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Making Preparations
Making Preparations

Astronauts Steve Swanson and Joseph Acaba (out of frame) prepared a worksite so the STS-127 spacewalkers can more easily change…

Powering Up the Station
Powering Up the Station

During the STS-119 mission's first spacewalk, astronauts Richard Arnold and Steve Swanson (out of frame) connected bolts to permanently attach…

Carrier Arrives at Kennedy
Carrier Arrives at Kennedy

A crane lowers an EXPRESS Logistics Carrier onto a stand

The View From Above
The View From Above

This overhead view of Discovery's crew cabin, as well as part of its payload bay and docking system, was taken…

Free Flight Captured
Free Flight Captured

A blended wing body aircraft model used for testing in a wind tunnel at NASA’s Langley Research Center now flies…

From High Above the Clouds
From High Above the Clouds

Observers returning from Mexico witnessed space shuttle Discovery as it lifted off on its way to the International Space on…

Mission Control, Houston
Mission Control, Houston

Flight directors Richard Jones (left), Norm Knight and Tony Ceccacci monitor data at their consoles in the space shuttle flight…

Beauty Is the Night
Beauty Is the Night

The waters of Cape Canaveral captured the reflection of space shuttle Discovery as it lifted off on the STS-119 mission…

The Road to Apollo – Project Mercury Begins
The Road to Apollo – Project Mercury Begins

As project Mercury began in the late 1950s, NASA's Langley Research Center was thrust full force into the national spotlight…

Discovery Lights Up the Night
Discovery Lights Up the Night

Space shuttle Discovery lit up the sky at sunset as it roared off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space…