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STS-81 Crew Members in front
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STS-81 Crew Members in front of Atlantis |
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The STS-81 crew poses in front of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it stands poised for liftoff from Launch Pad 39B to dock with the Mir space station. They are (from left): Mission Specialists Marsha S. Ivins, Mission Commander Michael A. Baker, Mission Specialists J.M. "Jerry" Linenger and Peter J. K. "Jeff" Wisoff, Pilot Brent W. Jett, Jr., and Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld. STS81 is the fifth Shuttle-wazzu Mir docking mission and will feature the transfer of Linenger to Mir to replace astronaut John Blaha, who has been on the orbital laboratory since Sept. 19 after arrival there during the STS-79 mission. During STS-81, Shuttle and Mir crews will conduct risk mitigation, human life science, microgravity and materials processing experiments that will provide data for the design, development and operation of the International Space Station. The - primary payload is the SPACEHAB-DM double module will provide space for more than 2,000 pounds of hardware, food and water that will be transferred into the Russian space station during five days of docking operations during the 10-day mission. The SPACEHAB will also be used to return experiment samples from the Mir to Earth for analysis and for microgravity experiments during the mission. |
| Date |
12.15.1996 |
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STS-81 Flight-Deck view of c
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STS-81 Flight-Deck view of crew during TCDT (back) |
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The STS-81 flight crew goes over preflight checklists on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the final phase of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) exercises for that mission, a simulated final countdown until just before main engine ignition. The crew are in their flight positions with the orbiter in a vertical attitude at Launch Pad 39B. Seated on the left foreground left Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld, while Michael A. Baker is in the left from Mission Commander's seat, while Pilot Brent W. Jett, Jr. is to his right. |
| Date |
12.16.1996 |
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| General Description |
STS-115 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-115 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-115 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-72 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-72 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-97 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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| General Description |
STS-97 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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STS-115 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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Astronaut Koichi Wakata, rep
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Astronaut Koichi Wakata, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and assigned as mission specialist for the STS-72 mission, checks over a copy of the flight plan. |
| Description |
STS-72 TRAINING VIEW --- Astronaut Koichi Wakata, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and assigned as mission specialist for the STS-72 mission, checks over a copy of the flight plan. Wakata is on the flight deck of the fixed base Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). In the background is astronaut Brent W. Jett, pilot. The two will join four NASA astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour for a scheduled nine-day mission, now set for the winter of this year. |
| Date Taken |
1996-01-11 |
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