... Image Credit Copyright : Ben Cooper ( Launch Photography ) . ... lighted Mobile Service Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 ... Twin spacecraft are snug inside the 13 story tall Delta 2 rocket poised for launch . ...
... In addition to launches including humans, as many as ten robotic spacecraft may be launched to the space station this year , potentially including spacecraft from Russia , Europe , Japan, and a private company in the USA. ...
... smoke plume left over from last Friday's launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis ... The twisted plume was captured shortly after launch high above NASA's massive ... Rockets frequently create picturesque plume s during launch. ...
... The Ares 1 -X was the first non- shuttle rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center since the Saturn launched humans to Earth orbit and the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s. NASA is testing Ares as a prelude to replacing the aging space shuttle fleet. ...
... 2009 September 2 . Discovery's Rainbow . Credit: NASA , Ben Cooper ( Launch Photography ) . ... Following the launch, a bright and remarkably colorful trail was captured in this time exposure from the Banana River Viewing ...
... Credit: NASA . Explanation: Why would the shadow of a space shuttle launch plume point toward the Moon? ... Two weeks ago during the launch of Atlantis , the Sun , Earth , Moon , and rocket were all properly aligned for this photogenic ...
... The momentous launch was the final one in NASA's 30 year space shuttle program that began with the launch of the first reusable spacecraft on April 12, 1981 . ...
... Explanation: Today marks the third anniversary of the launch of the Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA; renamed from Astro D when launched). ...