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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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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. |
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1994-03-07 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai holds SARSAT PLB during bailout briefing |
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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. |
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1994-03-07 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao and Payload Specialist Mukai at JSC's WETF |
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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. |
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1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao and backup payload specialist Favier at WETF |
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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). |
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1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool 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), 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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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai in LES with Rockwell's Scott Gill at WETF |
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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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STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in LES at pre-test WETF bailout briefing |
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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 Ch
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao floats in a single person raft in JSC's WETF |
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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. |
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1994-03-08 |
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mu
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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai dons LES and parachute with technicians' help |
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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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STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool 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), 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 backup payload specia
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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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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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STS-65 Mission Specialist Walz dons LES for MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
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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 Columbia, OV-102, IML
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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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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 Commander Cabana and
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STS-65 Commander Cabana and Pilot Halsell during MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
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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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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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STS-65 Pilot Halsell dons LES for MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training |
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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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STS-65 Pilot Halsell floats in a life raft during WETF bailout exercises |
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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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STS-65 PLC Hieb at mockup side hatch prepares to egress via an inflated slide |
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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 Commander Cabana floa
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STS-65 Commander Cabana floats in life raft during WETF bailout exercise |
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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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STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai prepares for MAIL egress training |
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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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STS-65 Pilot Halsell suspended above pool during WETF bailout exercises |
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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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STS-65 Mission Specialist and PLC Hieb during WETF bailout exercise |
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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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STS-65 crewmembers participate in bench review at Boeing Building |
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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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STS-65 crewmembers and backup participate in bench review at Boeing Building |
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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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STS-65 crewmembers and backup participate in bench review at Boeing Building |
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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 Columbia, OV-102, wit
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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, ris
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, rises above KSC LC Pad 39A during liftoff |
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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 Veh
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STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia |
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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, lif
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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, lif
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STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A |
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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 Mission Specialist Ch
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in front of IML-2 Rack 3 aboard OV-102 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao is seen in the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science module in front of Rack 3 and above center aisle equipment. Chiao has just made an observation of the goldfish container (silver apparatus on left between his right hand and knee). The Rack 3 Aquatic Animal Experiment Unit (AAEU) also contains Medaka and newts. Chiao joined five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for two weeks of experimenting onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in Earth orbit. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 crewmembers work at I
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STS-65 crewmembers work at IML-2 Rack 5 Biorack (BR) aboard Columbia, OV-102 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist (MS) Leroy Chiao (top) and MS Donald A. Thomas are seen at work in the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The two crewmembers are conducting experiments at the IML-2 Rack 5 Biorack (BR). Chiao places a sample in the BR incubator as Thomas handles another sample inside the BR glovebox. The glovebox is used to prepare samples for BR and slow rotating centrifuge microscope (NIZEMI) experiments. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Pilot Halsell points
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STS-65 Pilot Halsell points camera out window on OV-102's aft flight deck |
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STS-65 Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr uses a handheld HASSELBLAD camera at aft flight deck overhead window W8 to take Earth photographs while aboard the orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Part of Baja, California can be seen in the upper left quadrant of the photo. This photo was one of the first released by NASA following the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Commander Cabana and
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STS-65 Commander Cabana and PLC Hieb take air sample at IML-2 Rack 7 NIZEMI |
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STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana (right) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb take an air sample inside the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science module. The two crewmembers are in front of Rack 7 which contains the large isothermal furnace (LIF) and slow rotating centrifuge microscope (NIZEMI). The photo was among the first group released by NASA following the two-week IML-2 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 crew onboard portrait
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STS-65 crew onboard portrait in IML-2 spacelab module with mission flag |
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In the spacelab science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, the seven crewmembers pose for the traditional onboard (inflight) crew portrait. Displayed in the background is a flag with the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) insignia and Columbia inscribed along the edge. In the front row (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Carl E. Walz and MS Donald A. Thomas. Behind them (left to right) are Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, Commander Robert D. Cabana, MS Leroy Chiao, and Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. Crewmembers are wearing their mission polo shirts for the portrait. Inside this module, the crew conducted experiments in support of the IML-2 mission. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Commander Cabana with
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STS-65 Commander Cabana with SAREX-II on Columbia's, OV-102's, flight deck |
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STS-65 Commander Robert D. Cabana is seen on the Space Shuttle Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck with the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX-II) (configuration C). Cabana is equipped with the SAREX-II headset and holds a cable leading to the 2-h window antenna mounted in forward flight deck window W1 (partially blocked by the seat headrest). SAREX was established by NASA, the American Radio League/Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation and the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Amateur Radio Club to encourage public participation in the space program through a project to demonstrate the effectiveness of conducting short-wave radio transmissions between the Shuttle and ground-based radio operators at low-cost ground stations with amateur and digital techniques. As on several previous missions, SAREX was used on this flight as an educational opportunity for students around the world to learn about space firsthand by speaking directly to astronauts aboard the shuttle. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Th
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Thomas with newt in IML-2 module aboard OV-102 |
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STS-65 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas is seen in the spacelab science module at the Rack 1 Workbench making an observation of one of the newts. Smaller organisms, such as the newts, are able to develop from embryos and hatch during the mission as part of an overall program to determine if development occurs normally in the space environment. Temporary home for the newts, the Aquatic Animal Experiment Unit (AAEU) (out of frame) also contained Medaka and goldfish. Thomas joined five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for two weeks of experimenting onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in Earth orbit. |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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STS-65 Earth observation of
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STS-65 Earth observation of Omo River Delta, Lake Turkana in Ethiopia / Kenya |
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STS-65 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is of Omo River Delta and Lake Turkana in Ethiopia / Kenya. The Omo Delta at the north end of Lake Turkana (Rudolph) is one of the long-term environmental study sites of the Space Shuttle program. The environmental interest in this instance is the documentation of the delta's extension into the lake. This delta extension, or aggradation, is felt to be the result of large-scale soil erosion in the recently deforested areas of Ethiopia in the watershed of the Omo River. Using digitized, rectified, machine-classified, and mensurated NASA photography, it has been determined that the Omo Delta has increased in area by approximately 400% to about 1,800 square kilometers since it was first photographed during the Gemini program in 1965. This photograph documents the long-term and increasing turbidity of Lake Turkana and the continuing delta extension southward by both the northwest and northeast distributaries of the Om |
| Date Taken |
1994-07-23 |
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