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Astronaut Thuot during extra
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Astronaut Thuot during extravehicular activity (EVA) training in CCT |
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In Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, astronaut Pierre J. Thuot retrieves gear to rehearse a suit donning exercise on the middeck. Thuot's realistic environs are provided by the shuttle crew compartment trainer (CCT). Thuot, mission specialist, and four other NASA astronauts will spend two weeks in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in March of 1994. He and astronaut Andrew M. Allen have been rehearsing contingency space walks. There is no scheduled extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-62 flight. |
| Date |
10.13.1993 |
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STS-55 Earth observation of
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STS-55 Earth observation of a thunderstorm over the coast of Nigeria |
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STS-55 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, shows a 30-mile-wide thunderstorm (tops estimated near 45,000 feet). It was photographed by the STS-55 crew from an altitude of 162 nautical miles over the coast of Nigeria, 05-02-93, at 11 hours, 13 minutes, 34 seconds GMT (near noon, local time). A Meteosat view taken at almost exactly the same time allows us to pinpoint the location of the storm but does not show any of the detail evident in the Shuttle photograph. This huge thunderstorm was in the early stages of formation, as can been seen by the intense turbulence in the cauliflower shape of the top. Two major updrafts can be seen as the rose-shaped regions in the cloud tops. An easterly wave in the low levels of the atmosphere created a line of instability, which, together with an ample supply of moisture from the warm waters of the Gulf of Guinea and solar heating over the coast throughout the morning, caused this megastorm to occur. North is to the left |
| Date |
05.06.1993 |
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STS-55 Earth observation of
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STS-55 Earth observation of Altiplano ash/dust plume in Argentina |
| Description |
STS-55 Earth observation taken from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, shows several plumes of blowing material over northern Argentina. All plumes originate downwind of the recent volcanic eruption of Lascar Volcano (just over the border in northern Chile). It seems most likely, therefore, that the blown material is dust-sized particles of ash that was deposited on the high Andean plateau by Lascar during the eruption of 04-20-93. The large, dense, V-shaped plume in this frame is about 40 kilometers long. It is blowing eastwards from a point about 100 km southeast of Lascar. On 05-10-93, images from the AVHRR sensor on the environmental satellite NOAA-11 showed the dust from these parts of Altiplano reaching the lowlands hundreds of kilometers to the east. This photo was recorded on 05-04-93 at 19 hours 10 minutes 38 seconds GMT. |
| Date |
05.06.1993 |
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STS-62 crew prepare for emer
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STS-62 crew prepare for emergency egress training |
| Description |
In JSC's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, the five crewmembers training for STS-62 are assisted in donning their launch and entry suits (LES). From left to right are astronauts John H. Casper, Andrew M. Allen, Pierre J. Thuot, Charles D. (Sam) Gemar and Marsha S. Ivins. Minutes later the crew was in the crew compartment trainer rehearsing their scheduled March 1994 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launch, landing and emergency egress procedures were covered in the training session. |
| Date |
11.05.1993 |
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life raft during egress exercises at JSC's WETF |
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STS-55 Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Charles J. Precourt drains his single person life raft (using hose) as he floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Precourt, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is participating in launch emergency egress (bailout) training. A SCUBA-equipped diver monitors Precourt's actions. STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life ra
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life raft during emergency egress exercises at JSC WETF |
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Using a small single person life raft, STS-55 Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Harris, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), prepares to send a flare during this launch emergency egress (bailout) training session. STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life ra
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life raft during emergency egress exercises at JSC WETF |
| Description |
Using a small single person life raft, STS-55 Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Harris, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), opens a sealed canister containing a flare. Harris, along with other crewmembers, is participating in a launch emergency egress (bailout) training session. STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life raft during egress exercises at JSC's WETF |
| Description |
Using a small single person life raft, STS-55 Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Charles J. Precourt floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Precourt, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), operates the Space Shuttle Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) portable locating beacon (PLC) as SCUBA-equipped diver looks on. Precourt, along with other crewmembers, practiced launch emergency egress (bailout). STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 Commander Nagel and P
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STS-55 Commander Nagel and Pilot Henricks participate in KSC preflight tests |
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Inside the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) module in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout Building (O and C) high bay, STS-55 Commander Steven R. Nagel (left) and Pilot Terence T. Henricks are participating in a mission sequence test to check out experiment steps and procedures which will be conducted on-orbit. They are standing in front of Rack 7 Biolabor (BB) microscope. SL-D2, the second German spacelab, is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Mission STS-55 in 1993. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-2346. |
| Date Taken |
1993-03-16 |
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Landing of STS-58 Orbiter Co
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Landing of STS-58 Orbiter Columbia at Edwards Air Force Base |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing occurred at 7:06 a.m., November 1, 1993 (126), The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia stirs up dust on the runway at Edwards AFB as it begins to touchdown (127), The nose gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on the runway at Edwards AFB as Columbia completes its landing procedures (128). |
| Date Taken |
1993-11-01 |
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Landing of STS-58 Orbiter Co
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Landing of STS-58 Orbiter Columbia at Edwards Air Force Base |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing occurred at 7:06 a.m., November 1, 1993 (126), The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia stirs up dust on the runway at Edwards AFB as it begins to touchdown (127), The nose gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on the runway at Edwards AFB as Columbia completes its landing procedures (128). |
| Date Taken |
1993-11-01 |
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STS-58 post landing scene as
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STS-58 post landing scene as orbiter is serviced |
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This busy scene on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base was taken less than an hour following the landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The touchdown occurred at 7:06 a.m., November 1, 1993. The array of hardware and workers includes personnel and equipment designed to make the area safe. At far left is the Crew Transport Vehicle (CTV). |
| Date Taken |
1993-11-01 |
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shutt
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shuttle Columbia |
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A photo which shows the Space Shuttle Columbia, with a crew of seven and a science module aboard, as it lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Its image reflects in nearby marsh waters. Launch occured at 10:53 a.m., October 18, 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1993-10-18 |
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shutt
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shuttle Columbia |
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A distant shot shows the Space Shuttle Columbia, with a crew of seven and a science module aboard, as it lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Its image reflects in nearby marsh waters. Launch occured at 10:53 a.m., October 18, 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1993-10-18 |
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shutt
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shuttle Columbia |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia, with a crew of seven and a science module aboard, lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Launch occured at 10:53 a.m., October 18, 1993. This photo shows Columbia as it passes the launch tower. |
| Date Taken |
1993-10-18 |
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Landing of STS-58 Orbiter Co
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Landing of STS-58 Orbiter Columbia at Edwards Air Force Base |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing occurred at 7:06 a.m., November 1, 1993 (126), The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia stirs up dust on the runway at Edwards AFB as it begins to touchdown (127), The nose gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on the runway at Edwards AFB as Columbia completes its landing procedures (128). |
| Date Taken |
1993-11-01 |
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shutt
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Launch of STS-58 Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Description |
Creating large clouds of smoke, the Space Shuttle Columbia, with a crew of seven and a science module aboard, lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Launch occured at 10:53 a.m., October 18, 1993. This close-up view is taken from across a body of water near the launch site. |
| Date Taken |
1993-10-18 |
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Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
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Sierra Nevada Mountain Range as seen from STS-58 |
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The Sierra Nevada Mountain Range can be seen in this north-looking high oblique view taken in October, 1993, by the STS-58 crew. Visible in the view to the west of the Sierra Nevada are the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys of central California. The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area can be seen to the west of the valley at the extreme left of the photograph. To the east or right of the Sierra Nevada, the basin and Range Region of central and northern Nevada is visible. Mono Lake, Lake Tahoe and Pyramid lake are also visible in this scene. The long northwest/southeast trending Walker Lane Shear Zone, which lies just to the east (right) of the Sierra Nevada is also visible. Near the top of the view (near the horizon), the snow covered volcanic peak Mount Shasta can be seen. |
| Date Taken |
1994-10-20 |
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Astronaut John H. Casper use
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Astronaut John H. Casper uses Portable In-flight Landing Operations Trainer (PILOT) |
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Astronaut John H. Casper, mission commander, participates in an experiment that measures the effects of space flight on pilot proficiency. Astronauts Casper and Andrew M. Allen, pilot, continued the testing of the Portable In-flight Landing Operations Trainer (PILOT), which first flew onboard Columbia in October of 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-05 |
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