Mission Name: STS-70
Photos By: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by Bionetics)
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Captions By: Sherikon Space Systems (Paula Shawa, Susan Walsh and Chuck Weirauch)
Last Editor: <A HREF=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/nasa-cm/jmd.html>J. Dumoulin</a>

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0515
Photo Title:  Inertial Upper Stage booster in VPF
Photo Date:    4/4/95

Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility oversee and control the
lowering of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster into a workstand
for preflight processing. The IUS will be attached to the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will be deployed by the Space
Shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-70. The IUS is scheduled to be mated
to the TDRS satellite later in April. Liftoff of STS-70 is slated for
no earlier than June 8.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0540
Photo Title:  Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G) at VPF
Photo Date:   4/12/95

Members of the KSC payload processing team hoist the Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite (TDRS-G) into a workstand in the Vertical Processing
Facility (VPF) for mating with its Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). After
testing and final checkout, the TDRS-G and IUS will be transported to
Launch Pad 39B and installed into the Space Shuttle Discovery's
payload bay for launch on the STS-70 mission.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0575
Photo Title:  STS-70 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas inspects IUS
Photo Date:   4/15/95
 
STS-70 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas points out a component of
the Inertial Upper Stage booster to members of the KSC payload
processing team in the Vertical Processing Facility during the Crew
Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for that mission. STS-70 Mission
Specialist Mary Ellen Weber (second from left) was also participating
in the exercise. One of the crew's tasks during the CEIT is to conduct
a sharp-edge inspection of the mission payload(s). 

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0585
Photo Title:  Space Shuttle Main Engine Block I engine for STS-70
Photo Date:   4/17/95

A Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) hoist prepares to lift the first
Block I engine to be installed in an orbiter into the number one
position on Discovery while the spaceplane is being prepared for the
STS-70 mission in the high bay of Orbiter Processing Facility bay
2. The new engine, SSME No. 2036, features a new high-pressure liquid
oxygen turbopump, a two-duct powerhead, a baffleless main injector, a
single-coil heat exchange and start sequence modifications. The other
two main engines to be used during the liftoff of the STS-70 are of
the existing Phase II design.   

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0622
Photo Title:  Closing of Payload Transport Canister in VPF of TDRS-G
Photo Date:   4/28/95

KSC payload processing team members in the Vertical Processing
Facility prepare to close the doors of a payload canister after
installation of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G) and
its Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) in the container. The NASA
communications satellite is the primary payload for the STS-70
mission. After closeout, the TDRS-G and its booster will be carried
out to Launch Pad 39B atop the canister transporter vehicle. Hoses
running from the vehicle to the canister will provide an
environmentally-controlled atmosphere for the payload during the
move. Once at the pad, the canister will be hoisted to the Payload
Changeout Room in the Rotating Service Structure and transferred into
the payload bay of the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0635
Photo Title:  Discovery is rolled over to the VAB
Photo Date:   5/3/95

The orbiter Discovery is rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building
from the Orbiter Processing Facility. Discovery will spend about five
working days in the VAB, where it will be mated with the external
tank/solid rocket booster assembly; the completed Space Shuttle will
then be transferred to Launch Pad 39B. Liftoff on OV-103's 21st
flight, Mission STS-70, is currently targeted for June 8.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0649
Photo Title:  Lifting of Discovery in VAB
Photo Date:   5/3/95

Inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building, workers carry out the
meticulous process of lifting the orbiter Discovery from a horizontal
to a vertical position. Once upright, Discovery will be transferred
into a high bay for mating with the external tank/solid rocket booster
assembly already mounted on the mobile launcher platform. Completing
the assembly takes about five working days. Discovery's next
destination: Launch Pad 39B, and final preparations for liftoff on
Mission STS-70 in early June.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0667
Photo Title:  Transporter crawler carries Discovery to Pad 39B
Photo Date:   5/11/95

The Crawler Transporter carrying the Space Shuttle Discovery on its
Mobile Launcher Platform climbs the incline to Launch Pad 39B, at
right, during its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building. 
Discovery and its crew of five are targeted for a June 8
liftoff on Mission STS-70. The primary objective of STS-70 is to
deploy a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. 

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0705
Photo Title:  STS-70 crew on their way to Launch Pad 39B for TCDT
Photo Date:   5/19/95

The STS-70 flight crew walks out of the Operations and Checkout
Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B to participate in the Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) for that mission. As they depart
to board their Astrovan, Mission Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks
(front right) holds up a Buckeye nut to signify that this is the
Buckeye crew. Pilot Kevin R. Kregel (front left) is the only STS-70
crew member who is not a native of Ohio, but was recently bestowed
with honorary citizenship by the governor of that state. Mission
Specialist Mary Ellen Weber is behind Kregel, followed by Mission
Specialists Nancy Jane Currie and Donald A. Thomas. With the crew
aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, the TCDT simulated a final launch
countdown until just beofre orbiter main engine ignition.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0711
Photo Title:  STS-70 Crew and Shuttle Discovery during TCDT
Photo Date:   5/18/95

With the Space Shuttle Discovery as the backdrop, STS-70 crew members
pose for an informal photograph during Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39B. From left are
Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; Commander
Terence "Tom" Henricks; and Mission Specialists Donald A. Thomas and
Nancy J. Currie. Liftoff of Discovery is targeted for June 8. The
primary mission objectuve is deployment of the Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite-G (TDRS-G).  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0768
Photo Title:  Woodpecker damage to STS-70 External Tank 
Photo Date:   5/31/95

The power and persistence of Nature is demonstrated anew on man-made,
space age technology. At Launch Pad 39B, Flicker Woodpeckers
apparently decided to test the suitability of the Space Shuttle
Discovery's external tank for a future home. Their "survey" resulted
in about 71 holes ranging in size from 1/2 to 4 inches (1.27-10 cm.)
in diameter in the tank's thermal protection foam insulation. Managers
are assessing the damage and will determine what repairs need to be
made. Discovery was slated for a liftoff on June 8 on Mission STS-70. 



Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0823
Photo Title:  Repair operations to foam insulation on STS-70 ET
Photo Date:   6/9/95

Thiokol Corp. technician Scott Dornton works in the Vehicle Assembly
Building to repair damage to the foam insulation of the Space Shuttle
Discovery's external tank, caused by woodpeckers while the vehicle was
at Launch Pad 39B. Discovery was rolled back from the pad to the VAB
June 8 to allow access to approximately 195 holes caused by nesting
Northern Flicker Woodpeckers. The STS-70 mission is now scheduled for
liftoff July 13 at 9:41 a.m. EDT.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0852
Photo Title:  Woodpecker Preventative measures at Launch Pad 39B
Photo Date:   6/15/95

Technicians at Launch Pad 39B take steps to prevent further damage
from woodpeckers to the Space Shuttle Discovery, set to lift off July
13 on Mission STS-70. Installing balloons with scary eyes, such as
these two near the external tank, are just one of the measures being
taken to keep woodpeckers away since Discovery's second rollout to Pad
B. Discovery had to be rolled back once to the Vehicle Assembly
Building to repair woodpecker holes made in the insulation covering
the external tank.  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0992  
Photo Title:  STS-70 Crew Breakfast in Operations and Checkout Building
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  The STS-70 astronauts enjoy an early morning breakfast in the
Operations and Checkout building, prior to suiting up and heading for
the launch pad. From left are Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber and
Nancy Jane Currie; Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin
R. Kregel; and Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas. After receiving a
weather briefing and donning their launch/entry suits, the five crew
members will depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle
Discovery is undergoing final preparations for a liftoff scheduled
during a two and a half hour launch window opening at 9:41 a.m. EDT.



Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0998
Photo Title:  STS-70 Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber suits up
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  A relaxed and smiling STS-70 Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber dons
her launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building with
help from a suit technician. The 70th Shuttle mission will be Weber's
first trip into space. She and four crew mates will depart shortly for
Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing final
preparations for a liftoff scheduled during a two and a half hour
launch window opening at 9:41 a.m. EDT. 

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-0999
Photo Title:  STS-70 Mission Specialist Nancy Jane Currie suits up
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  STS-70 Mission Specialist Nancy Jane Currie is donning her
launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building with help
from a suit technician. Currie has flown in space once before, on
STS-57. Currie and four crew mates will depart shortly for Launch Pad
39B, where the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing final
preparations for a liftoff scheduled during a two and a half hour
launch window opening at 9:41 a.m. EDT.

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1000
Photo Title:  STS-70 Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks suits up
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  STS-70 Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks is donning his launch/entry
suit in the Operations and Checkout Building with help from a suit
technician. Henricks, who is about to make his third trip into space,
and four crew members will depart shortly for Launch Pad 39B, where
the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing final preparations for a
liftoff scheduled during a two and a half hour launch window opening
at 9:41 a.m. EDT.

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1001
Photo Title:  STS-70 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas suits up
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  STS-70 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas dons his launch/entry suit
in the Operations and Checkout Building. STS-70 will be his second
trip into space for Thomas. He and four crew mates will depart shortly
for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing
final preparations for a liftoff scheduled during a two and a half
hour launch window opening at 9:41 a.m. EDT.



Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1002
Photo Title:  STS-70 Pilot Kevin Kregel donning his launch/entry suit
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  STS-70 Pilot Kevin Kregel is donning his launch/entry suit in the
Operations and Checkout Building with help from a suit
technician. Kregel, who is about to make his first trip into space,
and four crew members will shortly depart for Launch Pad 39B, where
the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing final preparations for a
liftoff scheduled during a two and a half hour launch window opening
at 9:41 a.m. EDT.
                                                    

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1012
Photo Title:  STS-70 Discovery launch before tower clear (fish eye view)
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  The fourth Space Shuttle flight of 1995 is off to an all-but-perfect
start, as the Shuttle Discovery surges skyward from Launch Pad 39B at
9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, July 13, 1995. On board for Discovery's 21st
spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks;
Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy Jane Currie,
Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. Primary objective of Mission
STS-70 is to assure the continued readiness of NASA's Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) communications network which links
Earth-orbiting spacecraft -- including the Shuttle -- with the
ground. The 70th Shuttle flight overall also marks the maiden flight
of the new Block I Space Shuttle Main Engine configuration designed to
increase engine performance as well as safety and reliability.


Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1013
Photo Title:  STS-70 Discovery launch startling the birds
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  Startled birds scatter as the stillness of a summer morning is broken
by a giant's roar.  The Space Shuttle Discovery thundered into space 
from launch Pad 39-B at 9:41:55:078 a.m. EDT.  STS-70 is the 70th Shuttle
flight overall, the 21st for Discovery (OV-103), and the fourth Shuttle 
flight in 1995.  On board for the nearly eight-day mission are a crew of
five:  Commander Terence "Tom" Hendricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and 
Mission Specialists Nancy Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen
Weber.  The crew's primary objective is to deploy the Tracking and 
Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit.

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1014
Photo Title:  STS-70 Launch (zoomed in view below SRB) 
Photo Date:   7/13/95

	The second Shuttle launch in 16 days hurtles off the pad into
a sweltering summer sky. The unstable weather typical to Florida in
the summertime didn't have a chance to coalesce and impact this
morning's launch window, and the Space Shuttle Discovery began its
planned seven-day, 22-hour flight on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad
39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, just seconds off schedule. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. The crew's primary
objective during the 70th Shuttle flight is to deploy the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit. TDRS-G is destined to become
an on-orbit, fully operational "ready reserve" satellite, available
along with one other ready reserve TDRS spacecraft to back up the two
primary TDRS satellites positions, TDRS East over the Atlantic Ocean
and TDRS West over the Pacific. Assured capability of the TDRS
communications network is essential for linking Earth-orbiting
spacecraft such as the Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope with the
ground.

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1015
Photo Title:  STS-70 Discovery launch startled birds at ignition
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  Startled birds scatter as the stillness of a summer morning is broken
by a giant's roar.  The Space Shuttle Discovery thundered into space 
from launch Pad 39-B at 9:41:55:078 a.m. EDT.  STS-70 is the 70th Shuttle
flight overall, the 21st for Discovery (OV-103), and the fourth Shuttle 
flight in 1995.  On board for the nearly eight-day mission are a crew of
five:  Commander Terence "Tom" Hendricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and 
Mission Specialists Nancy Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen
Weber.  The crew's primary objective is to deploy the Tracking and 
Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit.


Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1016
Photo Title:  STS-70 Discovery launch (thru palm trees)
Photo Date:   7/13/95

  Against the verdant backdrop of a Florida summer in full bloom, the
Space Shuttle Discovery climbs a ladder of fire reaching to the sky.
Discovery lifted off on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad 39B at
9:41:55:078 a.m. EDT.  The 70th Shuttle flight overall is the 21st for
Discovery (OV-103) and the fourth Shuttle flight in 1995.  On board
for the planned eight-day mission are a crew of five: Commander
Terence "Tom" Hendricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission
Specialists Nancy Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber.
The crew's primary objective is to deploy the Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite-G (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of other TDRS
spacecraft already on orbit.
                                                    

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1017
Photo Title:  STS-70 Discovery launch (zoomed in view)
Photo Date:   7/13/95

	The fourth Space Shuttle flight of 1995 is off to an
all-but-perfect start, as the Shuttle Discovery surges skyward from
Launch Pad 39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, July 13, 1995. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. Primary objective
of Mission STS-70 is to assure the continued readiness of NASA's
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) communications network which
links Earth-orbiting spacecraft -- including the Shuttle -- with the
ground. The 70th Shuttle flight overall also marks the maiden flight
of the new Block I Space Shuttle Main Engine configuration designed to
increase engine performance as well as safety and reliability.


Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1018
Photo Title:  STS-70 Launch Discovery, Pad and smoke (front view)
Photo Date:   7/13/95

	The second Shuttle launch in 16 days hurtles off the pad into
a sweltering summer sky. The unstable weather typical to Florida in
the summertime didn't have a chance to coalesce and impact this
morning's launch window, and the Space Shuttle Discovery began its
planned seven-day, 22-hour flight on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad
39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, just seconds off schedule. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. The crew's primary
objective during the 70th Shuttle flight is to deploy the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit. TDRS-G is destined to become
an on-orbit, fully operational "ready reserve" satellite, available
along with one other ready reserve TDRS spacecraft to back up the two
primary TDRS satellites positions, TDRS East over the Atlantic Ocean
and TDRS West over the Pacific. Assured capability of the TDRS
communications network is essential for linking Earth-orbiting
spacecraft such as the Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope with the
ground.

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1019
Photo Title:  STS-70 Launch Discovery, Pad and smoke (zoomed view)
Photo Date:   7/13/95

	The second Shuttle launch in 16 days hurtles off the pad into
a sweltering summer sky. The unstable weather typical to Florida in
the summertime didn't have a chance to coalesce and impact this
morning's launch window, and the Space Shuttle Discovery began its
planned seven-day, 22-hour flight on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad
39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, just seconds off schedule. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. The crew's primary
objective during the 70th Shuttle flight is to deploy the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit. TDRS-G is destined to become
an on-orbit, fully operational "ready reserve" satellite, available
along with one other ready reserve TDRS spacecraft to back up the two
primary TDRS satellites positions, TDRS East over the Atlantic Ocean
and TDRS West over the Pacific. Assured capability of the TDRS
communications network is essential for linking Earth-orbiting
spacecraft such as the Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope with the
ground.

                                                   
Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1020
Photo Title:  STS-70 Launch Discovery, Pad and smoke (side view)
Photo Date:   7/13/95

	The second Shuttle launch in 16 days hurtles off the pad into
a sweltering summer sky. The unstable weather typical to Florida in
the summertime didn't have a chance to coalesce and impact this
morning's launch window, and the Space Shuttle Discovery began its
planned seven-day, 22-hour flight on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad
39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, just seconds off schedule. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. The crew's primary
objective during the 70th Shuttle flight is to deploy the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit. TDRS-G is destined to become
an on-orbit, fully operational "ready reserve" satellite, available
along with one other ready reserve TDRS spacecraft to back up the two
primary TDRS satellites positions, TDRS East over the Atlantic Ocean
and TDRS West over the Pacific. Assured capability of the TDRS
communications network is essential for linking Earth-orbiting
spacecraft such as the Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope with the
ground.



Photo Number: DSC-95EC-0001
Photo Title:  STS-70 Launch - Nikon E-2 Digital Image
Photo Date:   7/13/95

This test image was taken with a Nikon E-2 Digital Imaging System
camera and are provided courtesy of Nikon (GIF 450x450 JPEG 1280x1000):

	The second Shuttle launch in 16 days hurtles off the pad into
a sweltering summer sky. The unstable weather typical to Florida in
the summertime didn't have a chance to coalesce and impact this
morning's launch window, and the Space Shuttle Discovery began its
planned seven-day, 22-hour flight on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad
39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, just seconds off schedule. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. The crew's primary
objective during the 70th Shuttle flight is to deploy the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit. TDRS-G is destined to become
an on-orbit, fully operational "ready reserve" satellite, available
along with one other ready reserve TDRS spacecraft to back up the two
primary TDRS satellites positions, TDRS East over the Atlantic Ocean
and TDRS West over the Pacific. Assured capability of the TDRS
communications network is essential for linking Earth-orbiting
spacecraft such as the Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope with the
ground.

Photo Number: DSC-95EC-0006
Photo Title:  STS-70 Launch - Nikon E-2 Digital Image
Photo Date:   7/13/95

This test images was taken with a Nikon E-2 Digital Imaging System
camera and are provided courtesy of Nikon (GIF 450x450 JPEG 1280x1000):

	The second Shuttle launch in 16 days hurtles off the pad into
a sweltering summer sky. The unstable weather typical to Florida in
the summertime didn't have a chance to coalesce and impact this
morning's launch window, and the Space Shuttle Discovery began its
planned seven-day, 22-hour flight on Mission STS-70 from Launch Pad
39B at 9:41:55.078 a.m. EDT, just seconds off schedule. On board for
Discovery's 21st spaceflight are a crew of five: Commander Terence
"Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; and Mission Specialists Nancy
Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. The crew's primary
objective during the 70th Shuttle flight is to deploy the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G), which will join a constellation of
other TDRS spacecraft already on orbit. TDRS-G is destined to become
an on-orbit, fully operational "ready reserve" satellite, available
along with one other ready reserve TDRS spacecraft to back up the two
primary TDRS satellites positions, TDRS East over the Atlantic Ocean
and TDRS West over the Pacific. Assured capability of the TDRS
communications network is essential for linking Earth-orbiting
spacecraft such as the Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope with the
ground.

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1053
Photo Title:  STS-70 crew inspects nose wheel tires after landing
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  STS-70 Mission Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks bends over to
inspect a tire on the landing gear of the Space Shuttle Orbiter
Discovery after the spaceplane touched down on KSC's Runway 33 at the
unofficial time of 8:02 a.m. EDT July 22, 1995 to conclude the
nearly-nine day space flight. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas is
in the foreground, with Pilot Kevin R. Kregel in the background. KSC
Shuttle launch director James F. Harrington, in the Orlando Magic
Basketball team hat, is helping the crew with the post-landing
inspection. The orbiter traveled some 3.7 million statute miles during
the flight, which included a one-day extension because of fog and low
visibility conditions at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility on July
21. This was the 24th Shuttle landing at KSC and the 70th Space
Shuttle mission. During the space flight, the five-member crew
deployed the NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G). The
other crew members were Mission Specialists Nancy Jane Currie and Mary
Ellen Weber.


Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1054
Photo Title:  STS-70 Mission Commander Henricks inspects tire
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  STS-70 Mission Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks inspects the nose
wheel landing gear tires of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery along
with Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber after the spaceplane touched
down on KSC's Runway 33 to successfully conclude the nearly nine-day
space flight.  Main gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 8:02
a.m. EDT on July 22, 1995 on the second landing attempt after the
first opportunity was waved off. The orbiter was originally scheduled
to land on the 21st, but fog and low visibility at the Shuttle Landing
Facility led to the one-day extension. This was the 24th landing at
KSC and the 70th Space Shuttle mission. During the space flight, the
five-member crew deployed the NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G
(TDRS-G). The other crew members were Pilot Kevin R. Kregel and
Mission Specialists Nancy Jane Currie and Donald A. Thomas.

                                            

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1055
Photo Title:  STS-70 Crew in front of Discovery post landing
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  STS-70 crew members give a "thumbs up" to press representatives and
others waiting to greet them on Runway 33 of KSC's Shuttle Landing
Facility after the conclusion of their successful flight on the Space
Shuttle Discovery. From left, are Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks,
Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Nancy Jane Currie and Donald
A. Thomas, and Pilot Kevin R. Kregel. Discovery landed on orbit
143. Main gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 8:02 a.m. EDT on
July 22, 1995. Both opportunities for a KSC touchdown on the scheduled
landing date, July 21, were waived off because of fog and low
visibility conditions at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The first
opportunity on July 22 at KSC also was waived off. STS-70 was the 24th
landing at KSC and the 70th Space Shuttle mission. During the
eight-day, 22-hour flight, the crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite-G (TDRS-G) and performed many experiments. STS-70 also was
the maiden flight of the new Block I orbiter main engine, which flew
in the number one position. The other two engines were of the existing
Phase II design.


Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1056
Photo Title:  STS-70 landing main gear touchdown (front view)
Photo Date:   7/22/95
 
  The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on KSC's Runway 33,
marking a successful conclusion to the STS-70 mission. Discovery
landed on orbit 143, during the second opportunity of the day. Main
gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 8:02 a.m. EDT on July 22,
1995. The orbiter traveled some 3.7 million statute miles during the
nearly nine-day flight, which included a one-day extension because of
fog and low visibility conditions at the KSC Shuttle Landing
Facility. STS-70 was the 24th landing at KSC and the 70th Space
Shuttle mission. The five-member crew deployed a Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G). Crew members were Commander Terence "Tom"
Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, and Mission Specialists Nancy Jane
Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. STS-70 also was the
maiden flight of the new Block I orbiter main engine, which flew in
the number one position. The other two engines were of the existing
Phase II design.                 
                                          

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1057
Photo Title:  STS-70 landing just before main gear touchdown
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on KSC's Runway 33,
marking a successful conclusion to the STS-70 mission. Discovery
landed on orbit 143, during the second opportunity of the day. Main
gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 8:02 a.m. EDT on July 22,
1995. The orbiter traveled some 3.7 million statute miles during the
nearly nine-day flight, which included a one-day extension because of
fog and low visibility conditions at the KSC Shuttle Landing
Facility. STS-70 was the 24th landing at KSC and the 70th Space
Shuttle mission. The five-member crew deployed a Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G). Crew members were Commander Terence "Tom"
Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, and Mission Specialists Nancy Jane
Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. STS-70 also was the
maiden flight of the new Block I orbiter main engine, which flew in
the number one position. The other two engines were of the existing
Phase II design.                 
                                          

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1058
Photo Title:  STS-70 landing drag chute deploy
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery deploys its drag chute after a
smooth touchdown on KSC's Runway 33, marking a successful conclusion
to the STS-70 mission. Discovery landed on orbit 143, during the
second opportunity of the day. Main gear touchdown was unofficially
listed at 8:02 a.m. EDT on July 22, 1995. The orbiter traveled some
3.7 million statute miles during the nearly nine-day flight, which
included a one-day extension because of fog and low visibility
conditions at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility on July 21. STS-70 was
the 24th landing at KSC and the 70th Space Shuttle mission. The
five-member crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G
(TDRS-G). Crew members were Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks, Pilot
Kevin R. Kregel, and Mission Specialists Nancy Jane Currie, Donald
A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. STS-70 also was the maiden flight of
the new Block I orbiter main engine, which flew in the number one
position. The other two engines were of the existing Phase II design.


Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1059
Photo Title:  STS-70 Discovery approaches Runway 33
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery approaches KSC's Runway 33, with the
Vehicle Assembly Building in the background, marking a successful conclusion
to the STS-70 mission.  Discovery landed on orbit 143, during the second
opportunity of the day.  Main gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 
8:02 a.m. EDT on July 22, 1995.  The orbiter traveled some 3.7 million
statute miles during the nearly nine-day flight, which included a one-day 
extension because of fog and low visibility conditions at the KSC Shuttle
Landing Facility.  STS-70 was the 24th Shuttle landing at KSC and the 
70th Space Shuttle mission. The five-member crew deployed the NASA 
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G).  Crew members were 
Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, and Mission 
Specialists Nancy Jane Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber.  
STS-70 also was the maiden flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, 
which flew in the number one position.  The other two engines were of the 
existing Phase II design.
  

Photo Number: KSC-95EC-1060
Photo Title:  STS-70 landing main gear touchdown (side view)
Photo Date:   7/22/95

  The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on KSC's Runway 33,
marking a successful conclusion to the STS-70 mission. Discovery
landed on orbit 143, during the second opportunity of the day. Main
gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 8:02 a.m. EDT on July 22,
1995. The orbiter traveled some 3.7 million statute miles during the
nearly nine-day flight, which included a one-day extension because of
fog and low visibility conditions at the KSC Shuttle Landing
Facility. STS-70 was the 24th landing at KSC and the 70th Space
Shuttle mission. The five-member crew deployed a Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G). Crew members were Commander Terence "Tom"
Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, and Mission Specialists Nancy Jane
Currie, Donald A. Thomas and Mary Ellen Weber. STS-70 also was the
maiden flight of the new Block I orbiter main engine, which flew in
the number one position. The other two engines were of the existing
Phase II design.                 

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