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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Astronaut Fullerton Suited for Training Exercises on KC-135
Title
Astronaut Fullerton Suited for Training Exercises on KC-135
Title
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Full Description:
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Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, gets a preview of what it might be like in space during a flight aboard NASA's KC- 135 "zero-gravity" aircraft. A special parabolic pattern flown by the aircraft provides shore periods of weightlessness. These flights are nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the nausea that is often induced. Fullerton's suit is an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), used by astronauts when leaving the Shuttle orbiter to go outside and perform tasks in space. There was no EVA on the STS-3, but crewmembers are trained in that area in the event of the necessity to perform chores in space that for some reason could not be done remotely. Fullerton donned his suit during a parabola and took the opportunity to float around in the absence of gravity.
Full_Description
Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, gets a preview of what it might be like in space during a flight aboard NASA's KC- 135 "zero-gravity" aircraft. A special parabolic pattern flown by the aircraft provides shore periods of weightlessness. These flights are nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the nausea that is often induced. Fullerton's suit is an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), used by astronauts when leaving the Shuttle orbiter to go outside and perform tasks in space. There was no EVA on the STS-3, but crewmembers are trained in that area in the event of the necessity to perform chores in space that for some reason could not be done remotely. Fullerton donned his suit during a parabola and took the opportunity to float around in the absence of gravity.
Full Description
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Date:
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07/1981
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Astronauts
Subject_Category
Astronauts
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Simulators
Subject_Category
Simulators
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Microgravity Research
Subject_Category
Microgravity Research
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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EVA
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Keywords:
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Gordon
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Keywords:
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Fullerton
Keywords
Fullerton
Keywords
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Keywords:
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KC-135
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Keywords:
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C
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Keywords:
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STS-3
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Keywords:
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Vomit
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Keywords:
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Comet
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Keywords:
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Zero
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Keywords:
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Gravity
Keywords
Gravity
Keywords
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Keywords:
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EMU
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Opportunity
facet_what
Opportunity
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_who:
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C. Gordon Fullerton
facet_who
C. Gordon Fullerton
facet_who
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Image #:
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82-HC-154
Image_#
82-HC-154
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0147
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0147
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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82-HC-154
Center_Number
82-HC-154
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000147
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000147
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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