A collection of NASA’s stunning photographs from the final shuttle mission, STS-135. They are reproduced here in largest size — click to enlarge. You are free to use the NASA photos in this post, but NASA requests you credit NASA if you do. . . .
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STS-135 … redux
Posted in atlantis, launch pad 39-a, space shuttle, STS-135, tagged 39-a media complex, atlantis, final landing of shuttle, how many media covered the launch?, kennedy space center, landing, pad 39 A, press site, shuttle launch pad, sts-135 on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
NASA Hangar 990, Ellington Field / July 22, 2011
Posted in STS-135, tagged ellington field, end of shuttle missions, houston, johnson space center, nasa, sts-135, welcome home rally on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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Current header Photograph / Ellington Field
Posted in space shuttle, STS-135, tagged ellington field, end of sts-135, houston, nasa, texas, welcome home rally on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The control tower at Ellington Field is visible through a maze of tv cameras Friday afternoon, July 22, 2011, in Houston. The STS-135 astronauts have returned to their homes in Houston and are being welcomed by nearly a thousand people inside NASA Hangar 990. This is the final event in STS-135 mission, and only one [...]
The Atlantis has returned to its hangar, OPF-2
Posted in atlantis, johnson space center, STS-135, tagged atlantis, ellington field, final celebration, hangar 990, houston, landing, sts-135, where will the shuttle atlantis go? on July 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, 4 pm, July 21, 2011 The crew of STS-135 / Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed shortly before 6 am on their first orbit opportunity on July 21, 2011, on runway 15 in Florida. After safeing the vehicle, a press conference was held on the runway, and then Atlantis was towed back to Orbiter Processing [...]
Atlantis Landing Times / Thursday-Saturday, July 21-23
Posted in atlantis, international space station, STS-135, tagged atlantis, california, edwards air force base, florida, kennedy space center, landing times, new mexico, space shuttle, sts-135, where does the shuttle land?, white sands on July 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Space Shuttle Atlantis will land during one of the times below, and in one of the listed locations, between Thursday July 21 and Saturday July 23, 2011. The shuttles energy reserves will be 14 hours (it’s ability to keep flying) after these landing times. Overnight, July 20-21, the shuttle undocked from the International Space [...]
LIFE in HOUSTON / the STS-135 mission.
Posted in atlantis, STS-135, tagged atlantis, final shuttle mission, international space station, johnson space center, kennedy space center, landing, media coverage of the shuttle, space shuttle, sts-135, undocking from the iss on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ten days in Houston. For two days after launch on July 8, 2011,the shuttle Altantis chased after, and finally docked with the International Space Station for a final time. The crew of four, eminently likeable people, spend the following eight days as first longshoremen, hauling about 9,000 pounds of supplies onto the ISS, and then [...]
The Life of a Shuttle === the steps to Space & back
Posted in atlantis, crawler transporter, international space station, launch pad 39-a, shuttle hangar, space shuttle, STS-134, STS-135, Vehicle Assembly Building, tagged 39A, 39b, carol anne swagler, launch paqd, life of a shuttle, opf, orbiter processing facility, pete crow, peter crow, peter michael crow, rollout, rollover, runway, shuttle landing facility, slf, vehicle assembly building on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hangar to VAB to Launch to Space & back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”petecrow/NASA” © 2011 by / Peter M. Crow and the Peter Michael Crow Trust and by [...]
STS-135 / Atlantis … Docking w/ISS / Sunday July 10, 2011
Posted in international space station, johnson space center, space shuttle, STS-135, tagged atlantis, docking, docking with iss, houston, international space station, johnson space center, mission control, pictures, sts-135 on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
. . . . . . NASA-TV does a superb job of providing on-going 24/7 coverage from the Mission Control Center, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. To quickly access their site, go HERE. . Current header Photograph. International Space Station from docking hatch of the Shuttle Atlantis during docking. ISS is about 600 feet from [...]
Current header Photograph / VAB Roof Safety Issues
Posted in atlantis, launch pad 39-a, STS-135, Vehicle Assembly Building, tagged carol anne swagler, carol swagler, final launch, is it safe on the VAB roof?, kennedy space center, ksc, nasa, pete crow, roof, safety, safety issues, seine harbour productions, sts-135, VAB, vehicle assembly building on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Photographers on the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) wait for the launch of Atlantis (in distance, far left). For safety reasons only 40 people are allowed on the VAB roof for launches because escape from the roof is limited. Although there are five narrow stairways leading from the roof, one on each side [...]
Additional STS-135 posts are coming …
Posted in launch pad 39-a, space shuttle, STS-135, tagged atlantis, final launch, kennedy space center, ksc, nasa, pictures of the launch, space shuttle, sts-135, VAB roof on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Among the stories and photographs that will be posted are … 1. STS-135 Launch, additional photographs from roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building showing, in sequence, the Launch of the Shuttle Atlantis, OV-04. 2. Days 2 and 3 prior to Launch — this includes briefings on upcoming NASA unmanned launches, visits to the SpaceX launch [...]
