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Space Shuttle Orbiter by Chiaki Mukai of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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STS-95 Crew Portrait
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STS-95 Crew Portrait |
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1997-12-14 |
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Five astronauts based at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) and two payload specialists comprising the STS-95 mission take a break from their training schedule to pose for the STS-95 preflight portrait. Seated (left to right) are Steven W. Lindsey, pilot, and Curtis L. Brown, commander. Standing (left to right) are Scott E. Parazynski, mission specialist, Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist, Chiaki Mukai (NASDA), payload specialist, Pedro Duque (ESA), mission specialist, and John H. Glenn, payload specialist. Glenn was a U.S. Senator and the first American to orbit the Earth in Friendship 7 in February of 1962. The seven launched into Earth orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on October 29, 1998 at 2:19:34 pm (EST). The primary payload was SPACEHAB, in which many experiments were carried out. |
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