8°N 7°W Crater

Layers in 8°N, 7°W Crater

Sedimentary Rocks of 8°N, 7°W

NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18 years piloting the unique science laboratory.

2004 NASA Dryden DC-8 flight crew. Left to Right: Edwin W. Lewis, Jr., Martin J. Trout, Richard G. Ewers, Craig R. Bomben, C. Gordon Fullerton (Chief Pilot), Mark Pestana, Douglas H. Baker, William Frederick Brockett, and Frank Batteas.

Title: W-8 Fan Acoustic Casing Treatment Test on the Source Diagnostic Test Rotor Alone Hardware Program: Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) Project: Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Sub-project: Aircraft Noise Reduction (ANR)   Weekly Highlight: ·         Acoustic Casing Treatment Testing Completed in the W-8 Single Stage Axial Compressor Facility: Testing of Acoustic Casing Treatments on the Source Diagnostic Test (SDT) rotor alone hardware which had begun in early January was completed on Thursday, February 16th. Four different over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatment concepts were tested along with two baseline configurations. Testing included steady-aerodynamic measurements of fan performance, hotfilm turbulence measurements, and inlet acoustic measurements with an in-duct array. These measurements will be used to assess the aerodynamic and acoustic impact of fan acoustic casing treatments on a high bypass ratio fan at TRL 3. This test was the last of 3 planned tests of potential over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatments. The first treatment test was completed in the Normal Incidence Tube (NIT) at Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Fall 2015 and the second was completed on the Advanced Noise Control Fan (ANCF) in the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL) in Winter 2016. This work is supported by the Aircraft Noise Reduction (ANR) subproject of the Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Project. (POC: LTV/ Rick Bozak 3-5160)

ROTOR 38 FOR SINGLE STAGE COMPRESSOR FACILITY W-8

165 Ton Crane lifting air filter into position for Building 23 Cell W-8

Navy Aerial of San Francisco, California; W/8 Pacific Fleet Battleships anchored in bay

STS102-315-025 (8-21 March 2001)--- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, was captured on film by astronaut Paul W. Richards, mission specialist, while in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during the second space walk of the STS-102 mission.

STS102-315-027 (8-21 March 2001)--- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, is photographed by astronaut Paul W. Richards, mission specialist, while in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during the second space walk. Sunglint on the solar array for the P6 Truss is seen in the background.

STS102-314-005 (8-21 March 2001) --- From the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery, astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas and Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission specialists and James M. Kelly, STS-102 pilot look through overhead windows.

STS102-327-010 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronaut James W. Kelly, STS-102 pilot, temporarily occupies the commander’s station on the forward flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

STS102-320-035 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, is photographed in the U.S.-built Unity node of the International Space Station during the STS-102 mission.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

S106-E-5005 (8 September 2000) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, mission commander, participates in early tasks aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, now headed toward its date with the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

S65-22670 (8 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young, the pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew, is shown suited up for GT-3 prelaunch test exercises.

STS102-317-030 (8-21 March 2001)--- Astronaut Paul W. Richards, mission specialist, is photographed on the aft flight deck of the orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-102 mission.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during the inaugural NASA Climate Summit Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

STS106-S-010 (8 Sept. 2000) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis is mirrored in nearby marsh waters as it makes its 22nd launch into space. The perfect on-time liftoff for STS-106 occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. (EDT), Sept. 8, 2000. Onboard the shuttle were astronauts Terrence W. Wilcutt, Scott D. Altman, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio and Daniel C. Burbank, along with cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov who represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A for its maiden flight at 8:42 a.m. EDT. The crew members for the 41-D flight are commander Henry w. Hartsfield, pilot Michael L. Coats, mission specialists Judith A. Resnik, Steven A. Hawley, Richard M. Mullane, and payload specialist Charles W. Walker. Photo Credit: NASA

STS102-324-004 (8-21 March 2001) --- Onboard the mid deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery, astronauts James D. Wetherbee, STS-102 commander (left) and Paul W. Richards, mission specialist, are photographed performing in-flight maintenance on the cabin fan.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and His Excellency Dato Paduka Serbini Ali, Ambassador of Brunei to the United States, speak during a courtesy visit, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

ISS003-E-8393 (8 December 2001) --- Astronaut Daniel W. Bursch, Expedition Four flight engineer, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, is photographed in the functional cargo block (FGB), or Zarya on the International Space Station (ISS). The image was taken with a digital still camera.

STS102-346-027 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronaut Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission specialist, consults data on a lap top computer on the Space Shuttle Discovery’s mid deck. An International Space Station (ISS) pistol grip tool floats near Richards.

Range : 5 to 6.1 million km. ( 3.1-.8 million miles ) P-29314B/W This 'family portrait' of Uranus' five largest moons was compiled from images sent back from Voyager 2 The photographs were taken through a clear filter.

STS102-329-007 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronaut Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission specialist, is about to enjoy some coffee with cream while on the Space Shuttle Discovery’s aft flight deck.

STS102-368-030 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas (holding a beverage), STS-102 mission specialist and James M. Kelly, STS-102 pilot, are photographed while onboard the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

His Excellency Dato Paduka Serbini Ali, Ambassador of Brunei to the United States, right, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speak during a courtesy visit, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and His Excellency Dato Paduka Serbini Ali, Ambassador of Brunei to the United States, speak during a courtesy visit, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and His Excellency Dato Paduka Serbini Ali, Ambassador of Brunei to the United States, speak during a courtesy visit, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

STS102-319-005 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist and James M. Kelly, pilot, are photographed in the U.S.-built Unity node of the International Space Station during the STS-102 mission.

STS106-352-009 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, STS-106 mission commander, performs a firing of the reaction control system on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earth’s horizon is visible through the commander’s window.

STS79-E-5309 (23 September 1996) --- Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, former cosmonaut guest researcher, is captured in her first photograph aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis since leaving Russia's Mir Space Station for the final time, during Flight Day 8.

JSC2007-E-28296 (8 June 2007) --- Astronauts Terry W. Virts Jr. (foreground) and Dominic A. (Tony) Antonelli, spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), monitor data at their consoles in the space shuttle flight control room of Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center (MCC) following the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis for the STS-117 mission. Liftoff occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

JSC2007-E-28291 (8 June 2007) --- In the space shuttle flight control room of Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center (MCC), astronauts Terry W. Virts Jr. (foreground) and Dominic A. (Tony) Antonelli, spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), monitor launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of Space Shuttle Atlantis' scheduled STS-117 launch. Liftoff occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

iss036e016736 (7/9/2013) --- Close-up view of the Optical Reflector Materials Experiment III Ram/Wake (ORMatE-III R/W) which is part of the Materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8) installed on the starboard truss. View was taken during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) 22 as work continues on the International Space Station.

JSC2007-E-28281 (8 June 2007) --- In the space shuttle flight control room of Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center (MCC), astronaut Terry W. Virts Jr., spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors weather data and launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of Space Shuttle Atlantis' scheduled STS-117 launch. Liftoff occurred at 7:38 p.m. (EDT) on June 8, 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

STS106-S-005 (8 September 2000) --- This distant view of the STS-106 liftoff was photographed across marsh waters around Mosquito Lagoon and Banana Creek, looking toward the Atlantic Ocean. The perfect on-time liftoff of the Space Shuttle Atlantis occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000. Onboard the shuttle were astronauts Terrence W. Wilcutt, Scott D. Altman, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio and Daniel C. Burbank, along with cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov who represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mike O’Neal, with the KSC Spaceport Technology Development Office, talks to the media at the NASA-KSC News Center after viewing President George W. Bush’s message on the future of NASA. The President stated his goals for NASA’s new mission: Completing the International Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle orbiters, developing a new crew exploration vehicle, and returning to the moon and beyond within the next two decades. Pres. Bush was welcomed by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, who greeted him from the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, KSC deputy director, talks to the media at the NASA-KSC News Center after viewing President George W. Bush’s message on the future of NASA. The President stated his goals for NASA’s new mission: Completing the International Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle orbiters, developing a new crew exploration vehicle, and returning to the moon and beyond within the next two decades. Pres. Bush was welcomed by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, who greeted him from the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Maria Littlefield, chief technologist with the Launch Services Program Office, talks to the media at the NASA-KSC News Center after viewing President George W. Bush’s message on the future of NASA. The President stated his goals for NASA’s new mission: Completing the International Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle orbiters, developing a new crew exploration vehicle, and returning to the moon and beyond within the next two decades. Pres. Bush was welcomed by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, who greeted him from the International Space Station.

STS79-E-5289 (23 September 1996) --- Crew members of STS-79 and Mir-22 pose for final group portrait aboard Russia's Mir Space Station's Core Module before going separate ways in Earth-orbit, during Flight Day 8. Front row, left to right, are Aleksandr Y. Kaleri, Jerome (Jay) Apt, William F. Readdy and Shannon W. Lucid. On the back row are, left to right, Thomas D. Akers, Carl E. Walz, Valeri G. Korzun and Terrence W. Wilcutt. Note Blaha, the new cosmonaut researcher for Mir-22, is now wearing the uniform of that crew and Lucid's garment is uniform with the STS-79 astronauts.

STS106-S-013 (8 September 2000)--- This view of shock-wave condensation collars backlit by the Sun occurred during the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on September 8, 2000. The scene was captured on 35mm motion picture film. One frame was digitized to make this still image. Although the primary effect is created by the forward fuselage of the Atlantis, secondary effects can be seen on the solid rocket booster (SRB) forward skirt, shuttle vertical stabilizer and wing trailing edge, behind the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME). The perfect on-time launch took place at 8:45:47 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000. Onboard the shuttle were astronauts Terrence W. Wilcutt, Scott D. Altman, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio and Daniel C. Burbank, along with cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov who represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall

JSC2007-E-097964 (8 Nov. 2007) ---- The crew of the STS-120 mission received a special greeting upon their return home to Houston Thursday, Nov. 8, following the landing of space shuttle Discovery in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 7. President George W. Bush greeted STS-120 commander Pam Melroy (pictured). He also exchanged greetings with the other members of the crew (out of frame) -- pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli and Clay Anderson at Houston's Ellington Field. JSC Director Mike Coats applauds in the background.

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and the rest of the crew will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall

JSC2007-E-097963 (8 Nov. 2007) ---- The crew of the STS-120 mission received a special greeting upon their return home to Houston Thursday, Nov. 8, following the landing of space shuttle Discovery in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 7. President George W. Bush greeted STS-120 commander Pam Melroy (pictured). He also exchanged greetings with the other members of the crew (out of frame) -- pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli and Clay Anderson at Houston's Ellington Field. JSC Director Mike Coats applauds in the background.

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and the rest of the crew will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall

STS106-S-015 (8 September 2000) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks into the sky on mission STS-106 after a perfect on-time launch at 8:45:47 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000. Blue mach diamonds are barely visible beneath the main engine nozzles. On the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit; transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. Onboard the spacecraft were astronauts Terrance W. Wilcutt, Scott D. Altman, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio and Daniel C. Burbank, along with cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko and Boris Morukov, both of whom represent Rosaviakosmos.

View of the Apollo 8 primary and backup crew portrait with the spacecraft at night in the background. Back row: (l.-r.) Frank Borman, commander, James A. Lovell, command module pilot and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Front row: (l.-r.) Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Edwin E. Aldrin, command module pilot and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. Original Photo number is KSC-68C-8017.

Acoustic Casing Treatment Testing Completed in the W-8 Single Stage Axial Compressor Facility at NASA Glenn. Four different over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatment concepts were tested along with two baseline configurations. Testing included steady-aerodynamic measurements of fan performance, hotfilm turbulence measurements, and inlet acoustic measurements with an in-duct array.

STS102-319-024 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronaut James W. Kelly, STS-102 pilot, is photographed inside Leonardo, the Italian Space Agency-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM). Leonardo is the first of three such pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station’s (ISS) “moving vans”, carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the station aboard the space shuttle.

S97-E-5141 (8 December 2000) --- Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., passes another astronaut going the opposite direction in the hatchway that leads from Unity to Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3), which leads to Endeavour. Jett, the STS-97 mission commander, and his four crew mates went into the International Space Station (ISS) following hatch opening. The photograph was taken with a digital still camera.

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, Nick Hague, Don Pettit, and Suni Williams, right, aboard the International Space Station, are seen on a television monitor as they speak with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy during a Earth-to-space call, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS102-346-035 (8 - 21 March 2001) --- Four STS-102 crew members participate in the movement of supplies inside Leonardo, the Italian Space Agency-built Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM). Clockwise from lower left are astronauts Susan J. Helms, STS-102 mission specialist and Expedition Two flight engineer; James M. Kelly, STS-102 pilot; and Paul W. Richards and Andrew S.W. Thomas, both STS-102 mission specialists.

STS106-389-023 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, STS-106 commander, uses a drill during installation work in the Service Module, which linked with the International Space Station (ISS) in July of this year. Wilcutt and four other astronauts, along with two cosmonauts, teamed to perform electrician's work and other detail work on the new addition.

STS009-003-075 (28 November - 8 December 1983) --- Astronaut John W. Young (left), STS-9 crew commander; and Ulf Merbold, payload specialist, enjoy a meal in the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. Merbold is a physicist from the Federal Republic of Germany, representing the European Space Agency (ESA) on this 10-day flight. Many of the nearby stowage lockers are used for clothing and food. The photograph was made with a 35mm camera.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

JSC2001-E-06209 (8 March 2001) --- At the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) console in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC), (from the left) Robbie D. Gest, Jeffrey W. Bantle and Steven A. Hawley monitor pre-launch activity for STS-102. Gest is Project Leader for Mission Operations for the United Space Alliance (USA); Bantle is with the Flight Director Office in MOD; and Hawley is with the Flight Crew Operations Directorate.

STS79-E-5277 (23 September 1996) --- Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, former cosmonaut guest researcher, checks on wheat plants aboard Russia's Mir Space Station, during Flight Day 8. Lucid, along with the rest of the STS-79 crew except for John E. Blaha, current cosmonaut guest researcher, is leaving Mir today.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TX - STS115-S-002 (November 8, 2002) -- These six astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-115 crew portrait. Astronauts Brent W. Jett Jr. (right) and Christopher J. Ferguson, command and pilot respectively, flank the mission insignia. The mission specialists are, from left to right, astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, and Steven G. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency.

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Acoustic Casing Treatment Testing Completed in the W-8 Single Stage Axial Compressor Facility at NASA Glenn. Four different over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatment concepts were tested along with two baseline configurations. Testing included steady-aerodynamic measurements of fan performance, hotfilm turbulence measurements, and inlet acoustic measurements with an in-duct array.

STS115-S-002 (8 November 2002) --- These six astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-115 crew portrait. Astronauts Brent W. Jett, Jr. (right) and Christopher J. Ferguson, commander and pilot, respectively, flank the mission insignia. The mission specialists are, from left to right, astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, and Steven G. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency.

ISS013-E-48665 (6 July 2006) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (left) and astronaut Steven W. Lindsey work in the Quest airlock aboard the International Space Station during their first day on the orbital outpost. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, will spend a little over a week there, and Reiter is scheduled for a six month stay. Astronaut Piers J. Sellers' extravehicular mobility unit space suit for the scheduled July 8 space walk is in the background.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

51A-90015 (8 Nov. 1984) --- John W. Young, who has seen many launches from various angles, used a handheld camera to record this scene of the very early phase of launch for NASA's space shuttle Discovery. Young was flying the NASA shuttle training aircraft (STA). Shuttle Discovery (51A) is seen as a spot of light at the top of a column of smoke outlined among the dense cloud cover. Photo credit: NASA

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

STS009-128-858 (28 Nov-8 Dec 1983) --- Astronaut John W. Young takes notes in the commander?s station on the flight deck of the Columbia. The cathode ray tube (CRT) among the forward panels displays the orbiter?s position in relation to the Earth on its monitor. Astronaut Brewster H. Shaw Jr., pilot, took this photograph.

41D-3063 (30 Aug. 1984) --- The space shuttle Discovery climbs toward Earth orbit following a successful liftoff from KSC's Pad 39A at 8:41:50 a.m. (EDT), Aug. 30, 1984. Inside the spacecraft are six crewmembers looking forward to a busy week in space. The scene was photographed by astronaut John W. Young in the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). Photo credit: NASA

41D-3071 (30 Aug. 1984) --- The space shuttle Discovery climbs toward Earth orbit following a successful liftoff from KSC's Pad 39A at 8:41:50 a.m. (EDT), Aug. 30, 1984. Inside the spacecraft are six crewmembers looking forward to a busy week in space. The scene was photographed by astronaut John W. Young in the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). Photo credit: NASA

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, smiles, as he and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy have an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada on April 8, 2024. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

51A-90014 (8 Nov. 1984) --- John W. Young, who has seen many launches from various angles, used a handheld camera to record this scene of the very early phase of launch for NASA's space shuttle Discovery. Young was flying the NASA shuttle training aircraft (STA). The launch pad can be seen as a bright spot in the center of a mass of clouds. Photo credit: NASA

(L-R) Miranda (9) and Cameron Dyal, Yudi Lewis, and Cameron Dyal (7) view a partial solar eclipse in Washington, DC, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Denny Henry)W

STS102-317-008 (8–21 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, STS-102 mission specialist is photographed here in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) which was built by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The MPLM is the first of three such pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station’s “moving vans”, carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the station aboard the space shuttle.

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey is prepared by closeout room crew members Dave Law(left), Danny Wyatt and Travis Thompson (right) for entry into the Space Shuttle Discovery for his second flight into space. The STS-95 mission, targeted for launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and return to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7

STS102-346-021 (8-21 March 2001) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery’;s cargo bay, International Space Station (ISS), and the Earth’;s horizon are reflected in the helmet visor of astronaut Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission specialist, while participating in extravehicular activity during the flight’;s second space walk.

STS079-S-022 (26 Sept. 1996) --- The main landing gear of the space shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), bringing an end to the successful ten-day mission. Landing occurred at 8:13:15 a.m. (EDT), Sept. 26, 1996. The touchdown marked the end of 188 days in space for astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, following her in-space exchange with astronaut John E. Blaha, who is now aboard Russia's Mir Space Station. Returning along with Lucid were her STS-79 crew mates - astronauts William F. Readdy, commander; Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot; and Thomas D. Akers, Jerome (Jay) Apt and Carl E. Walz, mission specialists.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-79 mission comes to a successful conclusion as the orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26. On board is U.S. astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, who has been living and working on the Russian Space Station Mir for about six months. Lucid has spent 188 days in space from launch aboard Atlantis in March to her return today, establishing a U.S. record for long-duration spaceflight as well as representing the longest spaceflight for a woman. Succeeding Lucid on Mir is U.S. astronaut John E. Blaha, who embarked to Mir with the STS-79 crew. The commander of Mission STS-79 is William F. Readdy; Terrence W. Wilcutt is the pilot, and the three mission specialists are Jay Apt, Thomas D. Akers and Carl E. Walz

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-79 mission comes to a successful conclusion as the orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26. On board is U.S. astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, who has been living and working on the Russian Space Station Mir for about six months. Lucid has spent 188 days in space from launch aboard Atlantis in March to her return today, establishing a U.S. record for long-duration spaceflight as well as representing the longest spaceflight for a woman. Succeeding Lucid on Mir is U.S. astronaut John E. Blaha, who embarked to Mir with the STS-79 crew. The commander of Mission STS-79 is William F. Readdy; Terrence W. Wilcutt is the pilot, and the three mission specialists are Jay Apt, Thomas D. Akers and Carl E. Walz.

STS079-S-021 (26 Sept. 1996) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Atlantis is fully deployed as the orbiter rolls down Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), bringing an end to the successful ten-day mission. Landing occurred at 8:13:15 a.m. (EDT), Sept. 26, 1996. The touchdown marked the end of 188 days in space for astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, following her in-space exchange with astronaut John E. Blaha, who is now aboard Russia's Mir Space Station. Returning along with Lucid were her STS-79 crew mates - astronauts William F. Readdy, commander; Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot; and Thomas D. Akers, Jerome (Jay) Apt and Carl E. Walz, mission specialists.

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center. Aerojet General was contracted to design the SNAP-8 generator which employed a mercury Rankine system to convert the reactor’s heat into electrical power. The hermetically-sealed pump was designed to generate from 35 to 90 kilowatts of electrical power. In 1964 a SNAP-8 test rig with a mercury boiler and condenser was set up in cell W-1 of Lewis’ Engine Research Building to study the transients in the system’s three loops. In 1967 a complete Rankine system was operated for 60 days in W-1 to verify the integrity of the Lewis-developed mercury boiler. Further tests in 1969 verified the shutdown and startup of the system under normal and emergency conditions. Aerojet operated the first full-Rankine system in June 1966 and completed a 2500-hour endurance test in early 1969. Lewis and Aerojet’s success on the Rankine system was acknowledged with NASA Group Achievement Award in November 1970. The 1970 vibration tests, seen here, were conducted in Lewis’ Engine Research Building’s environmental laboratory. The testing replicated the shock and vibration expected to occur during the launch into space and subsequent maneuvering. The pump was analyzed on each of its major axes.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC management and other employees gather in the Center’s television studio to watch the address by President George W. Bush at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., stating his goals for NASA’s new mission: Completing the International Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle orbiters, developing a new crew exploration vehicle, and returning to the moon and beyond within the next two decades. Pres. Bush was welcomed by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, who greeted him from the International Space Station. Members of the Washington, D.C., audience included astronauts Eileen Collins, Ed Lu and Michael Lopez-Alegria, and former astronaut Gene Cernan.