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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton i
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator |
| Date of Image |
1993-06-14 |
| Full Description |
This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton readies herself for submersion into the water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training session for the STS-61 mission. The NBS provided the weightless environment encountered in space needed for testing and the practices of Extravehicular Activities (EVA). Launched on December 2, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) serving mission. During the 2nd EVA of the mission, Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers, performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes. |
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STS-61 Crew Members Sign Aut
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STS-61 Crew Members Sign Autographs in MSFC's Morris Auditorium |
| Date of Image |
1994-01-19 |
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STS-61 astronauts Kathryn Thornton, Jeffrey Hoffman and Thomas Akers (standing) sign autographs in Marshall Space Flight Center's Morris Auditorium, January 19, 1994. Space Shuttle crews traditionally visited NASA field centers following each mission to present mission highlights and recognize employees who made contributions to the Shuttle program. Many of the techniques used during the STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission were rehearsed at the Center's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator. |
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton i
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator |
| Date of Image |
1993-08-09 |
| Full Description |
This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist, Kathryn Thornton, was captured under water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neural Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training session for the STS-61 mission. The NBS provided the weightless environment encountered in space needed for testing and the practices of Extravehicular Activities (EVA). Launched on December 2, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) serving mission. During the 2nd EVA of the mission, Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers, performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes. |
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton i
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator |
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1993-08-01 |
| Full Description |
This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton was captured under water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neural Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training session for the STS-61 mission. The NBS provided the weightless environment encountered in space needed for testing and the practices of Extravehicular Activities (EVA). Launched on December 2, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) serving mission. During the 2nd EVA of the mission, Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers, performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes. |
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Shuttle STS-61 Onboard View:
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Shuttle STS-61 Onboard View: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Repair |
| Date of Image |
1993-12-08 |
| Full Description |
This STS-61 onboard photo depicts Astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton performing the 2nd extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-61 mission. Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers (out of frame), performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes. Launched December 1, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, the STS-61 mission was solely dedicated to servicing the HST. |
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton o
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton on HST photographed by Electronic Still Camera |
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This view of Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton working on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was photographed by an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), and downlinked to ground controllers soon afterward. Thornton, anchored to the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, is installing the +V2 Solar Array Panel as a replacement for the original one removed earlier. Electronic still photography is a technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-05 |
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Astronauts Thornton and Aker
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Astronauts Thornton and Akers during one of their EVAs |
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During her first STS-61 extravehicular activity (EVA) session, Astronaut Kathryn Thornton was captured on 70mm film by one of her crewmates inside the Space Shuttle Endeavour. As Astronauts Thornton and Thomas D. Akers (seen here in the background) approached the viewing area of their crewmates while performing servicing tasks on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), they were frequently photographed with various cameras. |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-06 |
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton d
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during servicing of HST |
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Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton works with equipment associated with servicing chores on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the fourth space walk on the eleven day STS-61 mission. |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-08 |
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton d
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during installation of COSTAR on HST |
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Earth is partially illuminated but the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Space Shuttle Endeavour are still mostly in darkness, in this 70mm frame photographed during the fourth of five space walks. Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton, barely visible above left center in the frame, works to install the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR). |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-08 |
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton d
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during second HST extravehicular activity |
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Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton, on the end of Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, hovers over equipment associated with servicing chores on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the second space walk on the eleven-day STS-61 mission. |
| Date Taken |
1993-12-06 |
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