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Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Flight - NASA
Blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles and bright exhaust from the solid rocket boosters mark the successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour 25NASA
Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award - NASA
Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received the President’s Award forNASA
A Caribbean Spacewalk - NASA
In this photo taken on Sept. 16, 1993, NASA astronauts James H. Newman (left), and Carl E. Walz evaluate procedures and gear for an upcoming Hubble SpaceNASA
Atlantis Begins 13th Space Trip - NASA
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off in this Nov. 3, 1994, image, with NASA astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, Curtis L. Brown, Jr., Ellen S. Ochoa, Scott E.NASA
Imagining the Future - NASA
A space shuttle lifts off high above the surrounding land in this Aug. 1, 1973, illustration. With 135 missions flown over 30 years, NASA’s shuttle fleetNASA
Astronaut José Hernández Boards Discovery - NASA
In this photo from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, smiles at the camera as he waits for his turn to enter the space shuttle Discovery asNASA
A SAFER Way - NASA
On Sept. 16, 1994, astronaut Mark C. Lee tested out the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system, a system designed for use in the event a crew memberNASA
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander - NASA
Astronaut Eileen Collins, STS-93 commander, looks through a checklist on the space shuttle Columbia’s middeck in this July 1999 image. Collins was the firstNASA
30 Years Ago: STS-65 Lifts Off - NASA
The space shuttle Columbia launches from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8, 1994. This was the second flight of InternationalNASA
The First Space Shuttle - NASA
In this image from April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, STS-1, launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts John W. Young,NASA
45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Columbia Arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center - NASA
On March 24, 1979, space shuttle Columbia arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the very first time. Following Presidential direction to build theKelli Mars (NASA)
Astronaut Bruce McCandless Performs the First Untethered Spacewalk - NASA
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger in this 70mm photo from Feb. 7, 1984. WhileNASA
25 Years Ago: The First Pieces of the International Space Station - NASA
The mated Russian-built Zarya (left) and U.S.-built Unity modules are backdropped against the blackness of space and Earth's horizon shortly after leavingNASA
40 Years Ago: STS-9, the First Spacelab Science Mission - NASA
Left: The STS-9 crew patch. Middle: Official photo of the STS-9 crew of Owen K. Garriott, seated left, Brewster H. Shaw, John W. Young, and Robert A.R.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Dr. Guy Bluford Reflects on 40th Anniversary of Historic Shuttle Flight
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission, former astronaut Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford, the first African AmericanDoreen Zudell (NASA)
Dr. Guy Bluford Reflects on 40th Anniversary of Historic Shuttle Flight
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission, former astronaut Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford, the first African AmericanDoreen Zudell (NASA)