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Shuttle Tile Installation
Shuttle Tile Installation

In Orbiter Processing Facility-1, a thermal protection system technician inspects the area on shuttle Atlantis' underside before a heat shield…

Discovery Readies for STS-133
Discovery Readies for STS-133

Space shuttle Discovery makes its second move out to the pad for the STS-133 mission following modifications to the shuttle's…

Discovery Returns to the Launch Pad
Discovery Returns to the Launch Pad

Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's…

Landing Gear, Check!
Landing Gear, Check!

Space shuttle Atlantis goes through a routine landing gear test in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in…

Building Green
Building Green

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, James Wright, the deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Strategic Infrastructure at…

Discovery’s Launch Team
Discovery’s Launch Team

In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133's launch team members…

Tranquil and Wild
Tranquil and Wild

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an alligator moves stealthily through some brackish water in the Launch Complex 39…

Discovery Prepares for Final Flight
Discovery Prepares for Final Flight

Space shuttle Discovery starts its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for launch on…

Discovery’s Last Ride
Discovery’s Last Ride

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery begins its nighttime trek, known as "rollout," from the Vehicle…

Bird’s Eye View
Bird’s Eye View

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an adult osprey guards its young in a nest built on a platform…