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JSC2007-E-20994 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the launch abort system at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the Orion crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes.
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JSC2007-E-20993 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Launch Abort System (LAS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This image shows the LAS separating from the Orion crew module.
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JSC2007-E-20991 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of a pad abort flight test of the Launch Abort System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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JSC2007-E-20992 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of an abort flight test of the Launch Abort System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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JSC2007-E-20968 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes using air bags to help soften landings on dry land.
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JSC2007-E-20963 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The ascent abort tests will use ascent abort boosters purchased through the U.S. Air Force.
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JSC2007-E-20966 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The Launch Abort System attitude control motors hold proper attitude of the Crew Module prior to jettison.
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JSC2007-E-20970 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module as it lands on Earth under its recovery parachutes (out of scene) using air bags to help soften landings on dry land.
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JSC2007-E-20964 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. In this image, the Launch Abort System is in powered flight immediately after separation from the ascent abort booster.
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JSC2007-E-20962 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the ascent abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System (LAS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The ascent abort tests will use ascent abort boosters purchased through the U.S. Air Force.
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JSC2007-E-20969 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes using air bags to help soften landings on dry land.
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JSC2007-E-20965 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. In this image, the Launch Abort System is in powered flight immediately after separation from the ascent abort booster.
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JSC2007-E-20967 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module's descent back to Earth under the drogue parachutes that initiate the landing sequence.
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JSC2006-E-02418 (27 Jan. 2006) --- A NASA DC-9 reduced-gravity aircraft is featured in this image during a parabolic flight photographed from a T-38 aircraft. The aircraft, based at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, flies a series of parabola patterns over the Gulf of Mexico to afford opportunities for astronauts and investigators to experience brief periods of weightlessness. The primary mission of the DC-9 is to provide NASA and government microgravity researchers the platform to perform their research in a reduced gravity environment. The aircraft is also utilized for Heavy Aircraft Training (HAT) for astronaut pilots, support the movement of the shuttle from landing sites in California and New Mexico back to Kennedy Space Center, Trans-Atlantic Landing support and the Emergency Mission Control Move mission.
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JSC2006-E-02416 (27 Jan. 2006) --- A NASA DC-9 reduced-gravity aircraft is featured in this image during a parabolic flight photographed from a T-38 aircraft. The aircraft, based at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, flies a series of parabola patterns over the Gulf of Mexico to afford opportunities for astronauts and investigators to experience brief periods of weightlessness. The primary mission of the DC-9 is to provide NASA and government microgravity researchers the platform to perform their research in a reduced gravity environment. The aircraft is also utilized for Heavy Aircraft Training (HAT) for astronaut pilots, support the movement of the shuttle from landing sites in California and New Mexico back to Kennedy Space Center, Trans-Atlantic Landing support and the Emergency Mission Control Move mission.
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JSC2006-E-02411 (27 Jan. 2006) --- A NASA DC-9 reduced-gravity aircraft is featured in this image during a parabolic flight photographed from a T-38 aircraft. The aircraft, based at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, flies a series of parabola patterns over the Gulf of Mexico to afford opportunities for astronauts and investigators to experience brief periods of weightlessness. The primary mission of the DC-9 is to provide NASA and government microgravity researchers the platform to perform their research in a reduced gravity environment. The aircraft is also utilized for Heavy Aircraft Training (HAT) for astronaut pilots, support the movement of the shuttle from landing sites in California and New Mexico back to Kennedy Space Center, Trans-Atlantic Landing support and the Emergency Mission Control Move mission.
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JSC2006-E-02419 (27 Jan. 2006) --- A NASA DC-9 reduced-gravity aircraft is featured in this image during a parabolic flight photographed from a T-38 aircraft. The aircraft, based at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, flies a series of parabola patterns over the Gulf of Mexico to afford opportunities for astronauts and investigators to experience brief periods of weightlessness. The primary mission of the DC-9 is to provide NASA and government microgravity researchers the platform to perform their research in a reduced gravity environment. The aircraft is also utilized for Heavy Aircraft Training (HAT) for astronaut pilots, support the movement of the shuttle from landing sites in California and New Mexico back to Kennedy Space Center, Trans-Atlantic Landing support and the Emergency Mission Control Move mission.
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JSC2006-E-02420 (27 Jan. 2006) --- A NASA DC-9 reduced-gravity aircraft is featured in this image during a parabolic flight photographed from a T-38 aircraft. The aircraft, based at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, flies a series of parabola patterns over the Gulf of Mexico to afford opportunities for astronauts and investigators to experience brief periods of weightlessness. The primary mission of the DC-9 is to provide NASA and government microgravity researchers the platform to perform their research in a reduced gravity environment. The aircraft is also utilized for Heavy Aircraft Training (HAT) for astronaut pilots, support the movement of the shuttle from landing sites in California and New Mexico back to Kennedy Space Center, Trans-Atlantic Landing support and the Emergency Mission Control Move mission.
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JSC2005-E-31125 (26-28 July 2005) --- NASA?s 2004 class of astronaut candidates participates in geology training in Taos, New Mexico. Pictured are Jose M. Hernandez (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide. Dr. William Muehlberger (right), University of Texas, Austin, instructed the candidates in geologic field methods.
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JSC2005-E-31126 (26-28 July 2005) --- NASA?s 2004 class of astronaut candidates and instructors take a break from geology training in Taos, New Mexico, for a group photo. From the left (front row) are Dr. William Muehlberger, University of Texas, Austin; James P. (Jim) Dutton Jr.; Joseph M. (Joe) Acaba; Jose M. Hernandez; unidentified trainer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide. From the left (back row) are Robert S. (Shane) Kimbrough; unidentified trainer; Richard R. (Ricky) Arnold II and Robert L. (Bobby) Satcher Jr.
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JSC2003-E-08089 (1 February 2003) --- This image is a view of the underside of Columbia during its entry from mission STS-107 on Feb. 1, 2003, as it passed by the Starfire Optical Range, Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The image was taken at approximately 7:57 a.m. CST. This image was received by NASA as part of the Columbia accident investigation and is being analyzed.
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JSC2000-E-02647 (12 February 2000) --- The rectangle in the center of this map marks the area in New Mexico upon which the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission first devoted its attention. Only 10 hours and 55 minutes after the STS-99 launch, first data were sent to Earth for quality checks. At the mission control center in Houston, the checks were performed on the SRTM X-band data with a quicklook processor. It uses a super fast algorithm developed at DLR. Other images in this series display the various data gathered in the area, north of El Paso, Texas. Note: All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02650 (12 February 2000) --- This is the first digital elevation model from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). It shows an area near White Sands, New Mexico with coordinates centered at 106 degrees, 47 minutes, 28.8 seconds west longitude and 32 degrees, 58 minutes, 55.5 seconds north latitude. Note: All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02652 (12 February 2000) --- This is the first digital elevation model from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). It shows an area near White Sands, New Mexico with coordinates centered at 106 degrees, 47 minutes, 28.8 seconds west longitude and 32 degrees, 58 minutes, 55.5 seconds north latitude. Note: All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02641 (12 February 2000) This is a high-resolution image of an area in New Mexico, noted as Image 6 on the strip in JSC2000-E-02638. It is included in this series of X-SAR data to depict an example of a scene with relevant radiometric information. All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02642 (12 February 2000) --- This image showing some of New Mexico's variegated terrain is included in this series of data from the X-SAR experiment to illustrate special processing for enabling classification of land structures. The area in this frame is labeled as Image 6 on the strip (JSC2000-E-02638). Classification of land structures like those in JSC2000-E-2641 is a difficult task, scientists say, due to speckle process and the influence of topography. The same image "intensity" is recorded for irrigated agriculture fields or the slopes of the mountains. The fusion of information on backscatter and texture allows the separation of the relevant image regions. All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02636 -- This scene shows an area near White Sands, New Mexico, USA and covers approx. 50 km x 150 km es). JSC2000E02636 is an interferogram of the area depicted in the RADAR image. (JSC2000E-2634). The individual phase values appear as colored rings in the interferogram. The steeper the slopes, the closer the fringes. So, topography can already be seen directly in the interferogram. The gray values in this RADAR image represent the strength of the reflected RADAR signal. The stronger the backscatter towards the antenna, the brighter the image. The black area in the upper part of the images is a lake (reservoir). It is black because smooth water surfaces reflect RADAR like a mirror. No backscatter is returned towards the antennas onboard the shuttle. Note: All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02639 (12 February 2000) --- This high resolution image shows the area which includes Las Cruces, New Mexico, indicated as Image 2 on the strip in JSC2000-E-2638. The speckled effect, inherent in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, hinders the evaluation of details, both structural and radiometric, according to scientists analyzing this imagery. See JSC2000-E-02640 for the "after" image following application of advanced methods for information extraction. All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000E02634 --- This scene shows an area near White Sands, New Mexico, (covering approximately 50 km x 150 km 30x90 miles). JSC2000E02636 is an interferogram of the area depicted in this RADAR image (E02634). The individual phase values appear as colored rings in the E02636 image. The steeper the slopes, the closer the fringes. So, topography can already be seen directly in the interferogram. The gray values in the RADAR image represent the strength of the reflected RADAR signal. The stronger the backscatter towards the antenna, the brighter the image. The black area in the upper part of the images is a lake (reservoir). It is black because smooth water surfaces reflect RADAR like a mirror. No backscatter is returned towards the antennas onboard the shuttle. Note: All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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JSC2000-E-02638 (12 February 2000) --- This is the first digital elevation model from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). It shows an area near White Sands, New Mexico with coordinates centered at 106 degrees, 47 minutes, 28.8 seconds west longitude and 32 degrees, 58 minutes, 55.5 seconds north latitude. Note: All X-SAR imagery and related charts and maps are provided by DLR, Germany's national aerospace resource center as well as the national space agency.
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ISS013-E-26488 (25 May 2006) --- Yates Oilfield, west Texas is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station. The Permian Basin of west Texas and southeastern New Mexico is one of the most productive petroleum provinces of North America. The Basin is a large depression in the Precambrian bedrock surface along the southern edge of the North American craton, or oldest bedrock core of the continent. The Yates Oil Field is marked in this image by numerous white well locations and petroleum infrastructure dotting the layered sedimentary rocks of the Permian Basin. The Pecos River bed borders the oil field to the east-northeast. The Yates Field started petroleum production in 1926, and by 1995 had produced over 2 billion barrels of oil.
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ISS012-E-05172 (14 October 2005) --- Navajo Mountain, Utah is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 12 crewmember on the international space station. According to scientists, the Colorado Plateau of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah is characterized by mostly flat-lying sedimentary layers that record paleoclimate extremes ranging from oceans to widespread deserts over the last 1.8 billion years. Navajo Mountain is formed by a dome-shaped body of igneous rock (called a laccolith by geologists), one of several in southeast Utah that intrude and uplift the surrounding sedimentary layers of the Plateau. This oblique image highlights Navajo Mountain in the center of the image, surrounded by light red-brown Navajo Sandstone (also visible in canyons at bottom of image). Scientists believe the peak of Navajo Mountain, at approximately 3148 meters (10,388 feet) elevation, is comprised of uplifted Dakota Sandstone deposited during the Cretaceous Period. The establishment of Rainbow Bridge National Monument (1910), and the filling of Glen Canyon by Lake Powell in 1963 (upper right), have facilitated tourism and aesthetic appreciation of this previously remote region. Access to Navajo Mountain is still regulated by the sovereign Navajo Nation, and the process of permitting is required to hike in the region.
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