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Columbia and STS-35 of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Washington, D.C.
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STS-35 ASTRO-1 MS Parker and
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STS-35 ASTRO-1 MS Parker and Payload Specialist Durrance train at MSFC |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A.R. Parker (left) and Payload Specialist Samuel T. Durrance practice Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) experiment procedures in a space shuttle aft flight deck mockup in the Payload Crew Training Complex at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. For all Spacelab missions, shuttle crew members train regularly in the facility in preparation to operate experiments on their Spacelab missions. The ASTRO-1 crew will operate the ultraviolet telescopes and instrument pointing system (IPS) from Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck. The seven-member ASTRO-1 crew will work around the clock, in 12-hour shifts, to allow the maximum number of observations to be made during their nine or ten days in orbit. In addition to the commander and pilot, the crew consistss of three MSs and two payload specialists. (MSs are career astronauts who are trained in a specialized field. Payload specialists are members of the science in |
| Date Taken |
1990-05-22 |
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STS-35 MS Hoffman changes a
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STS-35 MS Hoffman changes a roll of film on OV-102's aft flight deck |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Jeffrey A. Hoffman changes a roll of film in a 70mm ROLLEIFLEX camera while on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Though the mission was dedicated largely to the discipline of astrophysics, the blue and white Earth, partially seen here through OV-102's overhead window W7 and aft flight deck viewing window W9, was also observed and photographed by the crewmembers during the nine-day flight. |
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1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 crewmembers repair mi
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STS-35 crewmembers repair mission station component aboard OV-102 |
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STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner (left), at the interdeck access hatch and holding power screwdriver, appears to be fixing a loose wire in Payload Specialist Ronald A. Parise's head. In reality, the two crewmembers are repairing a component located under the mission station on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. |
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1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 MS Lounge records his
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STS-35 MS Lounge records his observations on OV-102's aft flight deck |
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Positioned in front of the aft flight deck onorbit station, STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge makes a notation as he observes payload bay (PLB) activities through aft flight deck viewing window W9. Overhead is window W7. During the mission, Lounge, along with four other astronauts and two payload specialists, is monitoring the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) PLB experiments aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 MS Hoffman operates A
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STS-35 MS Hoffman operates ASTRO-1 MPC on OV-102's aft flight deck |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Jeffrey A. Hoffman, wearing headset and monitoring closed circuit television (CCTV) display screen, operates the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) manual pointing controller (MPC) on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. MPC is used to position the instrument pointing system (IPS) and its three ultraviolet telescopes in OV-102's payload bay (PLB). Hoffman and other crewmembers were able to command the IPS to record astronomical data using the MPC. At Hoffman's left are the onorbit station control panels and the two aft flight deck viewing windows W9 and W10. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 aft flight deck of Co
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STS-35 aft flight deck of Columbia, OV-102, with an array of camera equipment |
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STS-35 aft flight deck onorbit station and mission station are covered with photographic equipment, cameras, and binoculars for earth observation and Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) documentation. The equipment velcroed to the control panels of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, includes Hasselblad, 35mm, and Arriflex cameras, lenses and camera brackets. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist Pa
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STS-35 Mission Specialist Parker operates ASTRO-1 MPC on OV-102's flight deck |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A.R. Parker operates Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) manual pointing controller (MPC) on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Parker monitors a closed circuit television (CCTV) screen at the payload station as he uses the MPC to send data collection instructions to the ASTRO-1 instrument pointing system (IPS). |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 Pilot Gardner with de
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STS-35 Pilot Gardner with descent checklist on OV-102's forward flight deck |
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STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner, wearing his launch and entry suit (LES), reviews descent checklist while at the pilots station on the forward flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Crewmembers are conducting procedures related to the final stages of the mission and the landing sequence. Silhouetted in forward windows W4 and W5 are the head up display (HUD), flight mirror assembly, and a drinking water bag with straw. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 MS Parker and MS Loun
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STS-35 MS Parker and MS Lounge on OV-102's flight deck review deorbit checklist |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A.R. Parker (left) and MS John M. Lounge, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) and launch and entry helmets (LEHs), are in their entry seating positions on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The two crewmembers are reviewing deorbit checklists as they prepare for the final stages of their mission and the landing sequence. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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STS-35 aft flight deck monit
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STS-35 aft flight deck monitor displays ASTRO-1 HUT data onboard OV-102 |
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STS-35 aft flight deck monitor screen displays Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) data. The display screen is located on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at the onorbit station. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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