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Inside Mercury Mission Control
Inside Mercury Mission Control

Inside Mercury flight control, Walter C. Williams, associate director for Project Mercury operations (center) listens to Christopher Kraft, flight director…

Project Mercury: John Glenn
Project Mercury: John Glenn

Astronaut John H. Glenn sits in a car in front of the east side of the Mercury Mission Control building.…

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship docked to the Harmony module
The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship docked to the Harmony module

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on the International Space Station.

U.S. and Russian spaceships attached to the International Space Station
U.S. and Russian spaceships attached to the International Space Station

U.S. and Russian spaceships are pictured attached to the International Space Station.

The Soyuz MS-21 crew ship is docked to the Prichal docking module
The Soyuz MS-21 crew ship is docked to the Prichal docking module

The Soyuz MS-21 crew ship is docked to the Prichal docking module, which is also attached to the Nauka multipurpose…

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren checks filter, hose, and gas connections
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren checks filter, hose, and gas connections

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren checks filter, hose, and gas connections inside the International Space Station’s Combustion Integrated Rack.

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship docked to the Harmony module
The SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship docked to the Harmony module

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s space-facing port on the International Space Station.

Boeing’s Starliner on the Pad
Boeing’s Starliner on the Pad

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights on the launch…

Presidential Visit
Presidential Visit

President John F. Kennedy (left) visits Mercury’s Flight Control Area a few days after John Glenn’s flight in February 1962.…

The Leading End Effector on the Canadarm2 robotic arm
The Leading End Effector on the Canadarm2 robotic arm

The Leading End Effector (LEE) is the portion of the Canadarm2 robotic arm that captures visiting cargo craft.