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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
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-37 Mission Specialist (M …
Title STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Apt prepares for EVA exercise in JSC WETF
Description STS-37 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) prepares for extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Apt will rehearse scheduled EVA procedures with the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) during the training session in the WETF's 25-ft deep pool. CETA is a type of railroad hand cart vehicle planned as a spacewalker's transportation system along the truss of Space Station Freedom (SSF). CETA will be in OV-104's payload bay.
Date Taken 1989-09-12
STS-37 Mission Specialist (M …
Title STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Ross prepares for EVA exercise in JSC WETF
Description STS-37 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), fastens neck strap on communications carrier assembly (CCA) in preparation for extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Ross will rehearse scheduled EVA procedures with the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) during the training session in the WETF's 25-ft deep pool. CETA is a type of railroad hand cart vehicle planned as a spacewalker's transportation system along the truss of Space Station Freedom (SSF). CETA will be in OV-104's payload bay.
Date Taken 1989-09-12
STS-37 crewmembers work with …
Title STS-37 crewmembers work with CETA during EVA training in JSC's WETF
Description STS-37 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross and MS Jerome Apt operate crew and equipment translation aid (CETA) electrical hand pedal cart during training session in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Wearing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), Ross and Apt practice a extravehicular activity (EVA) spacewalk they will perform in OV-104's payload bay during STS-37. CETA is a type of railroad hand cart planned as a spacewalker's transportation system along the truss of Space Station Freedom (SSF). Apt is pulling Ross along to test the cart's ability to carry a person plus cargo. SCUBA divers monitor astronauts' underwater activity.
Date Taken 1989-10-10
STS-31 MS Sullivan in EMU pr …
Title STS-31 MS Sullivan in EMU prepares for JSC EVA simulation in the WETF pool
Description STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn D. Sullivan, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), undergoes final preparations before being lowered into the 25-ft deep pool of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once underwater, Sullivan will achieve a neutrally buoyant state and will rehearse contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures associated with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) payload. There are no EVAs planned for the flight aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103.
Date Taken 1989-11-15
STS-31 MS McCandless dons EM …
Title STS-31 MS McCandless dons EMU for JSC EVA underwater simulation in WETF pool
Description STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso, pulls his head and arms through the EMU upper torso with the assistance of two technicians. McCandless is positioned on a platform at the poolside of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once fully suited in the EMU, McCandless will be lowered into the nearby pool via the platform. Underwater and in a neutrally buoyant state, McCandless will rehearse contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures associated with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) payload. There are no EVAs planned for the flight aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103.
Date Taken 1989-11-15
STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU …
Title STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU, during EVA underwater simulation in JSC's WETF
Description STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), uses a wrench to release a port side latch mechanism during an extravehicular activity (EVA) underwater simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. In the foreground on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) mockup is a Support System Module (SSM) forward shell support structure. Behind McCandless is the HST mockup and a SCUBA-equipped diver. Though no EVA is planned for the STS-31 mission aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, two crewmembers train for contingencies that would necessitate leaving the shirt sleeve environment of the crew cabin and performing chores with the HST payload or related hardware in the payload bay (PLB).
Date Taken 1990-03-05
STS-39 MS McMonagle dons EMU …
Title STS-39 MS McMonagle dons EMU for underwater EVA simulation in JSC's WETF
Description Technicians assist STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Donald R. McMonagle in straightening the sleeves of his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU). McMonagle is standing on a platform which will be lowered into a nearby 25 ft deep pool for an underwater simulation of contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures. He is scheduled to be a crewmember aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, in the spring of 1991.
Date Taken 1990-06-27
Astronaut Dunbar, in EMU, is …
Title Astronaut Dunbar, in EMU, is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
Description 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.
Date Taken 1990-07-19
STS-48 MS Buchli, in EMU, is …
Title STS-48 MS Buchli, in EMU, is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
Description STS-48 Mission Specialist (MS) James F. Buchli, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), is watched by SCUBA-equipped divers as the platform he is standing on is lowered into JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. When completely underwater, Buchli will be released from the platform and will perform contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) operations. This underwater simulation of a spacewalk is part of the training required for Buchli's upcoming mission aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103.
Date Taken 1991-05-01
STS-55 MS3 Bernard A. Harris …
Title STS-55 MS3 Bernard A. Harris, Jr in EMU at JSC's WETF for EVA simulation
Description 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.
Date Taken 1991-11-15
STS-55 MS3 Harris, wearing E …
Title STS-55 MS3 Harris, wearing EMU and CCA, prepares for EVA simulation at JSC WETF
Description 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.
Date Taken 1991-11-15
STS-49 Mission Specialist (M …
Title STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Hieb prepares for EVA simulation in JSC's WETF
Description STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), adjusts the EMU mini workstation attached to the EMU upper torso as technicians look on. Hieb is preparing for International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) on-orbit repair and redeployment simulation activities in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. In the spring of next year, Hieb will exit the shirt-sleeve environment of OV-105 to assist in capturing the errant INTELSAT VI communications spacecraft and to install a perigee stage on the satellite to help it achieve its originally intended geosynchronous orbital position. Hieb is fitted with weights on his pressurized spacesuit to help him achieve neutral buoyancy in the WETF pool.
Date Taken 1992-01-02
STS-57 MS2 Sherlock in EMU i …
Title STS-57 MS2 Sherlock in EMU is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
Description STS-57 Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Nancy J. Sherlock, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet and standing on a platform, is lowered into the 25 foot deep pool of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once underwater, Sherlock will participate in an underwater extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation. SCUBA-equipped divers already in the pool guide the platform into the water.
Date Taken 1992-07-01
STS-57 MS3 Wisoff in EMU is …
Title STS-57 MS3 Wisoff in EMU is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
Description STS-57 Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Peter J.K. Wisoff, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet and standing on a platform, is lowered into the 25 foot deep pool of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once underwater, Wisoff will participate in an underwater extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation. A SCUBA-equipped diver already in the pool guides the platform into the water.
Date Taken 1992-07-01
STS-53 MS Voss, in EMU, is l …
Title STS-53 MS Voss, in EMU, is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
Description STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist James S. Voss, fully suited in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on a platform as it is lowered into JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Voss salutes before making the dive. Once underwater Voss will practice door, latch and passive latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures. SCUBA-equipped diver monitors activity in the background.
Date Taken 1992-07-28
STS-53 MS Voss, in EMU, in l …
Title STS-53 MS Voss, in EMU, in lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
Description STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) James S. Voss, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), is lowered into JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Voss waves to his daughter standing on the poolside as the platform he is positioned on is submerged in the pool. Technicians on the poolside and SCUBA-equipped divers in the water monitor the activities. Once underwater, Voss will participate in contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures.
Date Taken 1992-08-18
STS-54 MS Susan J. Helms pre …
Title STS-54 MS Susan J. Helms prepares for EVA simulation at JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-54 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Susan J. Helms, wearing liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) and extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso, prepares to don EMU upper torso with some assistance from technicians. Once fully suited in the EMU, Helms will participate in an underwater extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Though not assigned to the scheduled EVA, Helms, for backup and contingency purposes, is trained in the WETF. Nearby, divers await her entry into the water via the platform (visible behind Helms). The EMU is weighted so as to allow Helms to achieve neutral buoyancy and simulate the various chores of the spacewalk.
Date Taken 1992-08-06
EVA training in the WETF for …
Title EVA training in the WETF for STS-5 crewmen
Description Portrait view of Mission Specialist/Astronaut Joseph P. Allen is assisted as he dons a space suit for training in an extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). He is wearing the full suit minus the communication carrier assembly and helmet (34884), Portrait view of Mission Specialist/Astronaut William B. Lenoir, donning a space suit for EVA training in the WETF. He is wearing the full suit and communication carrier assembly but no helmet or gloves (34885).
Date Taken 1982-08-05
EVA training in the WETF for …
Title EVA training in the WETF for STS-5 crewmen
Description Portrait view of Mission Specialist/Astronaut Joseph P. Allen is assisted as he dons a space suit for training in an extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). He is wearing the full suit minus the communication carrier assembly and helmet (34884), Portrait view of Mission Specialist/Astronaut William B. Lenoir, donning a space suit for EVA training in the WETF. He is wearing the full suit and communication carrier assembly but no helmet or gloves (34885).
Date Taken 1982-08-05
Astronaut David Wolf partici …
Title Astronaut David Wolf participates in training for contingency EVA in WETF
Description Astronaut David A. Wolf participates in training for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-58 mission. The mission specialist was about to be submerged ito a point of neutral buoyancy in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). In this view, Wolf is displaying the flexibility of his training version of the Shuttle extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) by lifting his arms above his head (31701), Wolf waves to the camera before he is submerged in the WETF (31702).
Date Taken 1993-04-03
Astronaut Shannon Lucid in t …
Title Astronaut Shannon Lucid in training for contingency EVA for STS-58 in WETF
Description Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid participates in training for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-58 mission. For simulation purposes, the mission specialist is about to be submerged to a point of neutral buoyancy in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF).
Date Taken 1993-04-03
Astronaut David Wolf partici …
Title Astronaut David Wolf participates in training for contingency EVA in WETF
Description Astronaut David A. Wolf participates in training for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-58 mission. The mission specialist was about to be submerged to a point of neutral buoyancy in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). In this view, Wolf is aided by technicians in donning the gloves for his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU).
Date Taken 1993-04-03
Astronaut David Wolf partici …
Title Astronaut David Wolf participates in training for contingency EVA in WETF
Description Astronaut David A. Wolf participates in training for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-58 mission. The mission specialist was about to be submerged ito a point of neutral buoyancy in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). In this view, Wolf is displaying the flexibility of his training version of the Shuttle extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) by lifting his arms above his head (31701), Wolf waves to the camera before he is submerged in the WETF (31702).
Date Taken 1993-04-03
Astronaut William S. McArthu …
Title Astronaut William S. McArthur in training for contingency EVA in WETF
Description Astronaut William S. McArthur, mission specialist, participates in training for contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-58 mission. He is wearing the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) minus his helmet. For simulation purposes, McArthur was about to be submerged to a point of neutral buoyancy in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF).
Date Taken 1993-09-10
Astronaut Wendy Lawrenc duri …
Title Astronaut Wendy Lawrenc during EVA training in the WETF
Description Astronaut Wendy Lawrence gets assistance from Boeing's Craig Slimmer (left) and Galand Crable prior to familiarization session in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF).
Date Taken 1993-08-10
Astronaut Linda Godwin durin …
Title Astronaut Linda Godwin during contingency EVA training in WETF
Description Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, payload commander, prepares to donn her helmet before being submerged in a 25-feet deep pool at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). STS-59 crewmembers are using the WETF to train for contingency space walks for the shuttle Endeavour mission. Godwin is wearing the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), communication carrier assembly (CCA) but no helmet.
Date Taken 1993-08-17
Astronaut Linda Godwin durin …
Title Astronaut Linda Godwin during contingency EVA training in WETF
Description Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, payload commander, prepares to be submerged in a 25-feet deep pool at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). STS-59 crewmembers are using the WETF to train for contingency space walks for the shuttle Endeavour mission. Godwin is standing on the platform in the full extravehicular mobility unit (EMU).
Date Taken 1993-08-17
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, stands on a platform suspended via an overhead crane as he is lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao prepares to be immersed in the pool to practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures. Although no spacewalk is planned for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission, NASA always trains some of each mission's crewmembers to perform in-space tasks that would be required in the event of remote system failure. For 14 years, the WETF pool has been used to train astronauts for spacewalks and to evaluate certain hardware and procedures. Chiao's EMU is weighted to enable the astronaut to achieve neutral buoyancy once in the tank. SCUBA-equipped divers already in the pool guide the platform into the water.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, stands on a platform and prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures once underwater. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas will join Chiao in the simulation. The two crewmates will be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse the contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures once underwater. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas will join Chiao in the simulation. The two crewmates will be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse the contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
Astronaut John Grunsfeld dur …
Title Astronaut John Grunsfeld during EVA training in the WETF
Description Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-67 mission specialist, gives a salute as he is about to be submerged in a 25-feet deep pool in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). Wearing a special training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit and assisted by several JSC SCUBA-equipped divers, Grunsfeld was later using the pool to rehearse contingency space walk chores.
Date Taken 1995-05-20
STS-64 Extravehicular activi …
Title STS-64 Extravehicular activity (EVA) training view in WETF
Description Astronaut Carl J. Meade, STS-64 mission specialist, is being submerged prior to an underwater simulation of a space walk scheduled for his September mission. Meade, who shared the rehearsal in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) pool with crewmate Astronaut Mark C. Lee (partially visible at left), is equipped with a training version of the new EVA hardware called the Simplifed Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system (39770), Astronaut Mark C. Lee is pictured prior to the mission specialist's participation in an underwater rehearsal for a space walk. He is standing on the platform in his Extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) minus his helmet as a technician adjusts his EMU gloves (39771).
Date Taken 1994-08-10
STS-64 Extravehicular activi …
Title STS-64 Extravehicular activity (EVA) training view in WETF
Description Boeing's Kari Rueter checks the helmet of astronaut Mark C. Lee prior to the mission specialist's participation in an underwater rehearsal for a space walk. This rehearsal was held in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) (39774), Astronaut Carl J. Meade, STS-64 mission specialist, listens to ground monitors during a simulation of a space walk. Meade, who shared the rehearsal in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) pool with crew mate astronaut Mark C. Lee, is equipped with a training version of the new EVA hardware called the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system (39775).
Date Taken 1994-08-10
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