NASA Engineer Monitors GPM Launch Simulation
NASA GPM Radio Frequency Engineer David Lassiter monitors the progress of an all-day launch simulation for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory at the Spacecraft Test and Assembly Building 2 (STA2), Feb. 22, 2014, Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC), Tanegashima Island, Japan.
NASA Team Monitors GPM Launch Simulation
NASA GPM Safety Quality and Assurance, Shirley Dion, and, NASA GPM Quality and Assurance, Larry Morgan, monitor the all-day launch simulation for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory at the Spacecraft Test and Assembly Building 2 (STA2), Feb. 22, 2014.
Stamped Envelopes Depict Space Missions
Envelopes with stamps depicting various space missions are shown at the visitor's center of the Tanegashima Space Center, Feb. 23, 2014, Tanegashima Island, Japan.
Roadside Flag Welcomes NASA to Minamitame Town
A roadside flag welcomes the NASA team and visitors to Minamitame Town, one of only a few small towns located outside of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center. This image was released Feb. 22, 2014.
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