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The STS-103 crew pose for a group portrait with their families and loved ones on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. They are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. From left to right, the crew members are Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, Jean-François Clervoy of France, and Steven L. Smith, Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

The STS-103 crew pose for a …

Description	The STS-103 crew pose for a group portrait with their families and loved ones on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. They are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. From left to right, the crew members are Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, Jean-François Clervoy of France, and Steven L. Smith, Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of France exhibits his holiday spirit on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Mission Specialist J …

Description	STS-103 Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of France exhibits his holiday spirit on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) holds one of his children on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base, as his wife, Rhonda, looks on. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Mission Specialist C …

Description	STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) holds one of his children on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base, as his wife, Rhonda, looks on. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and his wife, Susana, beam at the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Mission Specialist C …

Description	STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and his wife, Susana, beam at the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and his fiancee, Ann Brickert, smile for the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Commander Curtis L. …

Description	STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and his fiancee, Ann Brickert, smile for the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly holds his daughter as he talks to Mission Specialists and fellow crew members Jean-François Clervoy of France and Steven L. Smith on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly …

Description	STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly holds his daughter as he talks to Mission Specialists and fellow crew members Jean-François Clervoy of France and Steven L. Smith on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

Amid a flurry of activity, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. disembarks from the bus which brought him to the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

Amid a flurry of activity, S …

Description	Amid a flurry of activity, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. disembarks from the bus which brought him to the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Payload Commander Steven L. Smith and his wife, Peggy, smile for the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Payload Commander St …

Description	STS-103 Payload Commander Steven L. Smith and his wife, Peggy, smile for the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), with his wife, Carol, and their children, smiles for the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery

STS-103 Mission Specialist J …

Description	STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), with his wife, Carol, and their children, smiles for the camera on the runway at Patrick Air Force Base. The STS-103 crew and their families are preparing to board an airplane that will return them to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston following the successful completion of their mission. Discovery landed in darkness the previous evening, Dec. 27, on runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:00:47 p.m. EST. This was the first time that a Shuttle crew spent the Christmas holiday in space. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Jean-François Clervoy of France. The STS-103 mission supplied the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes, six new voltage/temperature improvement kits, a new onboard computer, a new solid state recorder and new data transmitter, and a new fine guidance sensor along with new insulation on parts of the orbiting telescope. This was the 96th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 27th for the orbiter Discovery
Release Date	12/28/1999

STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier on OV-104's aft flight deck during EURECA deployment

STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier on O …

Title	STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier on OV-104's aft flight deck during EURECA deployment
Description	STS-46 European Space Agency (ESA) Mission Specialist (MS) Claude Nicollier takes a break from European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L) pre-deployment checkout procedures to pose for picture on the aft flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Nicollier is standing in front of the onorbit station control panels with the aft flight deck viewing window W9 appearing behind him. (OV-104's vertical tail is seen outside the window). Above Nicollier's head is overhead window W7 with the EURECA-1L grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector visible outside. The crewman optical alignment sight (COAS) is mounted on the inside frame of W7.
Date Taken	1992-08-08

STS-46 Commander Shriver and ESA MS Nicollier on OV-104's aft flight deck

STS-46 Commander Shriver and …

Title	STS-46 Commander Shriver and ESA MS Nicollier on OV-104's aft flight deck
Description	STS-46 Commander Loren J. Shriver (right) and European Space Agency (ESA) Mission Specialist (MS) Claude Nicollier pose on the aft flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Nicollier steadies himself near a tiny Swiss flag and a photograph (displayed in viewing window W9) of the Matterhorn, a popular peak on the Swiss-Italian border. Window shades are in place in both aft viewing windows (W9 and W10) and in overhead window W7 for specific intravehicular (IVA) operations.
Date Taken	1992-08-08

STS-46 crew, wearing LESs, prepares for deorbit on OV-104's flight deck

STS-46 crew, wearing LESs, p …

Title	STS-46 crew, wearing LESs, prepares for deorbit on OV-104's flight deck
Description	STS-46 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) and launch and entry helmets (LEHs), are seated on the flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. They review checklist procedures as they prepare for deorbit sequence and landing. At the far left, at the pilots station is Pilot Andrew M. Allen. Behind Allen is European Space Agency (ESA) Mission Specialist (MS) Claude Nicollier in a mission specialists seat on the aft flight deck. Next to Nicollier is MS Marsha S. Ivins. Just out of the frame at left is Commander Loren J. Shriver who guided OV-104 in for its Florida landing.
Date Taken	1992-08-08

STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier with TOP experiment on OV-104's aft flight deck

STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier with …

Title	STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier with TOP experiment on OV-104's aft flight deck
Description	STS-46 European Space Agency (ESA) Mission Specialist (MS) Claude Nicollier, wearing headset (HDST) and a headband with a penlight flashlight attached, operates onorbit station panel A6 controls on the aft flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. A camera equipped with image intensifiers is pointed through a window shade covering attached to overhead window W7 in front of and above Nicollier's head. Nicollier is conducting the Tether Optical Phenomena (TOP) experiment.
Date Taken	1992-08-08

STS-46 crewmembers work on OV-104's aft flight deck

STS-46 crewmembers work on O …

Title	STS-46 crewmembers work on OV-104's aft flight deck
Description	STS-46 crewmembers work on the aft flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during operations with the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1). Pictured are (left to right): Mission Specialist (MS) Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, shirtless, Commander Loren J. Shriver at onorbit station controls reviewing checklist, European Space Agency (ESA) MS Claude Nicollier at onorbit station controls, Italian Payload Specialist Franco Malerba at the payload station controls, and Pilot Andrew M. Allen perched on headrest of the commanders seat. MS Marsha S. Ivins used a 35mm camera with a 16mm lens to take this picture.
Date Taken	1992-08-08

STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier and PLC Hoffman pose on OV-104's aft flight deck

STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier and …

Title	STS-46 ESA MS Nicollier and PLC Hoffman pose on OV-104's aft flight deck
Description	STS-46 European Space Agency (ESA) Mission Specialist (MS) Claude Nicollier (left) and MS and Payload Commander (PLC) Jeffrey A. Hoffman pose in front of the onorbit station controls on the aft flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. The overhead windows W7 and W8 appear above their heads and the aft flight deck viewing windows W9 and W10 behind them. Hoffman and Nicollier have been training together for a dozen years at JSC. Hoffman was an astronaut candidate in 1978 and Nicollier accompanied a group of trainees in 1980. Note the partially devoured chocolate Space Shuttle floating near the two.
Date Taken	1992-08-08

On-board STS-61 crew portrai …

Title	On-board STS-61 crew portrait
Description	With the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay, crew members for the STS-61 mission pause for a crew portrait on the flight deck. Left to right are F. Story Musgrave, Richard O. Covey, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kenneth D. Bowersox, Kathryn C. Thornton, and Thomas D. Akers.
Date Taken	1993-12-05

UnOfficial On-board STS-61 crew portrait

UnOfficial On-board STS-61 c …

Title	UnOfficial On-board STS-61 crew portrait
Description	Traditional inflight portrait of the crew of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission. On the front row are the three crew members who assisted from inside Endeavor's cabin throughout the extravehicular activites or Spacewalks. They are, left to right, Swiss Scientist Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, along with astronauts Kenneth D. Bowersox, pilot, and Richard O. Covey, misson commander. Back row - all space walkers on this flight - are Astronauts F. Story Musgrave, payload commader, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kathryn D. Thornton and Thomas D. Akers, are mission specialists.
Date Taken	1993-12-05

Astronaut Claude Nicollier at RMS controls on aft flight deck

Astronaut Claude Nicollier a …

Title	Astronaut Claude Nicollier at RMS controls on aft flight deck
Description	Swiss Astronaut Claude Nicollier is pictured at the aft flight deck station he occupies. Among Nicollier 's responsibilities were the control of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) during operations with the Hubble Space Telesocpe (HST).
Date Taken	1993-12-05

STS-61 crewmembers prepare covers for magnetometers on HST

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Title	STS-61 crewmembers prepare covers for magnetometers on HST
Description	Three members of the STS-61 crew prepare covers to be placed on magnetometers near the top of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Left to right are Richard O. Covey, mission commander, Kenneth D. Bowersox, pilot and Claude Nicollier, mission specialist.
Date Taken	1993-12-08

Astronaut Claude Nicollier on flight deck at controls of the RMS

Astronaut Claude Nicollier o …

Title	Astronaut Claude Nicollier on flight deck at controls of the RMS
Description	Swiss Astronaut Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, is stationed on Endeavour's flight deck during one of the five Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing space walks. The controls for the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) are left of frame center. Two space walkers can be seen through the aft windows.
Date Taken	1993-12-09

Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crew member in this scene on the aft flight deck, captured during the busy chores associated with deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS).

Astronaut Claude Nicollier i …

Title	Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crew member in this scene on the aft flight deck, captured during the busy chores associated with deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
Description	STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crew member in this scene on the aft flight deck, captured during the busy chores associated with deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS). The seven member crew was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 22, 1996. and landed on March 9, 1996. Crew members were Andrew M. Allen, mission commander, Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, and Maurizio Cheli, European Space Agency (ESA), Jeffrey A. Hoffman and Nicollier, ESA, all mission specialists, along with payload specialist Umberto Guidioni of the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Date Taken	1996-02-22

The traditional inflight crew portrait was taken with a pre-set 70mm camera on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

The traditional inflight cre …

Title	The traditional inflight crew portrait was taken with a pre-set 70mm camera on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Description	STS-75 ONBOARD VIEW --- The traditional inflight crew portrait was taken with a pre-set 70mm camera on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, mission commander, is at bottom center. Clockwise from that point are Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, Maurizio Cheli and Claude Nicollier, mission specialists representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, Umberto Guidioni, payload specialist representing the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and Jeffrey A. Hoffman, mission specialist.
Date Taken	1996-03-05

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