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The Brightness of the Sun
NASA – The bright sun, a portion of the International Space Station and Earth’s horizon are featured in this image photographed during the STS-134 mission’s fourth spacewalk in May 2011. The image was taken using a fish-eye lens attached to an electronic still camera.
Landing Practice Before Launch
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley prepare for take off from Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility to practice touch-and-go landings in a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA).
Ferguson and Hurley will practice landings as part of standard procedure before space shuttle Atlantis’ launch to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston July 5, 2011
Astronauts Depart for Crew Quarters
The STS-135 crew depart the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Astronaut Crew Quarters in Kennedy’s Operations and Checkout Building.
From left are Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus, Commander Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialist Rex Walheim.
The STS-135 astronauts arrived at Kennedy about 2:30 p.m. EDT on July 4 for final preparations for Atlantis’ STS-135 and final mission. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley July 4, 2011
Independence Day Crew Arrival
On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-135 crew wave an American flag that commemorates the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
From left are Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim.
The astronauts arrived at Kennedy at about 2:30 p.m. EDT on July 4 for final preparations for space shuttle Atlantis’ final mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley July 4, 2011
135 Crew Land at Kennedy
STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus have touched down in a T-38 jet on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, closely followed by Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist Rex Walheim.
The STS-135 astronauts arrived at Kennedy at about 2:30 p.m. EDT for final preparations for space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann July 4, 2011
135 Crew Flies to Kennedy for Launch
High above NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-135 crew members get ready to land two T-38 jets at the Shuttle Landing Facility.
The astronauts arrived at Kennedy at about 2:30 p.m. EDT on July 4 for final launch preparations.
Atlantis is scheduled to lift off 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 4, 2011
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