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Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home
Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home

Robert Sieck, launch director, (left) and Forrest McCartney, center director from 1986 to 1991, pose before space shuttle Atlantis following…

Two on the Crawlerway
Two on the Crawlerway

Atlantis, slated for mission STS-38, is parked in front of bay three of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy…

Remembering Challenger’s STS-51L Astronauts
Remembering Challenger’s STS-51L Astronauts

Crew members of mission STS-51L gather in the White Room at Pad 39B following the end of the Terminal Countdown…

Atlantis’ Maiden Voyage
Atlantis’ Maiden Voyage

Atlantis’ first mission was STS-51J, which delivered a communications satellite for the Department of Defense. The shuttle crew also conducted…

Discovery’s Maiden Voyage
Discovery’s Maiden Voyage

Space Shuttle Discovery soars away from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, beginning its maiden voyage and a…

First Shuttle Landing at Kennedy
First Shuttle Landing at Kennedy

Shortly after sunrise, space shuttle Challenger touches down on the runway at Kennedy Space Center. The historic first landing at…

First Flight for Challenger
First Flight for Challenger

The first flight of space shuttle Challenger was on mission STS-6. The primary payload was the first Tracking and Data…

Through the Fog
Through the Fog

Space shuttle Challenger presents a surrealistic impression as it moves through the fog on its way out the 3.5-mile crawlerway…

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines are pictured looking out the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft’s windows.

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Bob Hines
NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Bob Hines

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Bob Hines are pictured looking out the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft’s windows.