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Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Deep in the heart of Texas, young National Youth Administration (NYA) trainees for war jobs, watch the Navy planes they are learning to service. Wearing their regulation work clothes, these civil service apprentices of the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, are in the vanguard of a large army of youths being trained as maintenance and repair workers at the military air station

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Deep in the heart of Texas, you...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Navy CHIEF Frank Pedraza waits to board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for the trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Navy CHIEF Frank Pedraza waits to board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer R... More

Aerial view of the station with mountains in the background during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Aerial view of the station with mountains in the background during Ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer Release Status: Re... More

Navy E-3 John Rice of the Public Works waits to get on board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for the trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Navy E-3 John Rice of the Public Works waits to get on board a C-141 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer R... More

Passengers embark a C-141 Starlifter aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing for the trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Passengers embark a C-141 Starlifter aircraft of the 60th Military Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer R... More

Pallets of cargo are being loaded aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing for the trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Pallets of cargo are being loaded aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer R... More

The Christchurch Combined Metropolitan Band marches in front of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft preparing to depart for McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

The Christchurch Combined Metropolitan Band marches in front of a C-14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer R... More

Airmen are in line to embark to C-141 Starlifter aircraft preparing to depart to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Airmen are in line to embark to C-141 Starlifter aircraft preparing to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Re... More

A member of Operation Deep Freeze '80 Team feeds birds in a square prior to departure to McMurdo Station, Antarctica

A member of Operation Deep Freeze '80 Team feeds birds in a square pri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer R... More

Navy and Army enlisted personnel put palletizing webbing over a pallet being readied for shipment to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '80

Navy and Army enlisted personnel put palletizing webbing over a pallet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mark Comerford Re... More

A loadmaster checks the extraction equipment that will be used aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A loadmaster checks the extraction equipment that will be used aboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Containers, with parachutes attached, are lined up prior to loading aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Containers, with parachutes attached, are lined up prior to loading ab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

An Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-141B Starlifter aircraft (as seen from the KC-10) during the return flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to Christchurch, New Zealand. The C-141 has just completed an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze

An Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-141B Starlifter aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

New Zealand and US military personnel pack oranges into cartons. The oranges will be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE. Behind the men are perishable vegetables to be packed

New Zealand and US military personnel pack oranges into cartons. The o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Containers, with parachutes attached, are stored in a staging area prior to loading aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Containers, with parachutes attached, are stored in a staging area pri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Crewmen close the cargo doors of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after making an airdrop over over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Crewmen close the cargo doors of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A member of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron packs fruit into cartons. The fruit will be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A member of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron packs fruit into cartons. Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Cartons are prepared for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Cartons are prepared for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Crewmen push supplies out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as an airdrop is made over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Crewmen push supplies out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as an airdro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Crewmen push supplies out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as an airdrop is made over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Crewmen push supplies out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as an airdro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones, CIV, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A New Zealand serviceman prepares a carton for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A New Zealand serviceman prepares a carton for an airdrop at McMurdo S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Containers are airdropped from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Containers are airdropped from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft over McMur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

The interior of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft loaded with containers to be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The interior of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft loaded with containers to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Preparations are made to load containers, with parachutes attached, aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Preparations are made to load containers, with parachutes attached, ab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

A member of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron prepares a container for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A member of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron prepares a container for an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

A senior master sergeant prepares containers for perishable vegetables to be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A senior master sergeant prepares containers for perishable vegetables...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

A C-141B Starlifter aircraft crewman wears a cold weather protective face mask as an airdrop is made over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A C-141B Starlifter aircraft crewman wears a cold weather protective f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Crewmen eat aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after airdropping supplies over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Crewmen eat aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after airdropping supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A New Zealand serviceman packs lemons into a box to be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A New Zealand serviceman packs lemons into a box to be airdropped at M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

New Zealand maintenance personnel service a C-141B Starlifter aircraft with a cherry picker. The aircraft will be used to airdrop supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

New Zealand maintenance personnel service a C-141B Starlifter aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and food out the paratroop door of the aircraft over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was to resupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Fred Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and food out the paratroop door of the aircraft over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was to resupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Fred Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter flying over the snow and ice covered expanse of Antarctica. It is returning to Christchurch, New Zealand after dropping containers of supplies and food to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter flyi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public... More

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter flying over the snow and ice covered expanse of Antarctica. It is returning to Christchurch, New Zealand after dropping containers of supplies and food to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter flyi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public... More

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter is refueled while flying over the snow and ice covered expanse of Antarctica. It is returning to Christchurch, New Zealand after dropping containers of supplies and food to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter is r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public... More

Air crew drop personnel, wearing cold weather gear to protect against the sub-zero temperatures during the drop over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was toresupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air crew drop personnel, wearing cold weather gear to protect against ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Fred Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter flying over the snow and ice covered expanse of Antarctica. It is returning to Christchurch, New Zealand after dropping containers of supplies and food to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A McChord AFB, WA, 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter flyi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public... More

LCOL Stephen Toles, pilot and CPT James Bouska, co-pilot at the controls of a March AFB, CA, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (SAC) KC-10 refueling aircraft. In the foreground MSGT Robert Pakney, engineer, after they completed a refueling a C-141 Starlifter returning from a paradrop mission to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown

LCOL Stephen Toles, pilot and CPT James Bouska, co-pilot at the contro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public... More

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and food out the paratroop door of the aircraft over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was to resupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Fred Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A March AFB, CA, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (SAC) KC-10 refueling aircraft flies into the Antarctic sun. It just completed refueling a C-141 Starlifter returning from a paradrop mission to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A March AFB, CA, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (SAC) KC-10 refueling aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public... More

A view of the entrance to the station taken during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

A view of the entrance to the station taken during the 30th anniversar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A forklift is used to load a pallet of supplies aboard an LC-130 Hercules aircraft of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) at McMurdo Station. The supplies will be delivered to a remote science camp on the continent during Operation DEEP FREEZE

A forklift is used to load a pallet of supplies aboard an LC-130 Hercu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Mike Mckinley Release Status: Release... More

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft departs the station for Christchurch, New Zealand, after a resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft departs the st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Leon Williams and Equipment Operator 1ST Class Ray Poulin use a measuring device to determine the effects of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft's weight on the ice layer on which it had been parked. The C-5B is at McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Leon Williams and Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P... More

An aerial view of McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

An aerial view of McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P... More

An aerial view of McMurdo Station during OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '90

An aerial view of McMurdo Station during OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A forklift tows one of several UH-1N Iroquois helicopters delivered to McMurdo Station aboard C-5B Galaxy aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze '90. The helicopters are used by members of the National Science Foundation working at the station and are flown by U.S. Navy Personnel

A forklift tows one of several UH-1N Iroquois helicopters delivered to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: R... More

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, presents a picture of one of the first C-5B Galaxy aircraft to land near McMurdo Station to Dr. Peter Wilkniss, Director, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation. The Galaxy touched down on an ice runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep. The aircraft is at the station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, presents a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P... More

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Leon Williams measures the effects of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft's weight on the ice layer on which it had been parked. The C-5B is at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze '90

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Leon Williams measures the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft lands on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze '90. The Galaxy is the first such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft lands on the ice runway near McMurdo Station du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A cloud of ice particles envelopes the wing of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft as it lands on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '90. The Galaxy is the second such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

A cloud of ice particles envelopes the wing of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Cargo is unloaded from a C-5B Galaxy aircraft following its landing on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. The Galaxy is the second such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

Cargo is unloaded from a C-5B Galaxy aircraft following its landing on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P... More

Forklifts are used to unload cargo from a C-5B Galaxy aircraft following its landing on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze '90. The Galaxy is the second such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

Forklifts are used to unload cargo from a C-5B Galaxy aircraft followi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft lands on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze '90. The Galaxy is the second such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft lands on the ice runway near McMurdo Station du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Members of Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, and members of the New Zealand air force load a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter aboard a C-5B Galaxy aircraft for delivery to McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. Iroquois helicopters are used by members of the National Science Foundation working at the Station and are flown by United States Navy personnel

Members of Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose ... More

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft, one of two such planes to ever use the ice runway near McMurdo Station, takes off during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft, one of two such planes to ever use the ice run...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P... More

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, right, converses with Major Robert P. Sevin, Commander, Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron and Lieutenant Colonel William H. Krechowski, Assistant Director of Operations, 834th Airlift Division, prior to a cargo/personnel delivery by C-5B Galaxy aircraft to McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, right, con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose ... More

After traveling more than 1.5 billion km (948 million mi.), the Magellan spacecraft was inserted into orbit around Venus on Aug. 10, 1990. This mosaic consists of adjacent pieces of two magellan image strips obtained in the first radar test. The radar test was part of a planned In-Orbit Checkout sequence designed to prepare the magellan spacecraft and radar to begin mapping after Aug. 31. The strip on the left was returned to the Goldstone Deep Space Network station in California; the strip to the right was received at the DSN in Canberra, Australia. A third station that will be receiving Magellan data is locaterd near Madrid, Spain. Each image strip is 20 km (12 mi.) wide and 16,000 km (10,000 mi.) long. This mosaic is a small portion 80 km (50 mi.) long. This image is centered at 21 degrees north latitude and 286.8 degrees east longitude, southeast of a volcanic highland region called Beta Regio. The resolution of the image is about 120 meters (400 feet), 10 times better than revious images of the same area of Venus, revealing many new geologic features. The bright line trending northwest-southeast across the center of the image is a fracture or fault zone cutting the volcanic plains. In the upper lest corner of the image, a multiple-ring circular feature of probable volcanic origin can be seen, approx. 4.27 km (2.65 mi.) across. The bright and dark variations seen in the plains surrounding these features correspond to volcanic lava flows of varying ages. The volcanic lava flows in the southern half of the image have been cut by north-south trending faults. This area is similar geologically to volcanic deposits seen on Earth at Hawaii and the Snake River Plains in Idaho. ARC-1990-A90-3000

After traveling more than 1.5 billion km (948 million mi.), the Magell...

After traveling more than 1.5 billion km (948 million mi.), the Magellan spacecraft was inserted into orbit around Venus on Aug. 10, 1990. This mosaic consists of adjacent pieces of two magellan image strips o... More

An overall view of facilities at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze '82

An overall view of facilities at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '92 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An overall view of facilities at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze '82

An overall view of facilities at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '92 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An overview of a section of the station during Operation Deep Freeze '92

An overview of a section of the station during Operation Deep Freeze '...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '92 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A scuba diver stands by as the unmanned Max Rover submersible goes down to insert a Diver Operated Plug (DOP) into an aft nozzle like the ones used on the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters (SRBs). NASA and contractor Deep Sea Systems demonstrated the submersible at Port Canaveral's Trident pier. Kennedy Space Center's SRB retrieval team and Advanced Systems Development laboratory staff hope that the new robotic technology will make the process of inserting the plug into spent SRBs safer and less strenuous. Currently, scuba divers manually insert the DOP into the aft nozzle of a jettisoned SRB 60 to 70 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. After the plug is installed, water is pumped out of the booster allowing it to float horizontally. It is then towed back to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Station for refurbishment. Deep Sea Systems of Falmouth, Mass., built the submersible for NASA KSC-97PC1299

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A scuba diver stands by as the unmanned ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A scuba diver stands by as the unmanned Max Rover submersible goes down to insert a Diver Operated Plug (DOP) into an aft nozzle like the ones used on the Space Shuttle's solid roc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Thomas Lippitt of NASA's Advanced Systems Development (ASD) laboratory observes robotic operations as Chris Nicholson, owner of Deep Sea Systems, and Bill Jones of NASA's ASD laboratory operate the unmanned robotic submersible recovery system, known as Max Rover, during a test of the system at the Trident Pier at Port Canaveral. The submersible is seen in the water with the Diver Operated Plug (DOP). Kennedy Space Center's solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval team and ASD laboratory staff hope that the new robotic technology will make the process of inserting the plug safer and less strenuous. Currently, scuba divers manually insert the DOP into the aft nozzle of a jettisoned SRB 60 to 70 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. After the plug is installed, water is pumped out of the booster allowing it to float horizontally. It is then towed back to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Station for refurbishment. Deep Sea Systems of Falmouth, Mass., built the submersible for NASA KSC-97PC1300

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Thomas Lippitt of NASA's Advanced System...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Thomas Lippitt of NASA's Advanced Systems Development (ASD) laboratory observes robotic operations as Chris Nicholson, owner of Deep Sea Systems, and Bill Jones of NASA's ASD labor... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians lower the unmanned robotic submersible recovery system, known as Max Rover, into the water at the Trident Pier at Port Canaveral during a test of the system. Kennedy Space Center's solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval team and Advanced Systems Development laboratory staff hope that the new robotic technology will make the process of inserting the Diver Operated Plug (DOP) into the aft nozzle of a spent SRB safer and less strenuous. Currently, scuba divers manually insert the DOP into the aft nozzle of a jettisoned SRB 60 to 70 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. After the plug is installed, water is pumped out of the booster allowing it to float horizontally. It is then towed back to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Deep Sea Systems of Falmouth, Mass., built the submersible for NASA KSC-97PC1301

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians lower the unmanned robotic s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians lower the unmanned robotic submersible recovery system, known as Max Rover, into the water at the Trident Pier at Port Canaveral during a test of the system. Kennedy Sp... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As scuba divers stand by, a Diver Operated Plug (DOP) is lowered into the water at the Trident Pier at Port Canaveral during a test of the unmanned robotic submersible recovery system, known as Max Rover. Kennedy Space Center's solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval team and Advanced Systems Development laboratory staff hope that the new robotic technology will make the process of inserting the plug into spent SRBs safer and less strenuous. Currently, scuba divers manually insert the DOP into the aft nozzle of a jettisoned SRB 60 to 70 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. After the plug is installed, water is pumped out of the booster allowing it to float horizontally. It is then towed back to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Station for refurbishment. Deep Sea Systems of Falmouth, Mass., built the submersible for NASA KSC-97PC1298

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As scuba divers stand by, a Diver Operat...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As scuba divers stand by, a Diver Operated Plug (DOP) is lowered into the water at the Trident Pier at Port Canaveral during a test of the unmanned robotic submersible recovery sys... More

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, arrives at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1051

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to l...

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, arrives at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight... More

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, arrives at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1049

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to l...

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, arrives at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight... More

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, is lifted into place above the flame trench at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1053

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to l...

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, is lifted into place above the flame trench at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch... More

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, is lifted into place above the surface of Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1052

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to l...

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, is lifted into place above the surface of Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on O... More

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, arrives at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1050

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to l...

The first stage of Boeing's Delta 7326 rocket, which will be used to launch the Deep Space 1 spacecraft, arrives at Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Targeted for launch on Oct. 15, 1998, this first flight... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Arriving in the early morning hours at Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for Deep Space 1 is lifted from the truck before being raised to its place on the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch on Oct. 15, 1998. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1071

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Arriving in the early morning hours at P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Arriving in the early morning hours at Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for Deep Space 1 is lifted from the truck before being raised to its place on the Boeing Del... More

Two boosters are lifted into place, while a third waits on the ground, for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1118

Two boosters are lifted into place, while a third waits on the ground,...

Two boosters are lifted into place, while a third waits on the ground, for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II ro... More

A booster is lifted for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1111

A booster is lifted for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket...

A booster is lifted for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicle... More

A booster is lifted off a truck for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1117

A booster is lifted off a truck for installation onto the Boeing Delta...

A booster is lifted off a truck for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable la... More

A solid rocket booster is maneuvered into place for installation on the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. Delta's origins go back to the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile, which was developed in the mid-1950s for the U.S. Air Force. The Thor a single-stage, liquid-fueled rocket later was modified to become the Delta launch vehicle. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Final assembly takes place at the Boeing facility in Pueblo, Colo. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1115

A solid rocket booster is maneuvered into place for installation on th...

A solid rocket booster is maneuvered into place for installation on the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity... More

A booster is raised off a truck bed and prepared for lifting to the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1116

A booster is raised off a truck bed and prepared for lifting to the Bo...

A booster is raised off a truck bed and prepared for lifting to the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity exp... More

Three boosters are lifted into place at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1119

Three boosters are lifted into place at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral...

Three boosters are lifted into place at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expenda... More

(Left) A solid rocket booster is lifted for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. Delta's origins go back to the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile, which was developed in the mid-1950s for the U.S. Air Force. The Thor a single-stage, liquid-fueled rocket later was modified to become the Delta launch vehicle. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Final assembly takes place at the Boeing facility in Pueblo, Colo. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1112

(Left) A solid rocket booster is lifted for installation onto the Boei...

(Left) A solid rocket booster is lifted for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expen... More

A Boeing Delta 7326 rocket with two solid rocket boosters attached sits on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. Delta's origins go back to the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile, which was developed in the mid-1950s for the U.S. Air Force. The Thor a single-stage, liquid-fueled rocket later was modified to become the Delta launch vehicle. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Final assembly takes place at the Boeing facility in Pueblo, Colo. The Delta 7236, which has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage, will launch Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program. It is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1114

A Boeing Delta 7326 rocket with two solid rocket boosters attached sit...

A Boeing Delta 7326 rocket with two solid rocket boosters attached sits on Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta fami... More

A solid rocket booster (left) is raised for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches. Delta's origins go back to the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile, which was developed in the mid-1950s for the U.S. Air Force. The Thor a single-stage, liquid-fueled rocket later was modified to become the Delta launch vehicle. The Delta 7236 has three solid rocket boosters and a Star 37 upper stage. Delta IIs are manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif. Rocketdyne, a division of The Boeing Company, builds Delta II's main engine in Canoga Park, Calif. Final assembly takes place at the Boeing facility in Pueblo, Colo. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999 KSC-98pc1113

A solid rocket booster (left) is raised for installation onto the Boei...

A solid rocket booster (left) is raised for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that will launch Deep Space 1 at Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility maneuver a second solar panel to attach it to Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1157

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility maneuver a second solar panel to attach it to Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is d... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility maneuver a solar panel and rack to be attached to Deep Space 1 (background). The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1155

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility maneuver a solar panel and rack to be attached to Deep Space 1 (background). The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility check fittings for the solar panel (right) they are attaching to Deep Space 1, preparing it for flight in October. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1156

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility check fittings for the solar panel (right) they are attaching to Deep Space 1, preparing it for flight in October. The first fli... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the media (below), dressed in "bunny" suits, learn about Deep Space 1 from Leslie Livesay (facing cameras), Deep Space 1 spacecraft manager from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the background, KSC workers place insulating blankets on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1177

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the media (below), dressed in "bunny" suits, learn about Deep Space 1 from Leslie Livesay (facing cameras), Deep Space 1 spacecraft man... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Tom Shain, project manager on Deep Space 1, displays a CD containing 350,000 names of KSC workers that he will place in a pouch and insert inside the spacecraft. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1181

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Tom Shain, project manager on Deep Space 1, displays a CD containing 350,000 names of KSC workers that he will place in a pouch and ins... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers complete the insulation of Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1182

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers complete the insulation of Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validat... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, KSC workers place insulating blankets on Deep Space 1 to prepare it for launch. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1178

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, KSC workers place insulating blankets on Deep Space 1 to prepare it for launch. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility begin installing blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1174

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility begin installing blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility finish installing blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1176

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility finish installing blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility install blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1175

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility install blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to valid... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility get ready to attach a second solar panel to Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include an ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but will also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1158

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility get ready to attach a second solar panel to Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is des... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform after being fitted with thermal insulation. The reflective insulation is designed to protect the spacecraft as this side faces the sun. At either side of the spacecraft are its solar wings, folded for launch. When fully extended, the wings measure 38.6 feet from tip to tip. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1189

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform after being fitted with thermal insulation. The reflective insulation is designed to protect the spacecraft as this side faces the sun. At e... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After covering the bulk of Deep Space 1 in thermal insulating blankets, workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility lift it from its work platform before moving it onto its transporter (behind workers at left). Deep Space 1 is being moved to the Defense Satellite Communications System Processing Facility (DPF), Cape Canaveral Air Station, for testing. At either side of the spacecraft are its solar wings, folded for launch. When fully extended, the wings measure 38.6 feet from tip to tip. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1187

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After covering the bulk of Deep Space 1 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After covering the bulk of Deep Space 1 in thermal insulating blankets, workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility lift it from its work platform before moving it onto its... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 is lifted from its work platform, giving a closeup view of the experimental solar-powered ion propulsion engine. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Another onboard experiment includes software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1192

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 is lifted from its work pla...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 is lifted from its work platform, giving a closeup view of the experimental solar-powered ion propulsion engine. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical pr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform after being fitted with thermal insulation. The dark insulation is designed to protect the side of the spacecraft that faces away from the sun. At either side of the spacecraft are its solar wings, folded for launch. When fully extended, the wings measure 38.6 feet from tip to tip. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1190

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform after being fitted with thermal insulation. The dark insulation is designed to protect the side of the spacecraft that faces away from the s... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 is lifted from its work platform, giving a closer view of the experimental solar-powered ion propulsion engine. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Above the engine is one of the two solar wings, folded for launch, that will provide the power for it. When fully extended, the wings measure 38.6 feet from tip to tip. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Another onboard experiment includes software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 is lifted from its work pla...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 is lifted from its work platform, giving a closer view of the experimental solar-powered ion propulsion engine. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical pro... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC workers lower the "can" over Deep Space 1. The can will protect the spacecraft during transport to the Defense Satellite Communications System Processing Facility (DPF), Cape Canaveral Air Station, for testing. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. The spacecraft will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1193

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC workers lower the "can" over Deep Sp...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC workers lower the "can" over Deep Space 1. The can will protect the spacecraft during transport to the Defense Satellite Communications System Processing Facility (DPF), Cape C... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility lower Deep Space 1 onto its transporter, for movement to the Defense Satellite Communications System Processing Facility (DPF), Cape Canaveral Air Station, where it will undergo testing. At either side of the spacecraft are its solar wings, folded for launch. When fully extended, the wings measure 38.6 feet from tip to tip. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. Deep Space 1 will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1188

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility lower Deep Space 1 onto its transporter, for movement to the Defense Satellite Communications System Processing Facility (DPF), ... More

Workers at this clean room facility, Cape Canaveral Air Station, prepare to lift the protective can that covered Deep Space 1 during transportation from KSC. The spacecraft will undergo spin testing at the site. Deep Space 1, the first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. The spacecraft will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1194

Workers at this clean room facility, Cape Canaveral Air Station, prepa...

Workers at this clean room facility, Cape Canaveral Air Station, prepare to lift the protective can that covered Deep Space 1 during transportation from KSC. The spacecraft will undergo spin testing at the site... More

Workers at this clean room facility, Cape Canaveral Air Station, maneuver the protective can that covered Deep Space 1 during transportation from KSC away from the spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will undergo spin testing at the site. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century. Onboard experiments include a solar-powered ion propulsion engine and software that tracks celestial bodies so the spacecraft can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground controllers. The ion propulsion engine is the first non-chemical propulsion to be used as the primary means of propelling a spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will complete most of its mission objectives within the first two months, but may also do a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, in July 1999. The spacecraft will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta 7326 rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in October. Delta II rockets are medium capacity expendable launch vehicles derived from the Delta family of rockets built and launched since 1960. Since then there have been more than 245 Delta launches KSC-98pc1195

Workers at this clean room facility, Cape Canaveral Air Station, maneu...

Workers at this clean room facility, Cape Canaveral Air Station, maneuver the protective can that covered Deep Space 1 during transportation from KSC away from the spacecraft. Deep Space 1 will undergo spin tes... More

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