S89-41091 (18 July 1989) --- During the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), STS-28 crew members are assisted with suiting up in the Operations and Checkout Building prior to departing for pad 39-B. STS-28 and the Space Shuttle Columbia are scheduled to be launched in early August on a Department of Defense dedicated mission. The crew for STS-28 are Commander Brewster H. Shaw; Pilot Richard N. Richards; and Mission Specialists Mark N. Brown, James C. Adamson, and David C. Leestma.
S89-29370 (March 1989) --- These five astronauts have been assigned to man the Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-28, a Department of Defense-devoted mission scheduled for July of this year. Brewster H. Shaw (center, front) is mission commander; and Richard N. Richards (left) is pilot. Mission specialists are, left to right, Mark N. Brown, James C. Adamson and David C. Leestma (seated).
STS028-22-030 (August 1989) --- An in-space crew portrait of the astronauts for the STS-28 mission. Brewster H. Shaw Jr., mission commander, is at lower left corner. Others are, clockwise from Shaw's position, James C. Adamson, David C. Leestma and Mark N. Brown, all mission specialists; and Richard N. Richards, pilot. The photo was taken on the middeck of the earth-orbiting Columbia.
STS028-S-014 (13 Aug. 1989) --- The five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 pose near the Space Shuttle Columbia after spending five days in Earth orbit for a DOD-devoted mission. They were greeted and are flanked here by William B. Lenoir (left), NASA Associate Administrator for Spaceflight; Donald R. Puddy (second right), director of flight crew operations; and Rear Adm. Richard H. Truly (right), NASA Administrator. The astronauts are, from left to right, Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson, Brewster H. Shaw Jr. and Mark N. Brown.
S89-28090 (24 Jan 1989) --- The orbiter Columbia, slated for mission STS-28 is rolled over from the Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility to the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 to begin processing for its mission in July 1989. The Department of Defense dedicted mission will be commanded by astronaut Brewster Shaw.
STS028-S-001 (8 Aug 1989) --- The five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 leave the operations and checkout building to board a transfer van en route to Launch Complex 39 for a date with Columbia. Front to back are Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. At the rear of the line are Astronaut Michael L. Coats, acting chief of the astronaut office; and Donald R. Puddy, director of flight crew operations at JSC. Coats later flew a NASA Shuttle training aircraft for pre-launch and launch monitoring activities.
On August 8, 1989, the 4th mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DOD), STS-28, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) launch pad 39B. The five day mission included a crew of five: Richard N. (Dick) Richards, pilot; Brewster H. Shaw, commander; and mission specialists David C. Leestma, Mark N. Brown, and James C. (Jim) Adamson.
On August 8, 1989, the 4th mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DOD), STS-28, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) launch pad 39B. The five day mission included a crew of five: Richard N. (Dick) Richards, pilot; Brewster H. Shaw, commander; and mission specialists David C. Leestma, Mark N. Brown, and James C. (Jim) Adamson.
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, approaches Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California and is photographed just moments before main landing gear (MLG) touchdown. In the distance, are peaks of Southern California mountain range.
STS028-13-013 (August 1989) --- Astronaut Mark N. Brown, STS-28 mission specialist, assembles various components of a meal at the stowage locker area of Columbia's middeck, as James C. Adamson, mission specialist, looks on.
Five astronauts composed the STS-28 crew. Seated from left to right are Richard N. (Dick) Richards, pilot; Brewster H. Shaw, commander; and David C. Leestma, mission specialist 2. Standing, from left to right , are Mark N. Brown, mission specialist 3; and James C. (Jim) Adamson, mission specialist 1. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on August 8, 1989, the STS-28 mission was the 4th mission dedicated to the Department of Defense.
STS028-S-004 (8 Aug. 1989) --- Framed by Florida vegetation, Space Shuttle Columbia soars toward space for the STS-28 mission from Launch Pad 39-B. The spacecraft renews flight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard. Onboard the spacecraft are astronauts Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. The last time Columbia was in space was in January of 1986.
The STS-28 insignia was designed by the astronaut crew, who said it portrays the pride the American people have in their manned spaceflight program. It depicts America (the eagle) guiding the space program (the Space Shuttle) safely home from an orbital mission. The view looks south on Baja California and the west coast of the United States as the space travelers re-enter the atmosphere. The hypersonic contrails created by the eagle and Shuttle represent the American flag. The crew called the simple boldness of the design symbolic of America's unfaltering commitment to leadership in the exploration and development of space.
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, arrives at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. View taken from ground level, shows OV-102 with external tank (ET) and solid rocket boosters (SRBs) mounted atop mobile launcher platform and the fixed service structure (rotating service structure (RSS) retracted) alongside. Catwalk at the 195 ft level is in place. Crawler transporter remains in position under mobile launcher platform. Spotlights and floodlights illuminate the launch complex against the darkness of the night. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-683.
STS028-17-033 (August 1989) --- Astronaut Mark N. Brown, STS-28 mission specialist, pauses from a session of motion-picture photography conducted through one of the aft windows on the flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. He is using an Arriflex camera. The horizon of the blue and white appearing Earth and its airglow are visible in the background.
ISS028-E-05927 (27 May 2011) --- STS-134 and Expedition 28 crew members gather on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station. Pictured clockwise (from the bottom left) are NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist; Greg H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot; Michael Fincke and Greg Chamitoff, both STS-134 mission specialists; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer; Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; and NASA astronaut Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer.
ISS028-E-017535 (17 July 2011) -- Four members of the joint STS-135/Expedition 28 crews are able to spend part of their last shared time onboard the International Space Station performing floating exercises that can't be done in Earth's gravity. Inside the Harmony Node 2 module, are NASA astronauts Mike Fossum (top), Expedition 28 flight engineer, and Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer. The crew member at bottom is partially obscured and is unidentified.
DFRF views of "Atlantis" Touchdown, Landing and Egress at the end of the STS-28/51J Mission, 10/07/1985.
ISS028-E-005921 (27 May 2011) --- NASA astronauts Greg H. Johnson (top left), STS-134 pilot, and Michael Fincke (top center), STS-134 mission specialist; along with Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko (bottom), Expedition 28 commander; and Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, pose for a photo on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.
STS028-S-009 (5 Aug 1989) --- Wives of the STS-28 crewmembers display a banner upon the arrival of the astronauts in Florida to begin preparing for their Aug. 8 launch. Left to right are Susan Adamson, Kathleen Ann Shaw, Lynne A. Brown, Lois Richards and Patti K. Leestma. The banner reads, "Go Columbia, STS-28." Launch for the Department of Defense (DOD)-devoted mission is scheduled for August 8.
JSC2011-E-005863 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (second right), STS-135 commander; Mike Fossum (right), Expedition 28 flight engineer and Expedition 29 commander; Ron Garan (left), Expedition 27/28 flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28/29 flight engineer, participate in a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S135-E-009393 (18 July 2011) --- Members of the STS-135 and Expedition 28 crews assemble in the International Space Station's Node 2 or Harmony for a farewell moment. From left are NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, Mike Fossum, Chris Ferguson and Ron Garan, with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev at right. Not pictured are NASA astronaut Rex Walheim and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Sergei Volkov. Photo credit: NASA
ISS028-E-005910 (27 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Greg H. Johnson (left), STS-134 pilot; along with Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko (center), Expedition 28 commander; and Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, pose for a photo on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.
ISS028-E-005972 (27 May 2011) --- NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (right), STS-134 commander; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, pose for a photo on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.
STS028-11-017 (August 1989) --- Astronaut Brewster H. Shaw Jr., mission commander, is captured with a 35mm camera on the middeck of the space shuttle Columbia during the STS-28 flight. Nearby are a couple of beverage containers and a packet of wheat crackers.
JSC2011-E-005852 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (center), STS-135 commander; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (left), Expedition 28/29 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer and Expedition 29 commander, are pictured during a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-005860 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (left), STS-135 pilot; Ron Garan (center), Expedition 27/28 flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28/29 flight engineer, participate in a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S135-E-008082 (15 July 2011) --- The Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts take a break from a busy day in space to pose for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. The photo is arranged thusly: left to right in the front row are Fossum, Ferguson Borisenko and Garan; in the middle row are Magnus and Samokutyaev; and the back row consists of Hurley, Walheim, Volkov and Furukawa. Photo credit: NASA
S135-E-008048 (15 July 2011) --- In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. Shuttle and station commanders Ferguson and Borisenko are in the 12 o'clock and six o'clock positions, respectively, on the microgravity circle. Photo credit: NASA
S135-E-008075 (15 July 2011) --- The Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts take a break from a busy day in space to pose for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. The photo is arranged thusly: left to right in the front row are Fossum, Ferguson, Borisenko and Garan; in the middle row are Magnus and Samokutyaev; and the back row consists of Hurley, Walheim, Volkov and Furukawa. Photo credit: NASA
S135-E-008047 (15 July 2011) --- In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. Shuttle and station commanders Ferguson and Borisenko are in the 12 o'clock and six o'clock positions, respectively, on the microgravity circle. Photo credit: NASA
ISS028-E-005938 (27 May 2011) --- NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left) and Michael Fincke (right), both STS-134 mission specialists, attired in Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, prepare for the start of the mission?s fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (center right), STS-134 commander; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, assisted Chamitoff and Fincke.
S89-39624 (3 July 1989) --- Following rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility, the orbiter Columbia is prepared for mating with the ET/SRB stack in the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle as work continues toward an early August launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-28. STS-28 is a Department of Defense dedicated mission. Crew members for the mission are: Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and Mission Specialists Mark N. Brown, James C. Adamson, and David C. Leestma.
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, wearing navy blue flight coveralls and helmet, sits in T-38A forward cockpit. Shaw, along with his fellow crewmembers, is preparing for departure from Ellington Field to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, is scheduled for launch on 08-08-89.
JSC2011-E-005854 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (left), STS-135 pilot; Rex Walheim (center), STS-135 mission specialist; and Ron Garan, Expedition 27/28 flight engineer, are pictured during a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S89-40392 (12 July 1989) --- Inside KSC's giant vehicle assembly building, Space Shuttle Columbia is mated to two solid rocket boosters (SRB) and an external fuel tank as preparations continue for an early September launch. The mission is scheduled as a DOD-devoted flight, set for launch early next month.
STS028-S-013 (13 Aug 1989) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia is captured on film just prior to main gear touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. The landing marked a successful end to a five-day DOD-devoted mission. Onboard the spacecraft were Astronauts Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown.
S135-E-008059 (15 July 2011) --- In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. Shuttle and station commanders Ferguson and Borisenko are in the 12 o'clock and six o'clock positions, respectively, on the circle. The U.S. flag pictured was flown on the first space shuttle mission, STS-1, and flew on this mission to be presented to the space station crew. It will remain onboard until the next crew launched from the U.S. will retrieve it for return to Earth. It will fly from Earth again, with the crew that launches from the U.S. on a journey of exploration beyond Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA
S135-E-008061 (15 July 2011) --- In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. Shuttle and station commanders Ferguson and Borisenko are in the 12 o'clock and six o'clock positions, respectively, on the circle. The U.S. flag pictured was flown on the first space shuttle mission, STS-1, and flew on this mission to be presented to the space station crew. It will remain onboard until the next crew launched from the U.S. will retrieve it for return to Earth. It will fly from Earth again, with the crew that launches from the U.S. on a journey of exploration beyond Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA
S135-E-008051 (15 July 2011) --- In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. Shuttle and station commanders Ferguson and Borisenko are in the 12 o'clock and six o'clock positions, respectively, on the circle. The U.S. flag pictured was flown on the first space shuttle mission, STS-1, and flew on this mission to be presented to the space station crew. It will remain onboard until the next crew launched from the U.S. will retrieve it for return to Earth. It will fly from Earth again, with the crew that launches from the U.S. on a journey of exploration beyond Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2011-E-005869 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28/29 flight engineer, participate in a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-005861 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Mike Fossum (left), Expedition 28 flight engineer and Expedition 29 commander; Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus, both STS-135 mission specialists, participate in a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ISS028-E-016601 (14 July 2011) --- The four STS-135 crewmembers, quite accustomed to going en masse to the International Space Station, reverse roles for the occasion of the "All-American Meal" on the middeck of the space shuttle Atlantis. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, shares the meal the Atlantis crew in the frame and with five of his station crewmates, who are out of frame. The STS-135 crewmembers are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (right), mission commander, along with Doug Hurley (left), pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists.
STS028-S-005 (8 Aug 1989) --- Three of five STS-28 astronaut crewmembers are pictured during their suiting up process in preparation for spending several days aboard space shuttle Columbia in earth orbit. Astronaut Brewster H. Shaw Jr., mission commander, is in the foreground. Others pictured in the orange suits used for ascent and entry are Richard N. Richards (center), pilot; and James C. Adamson, one of three mission specialists. Out of the frame are David C. Leestma and Mark N. Brown, mission specialists.
ISS028-E-014701 (8 July 2011) --- Expedition 28 crew members watch the launch of STS-135 space shuttle Atlantis from a computer in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Pictured counter-clockwise (from top right) are Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko, commander; Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, all flight engineers.
S88-40309 (7 Nov. 1988) --- The STS-28 insignia was designed by the astronaut crew, who said it portrays the pride the American people have in their manned spaceflight program. It depicts America (the eagle) guiding the space program (the space shuttle) safely home from an orbital mission. The view looks south on Baja California and the west coast of the United States as the space travelers re-enter the atmosphere. The hypersonic contrails created by the eagle and shuttle represent the American flag. The crew called the simple boldness of the design symbolic of America's unfaltering commitment to leadership in the exploration and development of space. Crew members for STS-28 are astronauts Brewster H. Shaw Jr.,commander; Richard N. Richards, pilot; and David C. Leestma, Mark N. Brown and James C. Adamson, mission specialists. The NASA insignia design for space shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the forms of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, the change will be publicly announced. Photo credit: NASA
ISS028-E-016779 (16 July 2011)--- Inside the Zvezda service module on the International Space Station, space shuttle Atlantis and station crewmembers take a break from an extremely busy work agenda for photos and a social period. Not much time remains for such reunions, as undocking and separation activities are scheduled for a little over 48 hours from the time this photo was made. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 or station crew members are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov.
ISS028-E-005116 (24 May 2011) --- NASA astronauts Michael Fincke (left), STS-134 mission specialist; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, are pictured while working behind a rack on the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.
ISS028-E-005114 (24 May 2011) --- NASA astronauts Michael Fincke (left), STS-134 mission specialist; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, pose for a photo while working behind a rack on the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.
ISS028-E-017365 (17 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, and Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, work with a pulled rack in the U.S. lab or Destiny aboard the International Space Station.
ISS028-E-005140 (24 May 2011) --- NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left), STS-134 mission specialist; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, discuss mission activities while enjoying a snack on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.
STS028-06-031 (August 1989) --- Astronaut Richard N. Richards, pilot, is captured with a 35mm camera at the pilot's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Columbia during the STS-28 flight. Nearby is a tiger. Richards is an alumnus of the University of Missouri, whose mascot is a tiger.
STS028-S-007 (8 Aug 1989) --- Columbia is pictured just prior to clearing the tower at Launch Pad 39-B. The spacecraft renews flight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard for STS-28. Onboard the spacecraft are Astronauts Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. The last time Columbia was in space was in January of 1986.
STS028-S-008 (8 Aug 1989) --- A side view shows Columbia clearing the launch tower during the STS-28 liftoff. Columbia renews spaceflight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard for a DOD-devoted mission. Onboard the spacecraft are Astronauts Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. The last time Columbia was in space was in January of 1986.
S89-41093 (9 Aug 1989) --- STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, mission specialist David C. Leestma relaxes in chair after donning launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH). Technician in the background monitors LES systems. Leestma, along with fellow crewmembers, is participating in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-673.
STS028-S-006 (8 Aug 1989) --- A low-angle view shows Columbia soaring toward space just after clearing the tower at Launch Pad 39-B for the STS-28 mission. The spacecraft renews flight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard. Onboard the spacecraft are Astronauts Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Richard N. Richards, David C. Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. The last time Columbia was in space was in January of 1986.
STS028-S-002 (8 Aug 1989) --- The five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 leave the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building to board a transfer van en route to Launch Complex 39 for a date with Columbia. Left to right are Astronauts Mark N. Brown, James C. Adamson, David C. Leestma, Richard N. Richards and Brewster H. Shaw Jr.
S89-39471 (17 July 1989) --- STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Richard N. Richards, adjusts launch and entry suit (LES) neck ring after donning launch and entry helmet (LEH). Richards prepares for shuttle emergency egress (bailout) procedures in the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A.
JSC2011-E-003206 (18 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Ron Garan (left foreground), Expedition 27/28 flight engineer; Mike Fossum (second left), Expedition 28 flight engineer and Expedition 29 commander; Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus, both STS-135 mission specialists, 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. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-003204 (18 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist; and Mike Fossum (foreground), Expedition 28 flight engineer and Expedition 29 commander; 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. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S85-40820 (11 Sept 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to fly in early October on its first space mission, designated STS-51J, is seen being readied for launch in this low-angle night scene at launch Complex 39, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
S85-44776 (3 Oct 1985) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis soars toward Florida blue skies to mark the maiden mission of NASA's fourth and newest orbiter vehicle. Launch occurred at 11:15 a.m. (EDT), October 3, 1985. A five member crew mans the orbiter for the DOD flight. They are Karol J. Bobko, Ronald J. Grabe, Robert L. Stewart, David C. Hilmers-- all of NASA-- and William A. Pailes of the USAF.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-28: Columbia
S99-08178 (28 July 1999) --- Normally housing NASA's fleet of T-38 jet trainers, this Ellington Field hangar was filled instead with well wishers for the returning crew of STS-93 on the morning of July 28, 1999.
ISS028-E-006193 (28 May 2011) --- The docked space shuttle Endeavour (STS-134), backdropped by a night time view of Earth and a starry sky are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member on the station.
S135-E-009414 (18 July 2011) --- At the farewell ceremony before the shuttle crew returned to Atlantis, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (center with microphone), STS-135 commander, made some special presentations of a U.S. flag and a space shuttle model. Members of the joint shuttle and International Space Station crews in the picture are, from the left, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, Mike Fossum, Ron Garan and Ferguson, along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev, Andrey Borisenko and Sergei Volkov. Not in the picture are NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. The shuttle commander presented to the station and its current crew the small shuttle model and the U.S. flag that was originally flown into space on the first shuttle mission in 1981, and seen here at the finger tips of Fossum and Garan. The shuttle model, seen on the wall between Hurley and Fossum, was signed by program officials and the mission?s lead shuttle and station flight directors. ?What you don?t see is the signatures of the tens of thousands who rose to orbit with us over the past 30 years, if only in spirit,? Ferguson said. Photo credit: NASA
S85-39862 (1 Sept. 1985) --- The 51-J mission insignia, designed by Atlantis's first crew, pays tribute to the Statue of Liberty and the ideas it symbolizes. The historical gateway figure bears additional significance for astronauts Karol J. Bobko, mission commander; and Ronald J. Grabe, pilot, both New York natives. Other members of the five-man crew, whose surnames encircle the artwork, are Robert L. Stewart and David C. Hilmers, mission specialists; and William A. Pailes, payload specialist. The NASA insignia design for space shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the forms of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, the change will be publicly announced. Photo credit: NASA
S114-E-5659 (28 July 2005) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station was photographed by an STS-114 crewmember aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during rendezvous and docking operations. Discovery docked with the Station at 6:18 a.m. (CDT) on Thursday July 28, 2005.
STS114-304-015 (28 July 2005) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station was photographed by an STS-114 crewmember aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during rendezvous and docking operations. Discovery docked with the Station at 6:18 a.m. (CDT) on Thursday July 28, 2005.
STS039-S-051 (28 April 1991) --- In KSC's Operations and Checkout Building, a very light breakfast is shared by the seven members of the STS-39 flight crew prior to their April 28, 1991 launch. Left to right are astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, Guion S. Bluford Jr., L. Blaine Hammond, Michael L. Coats, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Richard J. Hieb and Charles L. (Lacy) Veach. Launch occurred at 7:33:14 a.m. (EDT), April 28, 1991.
S114-E-5632 (28 July 2005) --- Tokyo Bay area is featured in this image photographed by a STS-114 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
S99-16060 (28 December 1999) --- George W.S. Abbey, JSC Director, addresses a crowd on hand for the STS-103 crew return event at Ellington Field.
Aerial view of Press Site, October 28, 1998, the day before the launch of STS-95, which carried Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn, back into space
PHOTO DATE: 09-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: STS-129 crew during trans hands-on review in the space station mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
View of the International Space Station (ISS) taken by an STS-135 crewmember aboard Atlantis during the Flight Day 3 (FD3) approach for joint operations with Expedition 28.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Aerial view of the STS-28 vehicle, space shuttle Columbia, on Launch Pad 39B after rollout, prior to the Rotating Service Structure, or RSS, move. Photo credit: NASA
PHOTO DATE: 09-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: STS-129 crew during trans hands-on review in the space station mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 02-28-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south SUBJECT: STS-133/ULF5 Flight Controllers on Console - Shuttle Orbit 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
JSC2001-E-05530 (28 February 2001) --- Astronaut James D. Wetherbee, STS-102 mission commander, follows a news representative's question with a brief explanation during a press briefing at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
ISS006-E-05008 (28 November 2002) --- Astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, wearing his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 09-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: STS-129 crew during trans hands-on review in the space station mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
S114-E-5496 (28 July 2005) --- Earth’s limb at sunset as photographed by one of the STS-114 crewmembers through a window on the Space Shuttle Discovery. Beneath the limb, a blue and white Earth is visible.
JSC2001-E-05531 (28 February 2001) --- Astronaut James M. Kelly, STS-102 pilot, responds to a news media representative's question during a press briefing at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
PHOTO DATE: 09-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: STS-129 crew during trans hands-on review in the space station mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
JSC2001-E-05529 (28 February 2001) --- Astronaut Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission specialist, responds to a news representative's question during a press briefing at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
PHOTO DATE: 09-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: STS-129 crew during trans hands-on review in the space station mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 09-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: STS-129 crew during trans hands-on review in the space station mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin speaks during a media briefing about the space shuttle program and processing for the STS-121 mission, Friday, April 28, 2006, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
STS009-126-456 (28 Nov 1983) --- Water and coffee in beverage container during STS-9 flight. An extra amount of hydrogen in the H2O is believed to be the reason for the bubbling, distended effect in the container.
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-28-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: Photographic coverage of STS-129 Preflight Training. Suited payload egress training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
S114-E-5660 (28 July 2005) --- This image of the International Space Station easing toward the Space Shuttle Discovery was photographed by one of the STS-114 astronauts in the orbiter's crew cabin.
S99-16055 (28 December 1999) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale, mission specialist, signs an autograph during STS-103 crew return event at Ellington Field.