NASA Administrator, Michael Griffin talks with other NASA managers in the Launch Control Center prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 5:02 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Moon is seen rising behind the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-126) on pad 39a Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 7:55 p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A NASA helicopter escorting the STS-124 crew in their Astronvan to launch pad 39A flies in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Space Program Manager Wayne Hale, Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin monitor the weather and shuttle systems prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS-122 Mission Specialist Leland Melvin, right, talks with members of the space shuttle close out crew underneath the wing of the space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 9:07a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. completing delivery of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) is serviced by support vehicles and crew at the Shuttle Landing Facility after the safe landing at 9:07a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Atlantis and the crew of STS-122 completed delivery of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Launch Director for the space shuttle Atlantis, Doug Lyons monitors the weather and shuttle systems prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 9:07a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. completing delivery of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS-122 Mission Commander Steve Frick, right, and Pilot Alan Poindexter use a pair of binoculars to inspect the outside of the space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 9:07a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. completing delivery of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator, Michael Griffin and other management watch the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS-122 Mission Specialist, Rex Walheim, left, and Shuttle Launch Director, Michael D. Leinbach take a moment to watch the close out crew work on the space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 9:07a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. completing delivery of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator, Michael Griffin watches the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-126) from the Launch Control Center Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 7:55 p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator, Michael Griffin watches the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) as seen through the louvered windows of the Launch Control Center Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator, Michael Griffin watches the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) from the Launch Control Center Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 5:02 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Launch Vehicle Adapter (LVA) that will attach Boeing’s first Starliner spacecraft to the Atlas V launch vehicle arrived at Cape Canaveral in Florida on November 11, 2018. The Mariner cargo vessel brought the LVA and two stages of a Delta IV rocket from United Launch Alliance's manufacturing plant in Decatur, Alabama.

NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach, left, STS-124 Assistant Launch Director Ed Mango, center, and Flow Director for Space Shuttle Discovery Stephanie Stilson clap in the the Launch Control Center after the main engine cut off and successful launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 5:02 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach, left, STS-124 Assistant Launch Director Ed Mango, center, and Flow Director for Space Shuttle Discovery Stephanie Stilson clap in the the Launch Control Center after the main engine cut off and successful launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 5:02 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Manager for Launch Integration, Leroy Cain, left, and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations, William H. Gerstenmaier watch as the The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 9:07a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. completing delivery of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Launch Vehicle Adapter (LVA) that will attach Boeing’s first Starliner spacecraft to the Atlas V launch vehicle is unloaded from the Mariner cargo vessel at Cape Canaveral in Florida on November 12, 2018, following transport from United Launch Alliance's manufacturing factory in Decatur, Alabama. Technicians transported the LVA to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to begin integrated operations with the Centaur upper stage.The LVA is the specially-designed structure that will be fitted to the top of Centaur. It will soon be attached to the Centaur during pre-launch stacking operations and eventually support the Starliner spacecraft during launch of the Orbital Flight Test next year. Also part of the LVA is the aeroskirt, which ULA designed in collaboration with Boeing and NASA for added aerodynamic stability during the flight. This metallic orthogrid structure will smooth the air flow over the Starliner-Atlas V vehicle, and will be nominally jettisoned after the first stage of flight. The aeroskirt also has provisions for venting in the event the Starliner abort engines are fired.

NASA Administrator, Michael Griffin watches the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) from the Launch Control Center Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 5:02 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Moon is seen rising behind the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-126) on pad 39a Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 7:55 p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

An osprey with a sea trout in its claws gets ready to fly in the Kennedy Space Center area, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 23 February 2008. The crew of space shuttle Endeavour mission STS-123 is scheduled to arrive at 11:00 A.M. EST., at the shuttle landing facility 23 february 2008. The mission STS-123 launch is scheduled for launch no earlier than 11 March 2008.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.Endeavour landed on the secon landing possibility.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.Endeavour landed on the second landing possibility.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.

Space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 February 2008. Atlantis completed a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest modu;e to the ISS named Columbus.

An osprey with a sea trout in its claws flies in the Kennedy Space Center area, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 23 February 2008. The crew of space shuttle Endeavour mission STS-123 is scheduled to arrive at 11:00 A.M. EST., at the shuttle landing facility 23 february 2008. The mission STS-123 launch is scheduled for launch no earlier than 11 March 2008.

Space Shuttle Atlantis viewed from the Mobil Launch Platform (MLP) during it's final rollout to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 31 May 2011. Launch of Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station is currently planned for no earlier than 08 July 2011. The STS-135 mission is planned to last eight days and will be the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.

members of the media gather in the VAB to photograph the last rollout of Shuttle Atlantis on the Mobil Launch Platform (MLP) at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 31 May 2011. Launch of Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station is currently planned for no earlier than 08 July 2011. The STS-135 mission is planned to last eight days and will be the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.

Kennedy Space Center Director Charley Bolden (L) The STS-135 crew (L-R) Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Mangus, Rex Walheim and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach pose for a photo in front of Shuttle Atlantis on the Mobil Launch Platform (MLP) during it's final rollout to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 31 May 2011. Launch of Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station is currently planned for no earlier than 08 July 2011. The STS-135 mission is planned to last eight days and will be the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.

Space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 February 2008. Atlantis completed a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest modu;e to the ISS named Columbus. The parachute deployed out of the rear of Atlantis will help slow don the shuttle after landing.

Kennedy Space Center Director Charley Bolden laughs at a story being told to him by STS-135 crew Commander Chris Ferguson during rollout of Shuttle Atlantis on the Mobil Launch Platform (MLP) at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 31 May 2011. Launch of Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station is currently planned for no earlier than 08 July 2011. The STS-135 mission is planned to last eight days and will be the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.Endeavour landed on the second landing possibility.

Shuttle Atlantis viewed from the Mobil Launch Platform (MLP) departs the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) during it's final rollout to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 31 May 2011. Launch of Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station is planned for no earlier than 08 July 2011. The STS-135 mission is planned to last eight days and will be the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 26 March 2008. Endeavour completed a sixteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest KIBO Experiment Module and the Canadian Robot DEXTRE. The mission STS-123 also had five space walks associated with the mission.Endeavour landed on the second landing possibility.

Shuttle Discovery STS-133 Mission Commander Steve Lindsey gives a thumbs up during a practice crew walkout at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 15 October 2010. The crew of six is headed to launch pad 39A for a mock countdown that completes the three day Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. Shuttle Discovery is being prepared for what is to be it's final mission to the International Space Station, with launch scheduled for no earlier than 01 November 2010.

Space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 February 2008. Atlantis completed a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station where it delivered the latest modu;e to the ISS named Columbus.

Erection of 1st Stage of Delta Vehicle for SYMPHONIE-B Mission. Complex 17A, CCAFS, June 30, 1975.