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JSC2001-E-21328 (12 July 2001) --- Flight director LeRoy Cain directs his attention to data related to the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its impending launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) several hundred miles away from this Houston setting at the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center (MCC). As soon as the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of the flight.
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JSC2001-E-06210 (8 March 2001) --- As STS-102 Discovery liftoff countdown proceeds at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, flight controllers in Houston follow the progress at their assigned consoles. Ascent flight director Wayne Hale views his monitor at right.
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JSC2001-E-12130 (19 April 2001) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (left) and Mark L. Polansky (right) discuss the approaching STS-100 launch while staffing the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC). Christopher J. (Gus) Loria (center) studies launch data at his console. Loria's CAPCOM position addresses weather issues, of which there were few on this particular launch. He will also be assigned to weather matters for the entry phase of the flight. The Space Shuttle Endeavour appears on the large screen in the front of the flight control room as liftoff countdown continues several hundred miles away at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
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JSC2000-01071 (31 January 2000) --- Astronaut Joe F. Edwards, Jr., spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), looks over notes at his console in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) while awaiting word regarding STS-99's launch status at Florida's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), several hundred miles away.
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JSC2000-E-29119 (27 November 2000) --- Performing final tasks prior to leaving Ellington Field for Florida are four members of the STS-97 crew. From the left are astronauts Brent W. Jett, Jr., Michael J. Bloomfield, Carlos I. Noriega and Joseph R. Tanner. Marc Garneau, who represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), is not pictured. Launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is scheduled for November 30.
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JSC2000-E-22290 (8 September 2000) --- Astronaut Dominic L. Gorie mans the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console in Houston's Mission Control Center just prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Gorie was joined on this shift by astronaut Christopher J. Loria, out of frame. Atlantis launched on schedule, at 8:46 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000, as the Johnson Space Center (JSC) flight control team took the baton from KSC's launch controllers.
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JSC2000-E-22287 (8 September 2000) --- Flight controllers in Houston await the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. From the left are astronauts Dominic L. Gorie and Christopher J. Loria, both at the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console; and Wayne Hale at the Flight Director console. The Space Shuttle later launched on schedule, at 8:46 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000, as the Johnson Space Center (JSC) flight control team took the baton from KSC's launch controllers.
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JSC2000-E-22289 (8 September 2000) --- Two astronauts at the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console in Houston's Mission Control Center are about to witness the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. They are astronauts Christopher J. Loria (left) and Dominic L. Gorie. Atlantis launched on schedule, at 8:46 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000, as the Johnson Space Center (JSC) flight control team took the baton from KSC's launch controllers.
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JSC2000-E-22286 (8 September 2000) --- An overall shot in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) shows flight controllers awaiting the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The vehicle later launched on schedule, at 8:46 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000, as the Johnson Space Center (JSC) flight control team took the baton from KSC's launch controllers.
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ISS015-E-13073 (20 June 2007) --- Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Florida are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 crewmember on the International Space Station. Launch complex 39, with pads A and B, is visible at top center. The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is visible near center. The Shuttle Landing Facility appears as a long thin strip just below center.
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S98-03647 (March 26, 1998) --- Boeing technicians at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, work inside one end of the U.S. laboratory module for the International Space Station. Clearly visible, running horizontally, are the four "stand-off" structures for the lab. The stand-offs provide space for electrical connections, data management systems cabling for computers, air conditioning ducts, thermal control tubes and more, all of which support the space station?s racks. The aluminum laboratory module is 28 feet long, 14 feet wide and will be shipped to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, this year to begin preparations for launch on a Space Shuttle in 1999.
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S98-03645 (March 26, 1998) --- Boeing technicians at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, work inside one end of the U.S. laboratory module for the International Space Station. Clearly visible, running horizontally, are the four "stand-off" structures for the lab. The stand-offs provide space for electrical connections, data management systems cabling for computers, air conditioning ducts, thermal control tubes and more, all of which support the space station?s racks. The aluminum laboratory module is 28 feet long, 14 feet wide and will be shipped to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, this year to begin preparations for launch on a Space Shuttle in 1999.
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S98-03646 (March 26, 1998) --- The first system rack for the U.S. laboratory module for the International Space Station is installed recently by Boeing technicians at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The rack, about the size of a closet and weighing almost 1,200 pounds, is the first of two which will supply electrical power to the scientific racks inside the laboratory module. When the laboratory module is in orbit, it will have a total of 24 racks, 13 of those containing science experiments. The other 11 racks will provide power, temperature and humidity control, air revitalization and other support systems for the science racks. The aluminum laboratory module is 28 feet long and 14 feet wide. It will be shipped to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, this year to begin preparations for launch on a Space Shuttle in 1999.
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S98-03643 (March 26, 1998) --- Technicians with The Boeing Company at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, carefully slide the first system rack inside the U.S. laboratory module for the International Space Station. The recently installed rack, about the size of a closet and weighing almost 1,200 pounds, is the first of two which will supply electrical power to the scientific racks inside the laboratory module. When the laboratory module is in orbit, it will have a total of 24 racks, 13 of those containing science experiments. The other 11 racks will provide power, temperature and humidity control, air revitalization and other support systems for the science racks. This work on the lab module is taking place in a cleanroom at NASA?s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The U.S. Laboratory module will be shipped to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, later this year to begin preparations for launch on a Space Shuttle in 1999.
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97-17423 (December 10, 1997) --- The first U.S. module to be launched to the International Space Station, a connecting module called Node 1, is shown as it neared the completion of manufacturing in the spring of 1997. The node was shipped from the Boeing manufacturing facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin launch preparations in June 1997. The 22-foot long by 14-foot diameter node has six hatches like the one in which this technician is working that will connect to other Russian and U.S. station modules. The node will be launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in July 1998 and be docked with the already orbiting Functional Cargo Block, to be launched in June 1998 aboard a Russian rocket.
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97-17422 (December 10, 1997) --- The interior of the first U.S. module to be launched to the International Space Station, a connecting module called Node 1, is shown as it neared the completion of manufacturing in the spring of 1997. The node was shipped from the Boeing manufacturing facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin launch preparations in June 1997. Although the 22-foot long by 14-foot diameter node is essentially a passive station component, 216 lines for fluids and gases, 121 electrical cables and six miles of wire are installed in it to provide connections to other modules. The node will be launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in July 1998 and be docked with the already orbiting Functional Cargo Block, to be launched in June 1998 aboard a Russian rocket.
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