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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao prepares for escape training in MAIL Bldg 9NE |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao outfitted in his launch and entry suit (LES), launch and entry helmet (LEH), and parachute prepares to practice emergency escape procedures. The training exercise was held at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. |
| Date Taken |
1992-11-17 |
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Official portrait of STS-65
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| Title |
Official portrait of STS-65 backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier |
| Description |
Official portrait of STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier. Favier is a member of the Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency. |
| Date Taken |
1993-09-30 |
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Official portrait of STS-65
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| Title |
Official portrait of STS-65 IML-2 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai |
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Official portrait of STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan and will conduct experiments aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, inside the IML-2 spacelab module. |
| Date Taken |
1993-10-25 |
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Spec
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai at CCT side hatch during training |
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai takes a break from training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Wearing a training version of the orange launch and entry suit (LES), Mukai stands at the crew compartment trainer (CCT) side hatch in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. Note the crew escape system (CES) pole device extending out the side hatch which would accommodate crewmembers in bailout from a troubled spacecraft. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan and will serve as a payload specialist aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, during the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-22 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao examines SARSAT PLB during bailout briefing |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao checks out the space shuttle search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) portable locating beacon (PLB) during emergency egress bailout briefing held in a conference room in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The PLB would be used in the event of an emergency egress situation from the space shuttle. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-07 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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| Title |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai holds SARSAT PLB during bailout briefing |
| Description |
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai checks out the space shuttle search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) portable locating beacon (PLB) during emergency egress bailout briefing held in a conference room in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The PLB would be used in the event of an emergency egress situation from the space shuttle. Mukai, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), will join six NASA astronauts for the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-07 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao and Payload Specialist Mukai at JSC's WETF |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES), and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, in LES, sit on chairs along the poolside prior to a launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The two crewmembers await a simulated parachute drop into the pool. A portion of the STS-65 crew was in the WETF for bailout training. Mukai, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), will join Chiao and five other NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao and backup payload specialist Favier at WETF |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), and backup payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier, in LES, discuss procedures on the poolside prior to launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist later this year for two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. Favier represents France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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| Title |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool during bailout training |
| Description |
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, fully suited in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is assisted by a team of SCUBA-equipped divers during a launch emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Mukai floats via underarm flotation device or "Mae West's" during the bailout exercise. A portion of the STS-65 crew participated in the exercise. Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, will join six NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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| Title |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai in LES with Rockwell's Scott Gill at WETF |
| Description |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and clamshell helmet, is assisted by Rockwell's Charles S. Gill prior to a launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Mukai was joined by six NASA astronauts for the training session. Mukai, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), along with the STS-65 crew will spend approximately two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in LES at pre-test WETF bailout briefing |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), listens to a briefing on procedures that would become necessary in the event of an emergency egress situation from the Space Shuttle. The astronaut was in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 for the launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Wa
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Walz poolside at JSC's WETF during contingency exer |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Carl E. Walz, holding a NIKON camera, stands on the poolside of the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) during extravehicular activity (EVA) contingency exercise preparations. Walz stands by to photograph two of his crewmates about to be lowered into the WETF's 25-feet deep pool. Astronauts Donald A. Thomas and Leroy Chiao were about to be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse several contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-15 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao floats in a single person raft in JSC's WETF |
| Description |
Having just deployed a small, single-person life raft, astronaut and STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The astronaut was in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool for a training exercise, designed to familiarize crewmembers with procedures to call on in the event of an emergency egress situation with the Space Shuttle. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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| Title |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai dons LES and parachute with technicians' help |
| Description |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai adjusts the neck dam of her launch and entry suit (LES) as Boeing's Sharon Daley and Grady Due help her with the parachute pack prior to a launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Mukai will join six NASA astronauts later this year for two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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| Title |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool during bailout training |
| Description |
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, fully suited in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats via underarm flotation device or "Mae West's" during a training exercise at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). A portion of the STS-65 crew participated in the launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, will join six NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 payload specialists F
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STS-65 payload specialists Favier and Mukai on CCT middeck during training |
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Attired in launch and entry suits (LESs) and launch and entry helmets (LEHs) and seated on the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) middeck, payload specialists Jean-Jacques Favier and Chiaki Mukai rehearse launch and entry procedures. Favier of the French space agency, Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), is backup for Mukai, the payload specialist representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. Favier will communicate with the International Microgravity Laboratory 2's (IML-2's) crew from the ground during the scheduled 13-day flight. The two joined six NASA astronauts at Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE for the training session. The STS-65 IML-2 mission will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, next year. |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-22 |
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STS-65 backup payload specia
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| Title |
STS-65 backup payload specialist Favier at JSC's WETF for bailout exercise |
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STS-65 backup (alternate) payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES), stands on the poolside prior to launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Favier, representing France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), is an alternate for Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) representative who will join six NASA astronauts later this year for two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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| Title |
STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai sits on the poolside during bailout training |
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, fully suited in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), sits on the poolside of the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. In preparation for the launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise, Mukai will be suspended via her parachute harness (note straps extended in front of her) over the WETF pool and then dropped. A portion of the STS-65 crew was in the WETF for the bailout training. Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, will join six NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Wa
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Walz dons LES for MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Carl E. Walz adjusts the neck dam on his launch and entry suit (LES) as a technician zips up the suit back. Walz is preparing for a training session in Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. The entire crew was on hand for egress training and countdown rehearsals. Walz will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 crewmembers don LES e
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| Title |
STS-65 crewmembers don LES equipment for MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
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Attired in partial pressure launch and entry suits (LESs), two mission specialists and a payload specialist for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission, prepare to rehearse emergency escape procedures and other flight tasks. Technicians help crewmembers (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, and Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai don LES equipment. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). In addition to the emergency egress training, the seven crewmembers also simulated their duties for launch and entry phases of the scheduled 13-day flight aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The training session was held in Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML
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| Title |
STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 crew during egress training in MAIL Bldg 9NE |
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STS-65 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) and seated in front of the side hatch crew escape system (CES) pole trainer, listen as crew training staffer describes the sky genie. From left are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, MS Carl E. Walz, MS Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, and Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. The STS-65 crew was in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE for crew egress training. The seven-member crew will support the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsel
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| Title |
STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr participates in WETF bailout exercise |
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STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES), listens to a briefing by a crew training staffer. The STS-65 crew was in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 for launch emergency egress (bailout) training exercises. Halsell will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-16 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, stands on a platform suspended via an overhead crane as he is lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao prepares to be immersed in the pool to practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures. Although no spacewalk is planned for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission, NASA always trains some of each mission's crewmembers to perform in-space tasks that would be required in the event of remote system failure. For 14 years, the WETF pool has been used to train astronauts for spacewalks and to evaluate certain hardware and procedures. Chiao's EMU is weighted to enable the astronaut to achieve neutral buoyancy once in the tank. SCUBA-equipped divers already in the pool guide the platform into the water. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-15 |
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STS-65 Commander Cabana and
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| Title |
STS-65 Commander Cabana and Pilot Halsell during MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
| Description |
STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana (left) and Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), listen to briefing by crew training staffer. The STS-65 crew was in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE for crew egress training. The full fuselage trainer (FFT), used for rehearsals, forms the backdrop for the photo. The two will join four NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 Commander Cabana dons
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| Title |
STS-65 Commander Cabana dons LES equipment prior to WETF bailout exercise |
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STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana, suited in his launch and entry suit (LES), is assisted by Lockheed's John A. Hopkins with LES safety gear prior to a launch emergency egress (bailout) training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Cabana was joined by five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the training session. The crew will spend approximately two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-16 |
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STS-65 Pilot Halsell dons LE
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| Title |
STS-65 Pilot Halsell dons LES for MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
| Description |
STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, attired in the partial pressure launch and entry suit (LES), prepares to practice emergency escape procedures. Halsell, here receiving assistance from Boeing's David Brandt, joined his six STS-65 crewmates at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE for the egress training session. Halsell will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 Pilot Halsell floats
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| Title |
STS-65 Pilot Halsell floats in a life raft during WETF bailout exercises |
| Description |
STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in a single person life raft while he is assisted by a SCUBA-equipped diver during an emergency egress bailout rehearsal. The STS-65 crew used the 25-feet deep pool in Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 to simulate a water landing during the launch emergency egress (bailout) exercise. Halsell will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-16 |
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STS-65 PLC Hieb at mockup si
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| Title |
STS-65 PLC Hieb at mockup side hatch prepares to egress via an inflated slide |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), sits at the top of the inflated slide at the crew compartment trainer (CCT) side hatch and listens to a crew training staffer's instructions. Hieb practiced post landing emergency escape procedures along with his six STS-65 crewmates. The CCT is located in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. Hieb will join five NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, stands on a platform and prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures once underwater. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas will join Chiao in the simulation. The two crewmates will be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse the contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-15 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures once underwater. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas will join Chiao in the simulation. The two crewmates will be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse the contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-15 |
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STS-65 Commander Cabana floa
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| Title |
STS-65 Commander Cabana floats in life raft during WETF bailout exercise |
| Description |
STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana, suited in his launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet, deploys a single person life raft during launch emergency egress (bailout) training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Cabana will be joined by five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-16 |
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Spec
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| Title |
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai prepares for MAIL egress training |
| Description |
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), prepares to participate in a training session in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. The entire STS-65 crew was on hand for egress training and countdown rehearsals. Representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) Mukai will join six NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-04 |
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STS-65 Pilot Halsell suspend
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| Title |
STS-65 Pilot Halsell suspended above pool during WETF bailout exercises |
| Description |
STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is temporarily suspended via his parachute harness above a 25-feet deep pool in Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 during launch emergency egress (bailout) training exercises. Halsell will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-16 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist an
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| Title |
STS-65 Mission Specialist and PLC Hieb during WETF bailout exercise |
| Description |
STS-65 Mission Specialist and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, fully suited in his launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), enjoys a light moment during the STS-65 launch emergency egress (bailout) training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Hieb will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist later this year for two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in support of the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-16 |
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STS-65 crewmembers participa
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| Title |
STS-65 crewmembers participate in bench review at Boeing Building |
| Description |
Attired in clean suits, STS-65 Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb (left) and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai examine the contents of a stowage locker during a bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). In the background, Commander Robert D. Cabana inspects additional equipment to be carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for the scheduled July flight of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Photo taken by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes. |
| Date Taken |
1994-06-23 |
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STS-65 crewmembers and backu
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| Title |
STS-65 crewmembers and backup participate in bench review at Boeing Building |
| Description |
Attired in clean suits, STS-65 Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb (left), backup (alternate) payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier (center), and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai look over equipment to be carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for the scheduled July flight of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Hygiene supplies including plaid lintless towels are stacked on the table in front of the crewmembers. The bench review and equipment inspection took place at the Boeing Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and Favier represents France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). Photo taken by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes. |
| Date Taken |
1994-06-23 |
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STS-65 crewmembers and backu
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| Title |
STS-65 crewmembers and backup participate in bench review at Boeing Building |
| Description |
STS-65 crewmembers, wearing clean suits, look over equipment to be carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for the scheduled July flight of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Surrounding a table full of equipment at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility near the Johnson Space Center (JSC), are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, Commander Robert D. Cabana, Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, and backup (alternate) payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and Favier represents France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. Photo taken by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes. |
| Date Taken |
1994-06-23 |
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STS-65 International Microgr
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| Title |
STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) insignia |
| Description |
STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) insignia represents the continuation of science and technology investigations that require the low-gravity environment of space as was the case of its predecessor IML-1 January 1992. The mission will have emphasis on experiments that study the effects of microgravity on materials processes and human organisms. Crewmembers will be NASA astronauts Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, MS Carl E. Walz, MS Donald A. Thomas, and MS Leroy Chiao, along with Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of JApan. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-01 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, with drag chute deployed lands at KSC SLF |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, its drag chute fully deployed, completes a record duration mission as it lands on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). A helicopter flying overhead observes as OV-102's nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) roll along the runway. Landing occurred at 6:38 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). STS-65 mission duration was 14 days 17 hours and 56 minutes. Onboard were six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist who conducted experiments in support of the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) during the mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 crew works inside the
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STS-65 crew works inside the IML-2 spacelab module aboard Columbia, OV-102 |
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In the spacelab science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, four members of the STS-65 crew busy themselves with experiments in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Mission Specialist (MS) Donald A. Thomas with his feet hooked on a center aisle stowage unit handrail talks with MS Leroy Chiao in the foreground while Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb takes notes at Rack 5 Biorack (BR) glovebox. Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai reviews her notes in the background. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, rises above KSC LC Pad 39A during liftoff |
| Description |
Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, rises above Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A after liftoff at 12:43 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). An exhaust cloud covers the launch pad area and the glow of the space shuttle main engine (SSME) and solid rocket booster (SRB) firings is reflected in a nearby marsh as OV-102 atop its external tank (ET) heads toward Earth orbit. A small flock of birds is visible at the right. Once in Earth's orbit, STS-65's six NASA astronauts and a Japanese Payload Specialist aboard OV-102 will begin two weeks of experimentation in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia |
| Description |
STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia (logo), the Official insignia of the NASA STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. Designed by the crewmembers, the STS-65 insignia features the IML-2 mission and its Spacelab module which will fly aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. IML-2 is reflected in the emblem by two gold stars shooting toward the heavens behind the IML lettering. The Space Shuttle Columbia is depicted orbiting the logo and reaching off into space, with Spacelab on an international quest for a better understanding of the effects of space flight on materials processing and life sciences. The STS-65 flight crewmembers are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, MS Carl E. Walz, MS Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, and Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. |
| Date Taken |
1994-03-01 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, clears launch tower after liftoff from KSC LC 39A |
| Description |
Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, heads skyward after clearing the fixed service structure (FSS) tower at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A. Florida plant life appears in the foreground. The exhaust cloud produced by OV-102's solid rocket boosters (SRBs) covers the launch pad area with the exception of the sound suppression water system tower. OV-102's starboard side and the right SRB are visible from this angle. Launch occurred at 12:43 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Once in Earth orbit, STS-65's six NASA astronauts and a Japanese Payload Specialist aboard OV-102 will begin two weeks of experimentation in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2). |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A |
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Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, begins its roll maneuver after clearing the fixed service structure (FSS) tower as it rises above Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A. In the foreground of this horizontal scene is Florida brush and a waterway. Beyond the brush, the shuttle's exhaust cloud envelops the immediate launch pad area. Launch occurred at 12:43 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The glow of the space shuttle main engine (SSME) and solid rocket booster (SRB) firings is reflected in the nearby waterway. Once in Earth orbit, STS-65's six NASA astronauts and a Japanese Payload Specialist aboard OV-102 will begin two weeks of experimentation in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2). |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A |
| Description |
Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, atop its external tank (ET) rises above the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A after liftoff at 12:43 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). OV-102 starboard side and one of the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) are visible in this launch view. The retracted rotating service structure (RSS) is nearly covered in the shuttle's exhaust at the left as OV-102 clears the fixed service structure (FSS) tower. The space shuttle main engines produce a diamond shock effect. Once in orbit, STS-65's six NASA astronauts and a Japanese Payload Specialist will begin two weeks of experimentation in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 Official crew portrait |
| Description |
STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) Official crew portrait shows its seven crewmembers wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). The six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist take a break from STS-65 training to pose for their portrait. Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, holding mission insignia, MS Leroy Chiao, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Commander Robert D. Cabana, Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, MS Donald A. Thomas, holding launch and entry helmet (LEH), and Carl E. Walz. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan.Portrait made by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes. |
| Date Taken |
1994-04-01 |
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STS-65 crewmembers pose in f
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STS-65 crewmembers pose in front of OV-102 after landing at KSC's SLF |
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STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana (right) and Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), signal mission success with a "thumbs up" gesture as they stand in front of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The two crewmembers are all smiles after OV-102's landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). The two, along with four other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist, had just broken a Shuttle duration record as they ran almost 18 hours over two weeks in space in support of the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. Landing occurred at 6:38 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). Mission duration was 14 days, 17 hours and 56 minutes. In the background, KSC personnel conduct postflight servicing of the vehicle. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 crew poses for onboar
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STS-65 crew poses for onboard (inflight) portrait in IML-2 spacelab module |
| Description |
The traditional inflight crew portrait has all seven crewmembers together in the spacelab science module for one of the rare occasions on the 14-plus day mission. On the front row Commander Robert D. Cabana is flanked by Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. On the back row (left to right) are Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, Mission Specialist (MS) Donald A. Thomas, MS Carl E. Walz, and MS Leroy Chiao. Crewmembers are wearing their mission polo shirts for the portrait. Inside this module, the crew conducted experiments in support of the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Earth observation of
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STS-65 Earth observation of the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island in Texas |
| Description |
STS-65 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, shows the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island in Texas. The peninsula and island form the seaward side of the Galveston Bay complex. The photograph is centered at approximately 29.3 degrees north and 94.8 degrees west. This view of the area shows typical summer clouds. Both coastal and bay current flows are prominent. Ship traffic is visible in Bolivar Roads. The Texas City Dike is near the center of the photograph and was designed to protect the upper bay from wave action. The heavily urbanized Galveston Island is in contrast to the lightly populated Bolivar Peninsula. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Spec
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STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai on OV-102's aft flight deck |
| Description |
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai freefloats on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck in front of overhead windows W7 and W8 while holding a cassette case with bean sprouts in her left hand. Mukai, a physician, represented Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) on the two week mission in support of the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2). |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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