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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, cre …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers on shuttle mission simulator flight deck
Description 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.
Date Taken 1988-02-08
STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, cre …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers in JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT)
Description 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
STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, cre …
Title STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, crewmembers in JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT)
Description 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
STS-27 crew poses for inflig …
Title STS-27 crew poses for inflight portrait on Atlantis' forward flight deck
Description 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
STS-27 crew poses for inflig …
Title STS-27 crew poses for inflight portrait on forward flight deck with football
Description 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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