|
|
Browse All
:
Space Shuttle Endeavour by Koichi Wakata and Leroy Chiao
|
Printer Friendly |
STS-72 Crew Portrait
| Name of Image |
STS-72 Crew Portrait |
| Date of Image |
1995-08-02 |
| Full Description |
Six astronauts composed the crew for the STS-72 mission that launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on January 11, 1996. Astronauts Brian Duffy (right front) and Brent W. Jett (left front) are mission commander and pilot, respectively. Mission specialists (back row, left to right) are Winston E. Scott, Leroy Chiao, Koichi Wakata, and Daniel T. Barry. Wakata is an international mission specialist representing Japan?s National Space Development Agency (NASDA) based at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Mission objectives included the retrieval of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU), and the deployment of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology-Flyer (OAST-Flyer). |
|
STS-72 Crew standing outside
…
| Title |
STS-72 Crew standing outside Endeavour at Launch Pad |
| Description |
The STS-72 astronauts stand outside the Space Shuttle Endeavour at Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialist Winston E. Scott, Pilot Brent W. Jett, Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, who represents the National Space Development Agency of Japan and Daniel T. Barry, Commander Brian Duffy, and Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao. The flight crew is at KSC participating in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch. Endeavour is scheduled to begin the 1996 Shuttle launch schedule with a Jan. 11 liftoff. |
| Date |
12.06.1995 |
|
STS-72 Crew Walkout during T
…
| Title |
STS-72 Crew Walkout during TCDT |
| Description |
STS-72 Commander Brian Duffy (far right) leads the way from the Operations and Checkout Building, headed toward Launch Pad 39B and the final phase of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. Behind him are (from left), Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata, who represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), Pilot Brent Jett, and Mission Specialists Daniel T. Barry, Winston E. Scott and Leroy Chiao. Once at the pad, the astronauts will be strapped into their seats inside the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and a simulated countdown leading up to the T-0 mark will be conducted, allowing a realistic training exercise for both the flight and launch control crews. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off on Mission STS-72 in January. |
| Date |
12.06.1995 |
|
| General Description |
STS-72 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
|
|
