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Astronaut Dunbar adjusts CCA
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Astronaut Dunbar adjusts CCA before donning EMU helmet in JSC's WETF Bldg 29 |
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Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), adjusts the communications carrier assembly (CCA) ("Snoopy" cap) microphones before donning EMU helmet. Dunbar is preparing for an underwater simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. When fully suited, Dunbar will be lowered into the pool to rehearse planned and contingency extravehicular activities (EVAs). NOTE: Since this photograph was taken, Dunbar has been named as the payload commander (PLC) for STS-50 United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1) mission aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. |
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1990-07-19 |
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Astronaut Dunbar, in EMU, is
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Astronaut Dunbar, in EMU, is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation |
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Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on platform as it is lowered into JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Astronaut Guion S. Bluford is on the opposite side of the platform. Once underwater the astronaut team will rehearse planned and contingency extravehicular activities (EVAs). Two SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the training exercise. NOTE: Since this photograph was taken, Dunbar has been named as the payload commander (PLC) for STS-50 United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1) mission aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. |
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1990-07-19 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan in EMU li
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STS-40 MS Jernigan in EMU listens as Pilot Gutierrez looks on in JSC's WETF |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan (right), wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and communi- cations carrier assembly (CCA), listens to technician's instructions during communications equipment test. STS-40 Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez (left) looks on. Jernigan is preparing for an contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility Bldg 29. |
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1990-08-13 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan wearing E
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STS-40 MS Jernigan wearing EMU prepares for a simulation in JSC's WETF pool |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, prepares for a simulation of contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Shortly, Jernigan will be lowered into the WETF's 25 ft deep pool for the underwater training session. |
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1990-08-22 |
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STS-55 MS3 Bernard A. Harris
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STS-55 MS3 Bernard A. Harris, Jr in EMU at JSC's WETF for EVA simulation |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on platform awaiting an underwater extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Harris will be lowered into the WETF's 25 foot deep pool and once underwater will perform contingency EVA tasks. With the aid of weights (attached at his ankles and upper torso) he will achieve neutral buoyancy. There is no scheduled EVA for the 1993 flight but each space flight crew includes astronauts trained for a variety of contingency tasks that could require exiting the shirt-sleeve environment of a Shuttle's cabin. |
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1991-11-15 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris, wearing E
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STS-55 MS3 Harris, wearing EMU and CCA, prepares for EVA simulation at JSC WETF |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr, suited in the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) upper torso and communications carrier assembly (CCA), smiles as he prepares for an underwater simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. This portrait-like view captures Harris as he checks out his communications equipment. Once fully suited, Harris will be lowered into the WETF's 25-foot deep pool for an underwater contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation. There is no scheduled EVA for the 1993 flight but each spaceflight crew includes astronauts trained for a variety of contingency tasks that could require exiting the shirt-sleeve environment of a Shuttle's cabin. |
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1991-11-15 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris dons EMU w
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STS-55 MS3 Harris dons EMU with technician's assistance in JSC's WETF Bldg 29 |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr, partially suited in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), and a technician take a break from suiting procedures to watch nearby activity (out of frame) in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Harris has donned the EMU upper and lower torsos which are not yet connected at the waist ring. Once fully suited in the EMU, Harris will be lowered into the WETF's 25-foot pool for an underwater contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation. There is no scheduled EVA for the 1993 flight but each spaceflight crew includes astronauts trained for a variety of contingency tasks that could require exiting the shirt-sleeve environment of a Shuttle's cabin. |
| Date Taken |
1991-11-15 |
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STS-50 Payload Specialist Tr
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STS-50 Payload Specialist Trinh during JSC WETF Bailout Exercises in Bldg 29 |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1) Payload Specialist Eugene H. Trinh, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), listens to instructions prior to participating in launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The WETF's 25-foot deep pool will simulate the ocean as crewmembers familiarize themselves with procedures associated with a bailout and subsequent water landing. |
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1992-03-26 |
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STS-50 Payload Specialist De
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STS-50 Payload Specialist DeLucas floats in life raft during JSC WETF bailout |
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STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1) Payload Specialist Lawrence J. DeLucas, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in a single person life raft during launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. During the exercises, the WETF's 25-foot deep pool was used to simulate the ocean. Crewmembers were dropped from their parachute harnesses into the pool, inflated their life rafts, and used survival equipment to protect themselves from the elements and signal for help. |
| Date Taken |
1992-03-26 |
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STS-52 Pilot Baker, in LES/L
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STS-52 Pilot Baker, in LES/LEH, during JSC WETF bailout exercises |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Michael A. Baker smiles from under his launch and entry helmet (LEH) and from behind the communications carrier assembly (CCA) microphones as he adjusts his parachute harness. Baker, fully outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES), prepares for emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. The WETF's 25-ft deep pool will be used in this simulation of a water landing. |
| Date Taken |
1992-06-26 |
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STS-52 Mission Specialist Ve
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STS-52 Mission Specialist Veach, in LES/LEH, during JSC WETF bailout exercise |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Charles Lacy Veach, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), smiles as he observes emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Veach waits his turn to be dropped into the WETF's 25-ft deep pool which will simulate the ocean during of his water landing. |
| Date Taken |
1992-06-26 |
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STS-52 Commander Wetherbee,
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STS-52 Commander Wetherbee, in LES/LEH, during JSC WETF bailout exercises |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Commander James D. Wetherbee, fully outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), prepares for emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. The WETF's 25-ft deep pool will be used to simulate a water landing. |
| Date Taken |
1992-06-26 |
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STS-52 MS Jemison, in LES/LE
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STS-52 MS Jemison, in LES/LEH, during JSC WETF bailout exercise |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), listens to a briefing about water landings during an emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Jernigan waits her turn to be dropped into the WETF's 25-ft deep pool which will simulate the ocean during of her water landing. |
| Date Taken |
1992-06-26 |
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STS-52 Pilot Baker, in LES,
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STS-52 Pilot Baker, in LES, dons parachute during JSC WETF bailout exercises |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Michael A. Baker is assisted with a training version of his Shuttle partial-pressure launch and entry suit (LES). A technician adjusts his parachute harness prior to the emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. The WETF's 25-ft deep pool will be used in this simulation of a water landing. |
| Date Taken |
1992-06-26 |
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STS-55 Payload Specialist Sc
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STS-55 Payload Specialist Schlegel with technicians during JSC WETF bailout |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Payload Specialist 2 Hans Schlegel, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), launch and entry helmet (LEH), and parachute, discusses procedures with technicians Karen Porter and Todd Bailey prior to launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises. The session, held in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29, used the facility's 25-foot deep pool to simulate the ocean as Schlegel and other crewmembers practiced water bailout procedures. Schlegel represents the DLR for the upcoming Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life raft during egress exercises at JSC's WETF |
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STS-55 Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Charles J. Precourt drains his single person life raft (using hose) as he floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Precourt, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is participating in launch emergency egress (bailout) training. A SCUBA-equipped diver monitors Precourt's actions. STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life ra
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life raft during emergency egress exercises at JSC WETF |
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Using a small single person life raft, STS-55 Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Harris, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), prepares to send a flare during this launch emergency egress (bailout) training session. STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris listens to
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STS-55 MS3 Harris listens to technician during JSC WETF egress exercises |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), launch and entry helmet (LEH), and parachute, listens to technician Karen Porter's instructions prior to launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises. The session, held in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29, used the facility's 25-foot deep pool to simulate the ocean as Harris and other crewmembers practiced water bailout procedures. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life ra
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STS-55 MS3 Harris in life raft during emergency egress exercises at JSC WETF |
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Using a small single person life raft, STS-55 Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Bernard A. Harris, Jr floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Harris, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), opens a sealed canister containing a flare. Harris, along with other crewmembers, is participating in a launch emergency egress (bailout) training session. STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life
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STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life raft during egress exercises at JSC's WETF |
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Using a small single person life raft, STS-55 Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Charles J. Precourt floats in the pool located in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Precourt, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), operates the Space Shuttle Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) portable locating beacon (PLC) as SCUBA-equipped diver looks on. Precourt, along with other crewmembers, practiced launch emergency egress (bailout). STS-55 with the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) payload will fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in 1993. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-08 |
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STS-55 backup Payload Specia
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STS-55 backup Payload Specialist Thiele with technician in JSC's WETF |
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STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, backup German Payload Specialist Dr. P. Gerhard Thiele, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), launch and entry helmet (LEH), and parachute, seated on the poolside waits his turn to participate in launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises. The session, held in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29, used the facility's 25-foot deep pool to simulate the ocean as Thiele and other crewmembers practiced water bailout procedures. Thiele represents the DLR for the upcoming Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) mission. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-09 |
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STS-55 backup Payload Specia
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STS-55 backup Payload Specialist Brummer, poolside, during JSC WETF bailout |
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STS-55 backup German Payload Specialist Renate Brummer, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), communications carrier assembly (CCA), and parachute pack, stands on the poolside and watches ongoing activities in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Brummer is participating in launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises along with other DLR representatives. STS-55 to be flown aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is the second dedicated German (Deutsche) Spacelab flight and is designated D2. |
| Date Taken |
1992-12-09 |
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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. |
| Date Taken |
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). |
| 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), 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. |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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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