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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
STS-32 Commander Brandenstei …
Title STS-32 Commander Brandenstein in LES prepares for WETF water egress training
Description STS-32 Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES), orange parachute harness and life vest, is briefed on emergency egress procedures in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility Bldg 29. The crew used the WETF's nearby 25 ft deep pool for the exercises, which familiarize assigned space shuttle crewmembers with procedures associated with the post-Challenger pole system of emergency egress.
Date Taken 1989-11-15
STS-32 MS Dunbar wearing LES …
Title STS-32 MS Dunbar wearing LES prepares for WETF water egress training
Description STS-32 Mission Specialist (MS) Bonnie J. Dunbar, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES), orange parachute harness and life vest, is briefed on emergency egress procedures in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. During the exercises the crew practiced the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency aboard the Space Shuttle and familiarized themselves with post-Challenger pole system of emergency egress. The crewmembers will simulate parachuting into water by using the WETF's nearby 25 ft deep pool.
Date Taken 1989-11-15
STS-32 Pilot Wetherbee weari …
Title STS-32 Pilot Wetherbee wearing LES is suspended by harness over WETF pool
Description STS-32 Pilot James D. Wetherbee, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) and lauch and entry helmet (LEH), is suspended by his parachute harness over JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 25 ft deep pool. During the exercises the crew practiced the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency aboard the Space Shuttle and familiarized themselves with post-Challenger pole system of emergency egress.
Date Taken 1989-11-15
STS-37 Mission Specialist (M …
Title STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt floats in raft in JSC's WETF pool
Description STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), propels his one-person life raft by splashing water during emergency egress exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Apt, floating in the life raft, was simulating the steps involved in emergency egress from a Space Shuttle. The WETF's 25-ft pool served as a simulated ocean into which a parachute landing might be made.
Date Taken 1990-08-03
STS-37 MS Linda M. Godwin du …
Title STS-37 MS Linda M. Godwin during water egress exercise in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Linda M. Godwin, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is suspended above pool via a parachute harness during water egress exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Godwin simulates emergency egress from a Space Shuttle. The WETF's 25-ft pool served as a simulated ocean into which a parachute landing might be made.
Date Taken 1990-08-03
STS-37 Mission Specialist (M …
Title STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Godwin floating in life raft in JSC WETF pool
Description STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Linda M. Godwin, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in a one-person life raft during a training session in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. She was simulating steps involved in emergency egress from a Space Shuttle. The WETF's 25-ft deep pool served as a simulated ocean into which a parachute landing might be made.
Date Taken 1990-08-03
STS-37 MS Jerome Apt during …
Title STS-37 MS Jerome Apt during water egress exercise in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is suspended above pool via a parachute harness during water egress exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Apt simulates emergency egress from a Space Shuttle. The WETF's 25-ft pool served as a simulated ocean into which a parachute landing might be made.
Date Taken 1990-08-03
STS-37 Commander Nagel and h …
Title STS-37 Commander Nagel and his wife at JSC WETF poolside during bailout
Description STS-37 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Commander Steven R. Nagel, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), is joined by his wife Mary during a egress exercise conducted at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The training exercise is a simulation of emergency egress from a Space Shuttle. The 25 ft pool in the facility served as a simulated ocean which a parachute landing might be made.
Date Taken 1990-08-03
STS-39 MS Bluford is suspend …
Title STS-39 MS Bluford is suspended over JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool via harness
Description STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Guion S. Bluford, Jr, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is suspended above JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool via his parachute harness. Bluford will be dropped from the harness into the WETF's 25 ft deep pool to simulate an emergency egress bailout from the Space Shuttle into the ocean.
Date Taken 1990-12-13
STS-39 MS Hieb prepares for …
Title STS-39 MS Hieb prepares for emergency egress exercises in JSC's WETF Bldg 29
Description STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), parachute pack, and communications carrier assembly (CCA), listens to instructions prior to emergency egress bailout exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The WETF's 25 ft deep pool will simulate the ocean. Crewmembers will practice procedures necessary in the event of an emergency onboard the Space Shuttle requiring a water landing.
Date Taken 1990-12-13
STS-39 MS Bluford pauses bef …
Title STS-39 MS Bluford pauses before emergency egress exercises in JSC's WETF
Description STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Guion S. Bluford, Jr, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES), awaits his turn to practice emergency bailout procedures in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Crewmembers are rehearsing procedures necessary in the event of an emergency onboard the Space Shuttle which would require a water landing. The WETF's 25 ft deep pool will simulate the ocean.
Date Taken 1990-12-13
STS-39 MS Harbaugh listens t …
Title STS-39 MS Harbaugh listens to emergency egress instructions at JSC's WETF
Description STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Gregory J. Harbaugh, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and parachute, listens to emergency egress bailout instructions prior simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Harbaugh will participate in training designed to simulate a bailout from the Space Shuttle into the ocean in the event of an emergency. The WETF's 25 ft deep pool will substitute as the ocean.
Date Taken 1990-12-13
STS-39 MS Hieb is suspended …
Title STS-39 MS Hieb is suspended over JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool via harness
Description STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is hoisted above JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool via his parachute harness. Hieb will be dropped from the harness into the WETF's 25 ft deep pool to simulate an emergency egress bailout from the Space Shuttle into the ocean. Divers in the pool will ensure Hieb's safety during the exercise.
Date Taken 1990-12-13
STS-39 MS Harbaugh is suspen …
Title STS-39 MS Harbaugh is suspended over JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool via harness
Description STS-39 Mission Specialist (MS) Gregory J. Harbaugh, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is suspended above JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool via his parachute harness. Harbaugh will be dropped from the harness into the WETF's 25 ft deep pool to simulate an emergency egress bailout from the Space Shuttle into the ocean.
Date Taken 1990-12-13
STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life …
Title STS-55 MS2 Precourt in life raft during egress exercises at JSC's WETF
Description 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
STS-42 Payload Specialist Bo …
Title STS-42 Payload Specialist Bondar in single person life raft at JSC's WETF
Description STS-42 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Payload Specialist Roberta L. Bondar, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in single person life raft during launch emergency egress exercises held in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Bondar holds the Space Shuttle Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) portable locating beacon (PLB). The STS-42 crewmembers rehearsed procedures for launch emergency egress and a water landing. Bondar is representing Canada during the International Microgravity Laboratory 1 (IML-1) mission aboard OV-103.
Date Taken 1991-10-24
STS-56 MS1 Foale, in LES/LEH …
Title STS-56 MS1 Foale, in LES/LEH, floats during bailout exercises in JSC WETF
Description STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist 1 (MS1) Michael Foale, 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 pool. Foale's body is covered with the life raft tarp. His head and the space shuttle search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) antenna protrude above the tarp. This simulation prepares the astronauts for the event of an emergency egress and subsequent water landing during launch.
Date Taken 1993-01-25
STS-61 crewmembers in the WE …
Title STS-61 crewmembers in the WETF rehearsing for HST repair mission
Description Wearing a training version of Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), Astronauts Thomas D. Akers (red stripe) and Kathryn C. Thornton use the pool of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) to rehearse for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) repair mission. They are working with part of a full-scale mockup of the HST.
Date Taken 1993-05-05
Astronauts Thomas D. Akers a …
Title Astronauts Thomas D. Akers and Kathryn C. Thornton during WETF training
Description Wearing training versions of Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU), astronauts Thomas D. Akers (red stripe) and Kathryn C. Thornton use the spacious pool of the Johnson Space Center's Weightless Environment Traning Facility (WETF) to rehearse for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) repair mission. They are working with a full scale mockup of a solar array fixture.
Date Taken 1993-12-02
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