NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach monitored the launch countdown from Firing Room Four of the…
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Liberty Bell 7
Astronaut Gus Grissom climbs into his 'Liberty Bell 7' spacecraft on July 21, 1961. The Mercury-Redstone…
The End of an Era
Workers measured and marked in bright red the letters "MLG" at the spot where space shuttle…
Completing the Mission
After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility…
The Voyage Home
Space shuttle Atlantis' bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle…
Station Crew Views Shuttle Landing
This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and…
Last View
This image of the International Space Station was taken by Atlantis' STS-135 crew during a fly…
Vesta Sizes Up
This composite image shows the comparative sizes of nine asteroids. Up until now, Lutetia, with a…
Aurora Australis From Space
This image is of Atlantis and its Orbital Boom Sensor System robot arm extension backdropped against…