Apollo 11 splashdown celebration in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 24, 1969. Huntsville Alabama is the home of the Marshall Space Flight Center which developed the Saturn vehicles under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The photo shows Dr. von Braun speaking to the crowd at the Madison County Courthouse as Mayor Joe Davis, Madison County Commissioner James Record and City Council President Ken Johnson look on.
JSC2010-E-063788 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; and Tony Antonelli, pilot, are pictured during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-063782 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, responds to a question from a reporter during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-063789 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; and Tony Antonelli, pilot, are pictured during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-063796 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, responds to a question from a reporter during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-051980 (8 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, is pictured during an ingress/egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-258469 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-013702 (20 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, awaits the start of a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-063786 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli, pilot; and Garrett Reisman, mission specialist, are pictured during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-224172 (20 Oct. 2009) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; and Tony Antonelli, pilot, are pictured during a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-224127 (20 Oct. 2009) --- Astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-038924 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Ken Ham, STS-124 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2010-E-051994 (8 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, gets help with the donning of a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for an ingress/egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
NASA hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Participants, from left, are: Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson; Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA; and Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA.
NASA hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Participants included Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson; Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA; and Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA.
JSC2010-E-026881 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham (left), commander, assisted Good.
JSC2010-E-026883 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Good.
JSC2010-E-015334 (27 Jan. 2010) --- STS-132 crew members participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured are NASA astronaut Ken Ham (right), commander; along with astronauts Garrett Reisman (background), Michael Good (left background) and Steve Bowen, all mission specialists.
JSC2008-E-038915 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Ken Ham (left), STS-124 pilot, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist, walk to the nearby flight line of NASA T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a flight to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2010-E-026890 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Good.
JSC2010-E-063812 (3 May 2010) --- STS-132 crew members are pictured during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the left are NASA astronauts Ken Ham, commander; Tony Antonelli, pilot; Garrett Reisman, Mike Good, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers, all mission specialists.
JSC2010-E-015331 (27 Jan. 2010) --- STS-132 crew members work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured are NASA astronaut Ken Ham (center), commander; along with astronauts Garrett Reisman (left), Michael Good and Steve Bowen (right), all mission specialists.
JSC2009-E-286973 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli (center), pilot; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2009-E-286962 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (right background), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli (left), pilot; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2010-E-014963 (28 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; and Tony Antonelli, pilot, use the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of their duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare crew members for dealing with space station elements.
JSC2009-E-286972 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (right background), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli (left), pilot; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2010-E-014956 (28 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham (left foreground), STS-132 commander; Michael Good, mission specialist; and Tony Antonelli (right), pilot, use the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of their duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare crew members for dealing with space station elements.
JSC2010-E-051984 (8 April 2010) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the STS-132 crew members take a brief break for a portrait in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Ken Ham, commander, holds the STS-132 mission logo. Also pictured (from the left) are NASA astronauts Piers Sellers, Garrett Reisman, both mission specialists; Tony Antonelli, pilot; Michael Good and Steve Bowen, both mission specialists.
JSC2010-E-019601 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, dons a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Bowen.
JSC2010-E-026874 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, is pictured during an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check with astronaut Michael Good (out of frame), mission specialist, in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-258475 (8 Dec. 2009) --- While seated at the commander's station, astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Ham is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit.
JSC2010-E-019610 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, is at right.
JSC2010-E-026882 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham (left), commander, and suit technicians assisted Good. Astronaut Mike Massimino uses a video camera at right.
JSC2010-E-019608 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, dons a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Bowen.
JSC2009-E-286968 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli (right), pilot; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2009-E-286964 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (foreground), STS-132 commander; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2009-E-224123 (20 Oct. 2009) --- United Space Alliance crew trainer Robert H. (Rob) Tomaro (standing) briefs astronauts Mike Good (seated, left), Garrett Reisman, both STS-132 mission specialists; Tony Antonelli, pilot; Ken Ham, commander; Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers, both mission specialists, during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The crew members are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.
JSC2010-E-019625 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Bowen. Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot, is at far right.
JSC2010-E-063785 (3 May 2010) --- STS-132 crew members are pictured during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the left are NASA astronauts Ken Ham, commander; Tony Antonelli, pilot; Garrett Reisman, Mike Good, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers, all mission specialists.
JSC2009-E-286974 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (left background), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli (right background), pilot; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2009-E-286976 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; Tony Antonelli (right background), pilot; and Mike Good, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
JSC2010-E-015333 (27 Jan. 2010) --- STS-132 crew members work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured are NASA astronaut Ken Ham (center background), commander; along with astronauts Garrett Reisman (left), Michael Good and Steve Bowen (mostly out of frame at right), all mission specialists.
JSC2009-E-224118 (20 Oct. 2009) --- Astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Jeremy Spruell assisted Ham. Astronaut Garrett Reisman, mission specialist, is visible in the background.
JSC2010-E-046543 (2 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli (right), STS-132 pilot; Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen, both mission specialists; along with Ken Ham (background), commander, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-258447 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technicians Andre Denard assisted Ham.
JSC2010-E-063819 (3 May 2010) --- STS-132 crew members pose for a portrait following a preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the left are NASA astronauts Mike Good, Garrett Reisman, both mission specialists; Tony Antonelli, pilot; Ken Ham, commander; Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers, both mission specialists.
JSC2010-E-089697 (27 May 2010) --- At Ellington Field's Hangar 276, NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far right on stage), addresses a large crowd of visitors at the crew return ceremony for STS-132 -- space shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled mission. Crew members, from the left, are NASA astronauts Piers Sellers, Steve Bowen, Michael Good, Garrett Reisman, Tony Antonelli and Ken Ham. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2010-E-015332 (27 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham (foreground), STS-132 commander; and Michael Good, mission specialist, work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX Vice President of Mission Assurance and Astronaut Safety Ken Bowersox addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Also on stage (left to right) are, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Lynn Cline; NASA Program Integration Manager at Johnson Space Center, Jeff Arend; Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services Program Director Therese Thrift and NASA Commercial Resupply Program Deputy Manager at Johnson Space Center Ford Dillon. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
JSC2001-E-06399 (27 February 2001) --- Astronauts Charles O. Hobaugh (center foreground), pilot, and Michael L. Gernhardt (right), mission specialist, assisted by crew trainer Ken Trujillo, rehearse emergency egress procedures in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The crew will use a training version of the launch escape pole which is now carried onboard for all shuttle flights. The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff no earlier than June 14, 2001.
JSC2008-E-047113 (15 June 2008) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near JSC. From the second left are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly, commander; Ken Ham, pilot; Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan, Mike Fossum, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, all mission specialists.
JSC2008-E-047111 (15 June 2008) --- The STS-124 crewmembers were welcomed home to Houston June 15, 2008, following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in Florida on June 14. NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) introduced the crew to a large crowd on hand at Ellington Field near JSC. From the second left are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly, commander; Ken Ham, pilot; Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan, Mike Fossum, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, all mission specialists.
JSC2008-E-047157 (15 June 2008) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near JSC. From the second left are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly, commander; Ken Ham, pilot; Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan, Mike Fossum, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, all mission specialists.
JSC2001-E-06397 (27 February 2001) --- Astronauts Steven W. Lindsey (center foreground), mission commander, and Michael L. Gernhardt (right), mission specialist, assisted by crew trainer Ken Trujillo, rehearse emergency egress procedures in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The crew will use the pictured training version of the launch escape pole which is now carried onboard for all shuttle flights. The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff no earlier than June 14, 2001.
JSC2010-E-090665 (8 June 2010) --- The members of the STS-132 Ascent flight control team and crew members pose for a group portrait in the space shuttle flight control room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Flight director Richard Jones (right) and NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, hold the STS-132 mission logo. Additional crew members pictured are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, pilot; along with Garrett Reisman, Piers Sellers, Michael Good and Steve Bowen, all mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2010-E-089667 (27 May 2010) --- Brent Jett (right), Johnson Space Center?s director of flight crew operations, greets NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 mission commander, shortly after he and five other crew members arrived at Ellington Field. NASA astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot, is in the background. Awaiting them was a large crowd on hand in nearby Hangar 276 to welcome them home to Houston during a return ceremony for space shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled mission. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S82-28952 (1 April 1982) --- Crew members from STS-2 and STS-4 meet with the recently returned STS-3 astronauts for a debriefing session at the Johnson Space Center. Taking notes at bottom left foreground is astronaut John W. Young, STS-1 commander and chief of the Astronaut Office at JSC. Clockwise around the table, beginning with Young, are George W. S. Abbey, JSC Director of Flight Operations; and astronauts Joe E. Engle, STS-2 commander; Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., STS-4 pilot; C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot; Jack R. Lousma, STS-3 commander; Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly, STS-4 commander; and Richard H. Truly, STS-2 pilot. Photo credit: NASA
Members of the media attend a postlaunch news conference hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 14, 2025, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. Participants include from left to right, Derrol Nail, NASA Communications; Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy; Dina Contella, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; Mayumi Matsuura, vice president and director general, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 7:03 p.m. EDT on the 10th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
This photograph shows two Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) engineers, Mark Vaccaro (left) and Ken Welzyn, testing electrodynamic tethers in the MSFC Tether Winding and Spark Testing Facility. For 4 years, MSFC and industry partners have been developing the Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System experiment, called ProSEDS. ProSEDS will test electrodynamic tether propulsion technology. Electrodynamic tethers are long, thin wires that collect electrical current when passing through a magnetic field. The tether works as a thruster as a magnetic field exerts a force on a current-carrying wire. Since electrodynamic tethers require no propellant, they could substantially reduce the weight of the spacecraft and provide a cost-effective method of reboosting spacecraft. The initial flight of ProSEDS is scheduled to fly aboard an Air Force Delta II rocket in the summer of 2002. In orbit, ProSEDS will deploy from a Delta II second stage. It will be a 3.1-mile (5 kilometer) long, ultrathin base-wire tether cornected with a 6.2-mile (10 kilometer) long non-conducting tether. This photograph shows Less Johnson, a scientist at MSFC, inspecting the nonconducting part of a tether as it exits a deployer similar to the one to be used in the ProSEDS experiment. The ProSEDS experiment is managed by the Space Transportation Directorate at MSFC.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist, wave as they participate in a countdown dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, to prepare for the upcoming Crew-8 launch to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program from Launch Complex 39A is targeted for 12:04 a.m. on Friday, March 1.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 flag is raised, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
NASA astronaut Michael Barratt is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Barratt, along with NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Matthew Dominick, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program is slated to carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
A news conference is held at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2024, after the second launch attempt of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test scrubbed for the day. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first to launch to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Participants, from left to right, are Megan Cruz, NASA Communications; Steve Stich, NASA Commercial Crew Program manager; Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager for the Commercial Crew Program at Boeing; and Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 flag is raised, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from left to right, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are photographed in their SpaceX spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program is slated to carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations Mission Directorate, Joel Montalbano participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida held on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the first launch attempt of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, the first crewed launch to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was targeted for 10:52 a.m. EDT.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who will serve as pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA (European Space Agency), participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Antonia Jaramillo, NASA Communications, participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Grebenkin, along with NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Michael Barratt, and Matthew Dominick, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
NASA hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Participants, from left, are: Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency); and Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA (European Space Agency).
Tory Bruno, ULA (United Launch Alliance) president and CEO, participates in a news conference held at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2024, after the second launch attempt of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test scrubbed for the day. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first to launch to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Epps, along with NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Matthew Dominick, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears a Russian flag and the name of Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, who will serve as one of two mission specialists for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
NASA Commercial Crew Program employees are photographed in front of the iconic countdown clock near the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the Crew-8 flag raised in the background on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station with liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program Mark Nappi participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Steve Stich, NASA Commercial Crew Program manager, participates in a news conference held at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2024, after the second launch attempt of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test scrubbed for the day. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first to launch to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
ULA (United Launch Alliance) President and CEO Tory Bruno participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX’s Dragon Mission Management, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A postlaunch news conference is hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. From left to right are Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications; Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program; and Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX’s Dragon Mission Management. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Steve Stich participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, who will serve as the commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Ken Bowersox participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 flag is raised, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
A postlaunch news conference is hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. From left to right are Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications; Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program; and Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX’s Dragon Mission Management. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from left to right, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Michael Barratt, pilot; Matthew Dominick, commander; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; are photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, hosts a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, who will serve as one of two mission specialists for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; are photographed in their spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Dave Hudson, Commercial Crew Program flight operations integrator, and Asia Quince, former Commercial Crew Program spacecraft avionics, software, pyros system lead, raise the SpaceX Crew-8 flag, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.