank and two solid booster rockets. After mating the completed Space Shuttle will be rolled out to LC 39A for the STS-38 mission.

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STS-38 Carl Meade Suits UP

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-1715

15 November 1990

STS-38 Mission Specialist Carl J. Meade dons his flight suit with assistance from a suit technician. Today's launch window extends from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for the orbiter Atlantis to begin its seventh space flight on a classified mission for the Department of Defence.

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STS-38 Richard Covey Suits UP

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-1716

15 November 1990

STS-38 Mission Commander Richard Covey dons his flight suit with assistance from a suit technician. Today's launch window extends from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for the orbiter Atlantis to begin its seventh space flight on a classified mission for the Department of Defence.

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STS-38 Atlantis Launch

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1724

15 November 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad at 6:48:15:0639 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for Department of Defence devoted mission.

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STS-38 Atlantis Lift Off

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-1723

15 November 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad at 6:48:15:0639 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for Department of Defence devoted mission. OV-104, atop the external tank and flanked by solid rocket boosters , rises above the exhaust cloud that covers the launch pad area.

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STS-38 Atlantis Lift Off #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1726

15 November 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad at 6:48:15:0639 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for Department of Defence devoted mission.

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STS-38 Atlantis Lift Off #3

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1721

15 November 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad at 6:48:15:0639 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for Department of Defence devoted mission.

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STS-38 Atlantis Lift Off #4

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1725

15 November 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex Pad at 6:48:15:0639 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for Department of Defence devoted mission.

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STS-38 Atlantis Lift Off #5

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90P-1722

15 November 1990

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STS-38 Touch Down

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-90PC-1727

20 November 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, OV 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. The main landing gear has just touched down on the runway surface as the nose landing gear glides above it. The Department of Defence (DOD)-devoted mission came to an end (with complete wheel stop) at 4:43:37 p.m. EST.

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STS-39

STS-39 Charles Veach Suits Up For Launch

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-91P-672

28 April 1991

Just before heading off for LC Pad 39A STS-39 Mission Specialists Charles Lacy Veach adjusts his partial pressure suit in the O & C Building with help from a suit technician.

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STS-39 Richard Hieb Suits Up For Launch

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-91P-673

28 April 1991

Just before heading off for LC Pad 39A STS-39 Mission Specialists Richard J. Hieb dons his partial pressure suit in the O & C Building at the Cape.

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STS-39 Discovery Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

28 April 1991

Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 28, 1991 at 7:33:14 am (EDT), STS-39 was a Department of Defence (DOD) mission. The crew included seven astronauts: Michael L. Coats, commander; L. Blaine Hammond, pilot; Guion S. Buford, Jr., mission specialist 1; Gregory J. Harbaugh, mission specialist 2; Richard J. Hieb, mission specialist 3; Donald R. McMonagle, mission specialist 4; and Charles L. Veach, mission specialist 5. The primary unclassified payload included the Air Force Program 675 (AFP-675), the Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS), and the Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS II.

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STS-39 Onboard View Of Aurora Australis

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS39-25-06

This distant view of the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights (location unknown) shows a spiked and sinuous band of green airglow above the Earth Limb. Calculated to be in the 80 - 120 km altitude region, aurora activity is due to excitation of atomic oxygen in the upper atmosphere by radiation from the van Allen Radiation Belts and is most common above the 65 degree north and south latitude range during the spring and fall of the year.

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