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STS-134 Mission Patch

STS-134 Mission Patch

The design of the STS-134 crew patch highlights research on the International Space Station focusing on the fundamental physics of the universe. On this mission, the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour will install the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment - a cosmic particle detector that utilizes the first ever superconducting magnet to be flown in space.

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    March 2010

STS-134 Crew Portrait

Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the STS-134 astronauts (pictured clockwise) are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (bottom center), commander; Gregory H. Johnson, pilot; Michael Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency's Roberto Vittori, all mission specialists.

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Jan. 15, 2010

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier

In the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers unwrap the ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 3, or ELC-3, still nestled in its transportation case. ELC-3 and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer are the primary payloads for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. 

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Dec. 6, 2009

Suited for Training

NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, is attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit as he awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. 

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Jan. 27, 2010

Thumbs Up!

European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist, is attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit for a training session in Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility.

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Feb. 3, 2010

Preparing for Flight

Commander Mark Kelly is assisted by United Space Alliance suit technician Andre Denard prior to a post insertion/de-orbit training session in a Full Fuselage Trainer mock-up in Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility. 

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April 12, 2010

Taste Testers

STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly (right), along with Mission Specialists Roberto Vittori (center) and Andrew Feustel, participate in a food tasting session in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. 

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May 25, 2010

Food Tasting Session

STS-134 crew members and dieticians are pictured during a food tasting session in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. 

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May 25, 2010

'Loud and Proud'

Signs in Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reflect the pride and dedication workers have for space shuttle Endeavour and the Space Shuttle Program during the STS-134 processing flow.

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Aug. 10, 2010

Under Endeavour

In Orbiter Processing Facility-2, a thermal protection system technician points to an area on space shuttle Endeavour's underside that may require tile replacement. As the final planned mission of the Space Shuttle Program, Endeavour and its crew will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and critical spare components to the International Space Station on the STS-134 mission. 

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Aug. 10, 2010

Incoming STORRM

Technicians inside Kennedy's Orbiter Processing Facility-2 mount the second Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation (STORRM) box into its port-sidewall, Bay 3, flight location on space shuttle Endeavour. NASA and its industry partners Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. developed the new sensor technology that will make it easier and safer for spacecraft to dock to the International Space Station

Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossman
Aug. 10, 2010

Stacking Boosters

In Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, workers apply a special solution to the connecting sections of the left forward center solid rocket booster segment before the upper segment is joined to it. This booster, along with its twin, will help propel space shuttle Endeavour into orbit on its final planned mission, STS-134. 

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Aug. 12, 2010

Firtual Reality

STS-134 Mission Specialists Michael Fincke and Greg Chamitoff use virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of their duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. 

This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working.

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Aug. 27, 2010

Freedom Star

Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, pulls the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank toward NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Known as ET-122, the tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. 

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Sept. 27, 2010

On the Rise

In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor the progress of External Fuel Tank-122 as it is lifted toward a test cell. ET-122, the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, was delivered to Kennedy's Turn Basin from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus Barge. After testing, ET-122 was attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission. 

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Sept. 29, 2010

Switching Bays

A crawler-transporter moves a mobile launcher platform with two solid rocket boosters perched on top from the Vehicle Assembly Building's (VAB) High Bay 1 to High Bay 3. Inside the VAB, the boosters are joined to an external fuel tank.

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Oct. 27, 2010

Meet the AMS Payload

In Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) rotates 180 degrees to provide better access for work to be performed on its avionics box. Technicians also will install a flight releasable grappling fixture to AMS while it is upside down.

AMS is designed to operate as an external experiment on the International Space Station. It will use the unique environment of space to study the universe and its origin by searching for dark matter.

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Nov. 1, 2010

Hands-On Training

In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 crew members check out some of the tools and equipment they'll be using in space. The six-member crew is at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test.

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Nov. 8, 2010

Through Endeavour's Window

Pilot Gregory H. Johnson inspects the windows on space shuttle Endeavour in the Orbiter Processing Facility-2 during the Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Nov. 9, 2010

Sharp Edge Inspection

In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-134 crew and technicians check space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay for sharp edges that could affect the astronauts' work in space. Seen here, from left, are a technician, Roberto Vittori with the European Space Agency, and another technician and astronaut. 

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Nov. 9, 2010

Spacewalk Practice

STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Finke is dressed in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit. He's waiting to begin a spacewalk training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near Johnson Space Center.

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Nov. 12, 2010

Hang Time

NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in a spacewalk training session in the Partial Gravity Simulator test area in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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Dec. 1, 2010

Boosters Far Below

The external fuel tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission is lowered toward the twin solid rocket boosters inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. Once in place, the tank was attached to the boosters, which stand on the mobile launcher platform.

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Jan. 19, 2011

In the Pilot's Seat

STS-134 Pilot Gregory H. Johnson occupies the pilot's seat on the forward right side of the flight deck during a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility.

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Feb. 11, 2011

The Flight Deck

STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly (left) and Pilot Gregory H. Johnson occupy their respective stations on the forward flight deck. They're taking part in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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Feb. 11, 2011

We're Behind You, Endeavour

Employees gather to hold up a banner to commemorate space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, as it is moved from Orbiter Processing Facility-2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

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Feb. 28, 2011

On the Move

Endeavour approaches the Vehicle Assembly Building on its move from Orbiter Processing Facility-2 where it was processed for its final and upcoming STS-134 mission.

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Feb. 28, 2011

Endeavour's Last Lift

In preparation for STS-134, a large yellow, metal sling lifts space shuttle Endeavour from the transfer aisle into a high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the bay, the shuttle will be attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters.

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March 1, 2011

Lowered Into Place

In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shuttle Endeavour is lowered into place where it is being attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters, already positioned on the mobile launcher platform. 

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March 1, 2011

Endeavour's Final Roll

Bathed in xenon lights, space shuttle Endeavour moves along the crawlerway from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Riding atop a crawler-transporter attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters, Endeavour's last scheduled 3.4-mile trek to the pad, known as "rollout," took just less than eight hours. 

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March 11, 2011

Standing Tall

Work platforms on the fixed service structure are positioned against space shuttle Endeavour following its arrival at Launch Pad 39A. Riding atop a crawler-transporter attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters, Endeavour's 3.4-mile trek, known as "rollout," began at the Vehicle Assembly Building at 7:56 p.m. EST March 10 and ended at 3:49 a.m. EST March 11, nearly eight hours later.

This is Endeavour's final scheduled rollout. 

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March 11, 2011

Packing Up the AMS

In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) is moved from the weight and center of gravity stand to a payload canister. The canister will protect the space-bound payload on its journey to Launch Pad 39A, where it will later be installed into space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay for the STS-134 mission.

AMS is a particle physics detector, designed to operate as an external experiment on the International Space Station. It will use the unique environment of space to study the universe and its origin by searching for dark matter. 

Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
March 15, 2011

Passing Through

A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and Express Logistics Carrier-3 for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, moves past the Vehicle Assembly Building on its journey from the Canister Rotation Facility to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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March 21, 2011

Late-Night Lift

Tucked inside a payload canister, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and Express Logistics Carrier-3 arrive at Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay.

Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston
March 21, 2011

Endeavour at Daybreak

Crews move the primary payload for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission into the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rotating service structure, which protects the shuttle from the elements and provides access to its components, is open to allow crews to make the vertical move.

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March 22, 2011

Arriving for TCDT

Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, right, greets STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly after the crew's arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. While at Kennedy, space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts will participate in a launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training in preparation for the upcoming STS-134 mission.

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Touch-and-go Landings

STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly performs touch-and-go landings aboard a Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STA, on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. STAs are Gulfstream II business jets that are modified to mimic the shuttle's handling during the final phase of landing. Practice landings are part of standard training before space shuttle Endeavour's upcoming STS-134 launch to the International Space Station. 

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March 30, 2011

M113 Training

STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly jokes around with his crew mates while trying to figure out where to affix his mission's logo on an M113 armored personnel carrier at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. An M113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency exit from the pad is needed and every shuttle crew is trained on driving the vehicle before launch. Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training.

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March 30, 2011

M113 Training

M113 Training Space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 crew members participate in M113 armored personnel carrier training, part of the called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test and related training that includes a launch countdown dress rehearsal.

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March 30, 2011

Rain Delay

An ominous thunderstorm cloud hovers over the Vehicle Assembly Building in the Launch Complex 39 area. The STS-134 astronauts' Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities are being adjusted because of the weather. Severe storms associated with a frontal system moved through Central Florida, producing strong winds, heavy rain, frequent lightning and even funnel clouds.

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March 31, 2011

Countdown Dress Rehearsal

During a simulated launch countdown, the STS-134 crew walks out of the Operations and Checkout Building to the waiting Astrovan at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, the crew members ride to Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A in the silver vehicle and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day.

From right to left are Commander Mark Kelly, Mission Specialist Mike Fincke, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Roberto Vittori, European Space Agency astronaut, and Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff.

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April 1, 2011

Countdown Dress Rehearsal

In the White Room of Launch Pad 39A, the Closeout Crew helps STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel put on the parachute for his launch-and-entry suit before he boards space shuttle Endeavour during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.

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April 1, 2011

Countdown Dress Rehearsal

STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff gives a thumbs-up as he takes his seat aboard space shuttle Endeavour during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Part of TCDT includes practicing the final hours of a real launch day when astronauts put on their launch-and-entry suits, ride to the pad in the Astrovan and strap into the shuttle.

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Countdown Dress Rehearsal

During a simulated pad emergency on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialists Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, front, and Michael Fincke, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, and Commander Mark Kelly make their way toward a slidewire basket that would take them to a safe bunker below the pad in an unlikely emergency situation. The emergency training while aboard space shuttle Endeavour is part of a week-long Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.

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Astronauts Arrive for Launch

High above NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 astronauts get ready to land their T-38 jets at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The crew arrived at 12:52 p.m. EDT to get ready for Endeavour's launch on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. 

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April 26, 2011

Astronauts Arrive for Launch

Media gather at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to see the STS-134 astronauts following their arrival in T-38 jets. The six astronauts for space shuttle Endeavour's final flight are preparing for a 14-day mission to the International Space Station.From left are Mission Specialists Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel, Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Mission Specialist Mike Fincke and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori.

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April 26, 2011

Astronauts Arrive for Launch

STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, center, and his crewmates pose for a photograph following their arrival at Kennedy Space Center. From left are Mission Specialists Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel, Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Mission Specialist Mike Fincke and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori.

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April 26, 2011

Landing Practice

STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson prepares to perform touch-and-go landings aboard a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. An STA is a Gulfstream II jet that is modified to mimic the shuttle's handling during the final phase of landing.

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April 26, 2011
 

Passing Storm

Space shuttle Endeavour is seen on Launch Pad 39A as a storm passes by prior to rollback of the rotating service structure.

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April 28, 2011

RSS Rollback

Space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated by bright xenon lights on Launch Pad 39A after the rotating service structure (RSS) was moved away. The structure provides weather protection and access to the shuttle while it awaits lift off on the pad.

Later in the day, a failure in the heaters on a fuel line for one of Endeavour's auxiliary power units resulted in a scrubbed first launch attempt for the STS-134 mission.

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April 29, 2011

 

 

Load Control Assembly-2

The Load Control Assembly-2 has been removed from space shuttle Endeavour's aft section. Located in the orbiter's aft avionics bay 5, the LCA-2 assembly, which feeds power to the fuel line heaters, is believed to have caused the heaters for Endeavour's auxiliary power unit-1 to fail April 29 during the first launch attempt for the STS-134 mission. The assembly will be replaced and systems will be retested before the launch is rescheduled.
 
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May 3, 2011

Patiently Waiting

On a sunny day at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is protected by the rotating service structure on Launch Pad 39A.

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May 4, 2011





 

Back for Launch

The STS-134 crew members have returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch aboard space shuttle Endeavour. From left are Commander Mark Kelly, Mission Specialists Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, Mission Specialist Michael Fincke and Pilot Greg H. Johnson at the microphone.

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May 12, 2011


 

Touch-and-Go Landings

Awaiting launch day at Kennedy Space Center, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly and Pilot Greg H. Johnson perform touch-and-go landings aboard a Shuttle Training Aircraft. Kelly leads the six-person flight crew on space shuttle Endeavour's final flight.

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May 13, 2011
 

Ready for Flight

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, flags wave briskly on Launch Pad 39A. The rotating service structure has been rolled away from space shuttle Endeavour in preparation for the shuttle's upcoming launch.

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May 15, 2011

 

RSS Rollback

The rotating service structure (RSS) moves away from space shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A. The structure provides weather protection and access to the shuttle while it awaits lift off on the pad. RSS "rollback," as it's called, began at 11:44 a.m. EDT on May 15 and was completed at 12:24 p.m.

Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
May 15, 2011
 

Suiting Up

In the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff is attired in his launch-and-entry suit and helmet before heading to the Astrovan for the ride to Launch Pad 39A.

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May 16, 2011

Suiting Up

STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly smiles after climbing into his orange launch-and-entry suit.

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May 16, 2011

Suiting Up

In the historic suit-up room inside Kennedy Space Center's Operations and Checkout Building, STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson prepares for his upcoming launch aboard space shuttle Endeavour.

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May 16, 2011

 

Boarding Endeavour

In the White Room at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Drew Feustel prepares to board space shuttle Endeavour through the crew hatch in the background. Members of the Closeout Crew, in white uniforms, are there to assist astronauts with their launch-and-entry suits and the boarding process.

Image credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell
May 16, 2011
 

Launch Day Dawns

As the sun rises and paints a colorful skyline across NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, media set up their cameras at the countdown clock in the Launch Complex 39 area. Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member STS-134 crew lifted off May 16 at 8:56 a.m. EDT on a mission to the International Space Station.

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May 16, 2011

Inside the Firing Room

NASA officials view the launch space shuttle Endeavour from the inside Firing Room 4 at Kennedy's Launch Control Center after an on-time liftoff at 8:56 a.m. EDT. Endeavour and a crew of six astronauts are embarking on the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station.

Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
May 16, 2011

Inside the Firing Room

Inside Firing Room 4 at Kennedy Space Center, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and other agency managers monitor the launch of space shuttle Endeavour.

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May 16, 2011
 

Endeavour's Final Flight

Space shuttle Endeavour roars into orbit from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A as the vehicle embarks on its 25th and final spaceflight, the STS-134 mission. Commander Mark Kelly leads the six-person astronaut crew. Liftoff on May 16 occurred on time at 8:56 a.m. EDT.

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May 16, 2011
 

Endeavour's Final Flight

Space shuttle Endeavour rises on twin columns of flame from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour began its final flight, the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station, at 8:56 a.m. EDT on May 16.

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May 16, 2011
 

Endeavour's Final Flight

Space shuttle Endeavour races into space after lifting off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour began its final flight, the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station, at 8:56 a.m. EDT on May 16.

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May 16, 2011
 

The Mission Begins

Astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, gets to work soon after Endeavour reaches Earth orbit. Kelly is seated at the commander's station on the shuttle's forward flight deck. Five other veteran crew members are joining the commander on a 16-day mission, much of which will be devoted to work on the International Space Station.

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May 16, 2011
 

Endeavour's Close-Up

This close-up view of the crew cabin of space shuttle Endeavour was provided by an Expedition 27 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-134 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station.

As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Endeavour performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The station crew member
used a digital still camera with an 800mm focal length, as the two spacecraft were approximately 600 feet (180 meters) apart.

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May 18, 2011 

On-Orbit Reunion

STS-134 and Expedition 27 crew members are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station shortly after space shuttle Endeavour and the space station docked in space and the hatches were opened. Pictured from the left are European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist; NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander; Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, Expedition 27 commander; NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 27 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Greg
H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot.

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A Room with a View

The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member at an aft flight deck window of space shuttle Endeavour during rendezvous and docking operations.

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May 18, 2011

Open the Hatch

NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, prepares to open the hatch that will lead the space shuttle Endeavour crew into the International Space Station. The two spacecraft docked at 6:14 a.m. (EDT) and the Endeavour crew entered the orbital outpost at 7:38 a.m.

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May 18, 2011
 

Dramatic Backdrop

International Space Station solar array wings intersect the thin line of Earth's atmosphere. This image was photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

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May 20, 2011
 

First Spacewalk of STS-134

STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 19-minute spacewalk, Feustel and astronaut Greg Chamitoff (out of frame) retrieved long-duration materials exposure experiments and installed another, installed a light on one of the station's rail line handcarts, made preparations for adding ammonia to a cooling loop and installed an antenna for the External Wireless Communication
system.

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In Place at Last

The newly-installed Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 is visible at center left in this photo of the International Space Station's starboard truss.

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May 20, 2011
 

Endeavour and Earth

The docked space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member onboard the International Space Station during flight day six activities.

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May 21, 2011
 

Second Spacewalk

NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second spacewalk. Feustel and Mission Specialist Michael Fincke (out of frame) completed all planned tasks, including refilling one of the station's cooling loops with ammonia and lubricating one of the station's massive solar alpha rotary joints.

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May 22, 2011