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NASA T-38 jets on flight lin
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NASA T-38 jets on flight line at Ellington Field are readied for STS-26 crew |
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A fleet of NASA T-38 jet aircraft sits on flight line at Ellington Field before STS-26 crewmembers "borrowed" three of them to fly to Florida. STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, launch is scheduled for September 29. |
| Date Taken |
1988-09-27 |
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Lo
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Lounge in front of T-38 on Ellington Field runway |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge stands in front of T-38 NASA 961 on Ellington Field runway. Lounge reviews checklist prior to climbing aboard T-38 for departure to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). STS-26 crewmembers are scheduled for a September 29 launch. |
| Date Taken |
1988-09-27 |
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Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa i
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Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa in T-38 cockpit during Ellington flight training |
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Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet with breathing mask, sits in T-38A rear cockpit and prepares for flight training. NASA staff pilots conducted the T-38A flight training at Ellington Field on 07-26-90 and 07-27-90. Ellington Field is located near JSC. |
| Date Taken |
1990-08-13 |
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Astronaut Gregory in T-38 re
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Astronaut Gregory in T-38 rear cockpit at Ellington Field |
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Seated in the ejection seat of T-38 rear cockpit, Astronaut Frederick D. Gregory, wearing navy blue flight suit coveralls, breathing apparatus, and helmet, prepares for departure from Ellington Field with STS-29 crew. T-38 canopy has not yet closed over Gregory. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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Astronaut candidate Francis
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Astronaut candidate Francis R. Scobee and T-38 trainer on Ellington runway |
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Astronaut candidate Francis R. Scobee and T-38 trainer on Ellington runway prior to leaving on training flight. |
| Date Taken |
1979-05-18 |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington Air Force Base for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 15, 1983. Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, having donned her helmet, prepares to put her face mask on for her departure for KSC (34146), Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34147), Astronaut Frederick H. Hauck, STS-7 pilot, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34148), STS-7 crew commander Robert L. Crippen mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to Florida and KSC (34149,34150), Astronaut Ride about to put on her helmet in preparation for leaving Ellington for Florida and KSC (34151). |
| Date Taken |
1983-06-16 |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington Air Force Base for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 15, 1983. Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, having donned her helmet, prepares to put her face mask on for her departure for KSC (34146), Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34147), Astronaut Frederick H. Hauck, STS-7 pilot, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34148), STS-7 crew commander Robert L. Crippen mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to Florida and KSC (34149,34150), Astronaut Ride about to put on her helmet in preparation for leaving Ellington for Florida and KSC (34151). |
| Date Taken |
1983-06-16 |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington Air Force Base for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 15, 1983. Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, having donned her helmet, prepares to put her face mask on for her departure for KSC (34146), Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34147), Astronaut Frederick H. Hauck, STS-7 pilot, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34148), STS-7 crew commander Robert L. Crippen mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to Florida and KSC (34149,34150), Astronaut Ride about to put on her helmet in preparation for leaving Ellington for Florida and KSC (34151). |
| Date Taken |
1983-06-16 |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington Air Force Base for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 15, 1983. Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, having donned her helmet, prepares to put her face mask on for her departure for KSC (34146), Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34147), Astronaut Frederick H. Hauck, STS-7 pilot, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34148), STS-7 crew commander Robert L. Crippen mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to Florida and KSC (34149,34150), Astronaut Ride about to put on her helmet in preparation for leaving Ellington for Florida and KSC (34151). |
| Date Taken |
1983-06-16 |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington Air Force Base for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 15, 1983. Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, having donned her helmet, prepares to put her face mask on for her departure for KSC (34146), Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34147), Astronaut Frederick H. Hauck, STS-7 pilot, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34148), STS-7 crew commander Robert L. Crippen mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to Florida and KSC (34149,34150), Astronaut Ride about to put on her helmet in preparation for leaving Ellington for Florida and KSC (34151). |
| Date Taken |
1983-06-16 |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington |
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Views of the STS-7 crew in T-38 aircraft preparing for departure at Ellington Air Force Base for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 15, 1983. Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, having donned her helmet, prepares to put her face mask on for her departure for KSC (34146), Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34147), Astronaut Frederick H. Hauck, STS-7 pilot, mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to KSC (34148), STS-7 crew commander Robert L. Crippen mans the front position in the two-seater T-38 aircraft which will take him to Florida and KSC (34149,34150), Astronaut Ride about to put on her helmet in preparation for leaving Ellington for Florida and KSC (34151). |
| Date Taken |
1983-06-16 |
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Christa McAuliffe at Ellingt
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Christa McAuliffe at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38 |
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field near JSC. She talks to Michael J. Smith, STS 51-L pilot, before leaving. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-03 |
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STS 51-L crewmembers at Elli
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STS 51-L crewmembers at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38 |
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Assigned 51-L crewmembers and backup are pictured at Ellington Air Field following brief flights in NASA's T-38 jet trainers. Left to right are Barbara R. Morgan, Michael J. Smith, an unidentified visitor, Sharon Christa McAuliffe and Francis R. (Dick) Scobee. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-03 |
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Christa McAuliffe at Ellingt
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Christa McAuliffe at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38 |
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field near JSC. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-03 |
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Christa McAuliffe at Ellingt
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Christa McAuliffe at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38 |
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field near JSC. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-03 |
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STS 51-L crewmembers at Elli
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STS 51-L crewmembers at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38 |
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Assigned 51-L crewmembers and backup are pictured at Ellington Air Field following brief flights in NASA's T-38 jet trainers seen in the background. Sharon Christa McAuliffe (center right), payload specialist/citizen observer for the Teacher in Space Project, and Barbara R. Morgan (center left), her backup, are flanked by Astronauts Francis R. (Dick) Scobee (right), mission commander, and Michael J. Smith, pilot. |
| Date Taken |
1986-01-08 |
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STS-26 Pilot Covey in T-38 f
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STS-26 Pilot Covey in T-38 front station at Ellington Field |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing flight helmet, sits in T-38 jet aircraft front station at Ellington Field. Covey waves to photographer as he awaits departure for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) where the crew will interface with flight hardware. |
| Date Taken |
1987-03-04 |
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Hi
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Hilmers in T-38 rear station at Ellington Field |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Hilmers, wearing flight helmet, sits in T-38 jet aircraft rear station at Ellington Field. Hilmers awaits departure for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) where the crew will interface with flight hardware. |
| Date Taken |
1987-03-04 |
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Ne
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Nelson in T-38 rear station at Ellington Field |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson, wearing flight helmet, sits in T-38 jet aircraft rear station at Ellington Field. Hilmers awaits departure for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) where the crew will interface with flight hardware. |
| Date Taken |
1987-03-04 |
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STS-26 Commander Hauck in T-
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STS-26 Commander Hauck in T-38 front station at Ellington Field |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Frederick H. Hauck, wearing flight helmet, sits in T-38 jet aircraft front station at Ellington Field. Hauck awaits departure for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) where the crew will interface with flight hardware. |
| Date Taken |
1987-03-04 |
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Lo
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STS-26 Mission Specialist Lounge in T-38 rear station at Ellington Field |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, wearing flight helmet, sits in T-38 NASA 923 jet aircraft rear station at Ellington Field. Lounge awaits departure for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) where the crew will interface with flight hardware. |
| Date Taken |
1987-03-04 |
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