Space Shuttle Endeavor, Space Shuttle Project
A smooth countdown culminated in a picture-perfect launch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) climbed skyward atop a ladder of billowing smoke. Primary payload for the plarned seven-day flight was Spacelab-... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
A smooth countdown culminated in a picture-perfect launch as the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour (STS-47) climbed skyward atop a ladder of billowing smoke on September 12, 1992. The primary payload for the plar... More
STS-71. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launch: June 27, 1995.Landing: July 7, 1995 Kennedy Space Center, Fl..Astronauts: Robert L. Gibson, Charles J. Precourt, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Mir 19 Crew (upload) Anatoly Solov... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Projects
The crew assigned to the STS-71 mission included (front left to right) Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Mir 18 crew download; Robert L. Gibson, commander; and Anatoly Y. Solovyev, Mir 19 crew upload. On the back row, left... More
Vanguard I – the first Navy satellite on-orbit and
Vanguard I – the first Navy satellite on-orbit and the first solar powered satellite. Vanguard I is the oldest spacecraft still orbiting the Earth.
NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing
NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing the attitude of satellites with respect to Earth. The GGSE series of satellites used long booms to gain 2-axis, and then 3- axis (horizontal, vertical, ... More
POPPY – successor to the world’s first reconnaissance
POPPY – successor to the world’s first reconnaissance satellites, NRL’s GRAB and POPPY satellites provided electronic intelligence, general search, and ocean surveillance.
This Far Ultraviolet camera/spectrograph is a model
This Far Ultraviolet camera/spectrograph is a model of the Apollo 16 mission camera. Dr. George Carruthers patented and developed the camera based on instruments flown on sounding rockets and satellites. It is ... More