KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers make sure the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft is ready for installation of the fairing, the outer covers that protect it during launch. Below the spacecraf…
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- - In the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2), an overhead crane lowers the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft toward the upper stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket. The two will be mated for launch. CONTOUR wi…
Ver en NASA ↗At Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers keep watch on the placement of the fourth and final solid rocket booster (SRB) being mated with the Boeing Delta II rocket. The rocket will be aided by four SRBs to carry the Stardust satellite into space for a …
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the top of the second fairing part rises above the landing. In the foreground is the first half of the fairing. Both halves will encapsulate the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONT…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2, a lighting test is being conducted on the solar panels on the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft. The spacecraft will provide the first detailed look into the heart o…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dressed in their SCAPE suits, workers are ready for the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). SCAPE refers to Self-Contained Atmospheric Protectiv…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 move a solar panel toward the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft (in the background) for installation. The spacecraft will provide the first detailed look into …
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker checks the fit as the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft is mated to the upper stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nucleus. Flying as clo…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers watch as the second half of the fairing closes in on the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR). The fairing is the outer cover that protects the spacecraft during launch.…
Ver en NASA ↗Workers at Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, ensure the successful mating of the second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket with the first stage below it. The rocket is targeted for launch on Feb. 6, carrying the Stardust spacecraft into space for a close e…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The antenna on top of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft is seen after removal of the container that surrounded it during transfer from KSC. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nu…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early morning, the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft arrives at Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, from the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). CONTOUR will provide the fir…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft is mated to the upper stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket in the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a co…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2), the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft (top) is moved toward the upper stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket. The two will be mated for launch. CONTOUR will provide th…
Ver en NASA ↗At Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, a fourth and final solid rocket booster (SRB) (right) is moved from the mobile tower by a crane before mating with the Delta II rocket (left). The rocket will be aided by four SRBs to carry the Stardust satellite into s…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers put on protective head covers, part of the SCAPE suits they will use during the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). SCAPE refers to Sel…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 lift and move a solar panel toward the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft (in the background) for installation of the panel. The spacecraft will provide the fir…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft - still wrapped in its protective container - is ready for encapsulation and mating with the launch vehicle. CONTOUR will provi…
Ver en NASA ↗In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker (left) conducts lighting tests on the fully extended solar panels of the Stardustspacecraft. Stardust is scheduled to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air St…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On the launch tower at Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft is lowered toward the launch vehicle below. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of …
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers finish donning SCAPE suits for the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). SCAPE refers to Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble. C…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft is viewed from above. The spacecraft is ready for installation of the fairing, the outer covers that protect it during launch.…
Ver en NASA ↗KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 check the lowering of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft onto a spin table. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nuc…
Ver en NASA ↗Bright white light (left) and blue light (upper right) appear on the solar panels of the Stardust spacecraft during lighting tests in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. Stardust is scheduled to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Launch P…
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