APOLLO MISSION CONTROL PHOTO PLUS

STS-68

Welcome To The STS-68 Vintage Photographs Gallery

30 Sept - 11 Oct. 1994

Original Vintage NASA Photographs

New Photos added 23 February 2008

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STS-68 Crew Patch

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-S-001

March 1994

Official crew insignia for the STS-68 mission.

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

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STS-68 Crew Portrait

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-S-002

March 1994

Sitting: T Jones, J Wisoff, S Smith and D Bursch

Standing: M Baker and T Wilcutt

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

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STS-68 Steve Smith Suit-Up

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1003

18 August 1994

Looking relaxed and ready to fly, STS-68 MS Steven Smith dons his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building with assistance from a suit technician.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Arrives At Pad 39A

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-931

27 July 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at Launch Pad 39A, one step closer to space. Endeavour currently is targeted for an August 18 lift off on the second flight of the Space Radar Laboratory. This will be the 64th Shuttle flight overall and the fifth in 1994.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Launch Abort

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1026

18 August 1994

The countdown to launch Endeavour was halted with zero seconds showing on the countdown clock. Launch was aborted at 6:54 a.m. EDT when the orbiter computers triggered a main engine shut down. The abort was caused when red-line limits were exceeded on the high pressure oxidizer turbopump turbine discharge temperatures on Main Engine No. 3.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Returns To VAB

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1052

25 August 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour returns to the VAB following an August 18 launch abort at Pad 39A. A high pressure oxidizer turbopump turbine discharge temperature exceeded accepted limits. All three engines on Endeavour will be replaced in the VAB, and another launch try is targeted for early October.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Returns To VAB #2

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1053

25 August 1994

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Engine No.3 Removal

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1056

25 August 1994

Rocketdyne workers remove the No.3 main engine from Endeavour inside the VAB. Technicians Neil Hicks (lower left) and Jim Tibble communicate with workers inside the engine compartment during the removal process. After its removal it will be shipped to Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi for Hot-Firing before it can be used again.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Engine No.3 Testing

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1092

2 September 1994

After STS-68 was aborted at T -1 second, The Space Shuttle Main Engine #2032 was test fired in the A-2 stand at Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1205

30 September 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A in a halo of light. Aboard for an on time launch at 7:16:00:068 a.m. (EDT) are a crew of six NASA astronauts and the Space Radar Laboratory-2 (SRL-2). Mission commander for the 65th Space Shuttle flight is Michael A. Baker; the pilot is Terrence W. Wilcutt; Thomas D. Jones is the payload commander, and the three mission specialists are Daniel W. Bursch, Steven L. Smith and Peter J. K. "Jeff" Wisoff. During the planned ten-day flight of mission STS-68 around-the-clock operation of the SRL-2 will once again yield a wealth of data about Earth's global environment and the changes - both human-induced and natural - which are affecting it. This is the second flight this year of the SRL, and the second launch try for mission STS-68.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Lift Off #2

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1204

30 September 1994

A fantastic close up of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it lifts off from Launch Pad 39A for the second attempt of STS-68 to reach space.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Lift Off #3

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1199

30 September 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A in a halo of light.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Lift Off #4

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1212

30 September 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A in a halo of light. This is the second flight this year of the SRL, and the second launch try for mission STS-68.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Lift Off #5

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1200

30 September 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A and is just about to clear the launch tower.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Clearing The Tower

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1203

30 September 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A and is just about to clear the launch tower.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Clears The Tower

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1202

30 September 1994

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A and is seen clearing the launch tower.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Finally On Its Way

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. KSC-94PC-1201

30 September 1994

A striking view of Endeavour as it head for space to start the STS-68 mission.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Heads For Space

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-S-026

30 September 1994

Space Shuttle Endeavour, with six NASA astronauts and a battery of Earth-monitoring systems aboard, heads toward Earth orbit. Launch occurred at 7:16 a.m., September 30, 1994. The view was photographed from the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) by astronaut Robert D. Cabana, who was piloting the aircraft and monitoring environmental conditions for launch.

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

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STS-68 Onboard Crew Pose

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-02-016

30 September 1994

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

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STS-68 San Francisco At Night

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-19-020

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

San Francisco and the Bay Area got a great deal of photographic and radar coverage by the STS-68 crew members, including this nocturnal scene, recorded with a 35mm camera.

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

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STS-68 Onboard With Commander Baker

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-84-012

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

Michael A. Baker, STS-68 mission commander, eyes a photographic target of opportunity on Earth. Baker was joined by five other NASA astronauts for eleven days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Earth-orbit, in support of the Space Radar Laboratory-2 (SRL-2) mission.

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

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STS-68 Onboard With Terrence Wilcutt #3

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-74-021

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot, consults a procedures manual prior to a firing of one of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters.

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

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STS-68 Onboard With Smith & Bursch

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-03-007

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

Daniel W. Bursch (left) and Steven L. Smith juggle the supportive gear for one of the flight's 15 Detailed Supplementary Objectives (DSO). The instruments support DSO 484 for the assessment of circadian shifting in astronauts by bright light. The two mission specialists were joined by four other NASA astronauts for eleven days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Earth orbit, in support of the Space Radar Laboratory-2 (SRL-2) mission.

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

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STS-68 Onboard With Smith & Wisoff

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-74-008

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

Peter J. K. "Jeff" Wisoff and Steven L. Smith, mission specialists, perform in-flight maintenance procedures on the flight deck. They are replacing a malfunctioning Payload High Rate Recorder (PHRR) aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

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

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STS-68 Onboard With Jones & Bursch

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-03-023

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

Daniel W. Bursch (right), mission specialist, points out one of the STS-68 mission's major observation points on a map as astronaut Thomas D. Jones, payload commander, looks on.

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

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STS-68 Onboard With Daniel Bursch

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-83-028

30 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1994

As part of the ongoing Mission to Planet Earth, astronaut Daniel W. Bursch, mission specialist, focuses a 70mm camera on a target of opportunity on his home planet.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Touch Down

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS68-S-059

11 October 1994

With its main landing gear not quite on the runway, the Space Shuttle Endeavour wraps up an eleven-day mission at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Landing occurred at 10:02 a.m. (PDT), October 11, 1994. Onboard were astronauts Michael A. Baker, mission commander; Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot; Thomas D. Jones, payload commander; and Daniel W. Bursch, Peter J. K. (Jeff) Wisoff and Steven L. Smith, all mission specialists.

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

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STS-68 Endeavour Landing At Edwards

11 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. STS068-S-059

11 October 1994

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

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