Categories: Space Shuttle

An Astronaut’s Eye View of Shuttle Endeavour on the Launchpad

A view of the shuttle launchpad at Kennedy Space Center as seen by astronaut Mick Fincke flying in his T-38. Click for larger version on Fincke's yfrog page.

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A great picture of shuttle Endeavour sitting on launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, taken by Mike Fincke as he and his crewmates arrived in Florida yesterday to prepare for Endeavour’s final launch, scheduled for Friday.

Update: Another view, below.

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Here's another view, including an additional T-38 from astronaut Terry Virts.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy has been with Universe Today since 2004, and has published over 6,000 articles on space exploration, astronomy, science and technology. She is the author of two books: "Eight Years to the Moon: the History of the Apollo Missions," (2019) which shares the stories of 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make landing on the Moon possible; and "Incredible Stories from Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos" (2016) tells the stories of those who work on NASA's robotic missions to explore the Solar System and beyond. Follow Nancy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Nancy_A and and Instagram at and https://www.instagram.com/nancyatkinson_ut/