Original caption from Nasa: "CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sandwiched by billowing clouds above and smoke and steam clouds below… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8718144/photo-image-clouds-steam-artFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440901/free-photo-image-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseA nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441327/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-kennedy-center-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, approaches the ramp to Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440933/free-photo-image-nasa-engine-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseThe Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439988/free-photo-image-americas-public-domain-antares-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseThe Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439998/free-photo-image-rocket-wallops-corporationFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441016/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441019/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441015/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-space-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441039/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis are parked nose-to-nose for a brief photo opportunity. Original from NASA . Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440312/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-aerial-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseThe Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, Oct. 27, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440011/free-photo-image-delivery-wallops-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseAs it arcs into space, space shuttle Discovery is lighted by sunlight after leaving the darker skies over NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440945/free-photo-image-nasa-platform-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441043/free-photo-image-lab-sunrise-engineFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441056/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-lift-offFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441049/free-photo-image-astronaut-astronauts-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441061/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttle-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441079/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441058/free-photo-image-nasa-lift-off-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441060/free-photo-image-lab-astronaut-astronautsFree Image from public domain licenseOrbital Test Vehicle 5 Mission (2017). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229635/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseFalcon 9 and Dragon Vertical at Pad 39A (2017). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229700/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis and its four-member STS-135 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440913/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseViewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440976/free-photo-image-florida-nasa-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseLaunch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original from NASA/Kim Shiflett. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440939/free-photo-image-astronaut-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441139/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttle-fuelFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440823/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery stands tall on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space center workers… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440985/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-spacecraft-engineFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441131/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery stands tall on Launch Pad 39A as the sun sets over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440989/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-discovery-engine-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440851/free-photo-image-astronaut-atlantis-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against the dawn sky as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440960/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-kennedy-space-centerFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 payload canister is lifted into the rotating service structure on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440992/free-photo-image-astronaut-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The crawler transporter, moving Space Shuttle Discovery atop its mobile launch platform from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440931/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's final Space Shuttle mission of 1998 came to an ending with the landing of the Space Shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441550/free-photo-image-nasa-december-1998-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseOrbital Test Vehicle 5 Mission (2017). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229737/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen on launch pad 39a moments after the STS-135 crew arrived for their launch at the NASA Kennedy Space Center… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439944/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseA nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440653/free-photo-image-moon-rocket-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseSpaceflight SSO–A Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229771/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseIRIDIUM–6/GRACE–FO MISSION (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229669/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSpaceflight SSO–A Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229649/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Discovery climbs the five percent grade to the top of the hardstand at Launch Pad 39A. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440923/free-photo-image-building-nasa-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441042/free-photo-image-spacecraft-nasa-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery begins its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440984/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-discovery-iss-vehicleFree Image from public domain licenseXenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it makes its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the Vehicle Assembly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441037/free-photo-image-nasa-vehicle-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441044/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-pad-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441064/free-photo-image-engine-florida-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441006/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441004/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441063/free-photo-image-rocket-florida-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440826/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-engineFree Image from public domain licenseXenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it makes its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the Vehicle Assembly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441005/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-engine-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseIn Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Endeavour's flight… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440367/free-photo-image-cockpit-nasa-astronomyFree Image from public domain licenseThe payload bay of the orbiting space shuttle Endeavour with an area of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Hawaii in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441561/free-photo-image-aerospace-space-shuttle-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseEs'hail–2 Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229761/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseEs'hail–2 Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229647/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseJason–3 launch (2016). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229581/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSpaceflight SSO–A Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229762/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis is seen through the window of a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) as it launches from launch pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440750/free-photo-image-space-rocket-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441033/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseCRS–15 Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229749/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCRS–15 Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. 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Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229792/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis is seen as it launches from pad 39A on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440700/free-photo-image-spaceship-nasa-lift-off-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen as it launches from pad 39A on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439943/free-photo-image-rocket-florida-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441031/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441115/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseEs'hail–2 Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229770/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseIn the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, External Fuel Tank-122 is being lowered toward a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440997/free-photo-image-blast-off-cape-canaveral-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseSurvey of the Mir Space Station.Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441784/free-photo-image-earth-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440696/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-spacecraftFree Image from public domain licenseAgena Target Docking Vehicle photographed from Gemini 10 spacecraft. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441733/free-photo-image-nasa-spacecraft-geminiFree Image from public domain licenseOn Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a new 7-inch quick disconnect is installed on the ground… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441034/free-photo-image-astronaut-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseEngineers will use a backscatter device to examine space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441036/free-photo-image-engine-space-shuttle-discoveryFree Image from public domain licenseIn the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operations are underway to place the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440987/free-photo-image-facility-processing-station-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseIn the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operations are underway to place the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440975/free-photo-image-nasa-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe exhaust plume from space shuttle Atlantis is seen as it launches from pad 39A on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440701/free-photo-image-nasa-space-rocket-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440727/free-photo-image-astronaut-space-shuttle-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseCrew Dragon Pad Abort Test (2015). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229641/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCRS–8 (2016). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229727/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCrew Dragon Pad Abort Test (2015). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229739/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCRS–10 Dragon (2017). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229680/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseSAOCOM 1A Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229716/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCRS-6 Splashdown (2015). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229672/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCRS–13 Mission (2017). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229692/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licensePersonnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the start of the historic… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/1207211/moon-landing-photographFree Image from public domain licenseInterplanetary Transport System (2016). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229747/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseArtist Illustration of Falcon Heavy Demo Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229688/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseArtist Illustration of BFR at stage separation (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229780/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseArtist Illustration of Falcon Heavy Demo Mission (2018). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229735/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseInterplanetary Transport System (2016). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229620/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseInterplanetary Transport System (2016). Original from Official SpaceX Photos. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2229736/official-space-photosFree Image from public domain licenseCloser view of the Agena Target Docking vehicle seen from the Gemini-8 spacecraft during rendezvous in space. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441691/free-photo-image-gemini-spacecraft-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseCloser view of the Agena Target Docking vehicle seen from the Gemini-8 spacecraft during rendezvous in space. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441715/free-photo-image-spaceship-nasa-stationFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at launch pad 39a at the NASA Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439930/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at launch pad 39a at the NASA Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439938/free-photo-image-space-rocket-shuttle-flightFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440780/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttle-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440686/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-atlantisFree Image from public domain license