NASA Rocket Development

Images of NASA engineers working on hardware for the Space Launch System, showcasing structural test stands, rocket segments, and assembly processes.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  External tank No. 124 is lowered into high bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the solid rocket boosters for mission STS-117.  The boosters are already in place on the mobile launcher platform in the VAB.  The mission is targeted to launch on March 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 124 is lowered into high bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the solid rocket boosters for mission STS-117. The boosters are already in place on the mobile launcher platform in the VAB. The mission is targeted to launch on March 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.