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STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercises in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialists John M. Lounge and George D. Nelson participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge (left) and Nelson, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), work at airborne support equipment (ASE) tilt table actuator mockup during underwater latch contingency exercises. This exercise is conducted to simulate the task of closing the payload bay doors (PLBDs) manually should they not close automatically. An EVA is not planned for STS-26 but might become necessary should the PLBDs not operate correctly.
Date Taken 1988-01-12
STS-26 MS Lounge participate …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge participates in contingency EVA exercises in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge traverses along the side of the payload bay (PLB) mockup during contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), participates in this exercise to familiarize himself with the task of closing the payload bay doors (PLBDs) manually should they not close automatically. An EVA is not planned for STS-26 but might become necessary should the PLBDs not operate correctly.
Date Taken 1988-01-12
STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercises in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialists John M. Lounge and George D. Nelson participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge (right) and Nelson, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), work at payload bay (PLB) latches during underwater latch contingency exercises. Airborne support equipment (ASE) mockup is visible in foreground. Lounge consults his wrist checklist, an instructional booklet on the EVA procedures. This exercise is conducted to simulate the task of closing the payload bay doors (PLBDs) manually should they not close automatically. An EVA is not planned for STS-26 but might become necessary should the PLBDs not operate correctly.
Date Taken 1988-01-12
STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercises in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialists John M. Lounge and George D. Nelson participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge (right) and Nelson, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), work at payload bay (PLB) sill-mounted payload retention latch assembly (PRLA) (airborne support equipment (ASE) mockup visible in foreground) during underwater latch contingency exercises. This exercise is conducted to simulate the task of closing the payload bay doors (PLBDs) manually should they not close automatically. An EVA is not planned for STS-26 but might become necessary should the PLBDs not operate correctly.
Date Taken 1988-01-12
STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercises in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialists John M. Lounge and George D. Nelson participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge (right) and Nelson, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), work at payload bay (PLB) latches during underwater latch contingency exercises. Airborne support equipment (ASE) mockup is visible in foreground. Lounge holds onto the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator retention latch (MRL) while Nelson manipulates connector on PLB sill longeron. This exercise is conducted to simulate the task of closing the payload bay doors (PLBDs) manually should they not close automatically. An EVA is not planned for STS-26 but might become necessary should the PLBDs not operate correctly.
Date Taken 1988-01-12
STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercise in JSC's WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, mission specialists George D. Nelson and John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Nelson works with EVA wrench as Lounge looks on. In the event of in-cabin remote control failure, the procedure Nelson is conducting would upright the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) from its stowed position to its deployment position. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Lounge during cont …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge during contingency EVA exercise in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge participates in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge works with airborne support equipment (ASE) on payload bay (PLB) sill longeron. Tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) mockup appears next to him. Since Lounge has achieved neutral buoyancy, he is tethered to the sill longeron as he would be during an actual EVA. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 mission specialists p …
Title STS-26 mission specialists participate in EVA simulation in JSC's WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, mission specialists George D. Nelson (left) and John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), participate in a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Nelson, neutrally buoyant (floating), watches as Lounge, assisted by SCUBA divers, enters payload bay (PLB) mockup through airlock hatch. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Nelson prepares fo …
Title STS-26 MS Nelson prepares for EVA exercises at JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson, wearing liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG), works with inner glove before donning extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso (positioned on chair between technicians). Nelson, standing with technicians on the poolside, is preparing for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Lounge prepares fo …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge prepares for contingency EVA exercises in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) (not yet joined at waist ring), stands on a poolside platform while technicians position EMU gloves on his hands. The communications carrier assembly dangles from the EMU neck ring. Lounge dons EMU prior to a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 where he will achieve neutral buoyancy. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Lounge prepares fo …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge prepares for contingency EVA exercises in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on a poolside platform while technicians ready his communications carrier assembly (CCA). SCUBA divers already in the pool look on. Lounge dons EMU prior to a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 where he will achieve neutral buoyancy. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercise in JSC's WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, mission specialists George D. Nelson and John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Overall view of WETF underwater activity shows Nelson (foreground) working with EVA wrench as Lounge looks on and SCUBA-equipped divers monitor procedures. A mockup of the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) appears behind astronauts in payload bay (PLB). In the event of in-cabin remote control failure, the procedure Nelson is conducting would upright the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) from its stowed position to its deployment position. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Nelson prepares fo …
Title STS-26 MS Nelson prepares for EVA exercises at JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson, wearing extravehicular mobilty unit (EMU) and communications carrier assembly (CCA), stands on poolside platform while technicians assist him with EMU gloves. Nelson dons EMU for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-26 crewmembers participate in contingency EVA exercise in JSC's WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, mission specialists George D. Nelson and John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), participate in latch-handling contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Nelson (right) looks on as Lounge manipulates equipment on payload bay door (PLBD) latch at sill longeron. Tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) mockup is visible in the payload bay (PLB) (background). SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the Earth-bound version of the contingency EVA. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Lounge prepares fo …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge prepares for contingency EVA exercises in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on a poolside platform while technicians adjust EMU upper torso sleeve and prepare to join EMU upper and lower torsos at the waist ring. The communications carrier assembly dangles from the EMU neck ring. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in pool, look on. Lounge dons EMU prior to a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 where he will achieve neutral buoyancy. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
STS-26 MS Lounge prepares fo …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge prepares for contingency EVA exercises in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on a poolside platform while technicians check EMU helmet interface at neck ring. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in pool, look on. Lounge dons EMU prior to a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 where he will achieve neutral buoyancy. Photograph was taken by Keith Meyers of the NEW YORK TIMES.
Date Taken 1988-07-01
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), prepares to tumble off a pole protruding from a Space Shuttle side egress hatch mockup. The move was part of a rehearsal/ evaluation of the CES pole mode of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle. SCUBA-equipped divers in WETF were on hand (though out of the frame in this medium shot) to assist with the exercise. In the background, technicians monitor test activity.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with ASCAN Runco in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing is conducted with Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Mario Runco, Jr in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Runco, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended in a parachute-to-water mode by parachute gear. The WETF ceiling is visible above him and pool side equipment including side hatch mockup with CES pole extended is visible below him. Technicians monitor the test activities from the pool side. During the exercise, the new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Runco's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. Two SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, watch as Bagian is raised above the pool. Technicians monitor the test activities from the pool side. In the background an emergency rescue vehicle and mockups are visible. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Bagian's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with ASCAN Runco in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training is conducted with Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Mario Runco, Jr in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Runco, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), floats in a single-occupant life raft during exercise which tested the new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle. A number of SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the training exercise.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), prepares to tumble off a pole protruding from a Space Shuttle side egress hatch mockup. The move was part of a rehearsal/ evaluation of the CES pole mode of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, were on hand to assist with the exercise. In the background, technicians monitor test activity. Bagian wore gear like that to be supplied to each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. Two SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, assist Bagian in the exercise. Technicians monitor the test activities from the pool side. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Bagian's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), floats in a single-occupant life raft during exercise which tested the new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle. A number of SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the training exercise. Side hatch mockup with extended CES pole is visible just above Bagian on the poolside. In the background, technicians monitor test activity and emergency vehicle and additional mockups are visible.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), "flips" off a pole protruding from a Space Shuttle side egress hatch mockup. The move was part of a rehearsal/ evaluation of the CES pole mode of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, were on hand to assist with the exercise. In the background, technicians monitor test activity. Bagian wore gear like that to be supplied to each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
Crew escape system (CES) tes …
Title Crew escape system (CES) testing with Astronaut Bagian in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description Crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training is conducted with Astronaut James P. Bagian in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Bagian, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), "flips" off a pole protruding from a Space Shuttle side egress hatch mockup. The move was part of a rehearsal/ evaluation of the CES pole mode of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, were on hand to assist with the exercise. Technician, standing on mockup platform, watches as Bagian tumbles into pool. Bagian wore gear like that to be supplied to each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews.
Date Taken 1988-07-13
STS-26 MS Hilmers during cre …
Title STS-26 MS Hilmers during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist David C. Hilmers participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Hilmers, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, watch as Hilmers is raised above the pool. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Hilmers' parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Lounge floats in l …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge, wearing the newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Lounge pulls cord on life raft and enlists the aid of a SCUBA-equipped diver. The simulation of the escape and rescue operations utilized the crew escape system (CES) pole method of egress from the Space Shuttle. Lounge is wearing gear like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Nelson during Crew …
Title STS-26 MS Nelson during Crew Escape System (CES) testing in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. With helmet visor down, Nelson, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), floats in WETF pool with the aid of an underarm flotation device (modern version of Mae West floats). He awaits the assistance of SCUBA-equipped divers during a simulation of escape and rescue operations utilizing a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Commander Hauck durin …
Title STS-26 Commander Hauck during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Frederick H. Hauck participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Seated poolside, Hauck, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES) and with parachute harness hooked onto overhead crane, is readied for crew escape system (CES) training. Technicians check his gear and review test procedures with him. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Hauck's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 crewmembers don LESs …
Title STS-26 crewmembers don LESs and CES equipment in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers don newly designed partial pressure suits or launch entry suits (LESs) and crew escape system (CES) equipment during training exercise in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. For an upcoming rehearsal of the CES pole method of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle, Commander Frederick H. Hauck (standing) adjusts his parachute pack as Pilot Richard O. Covey, in the process of donning his LES, looks on. Technicians prepare for test activities around Hauck and Covey. WETF mockups appear in the background.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
Technicians brief STS-26 cre …
Title Technicians brief STS-26 crewmembers on emergency training in WETF Bldg 29
Description Technicians brief STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers on emergency escape training in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. On the pool side, crewmembers survey the "props" and "stage" for an upcoming rehearsal of the crew escape system (CES) pole method of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle. Two SCUBA-equipped divers who later participated in the rehearsal flank a single-occupant life raft used in the training exercise. From left are a technician, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Hilmers, MS George D. Nelson, Commander Frederick H. Hauck (front), Pilot Richard O. Covey, and MS John M. Lounge (blocked by technician).
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Nelson during Crew …
Title STS-26 MS Nelson during Crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Nelson, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, watch as Nelson is raised above the pool. Technician monitors the test activities from the pool side. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Nelson's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in …
Title STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing the newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Covey has paddle-like gloves on his hands. The simulation of the escape and rescue operations utilized the crew escape system (CES) pole method of egress from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Nelson during Crew …
Title STS-26 MS Nelson during Crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Nelson, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), floats in WETF pool with the aid of an underarm flotation device (modern version of Mas West floats). He awaits the assistance of SCUBA-equipped divers during a simulation of escape and rescue operations utilizing a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Hilmers floats in …
Title STS-26 MS Hilmers floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Hilmers, wearing the newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Hilmers pulls his legs into the inflating raft while he is assisted by two SCUBA-equipped divers. The simulation of the escape and rescue operations utilized the crew escape system (CES) pole method of egress from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Mission Specialist Ne …
Title STS-26 Mission Specialist Nelson in LES prior to JSC WETF emergency exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson, wearing newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), gets some moral support from Aimee Tess Nelson, his sixteen-year-old lifeguard daughter. Nelson was about to participate in a simulation of escape and rescue operations utilizing the crew escape system (CES) pole mode of egress from the Space Shuttle. Nelson is equipped with the LES partial pressure suit and parachute gear.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Commander Hauck float …
Title STS-26 Commander Hauck floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Frederick H. Hauck, wearing the newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Removing water from his raft, Hauck awaits the assistance of SCUBA-equipped divers (one of whom is partially visible at bottom right). The simulation of the escape and rescue operations utilized the crew escape system (CES) pole method of egress from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Lounge during crew …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, watch as Lounge who adjusts his helmet visor is raised above the pool. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Lounge's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Commander Hauck durin …
Title STS-26 Commander Hauck during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Frederick H. Hauck participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Hauck, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, watch as Hauck is raised above the pool. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Hauck's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in …
Title STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft during simulations in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility Bldg 29 pool. During the simulation of escape and rescue operations, the crew escape system (CES) pole mode of egress from the Space Shuttle was utilized.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in …
Title STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing the newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Covey pulls and fastens life raft protective cover over himself. The simulation of the escape and rescue operations utilized the crew escape system (CES) pole method of egress from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Pilot Covey during cr …
Title STS-26 Pilot Covey during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Covey, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), floats in WETF pool with the aid of an underarm flotation device (modern version of Mae West floats). He awaits the assistance of SCUBA-equipped divers during a simulation of escape and rescue operations utilizing a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Commander Hauck durin …
Title STS-26 Commander Hauck during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Frederick H. Hauck participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Hauck, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), is suspended over the WETF pool by parachute gear. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, watch as Hauck is raised above the pool. Technicians monitor the test activities from the pool side. During the exercise, a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle was tested. Hauck's parachute gear is like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in …
Title STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing the newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. The simulation of the escape and rescue operations utilized the crew escape system (CES) pole method of egress from the Space Shuttle.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Commander Hauck durin …
Title STS-26 Commander Hauck during emergency escape exercises in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Frederick H. Hauck participates in crew escape system (CES) testing and emergency escape training in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Hauck, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), prepares to tumble off a pole protruding from a Space Shuttle side egress hatch mockup. The move was part of a rehearsal/ evaluation of the CES pole mode of emergency escape from the Space Shuttle. SCUBA-equipped divers, already in the pool, were on hand to assist with the exercise. Hauck wore gear like that to be supplied to each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 MS Lounge during crew …
Title STS-26 MS Lounge during crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge participates in crew escape system (CES) testing in JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Lounge, wearing the newly designed (navy blue) launch and entry suit (LES), floats in WETF pool with the aid of an underarm flotation device (modern version of Mae West floats). Four SCUBA-equipped divers assist Lounge during the simulation of escape and rescue operations utilizing a new CES pole for emergency exit from the Space Shuttle. Lounge is wearing gear like that each STS-26 crewmember and subsequent crews will carry onboard during launch.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in …
Title STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
Description STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing newly designed launch and entry suit (LES), floats in single-occupant life raft during simulations in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility Bldg 29 pool. During the simulation of escape and rescue operations, the crew escape system (CES) pole mode of egress from the Space Shuttle was utilized.
Date Taken 1988-07-20
Astronauts practice continge …
Title Astronauts practice contingency EVA on GRO during simulation in JSC WETF
Description Astronauts George D. Nelson (nearest camera) and Thomas D. Akers, suited in extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), work with the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) mockup in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Having achieved neutral buoyancy in the 25-ft deep pool, Nelson and Akers were verifying changes in handrail and portable foot restraint (PRF) locations made during 1985 training. They also practiced contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) or unplanned GRO solar array (SA) and high gain antenna (HGA) deployment, refueling and module changeouts.
Date Taken 1989-04-18
STS-32 MS Dunbar, wearing LC …
Title STS-32 MS Dunbar, wearing LCVG, dons EMU upper torso prior to WETF exercises
Description STS-32 Mission Specialist (MS) Bonnie J. Dunbar, wearing a liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) and extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso, positions herself under EMU upper torso supported on rack. Technicians look on as Dunbar raises arms to insert them in upper torso. The EMU suiting is in preparation for a session of underwater training in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once suited, Dunbar will participate in a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in the nearby 25 ft deep pool.
Date Taken 1989-08-14
STS-32 MS Low, wearing LCVG, …
Title STS-32 MS Low, wearing LCVG, checks EMU equipment prior to WETF exercises
Description STS-32 Mission Specialist (MS) G. David Low, wearing a liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG), checks extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) helmet and gloves prior to donning EMU upper and lower torsos. Low prepares to don the EMU for a session of underwater training in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once suited, Low will participate in a contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in the nearby 25 ft deep pool.
Date Taken 1989-08-14
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