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Images by Jerry L. Ross and Robert L. Gibson of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Veh
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Official crew portrait |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Official crew portrait includes crewmembers wearing t-shirts with NASA and mission insignias (logos) and mission insignia displayed in the background. Seated left to right are Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Commander Robert L. Gibson, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross and standing are MS William M. Shepherd (left) and MS Richard M. Mullane. |
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08.25.1988 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers on shuttle mission simulator flight deck |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers pose on on flight deck during training session in JSC shuttle mission simulator (SMS). At the commanders station (far left) is Commander Robert L. Gibson with Pilot Guy S. Gardner at the forward pilot station controls and on aft flight deck are Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross (seated in foreground), MS Richard M. Mullane (seated), and MS William M. Shepherd (standing). Crewmembers are wearing navy blue flight coveralls and communication kit assembly headsets. SMS is located in the Mission Simulation and Training Facility Bldg 5. |
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1988-02-08 |
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STS-27 crewmembers participate in fire fighting training at JSC |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in fire fighting and fire training exercises in JSC Fire Training Pit across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. Commander Robert L. Gibson sprays blaze with fire extinguisher as instructor coaches him. Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane is barely visible behind the fire. MS William M. Shepherd (hands on hips), MS Jerry L. Ross, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, and fire/security personnel watch the fire fighting activity. |
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1988-08-04 |
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STS-27 crewmembers participate in fire fighting training at JSC |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in fire fighting and fire training exercises in JSC Fire Training Pit across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. Commander Robert L. Gibson (left) and Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, wearing navy blue flight coverall suits, attempt to extinguish fire. Gibson and Ross use fire extinguishers to accomplish the task. |
| Date Taken |
1988-08-04 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Official crew portrait |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Official crew portrait includes crewmembers wearing t-shirts with NASA and mission insignias (logos) and mission insignia displayed in the background. Seated left to right are Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Commander Robert L. Gibson, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross and standing are MS William M. Shepherd (left) and MS Richard M. Mullane. |
| Date Taken |
1988-08-25 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Commander Robert L. Gibson, waving to spectators and followed by Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Richard M. Mullane, and MS Jerry L. Ross, leads crew from the Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building to launch complex (LC) pad 39B. In the very back of the group and just exiting through doorway are Donald R. Puddy (left) and astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein. Crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-17 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Standing in front of the M113 tracked rescue vehicle (armored personnel carrier (APC)) are left to right Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Commander Robert L. Gibson, MS Richard M. Mullane, and MS Jerry L. Ross. Crewmembers are wearing orange partial pressure or launch and entry suits (LESs). |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-17 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Before TCDT, crewmembers eat breakfast. Sitting around the table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, MS William M. Shepherd, Commander Robert L. Gibson, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, and MS Richard M. Mullane. |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-17 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers in JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT) |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), participate in exercises in the JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT). Four crewmembers are pictured in the stations they will man for the launch and entry phases of the mission. They are joined by the fifth crewmember, "borrowed" for a moment from the middeck. At forward controls are Pilot Guy S. Gardner (left) and Commander Robert L. Gibson. Behind them are Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane (left) and MS Jerry L. Ross. MS William M. Shepherd stands at aft station. Shepherd will occupy Atlantis' middeck for launch and entry phase of the flight. CCT is located in JSC Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A. Photo was taken by Bill Bowers of JSC. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-05 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers during bench review |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, clean-suited crewmembers examine Linhof Aero Tecknika camera during bench review. Commander Robert L. Gibson, holding Linoff camera, points to its features as (right to left) Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Jerry L. Ross, MS Richard M. Mullane, and Pilot Guy S. Gardner look on. Middeck stowage locker and additional camera components appear on table in front of crewmembers. |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-22 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, ter
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Commander Robert L. Gibson, waving to spectators and followed by Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Richard M. Mullane, and MS Jerry L. Ross, leads crew from the Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building to ground transportation van. In the very back of the group and just exiting through doorway are Donald R. Puddy (left) and astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein. Crewmembers are wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs). |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-22 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, cre
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers in JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT) |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), participate in exercises in the JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT). The four crewmembers are pictured in the stations they will man for the launch and entry phases of the mission. At forward controls are Pilot Guy S. Gardner (left) and Commander Robert L. Gibson. Behind them are Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane (left) and MS Jerry L. Ross. CCT is located in JSC Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A. Photo was taken by Bill Bowers of JSC. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-05 |
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STS-27 crewmembers walk acro
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STS-27 crewmembers walk across parking apron to T-38s at Ellington Field |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers walk toward the flight line of T-38s at Ellington Field prior to their departure for Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, MS William M. Shepherd, and Commander Robert L. Gibson. |
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1988-11-28 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers enjoy preflight breakfast at KSC O and C |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers enjoy preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building. Seated around the table and wearing mission t-shirts are (left to right) Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, Commander Robert L. Gibson, MS Richard M. Mullane, and MS William M. Shepherd. In the center of the table is a cake decorated with the STS-27 mission insignia. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg en route to LC Pad 39 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Commander Robert L. Gibson, waving to spectators, leads crewmembers (front to back) Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, MS Richard M. Mullane, and MS William M. Shepherd out of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building. Crewmembers are wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs) as they head to transfer van which will take them to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39. At rear of the line are Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein and JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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STS-27 crew egresses Atlanti
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STS-27 crew egresses Atlantis, OV-104, at Edwards Air Force Base, California |
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During post landing activity, the five astronaut crewmembers for STS-27 egress Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits), walk down mobile stairway. From bottom of steps to top, are Commander Robert L. Gibson, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane, MS Jerry L. Ross, and MS William M. Shepherd. Ground crews look on in background. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers repair 3/4 inch video reel on middeck |
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STS-27 crewmembers repair 3/4 inch video reel on the middeck. Pilot Guy S. Gardner (left) holds one reel, Commander Robert L. Gibson (right) the second reel, and Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross (center) holds the disassembled video cassette. MS William M. Shepherd (far right) looks on during repair activity. The cassette contains video of the tile damage survey recorded by Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, television cameras. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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STS-27 crew poses for inflig
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STS-27 crew poses for inflight portrait on Atlantis' forward flight deck |
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Gathered on Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, forward flight deck STS-27 crewmembers pose for inflight crew portrait. Crewmembers, wearing blue mission t-shirts, are (left to right) Commander Robert L. Gibson, Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane, MS Jerry L. Ross, MS William M. Shepherd, and Pilot Guy S. Gardner. Forward flight deck overhead control panels are visible above crewmembers, commanders and pilots seats in front of them, and forward windows behind them. An auto-set 35mm camera mounted on the aft flight deck was used to take this photo. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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STS-27 crew poses for group
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STS-27 crew poses for group portrait during post landing activities |
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STS-27 crewmembers, after completing their Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, pose for group portrait in front of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during post landing activities at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. They were greeted NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher (center) and NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Meyers (far right). The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight suits (coveralls), are, left to right, Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane, MS Jerry L. Ross, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Commander Robert L. Gibson, and MS William M. Shepherd. Ground crews service OV-104 systems in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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STS-27 crew poses for inflig
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STS-27 crew poses for inflight portrait on forward flight deck with football |
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With WILSON NFL football freefloating in front of them, STS-27 astronauts pose on Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, forward flight deck for inflight crew portrait. Crewmembers, wearing blue mission t-shirts, are (left to right) Commander Robert L. Gibson, Mission Specialist (MS) Richard M. Mullane, MS Jerry L. Ross, MS William M. Shepherd, and Pilot Guy S. Gardner. Forward flight deck overhead control panels are visible above crewmembers, commanders and pilots seats in front of them, and forward windows behind them. An auto-set 35mm camera mounted on the aft flight deck was used to take this photo. The football was later presented to the National Football League (NFL) at halftime of the Super Bowl in Miami. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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