Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
STS-40 Official Crew Portrait
Description:
Five NASA astronauts and two scientists serving as payload specialists have been named to fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for NASA's STS-40 mission. Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor (rear left) is the mission commander, and Sidney M. Gutierrez (rear right) is the pilot. Others are (front, left to right) Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, MS James P. Bagian, and MS Tamara E. Jernigan (rear center). The primary payload for this flight is Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) (note the model of the shuttle with the spacelab module and related hardware depicted). The crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). The crew insignia and the United States flag are displayed in the background.
Date Taken:
1991-06-05
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-040
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
LAUNCH
Subject Terms:
PORTRAIT
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
MODELS
Subject Terms:
ENTRY
Subject Terms:
CREWS
Subject Terms:
AND
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLES
Subject Terms:
PAYLOAD
Subject Terms:
SPACELAB
Subject Terms:
SPECIALISTS
Subject Terms:
STS-40
Subject Terms:
SUIT
facet_who:
Rhea Seddon
facet_who:
Millie Hughes-Fulford
facet_who:
Tamara E. Jernigan
facet_what:
Rhea
facet_what:
STS-40
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_where:
Rhea
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where:
United States of America
Photo ID:
STS040(S)002
Film Type:
4x5
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS040(S)002
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STS-40 Official Crew Portrait