RM2BYX1K7–STS-87 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., is assisted with her ascent and re-entry flight suit in the white room at Launch Pad 39B by Danny Wyatt, NASA quality assurance specialist. Kneeing before Dr. Chawla to assist her is George Schram, USA mechanical technician, as Dr. Chawla prepares to enter the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia on launch day. STS-87 is the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201
RMW2DYGM–STS-87 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., sits in her launch and entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building before she and the five other crew members of STS-87 depart for Launch Pad 39B. There, the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to perform microgravity and solar research. Born in Karnal, India, Dr. Chawla received her doctorate of philosophy in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado in 1988. This is Chawla’s first mission for NASA
RM2D0X9AX–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2BYX3TT–STS-87 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., is assisted with her orange launch and entry spacesuit by NASA suit technicians at Launch Pad 39B during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The crew of the STS-87 mission is scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of each mission opportunities to participate in simulated countdown activities. The TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing emerg
RF2J8BG60–Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space
RM2BYWPBH–(19 November – 5 December 1997) --- Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist, monitors the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) of fellow astronauts Winston E. Scott and Takao Doi from her temporary station on the Space Shuttle Columbia’s aft flight deck. Chawla controlled Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) at this station. Chawla (from her in-cabin post), Doi and Scott shared duties in two separate sessions of EVA during the 16-day United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) mission.
RMAN81D5–Space Shuttle Columbia Crew photo STS 107 October 2001
RM2BYWP8M–(19 November - 5 December 1997) --- Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist, operates the Space Shuttle Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) on the aft flight deck during operations with the Spartan 201 satellite. Kalpana Chawla joined four other astronauts and a Ukrainian payload specialist for 16-days of research in Earth-orbit in support of the United States Microgravity Payload 4 (USMP-4) mission. The light blue and white colors associated with the crew's nearby home planet are visible in the overhead window.
RM2WBNMC8–iss063e103888 (Oct. 5, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy is pictured inside the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter named the S.S. Kalpana Chawla after the first female astronaut of Indian descent who also perished on the ill-fated STS-107 mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.
RM2C6NBWN–Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., a mission specialist of the STS-87 crew, participates in a news briefing at Launch Pad 39B during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). First-time Shuttle flier Dr. Chawla reported for training as an astronaut at Johnson Space Center in 1995.
RM2WBN7FP–JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, Texas -- (JSC-STS107-5-002) -- The seven STS-107 crew members take a break from their training regimen to pose for the traditional crew portrait. Seated in front are astronauts Rick D. Husband (left), mission commander, and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing are (from left) astronauts David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, Kalpana Chawla and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist representing the Israeli Space Agency.
RM2C6NBRA–STS-87 astronaut crew members prepare to fly back to Johnson Space Center in Houston after participating in the Crew Equipment Integration Test (CEIT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in early October. From left are Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.
RM2C6NBWT–The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), participates in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at KSC. Standing, from left, are Mission Specialist Winston Scott; backup Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, Ph.D., of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of NSAU; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.
RMKT8K8N–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster. She was born in Karnal, India, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
RMHRH90D–Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
RM2D0X9C3–Sunrise over the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is ready for launch at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RMKRF9CK–Kalpana-Chawla
RM2WBN006–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-107 crew familiarize themselves with experiments and equipment for the mission. Pointing at a piece of equipment (center) is Mission Specialist Laurel Clark . At right is Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla. STS-107 is a research mission. The primary payload is the first flight of the SHI Research Double Module (SHI RDM). The experiments range from material sciences to life sciences (many rats). Also part of the payload is the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREES
RM2WBMT6X–A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is raised into the vertical position on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Saturday, September 26, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 14th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-14 Cygnus spacecraft is named after the first female astronaut of Indian descent, Kalpana Chawla, and is scheduled to laun
RM2C6NBWR–The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at KSC. Posing for a group shot by Pad 39B are, from left to right, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Commander Kevin Kregel; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Kadenyuk’s back-up, Yaroslav Pus
RM2WBN578–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Mission Specialist Laurel Blair Salton Clark practices an experiment while Commander Rick Douglas Husband and Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla observe. They and other crew members Pilot William C. McCool; Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson; and Mission Specialists David M. Brown and Ilan Ramon, of Israel, are at SPACEHAB for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. The CEIT enables the crew to perform certain flight operations, operate experiments in a flight-like environment, evaluate stowage locations and obtain add
RM2BYWX16–(19 November - 5 December 1997) --- On the Space Shuttle Columbia's middeck, the crewmembers for the mission pose for the traditional in-flight portrait. In front, left to right, are astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, pilot; Takao Doi, mission specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA); and Winston E. Scott, mission specialist. In back are, from the left, astronauts Kevin R. Kregel, commander; and Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; along with payload specialist Leonid Kadenyuk.
RMKT8K8P–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster. She was born in Karnal, India, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
RMKRNCRH–Kalpana Chawla, official portrait
RM2D0X999–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is ready for launch at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9BK–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is moved into vertical position for launch at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2WBN659–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-107 crew discuss the experiments in the Spacehab module. Seated, in the foreground, is Mission Specialist Laurel Blair Salton Clark; standing behind her are Commander Rick Douglas Husband and Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla. They and other crew members Pilot William C. McCool; Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson; and Mission Specialists David M. Brown and Ilan Ramon, of Israel, are at SPACEHAB for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. The CEIT enables the crew to perform certain flight operations
RM2BYWR3M–(19 November – 5 December 1997) --- One of the crew members' traditional in-flight crew portraits has them posed in other-than traditional attire on the Space Shuttle Columbia's mid-deck. On the front row, from the left, are astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, pilot; Takao Doi, an international mission specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA); and Winston E. Scott, mission specialist. In the back are astronauts Kevin R. Kregel, mission commander; and Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist, along with Ukrainian payload specialist Leonid K. Kadenyuk.
RMKT8K8M–A wreath laid by Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar rests next to the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster. She was born in Karnal, India, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
RMKRE2XM–Kalpana Chawla, NASA photo portrait in orange suit
RM2BYX14Y–The STS-87 crew pose in front of the orbiter Columbia shortly after landing on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. STS-87 concluded its mission with a main gear touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, drawing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long mission of 6.5 million miles to a close. From left to right are Mission Specialists Winston Scott and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Commander Kevin Kregel; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Pilot Steven Lindsey. During
RM2C6NBWY–The STS-87 flight crew enjoys the traditional pre-liftoff breakfast in the crew quarters of the Operations and Checkout Building. They are, from left, Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Commander Kevin Kregel; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Pilot Steven Lindsey.
RM2D0X9BY–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is moved into vertical position for launch at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2C6NBWE–STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine poses with his wife, Vera Kadenyuk, in front of Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B during final prelaunch activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. The other STS-87 crew members are Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Winston Scott; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., National Space Development Agency of Japan. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite
RM2D0X9BP–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2C6NBX7–Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19, on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity
RM2WBMHFF–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla looks over equipment at SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., during crew training. STS-107 is a research mission. The primary payload is the first flight of the SHI Research Double Module (SHI RDM). The experiments range from material sciences to life sciences (many rats). Also part of the payload is the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR) that incorporates eight high priority secondary attached shuttle experiments Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX), Shuttle Oz
RMKT8K8J–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar, along with others in the official party and other visitors, walk toward the Memorial Display Room after watching a Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va., immediately following a wreath-laying at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster. She was born in Karnal, India, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA
RMKRGE9X–The STS-107 crew includes, from the left, Mission Specialist David Brown, Commander Rick Husband, Mission Specialists Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla and Michael Anderson, Pilot William McCool and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon. (NASA photo) Crew of STS-107, official photo
RM2D0X9B3–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2C6NC14–Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19, on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity
RM2WBN5A5–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB,Cape Canaveral, the SPACEHAB Double Module is the site for equipment familiarization for some STS-107 crew members inside. The crew comprises Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark, and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon. STS-107 has two payload elements, the Double Module in its first flight into space and a Hitchhiker payload. The double module provides greater experiment capability than on previous flights, resulting for this mission in a very broa
RM2WBNAG9–A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Thursday, October 1, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 14th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver nearly 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-14 Cygnus spacecraft is named after the first female astronaut of Indian descent, Kalpana Chawla, and is scheduled to launch at 9:38 p.m., Thursday, Octo
RMKT8K8R–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar, along with others in the official party and other visitors, watch a Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va., immediately following a wreath-laying at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster. She was born in Karnal, India, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo b
RM2WBN7FF–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (foreground), of Israel, and Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla (background) check out experiments inside the Spacehab module. They and other crew members are taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities that enable the crew to perform certain flight operations, operate experiments in a flight-like environment, evaluate stowage locations and obtain additional exposure to specific experiment operations. As a research mission, STS-107 will carry the Spacehab Double Module in it
RM2D0X9BA–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2C6NC0N–With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia makes a smooth touchdown on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, completing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million miles. Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on th
RMPEGEYD–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster, was born in Karnal, India and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
RM2WBN4TB–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., STS-107 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla checks out items stored in the Spacehab module. Behind her, left, is Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, of Israel, looking over a piece of equipment. At right is a trainer. The crew is taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla. As a research mission, STS-107 will carry the Spacehab Double Module in its first research flight into space and a broad collection of experiments ranging from material science to life science. The CEIT activities e
RM2D0X9C6–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2C6NC0M–With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million miles. Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on
RMPEGEYC–A wreath laid by Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar rests next to the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster, was born in Karnal, India and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
RM2WBMMWC–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, of Israel, trains on equipment in the training module at SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral. Ramon and other crew members Commander Rick D. Husband, Pilot William C. McCool, Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson; and Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Blair Salton Clark and David M. Brown are at SPACEHAB to take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. The CEIT enables the crew to perform certain flight operations, operate experiments in a flight-like environment, evaluate stowage locations and obtain additional
RM2D0X9C8–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2BYX3A3–The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), poses at the pad during a break in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at KSC. Standing in front of the Shuttle Columbia are, from left, Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; backup Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, Ph.D., of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk
RM2D0X99B–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is ready for launch as the harvest moon rises behind at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RMPEGEYB–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster, was born in Karnal, India and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
RM2WBN6R4–KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-107 Mission Specialist David M. Brown trains on equipment in the training module at SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla. Brown and other crew members Commander Rick D. Husband, Pilot William C. McCool, Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Blair Salton Clark; and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, of Israel, are at SPACEHAB to take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. The CEIT enables the crew to perform certain flight operations, operate experiments in a flight-like environment, evaluate stowage locatio
RM2BYX462–STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan poses with his wife, Hitomi Doi, in front of Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B during final prelaunch activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. The other STS-87 crew members are Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., and Winston Scott; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite
RM2D0X99A–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is ready for launch as the harvest moon rises behind at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9BJ–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is moved into vertical position for launch at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9BN–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is moved into vertical position for launch at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9BE–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is ready for launch as the harvest moon rises behind at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the NASA Wallops Flight Facility October 1, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9BX–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RMPEGEYE–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar, along with others in the official party and other visitors, walk toward the Memorial Display Room after watching a Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va., immediately following a wreath-laying at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster, was born in Karnal, India, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Dist
RM2BYX2E7–As STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel looks on, Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine addresses members of the press and media at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility after arriving for the final prelaunch activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. Other STS-87 crew members not pictured are Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Winston Scott. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201
RM2D0X9B6–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RMPEGEYA–Chief Minister of Haryana, India Manohar Lal Khattar, along with others in the official party and other visitors, watch a Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va., immediately following a wreath-laying at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial. Kalpana Chawla, one of seven crew members killed during the Columbia disaster, was born in Karnal, India and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo by Rac
RM2BYX2N5–As STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel looks on, Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan addresses members of the press and media at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility after arriving for the final prelaunch activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. Other STS-87 crew members not pictured are Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., and Winston Scott; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload a
RM2D0X9AP–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2BYX324–STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan greets a NASDA official shortly after the orbiter Columbia returned to KSC, touching down on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. STS-87 concluded its mission with a main gear touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, drawing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long mission of 6.5 million miles to a close. Also onboard the orbiter were Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Winston Scott and Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the Natio
RM2D0X9BM–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9C4–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
RM2D0X9AT–The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad-0A at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility September 26, 2020 in Wallops, Virginia. The commercial cargo resupply mission is carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
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