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STS-119 Comes Home
STS-119 Comes Home

With the aid of a drogue chute, space shuttle Discovery slows to a stop on Runway 15 at NASA’s Kennedy…

Welcome Home, Discovery!
Welcome Home, Discovery!

Discovery touched down on Runway 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, completing the 13-day, 5.3-million mile journey on the STS-119…

Expedition 19 Lifts Off
Expedition 19 Lifts Off

The Soyuz TMA-14 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, March 26, 2009, carrying Expedition 19 Commander Gennady…

Parting View
Parting View

Suspended in space and backdropped by the blackness of space and the jewel-like blue of Earth sits the International Space…

President Obama Talks With Shuttle and Station Crews
President Obama Talks With Shuttle and Station Crews

President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, including former astronaut Sen. Bill Nelson, right, and school children as…

Crescent Moon in Kazakhstan
Crescent Moon in Kazakhstan

The crescent moon rises in the early morning shortly before the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad…

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…