Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129…
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Space Shuttle Atlantis
This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines,…
A Partial View
Backdropped by the blackness of space, a partial view of Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, vertical…
COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary
NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly…
STS-129 Lifts Off
Guests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center view the launch of space shuttle Atlantis in Cape Canaveral,…
Monitoring the Launch
NASA mission managers monitor the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Firing Room Four of…
Awaiting the Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis is seen on Launch Pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly…
Heading to the Pad
STS-129 crew members, from left, Robert Satcher, Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik, Leland Melvin, Pilot Barry Wilmore…
Launch Day
A launch countdown sign is seen along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center earlier today,…
Hosting Destruction
This artist's concept illustrates the two types of spiral galaxies that populate our universe: those with…