Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Astronaut candidate Koichi Wakata gets assistance with his parachute following a simulated chute drop at Vance Air Force Base.
Description:
1992 ASCAN TRAINING --- Astronaut candidate Koichi Wakata gets assistance with his parachute following a simulated chute drop at Vance Air Force Base. Wakata, representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, is one of seven international mission specialist candidates who joined 19 United States astronaut candidates for the three-day parachute/survival training school at the Oklahoma Base.EDITORS NOTE: Since this photograph was taken, Wakata has been named as mission specialist for the STS-72 mission.
Date Taken:
1992-09-12
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-072
facet_who:
Koichi Wakata
facet_where:
Japan
facet_where:
Oklahoma
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where:
United States of America
Photo ID:
S95-00352
Film Type:
color
UID:
SPD-JSC-S95-00352
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