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In the white room, an enviro
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In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, is helped with her flight suit before entering the orbiter Discovery. The crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which provide opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay, as well as simulated countdown exercises and emergency egress training. Other crew members are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, who is with the Russian Space Agency. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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In the white room, an enviro
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In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) gets ready to enter the orbiter Discovery. Helping her with her equipment are (left to right) Mike Birkenscher, Travis Thompson and James Davis. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which provide opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay, as well as simulated countdown exercises and emergency egress training. Other crew members are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, who is with the Russian Space Agency. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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Continuing with Terminal Cou
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Continuing with Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, the STS-96 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building after suiting up for their practice countdown exercise. The TCDT also provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. Clockwise starting from the front left are Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Julie Payette, Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, (right side) Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Commander Kent V. Rominger. Scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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Making their way to the slid
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Making their way to the slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39B are (left to right) ) STS-96 Mission Specialists Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.). They are practicing emergency egress procedures before a launch. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which also provides the crew with simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. Other crew members taking part in the TCDT are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) and Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.). Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev is with the Russian Space Agency. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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On Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Co
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On Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger (left) and Pilot Rick Douglas Husband (right) get ready to ride the slidewire basket to the ground as part of emergency egress training. Behind them are two other crew members getting into a slidewire basket. The training is part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which also provide the crew with simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. Other crew members taking part in the TCDT are Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, who is with the Russian Space Agency. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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In the white room, an enviro
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In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.) gets help with her equipment from Al Schmidt, Chris Menard and Travis Thompson before she enters the orbiter Discovery. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which provide opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay, as well as simulated countdown exercises and emergency egress training. Other crew members are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, who is with the Russian Space Agency. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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The STS-96 crew exit the Ope
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The STS-96 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building after suiting up for their practice countdown exercise as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT also provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. Clockwise starting from the front left are Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Julie Payette, Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, (right side) Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Commander Kent V. Rominger. Scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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The STS-96 crew pose for a g
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The STS-96 crew pose for a group photo after emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, Mission Specialists Julie Payette, Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), and Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Commander Kent V. Rominger, and Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency, and Ivanovich Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Behind them is the tip of the external tank, which is 153.8 feet high. The external tank provides fuel to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. It is eventually jettisoned, entering the Earth's atmosphere, breaking up and impacting a remote ocean area. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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STS-96 Mission Specialists (
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STS-96 Mission Specialists (left to right) Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.) wait in the slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39B to practice emergency egress procedures before a launch. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which also provides the crew with simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. Other crew members taking part in the TCDT are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) and Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.). Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev is with the Russian Space Agency. STS-96, scheduled for liftoff on May 20 at 9:32 a.m., is a logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying such payloads as a Russian crane, the Strela, a U.S.-built crane, the Spacehab Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS), a logistics items carrier, and STARSHINE, a student-led experiment |
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04/29/1999 |
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