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Bruce McCandless on mid-deck
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Bruce McCandless on mid-deck |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II, wearing liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG), works his way out of the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso on the mid deck of Discovery. McCandless was in a standby mode to perform a spacewalk if needed to support Hubble Space Telescope (HST) deployment and post-deployment tasks on April 25, 1990. The deployment of the telescope was executed flawlessly, and McCandless' assistance was not needed. |
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04/25/1990 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) McCandless in EMU prior to JSC WETF simulation |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on platform before it is lifted and lowered into the 25-ft deep pool of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once underwater, McCandless will achieve a neutrally buoyant state and will rehearse 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. |
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11.15.1989 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Pad 39-B at 8:33 a.m. EDT carrying a crew of five and the Hubble Space Telescope. STS-31 crew members are Commander Loren Shriver, Pilot Charles Bolden and Mission Specialists Steven Hawley, Bruce McCandless II and Kathryn Sullivan. |
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04/24/1990 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless dons EM
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STS-31 MS McCandless dons EMU for JSC EVA underwater simulation in WETF pool |
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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 |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (M
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) McCandless in EMU prior to JSC WETF simulation |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), stands on platform before it is lifted and lowered into the 25-ft deep pool of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Once underwater, McCandless will achieve a neutrally buoyant state and will rehearse 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 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless inspect
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STS-31 MS McCandless inspects HST tools during bench review at Boeing FEPF |
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Clean-suited STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II attaches an extension which is tethered to the ratchet caddy assembly to a torque limiter during the STS-31 bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF) near the JSC site. The tools McCandless is experimenting with will be used if extravehicular activity (EVA) operations are required during the STS-31 deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Technicians and training personnel stand by ready to explain the equipment and its operation. |
| Date Taken |
1990-03-20 |
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STS-31 crewmembers during T-
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STS-31 crewmembers during T-30 (30 days before launch) briefing at JSC |
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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn D. Sullivan, MS Steven A. Hawley, and MS Bruce McCandless II participate in T-30 (thirty days before launch) briefing at JSC's Auditorium and Public Affairs Facility Bldg 2. Scale models of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) are displayed in front of the crewmembers as they field questions from the audience of news media representatives. |
| Date Taken |
1990-03-27 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU
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STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU, during JSC WETF underwater simulation |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), maneuvers around the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector during an underwater simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. The end effector is attached to a grapple fixture on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) mockup. A SCUBA-equipped diver looks on as McCandless completes RMS-related activities. Though no extravehicular activity (EVA) is planned for STS-31, two crewmembers train for contingencies that would necessitate leaving the shirt sleeve environment of Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, crew cabin and performing chores with the HST payload or related hardware in the payload bay (PLB). |
| Date Taken |
1990-03-05 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU
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STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU, during EVA underwater simulation in JSC's WETF |
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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 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU
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STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU, during JSC WETF underwater simulation |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II (left), wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), maneuvers his way around a mockup of the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector during an underwater simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. The end effector is attached to a grapple fixture on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) mockup. As McCandless performs contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures, fellow crewmember MS Kathryn D. Sullivan, in EMU, works on the opposite side of the HST mockup, and SCUBA-equipped divers monitor the activity. Though no EVA is planned for STS-31, the two crewmembers train for contingencies that would necessitate leaving the shirt sleeve environment of Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, crew cabin and performing chores with the HST payload or related hardware in the payload bay (PLB). |
| Date Taken |
1990-03-05 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless and MS
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STS-31 MS McCandless and MS Sullivan during JSC WETF underwater simulation |
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This overall view shows STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II (left) and MS Kathryn D. Sullivan making a practice space walk in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. McCandless works with a mockup of the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector which is attached to a grapple fixture on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) mockup. Sullivan manipulates HST hardware on the Support System Module (SSM) forward shell. SCUBA-equipped divers monitor the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers during this simulated extravehicular activity (EVA). No EVA is planned for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) deployment, but the duo has trained for contingencies which might arise during the STS-31 mission aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Photo taken by NASA JSC photographer Sheri Dunnette. |
| Date Taken |
1990-03-05 |
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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Official crew portrait |
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The five astronaut crewmembers for the STS-31 mission have chosen a busy night sky scene as a background for their portrait. Wearing mission t-shirts are (left to right) Pilot Charles F. Bolden, Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley, Commander Loren J. Shriver, MS Bruce McCandless II, and MS Kathryn D. Sullivan. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) depicted in the upper left of the background scene is scheduled to be deployed from the payload bay (PLB) of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, by the crew. Portrait made by NASA JSC contract photographer Jack Jacob. |
| Date Taken |
1990-04-29 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless in LCVG
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STS-31 MS McCandless in LCVG removes EMU lower torso on OV-103's middeck |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, wearing liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG), works his way out of the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso on the middeck of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. McCandless was in a standby mode to perform extravehicular activity (EVA) if needed to support Hubble Space Telescope (HST) deployment and post- deployment tasks. None was needed. His helmet and gloves freefloat in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1990-04-29 |
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STS-31 MS McCandless in LCVG
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STS-31 MS McCandless in LCVG removes EMU lower torso on OV-103's middeck |
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STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, wearing liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG), is assisted by the microgravity of space as he removes the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) lower torso. McCandless was in a standby mode to perform extravehicular activity (EVA) if needed to support Hubble Space Telescope (HST) deployment and post-deployment tasks. None was needed. His EMU helmet and gloves freefloat in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1990-04-29 |
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STS-31 crew monitors Hubble
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STS-31 crew monitors Hubble Space Telescope (HST) from OV-103's flight deck |
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A "fish eye" lens captured this overall view of the aft flight deck of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, while the STS-31 crewmembers were monitoring the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) deployment checkout procedures. From front to back are Commander Loren J. Shriver, Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley, and MS Bruce McCandless II looking up at overhead windows W7 and W8 and the HST on the remote manipulator system (RMS) outside them. The onorbit station control panels appear in front of the crewmembers and the ongoing scene outside the crew cabin is mirrored in the closed circuit television (CCTV) screens on McCandless' right. |
| Date Taken |
1990-04-29 |
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STS-31 Discovery, OV-103, on
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STS-31 Discovery, OV-103, onboard (in-space) crew portrait |
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STS-31 crewmembers, wearing mission t-shirts, pose for their onboard crew portrait on the middeck of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II displays the mission insignia and MS Steven A. Hawley holds a model of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Left to right are Pilot Charles F. Bolden (top left), Commander Loren J. Shriver, MS Kathryn D. Sullivan, McCandless, and Hawley. The crew is in front of the port side wall and the orbiter galley which is decorated with a HST art concept and a sign reading "HST is open for business!". |
| Date Taken |
1990-04-29 |
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