| DFRC Photo # |
Photo Date |
Image Description |
| |
 |
STS-126 Photo Collection Contact Sheet |
| |
| ED08-0306-114 |
December 10, 2008 |
The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida. |
| ED08-0306-113 |
December 10, 2008 |
The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida. |
| ED08-0306-112 |
December 10, 2008 |
Moments after sunrise, the modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Endeavour lifts off from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to KSC. |
| ED08-0306-99 |
December 9, 2008 |
Endeavour and its modified 747 carrier aircraft are illuminated by the morning sun after mating was completed in the Mate-DeMate gantry at NASA DFRC. |
| ED08-0306-91 |
December 8, 2008 |
Technicians fasten down the flanges of the aerodynamic tail cone after installation on NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour prior to its ferry flight back to Florida. |
| ED08-0306-90 |
December 8, 2008 |
Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida. |
| ED08-0306-86 |
December 7, 2008 |
Puffy pink clouds form a canopy over the Space Shuttle Endeavour as processing continues in the Mate-Demate Device at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. |
| ED08-0306-84 |
December 7, 2008 |
Under soggy skies on a Sunday morning, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is encased in the Mate-DeMate gantry during turnaround processing at NASA DFRC. |
| ED08-0306-80 |
December 7, 2008 |
NASA technicians position the aerodynamic tailcone around the engine nozzles of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in preparation for its ferry back to KSC in Florida. |
| ED08-0306-51 |
December 4, 2008 |
Mark Burton and Russell Wazniak attach the forward mount fixture to Shuttle Endeavour for mounting the orbiter to the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. |
| ED08-0306-44 |
December 2, 2008 |
United Space Alliance technicians wrap the lower portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to removal from Space Shuttle Endeavour. |
| ED08-0306-43 |
December 2, 2008 |
Technicians Troy Mann, Mark Shimei and Jim Smodell remove the lower portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) suit from Endeavour's airlock. |
| ED08-0306-41 |
December 2, 2008 |
Technicians monitor the positioning of a workstand as it is moved into place around the main engines of the shuttle Endeavour during deservicing at NASA DFRC. |
| ED08-0306-40 |
December 2, 2008 |
Technicians monitor the positioning of a workstand as it is moved into place around the main engines of the shuttle Endeavour during deservicing at NASA DFRC.
|
| ED08-0306-39 |
December 2, 2008 |
Technicians gather around the rear of Space Shuttle Endeavour for a safety briefing prior to moving the tail workstand around the shuttle's engines.
|
| ED08-0306-38 |
December 2, 2008 |
Technician Mark Shimei works inside Space Shuttle Endeavour's flight deck during deservicing operations at NASA Dryden following its landing on Nov. 30, 2008.
|
| ED08-0306-37 |
December 2, 2008 |
A technician carefully checks the thermal tiles on the underside of Space Shuttle Endeavour for nicks and dings following its landing at Edwards Air Force Base. |
| ED08-0306-36 |
December 2, 2008 |
Technicians in protective coveralls check pressures of fluid systems during deservicing operations on Space Shuttle Endeavour after its landing at Edwards AFB. |
| ED08-0306-35 |
December 1, 2008 |
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is nestled in the Mate-DeMate Device at NASA DFRC as turnaround operations get underway for its ferry flight back to KSC in Florida. |
| ED08-0306-32 |
December 1, 2008 |
With a NASA F/A-18 providing a backdrop, STS-126 commander Chris Ferguson thanked NASA DFRC employees for their support of Endeavour's landing at Edwards AFB. |
| ED08-0306-28 |
November 30, 2008 |
As dusk settles over Edwards Air Force Base, NASA technicians hook up various ground-support systems before shuttle Endeavour is towed off the landing runway. |
| ED08-0306-27 |
November 30, 2008 |
The setting sun casts long shadows over shuttle Endeavour as technicians prepare to tow the orbiter from the Edwards AFB runway after landing Nov. 30. |
| ED08-0306-25 |
November 30, 2008 |
It's STS-126 mission over, Space Shuttle Endeavour is surrounded by recovery equipment before being towed off the Edwards Air Force Base runway. |
| ED08-0306-23 |
November 30, 2008 |
As the sun sets over the high desert, NASA technicians on mobile high-lifts prepare the shuttle Endeavour for towing off the Edwards Air Force Base runway. |
| ED08-0306-21 |
November 30, 2008 |
STS-126 commander Chris Ferguson, flanked by crewman Stephen Bowen, Eric Boe and Robert Kimbrough, offers comments on the mission after landing at Edwards AFB. |
| ED08-0306-20 |
November 30, 2008 |
STS-126 crewmen Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson, Robert Kimbrough and Stephen Bowen pose in front of the Space Shuttle Endeavour following landing Nov. 30, 2008. |
| ED08-0306-19 |
November 30, 2008 |
STS-126 commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Eric Boe examine shuttle Endeavour's thermal protection system following the STS-126 landing at Edwards AFB Nov. 30. |
| ED08-0306-16 |
November 30, 2008 |
STS-126 pilot Eric Boe inspects the liquid oxygen line connection on the belly of Space Shuttle Endeavour following landing at Edwards Air Force Base Sunday. |
| ED08-0306-13 |
November 30, 2008 |
Air Force and NASA officials greet the STS-126 crew as they exit the Crew Transport Vehicle after landing the shuttle Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base. |
| ED08-0306-12 |
November 30, 2008 |
Air Force and NASA officials greet the STS-126 crew as they exit the Crew Transport Vehicle after landing the shuttle Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base. |
| ED08-0306-10 |
November 30, 2008 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute streams behind as it rolls down on Runway 04-L at Edwards AFB to conclude mission STS-126 on Nov. 30, 2008. |
| ED08-0306-09 |
November 30, 2008 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys as it rolls down Runway 04-L at Edwards AFB moments after landing on Nov. 30, 2008. |
| ED08-0306-05 |
November 30, 2008 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out on runway 04-L at Edwards Air Force Base moments after touchdown, ending mission STS-126 to the International Space Station. |
| ED08-0306-04 |
November 30, 2008 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out after landing on runway 04-L at Edwards AFB, ending mission STS-126 to the International Space Station Nov. 30, 2008. |
| ED08-0306-03 |
November 30, 2008 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out after landing on runway 04-L at Edwards AFB, ending mission STS-126 to the International Space Station Nov. 30, 2008. |
| ED08-0306-01 |
November 30, 2008 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour touches down at Edwards Air Force Base Nov. 30, 2008 to conclude mission STS-126 to the International Space Station. |
