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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator
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This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton was captured under water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neural Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training session for the STS-61 mission. The NBS provided the weightless environment encountered in space needed for testing and the practices of Extravehicular Activities (EVA). Launched on December 2, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) serving mission. During the 2nd EVA of the mission, Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers, performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes.
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This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton was captured under water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neural Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training session for the STS-61 mission. The NBS provided the weightless environment encountered in space needed for testing and the practices of Extravehicular Activities (EVA). Launched on December 2, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) serving mission. During the 2nd EVA of the mission, Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers, performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes.
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Date of Image:
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1993-08-01
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1993-08-01
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Around Marshall
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Around Marshall
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NBS
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Thornton
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STS-61
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Kathryn Thornton
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Kathryn Thornton
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Thomas Akers
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Thomas Akers
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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December 2, 1993
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December 2, 1993
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1993
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1993
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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9307462
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NIX #:
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MSFC-9307462
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MSFC Negative Number:
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9307462
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9307462
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-9307462
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SPD-MARSH-9307462
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