Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
1990 astronaut candidates Chiao and Cockrell examine T-38A cockpit controls
Description:
Inside an Ellington Field hangar, 1990 astronaut candidates Leroy Chiao, seated in the rear cockpit, and Kenneth D. Cockrell, standing next to the fuselage, examine T-38A NASA 919 controls during familiarization training. Chiao, a mission specialist astronaut candidate, gets some guidance from Cockrell, a pilot astronaut candidate. The two are among the 23 astronaut candidates of the 1990 Group 13 who began a year's training and evaluation program recently. T-38A is one of the jet trainers in the NASA fleet based at Ellington Field. Cockrell is approved for piloting the jets.
Date Taken:
1990-08-08
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-065
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUT
Subject Terms:
TRAINING
Subject Terms:
COCKPITS
Subject Terms:
T-38
Subject Terms:
ELLINGTON
Subject Terms:
FIELD
facet_who:
Leroy Chiao
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S90-45421
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-S90-45421
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1990 astronaut candidates Chiao and Cockrell examine T-38A cockpit controls