STS-116Signifying the continuing assembly of the International Space Station (ISS), the STS-116 crew patch depicts the space shuttle rising above...STS116-S-002 (21 July 2006) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-116 crew portrait....KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-116 crew members show their eagerness for the second launch attempt as they exit...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, technicians on the Hyster forklift maneuver main engine...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final approach to Launch Pad 39B and launch of mission...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On the morning of the second launch attempt, Space Shuttle Discovery is ready on Launch...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sparks appear just prior to Space Shuttle Discovery's main engines firing approximately T-7 seconds before...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From amid the smoke and steam, Space Shuttle Discovery leaps toward the sky past the...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup view shows the water flooding the mobile launcher platform below Space Shuttle Discovery...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Emerging from behind the clouds of smoke and steam generated by its liftoff, Space Shuttle...ISS014-E-10265 (19 Dec. 2006) --- The Expedition 14 and STS-116 crewmembers gather for a group portrait in the Destiny laboratory...ISS014-E-09490 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image while docked...S116-E-06068 (13 Dec. 2006) --- The STS-116 and Expedition 14 crewmembers share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module of...Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, smiles for the camera in the Quest Airlock of the International Space...S116-E-06080 (13 Dec. 2006) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Progress 23 supply vehicle docked to the Zvezda...S116-E-07308 (19 Dec. 2006) --- The Aurora Borealis, also known as "northern lights", is featured in this photograph taken by...S116-E-05397 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, STS-116 mission specialist, smiles for the camera while in the hatch...S116-E-05480 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, settles in for a task on the aft...S116-E-05903 (12 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, attired in his extravehicular mobility...S116-E-05208 (10 Dec. 2006) --- As seen through windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery, the payload...S116-E-06081 (13 Dec. 2006) -- Backdropped against a colorful part of Earth, Progress 23 supply vehicle docked to the Zvezda...S116-E-07008 (18 Dec. 2006) --- As seen through windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery, the Remote...S116-E-07004 (18 Dec. 2006) --- As seen through windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery, the Remote...STS116-S-065 (22 Dec. 2006) --- Discovery's main landing gear touches down on Runway 15 at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle...STS116-S-070 (22 Dec. 2006) --- Discovery's drag chute is fully deployed as the spacecraft rolls toward wheels stop on Runway...
