Space Shuttle Collection (#2)

STS-61A landing, USA, November 6, 1985. Creator: NASA
STS-61A landing, USA, November 6, 1985. The crew of the STS 61-A mission egress Space Shuttle Challenger after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr

STS-108 touchdown, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, December 17, 2001. Creator: NASA
STS-108 touchdown, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, December 17, 2001. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is about to lower its nose wheel following main gear touchdown on Runway 15 at the Shuttle

STS-47 Endeavour landing at Kennedy Space Center, USA, September 20, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-47 Endeavour landing at Kennedy Space Center, USA, September 20, 1992. The Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares to land on the Shuttle landing facility runway

STS-45 Landing, Florida, USA, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-45 Landing, Florida, USA, 1992. As the sun rises the morning of April 2, it casts a rosy glow over a steller performer, the orbiter Atlantis parked on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility

STS-121 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 17, 2006. Creator: NASA
STS-121 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 17, 2006. Space Shuttle Discoverys STS-121 mission touching down

STS-56 Landing, Florida, USA, 1993. Creator: NASA
STS-56 Landing, Florida, USA, 1993. A four-million-mile journey draws to a flawless ending as the orbiter Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility, Runway 33

STS 106 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 2000. Creator: NASA
STS 106 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 2000. Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantiss drag chute opens to help slow the vehicle

STS-80 landing, Florida, USA, December 7, 1996. Creator: NASA
STS-80 landing, Florida, USA, December 7, 1996. Space Shuttle Columbia heads for a landing on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Centers (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)

STS-72 Landing, Florida, USA, 1996. Creator: NASA
STS-72 Landing, Florida, USA, 1996. The Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour and its crew of six glide in to Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility after spending nine days in space

STS-30 Landing, 1989. Creator: NASA
STS-30 Landing, 1989. The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after mission STS-30 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA. At 3:43:38 EDT

STS-50 landing, USA, July 9, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-50 landing, USA, July 9, 1992. Launched on June 25, 1992, Space Shuttle Columbias STS-50 mission landed at the Kennedy Space Center on July 9, 1992. The 13 day mission carried the U.S

STS-58 post-landing scene as orbiter is serviced, California, USA, November 1, 1993. Maintenance crew on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base following the landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia

STS-88 landing, Florida, USA, December 15, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-88 landing, Florida, USA, December 15, 1998. Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares to touch down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center to complete an 11-day

STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on Runway 22

STS-7 landing, California, USA, June 24, 1983. Creator: NASA
STS-7 landing, California, USA, June 24, 1983. Space Shuttle Challengers STS-7 mission lands at Edwards Air Force Base

STS-40 landing, USA, June 14, 1991. Creator: NASA
STS-40 landing, USA, June 14, 1991. The main landing gear of Space Shuttle Columbia touches on at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:39 EDT

A model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, USA, ca. 1978. Testing at the Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

STS-90 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-90 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. A flock of birds takes flight as the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 22 of the Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing

Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, March 27, 1997. Creator: NASA
Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, March 27, 1997. The Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour passes over Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility atop NASAs Boeing 747 Shuttle carrier Aircraft

Endeavour touchdown - STS-123, Kennedy Space Center, USA, March 26, 2008 Creator: NASA
Endeavour touchdown - STS-123, Kennedy Space Center, USA, March 26, 2008. Space Shuttle Endeavour about to touch down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the end of a 16-day flight to

STS-86 landing, Florida, USA, October 6, 1997. Creator: NASA
STS-86 landing, Florida, USA, October 6, 1997. The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down on the Kennedy Space Centers (KSC)

STS-93 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 27, 1999. Creator: NASA
STS-93 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 27, 1999. Space Shuttle Columbias STS-93 mission was the first to be commanded by a woman, Colonel Eileen M. Collins

Discovery seen from Mir, 1998. Creator: NASA
Discovery seen from Mir, 1998. Rendezvous and approach of the Orbiter Discovery to the Mir Russian Space Station. Visible in the payload bay is the Spacehab module and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

STS-86 Landing, Florida, USA, 1997. Creator: NASA
STS-86 Landing, Florida, USA, 1997. The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)

STS-92 touching down, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, October 24, 2000. The main landing gear on the Space Shuttle Discovery is just about to touch down in the Mojave Desert to mark mission

STS-94 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 17, 1994. Creator: NASA
STS-94 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 17, 1994. Launched on July 1, 1994, the Space Shuttle Columbia mission was the first re-flight of the same vehicle, crew, and payloads

STS-74 landing, Florida, USA, November 20, 1995. Creator: NASA
STS-74 landing, Florida, USA, November 20, 1995. Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of its STS-74 mission touches down on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center

President Nixon and James Fletcher Discuss the Space Shuttle, 1972. Creator: NASA
President Nixon and James Fletcher Discuss the Space Shuttle, 1972. President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator

Space Shuttle Endeavour over Earth, c2010. Creator: NASA
Space Shuttle Endeavour over Earth, c2010. Though astronauts and cosmonauts often encounter striking scenes of Earths limb, this very unique image, part of a series over Earths colorful horizon

President Reagan at STS-4 landing, California, USA, 1982. Creator: NASA
President Reagan at STS-4 landing, California, USA, 1982. US President Ronald Reagan greets the crew of STS-4 (Thomas K. Mattingly II and Henry W)

Space Shuttle Endeavour night landing, Florida. USA, February 21, 2010. Creator: NASA
Space Shuttle Endeavour night landing, Florida. USA, February 21, 2010. Endeavour lands on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility, Kennedy Space Center, after 14 days in space

President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston, 1981. Creator: NASA
President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston, 1981. President Ronald Reagan gets a laugh from NASA officials in Mission Control when he jokingly asks Space Shuttle crew members astronauts Joe Engle

Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Creator: NASA
Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Concept image of the United States Air Forces proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL)

STS-95 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-95 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Orbiter Discovery is riding on its main landing gear as it lowers its nose wheel after touching down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility

STS-91 landing, Florida, USA, June 12, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-91 landing, Florida, USA, June 12, 1998. The Space Shuttle Discoverys STS-91 mission landing at the Kennedy Space Center

NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D. C. October 19, 1983. Creator: NASA
NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D.C. October 19, 1983. President Ronald Reagan addressed NASA employees during NASAs 25th Anniversary celebration at the National Air

Mattingly and Hartsfield Salute President Reagan, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, 1982. Columbia Space Shuttle astronauts Commander Thomas K. Mattingly, foreground, and Pilot Henry W

Space Shuttle Atlantis, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Florida, USA, 1998. The Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) returns to the Kennedy Space Center after a ten-month refurbishment

STS-84 landing, Florida, USA, May 24, 1997. Creator: NASA
STS-84 landing, Florida, USA, May 24, 1997. Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and the Mate-Demate Device

STS-117 landing, USA, June 22, 2007. Creator: Carla Thomas
STS-117 landing, USA, June 22, 2007. Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-117 Mission lands at Edwards Air Force Base after 14 days in orbit

Spider Space Station Concept, 1977. Creator: NASA
Spider Space Station Concept, 1977. Concept drawing of a space station designed to use Space Shuttle hardware. A solar array was to be unwound from the exhausted main fuel tank

Atlantis Docked to Mir, 1995. Creator: NASA
Atlantis Docked to Mir, 1995. This view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis still connected to Russias Mir Space Station was photographed by the Mir-19 crew on July 4, 1995. Cosmonauts Anatoliy Y

Space Shuttle Columbia on final approach, USA, 1981. Creator: NASA
Space Shuttle Columbia on final approach, USA, 1981. The underside of Columbia as it makes its final approach before landing on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, California

President Ronald Reagan at mission control, Houston, Texas, USA, November 13, 1981. The President is briefed by Johnson Space Center Director Christopher C. Kraft Jr

Vice President Bush with Spacelab Astronauts, Florida, USA, 1982. Creator: NASA
Vice President Bush with Spacelab Astronauts, Florida, USA, 1982. Pictured from the left are astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Vice President George Bush, and Ulf Merbold of West Germany

Roof Space Station Concept, 1984. Creator: NASA
Roof Space Station Concept, 1984. Johnson Space Center " roof" concept for a space station. The " roof" was covered with solar array cells

Challenger landing, Florida, USA, February 11, 1984. Creator: NASA
Challenger landing, Florida, USA, February 11, 1984. The Space Shuttle Challenger, mission 41-B, makes the first landing on the Kennedy Space Centers landing facility

STS-31 on approach, Edwards Air Force Base, USA, April 29, 1990. Creator: NASA
STS-31 on approach, Edwards Air Force Base, USA, April 29, 1990. Low angle view of the Space Shuttle Discovery as it approaches for landing on a concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base to complete

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