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STS-65 POST FLIGHT PRESENTAT …
1994
Description STS-65 POST FLIGHT PRESENTATION JSC1432 - (1994) - 44 3/4 Minutes Commander: Robert D. Cabana Pilot: James Donald Halsell, Jr. Mission Specialists: Richard J. Hieb, Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao, Donald A. Thomas Payload Specialist: Chiaki Naito-Mukai Dates: July 8-22, 1994 Vehicle: Columbia OV-102 Payloads: IML-2, CPCG, SAREX-II, OARE, MAST, and AMOS Landing site: Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date 1994
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STS-72 POST FLIGHT PRESENTAT …
1996
Description STS-72 POST FLIGHT PRESENTATION JSC1549 (1996) - 29 Minutes - Commander: Brian J. Duffy Pilot: Brent W. Jett, Jr. Mission Specialists: Leroy Chiao, Winston E. Scott, Koichi Wakata (Japan), Daniel T. Barry Dates: January 11-20, 1996 Vehicle: Endeavour OV-105 Payloads: OAST-Flyer, SSBUV, EDFT-03, SLA-01/GAS, NIH-R, STL/NIH-C, PCTG-STES, and CPCG EVA: (Tethered) evaluated tools, techniques and equipment to be used in during the construction of the International Space Station Landing site: Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date 1996
Space Station -- August 2004
Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Exped …
7/18/08
Description Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA space station science officer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit. He is about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to begin a spacewalk rehearsal. Letti Castillo with United Space Alliance assisted Chiao.
Date 7/18/08
Onboard photo: Astronauts at …
Name of Image Onboard photo: Astronauts at work
Date of Image 1994-07-08
Full Description Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-65) Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao (top) and Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas are seen at work in the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science module. The two crewmembers are conducting experiments at the IML-2 Rack 5 Biorack (BR). Chiao places a sample in the BR incubator as Thomas handles another sample inside the BR glovebox. The glovebox is used to prepare samples for BR and slow rotating centrifuge microscope (NIZEMI) experiments.
STS-65 Crew Portrait
Name of Image STS-65 Crew Portrait
Date of Image 1994-04-26
Full Description The crew assigned to the STS-65 mission included (seated left to right) Richard J. (Rick) Hieb, payload commander, Robert D. (Bob) Cabana, commander, and Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist. Standing, from left to right, are Leroy Chiao, mission specialist, James D. Halsell, pilot, Chiaki Naito-Mukai, payload specialist, and Carl E. Walz, mission specialist. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on July 8, 1994 at 12:43:00 pm (EDT), the STS-64 mission marked the second flight of the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) and the first flight of a female Japanese crew member.
STS-65 onboard: IML-2
Name of Image STS-65 onboard: IML-2
Date of Image 1994-07-08
Full Description Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-65) Mission specialist Leroy Chiao is seen in the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science moduel in front of Rack 3 and above center aisle equipment. Chiao has just made an observation of the goldfish container (silver apparatus on left beween his right hand and knee) . The Rack 3 Aquatic Animal Experiment Unit (AAEU) also contains Medaka and newts. Chiao joined five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for two weeks of experimenting.
STS-92 Crew Portrait
Name of Image STS-92 Crew Portrait
Date of Image 1999-09-08
Full Description These seven astronauts composed the crew for the STS-92 mission. In front are astronauts Pamela A. Melroy, pilot, and Brian Duffy, mission commander. In the rear, from the left, are astronauts Leroy Chiao, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, William S. McArthur, Jr., Peter J.K. (Jeff) Wisoff, and Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists. Wakata represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on October 11, 2000, the 100th shuttle flight was the second to deliver hardware to the International Space Station (ISS). During Four space walks, the crew installed the Z1 truss and the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA) 3.
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).
1990 astronaut candidates Ch …
Title 1990 astronaut candidates Chiao and Cockrell examine T-38A cockpit controls
Description Inside an Ellington Field hangar, 1990 astronaut candidates Leroy Chiao, seated in the rear cockpit, and Kenneth D. Cockrell, standing next to the fuselage, examine T-38A NASA 919 controls during familiarization training. Chiao, a mission specialist astronaut candidate, gets some guidance from Cockrell, a pilot astronaut candidate. The two are among the 23 astronaut candidates of the 1990 Group 13 who began a year's training and evaluation program recently. T-38A is one of the jet trainers in the NASA fleet based at Ellington Field. Cockrell is approved for piloting the jets.
Date Taken 1990-08-08
Official portrait of astrona …
Title Official portrait of astronaut Leroy Chiao
Description Official portrait of Leroy Chiao, a member of 1990 Astronaut Class 13.
Date Taken 1990-08-07
1990 astronaut candidate Ler …
Title 1990 astronaut candidate Leroy Chiao listens during classroom session at VAFB
Description Leroy Chiao, one of 23 1990 Group 13 astronaut candidates who began a year's training and evaluation in July, participates in one of the classroom sessions at a survival training course at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of the course complements field training with parachutes and survival gear. The three-day course is designed to familiarize the trainees with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet.
Date Taken 1990-08-15
ASCAN Helms simulates parach …
Title ASCAN Helms simulates parachute jump during VAFB training exercises
Description 1990 Group 13 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Susan J. Helms simulates a parachute jump during ground egress and parasail training exercises at Vance Air Force Base (VAFB), Enid, Oklahoma. With her arms folded against her chest, Helms jumps from a brick platform onto the ground. In line behind her are Charles J. Precourt followed by Leroy Chiao. The training is designed to prepare the ASCANs for proper survival measures to take in the event of an emergency aboard the T-38 jet trainer aircraft they will frequently use once they become full-fledged astronauts. ASCANs completed the VAFB training courses from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken 1990-09-17
1990 astronaut candidate Ler …
Title 1990 astronaut candidate Leroy Chiao during water survival training at EAFB
Description Leroy Chiao, wearing a helmet and life vest, surveys the situation before participating in a water survival training exercise. From his position on the deck of a boat, Chiao readies himself for parasailing. Chiao, along with 22 other 1990 Group 13 astronaut candidates, practiced water survival techniques at Elgin Air Force Base (EAFB) in Pensacola, Florida, 08-14-90 through 08-17-90.
Date Taken 1990-09-20
1990 astronaut candidate Chi …
Title 1990 astronaut candidate Chiao determines location during wilderness training
Description Leroy Chiao determines his location in order to specify directions for a helicopter pickup during wilderness survival training at Fairchild Air Force Base. Chiao, one of 23 1990 Group 13 astronaut candidates, participated in the training near Spokane, Washington, 08-26-90 through 08-30-90.
Date Taken 1990-09-24
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao prepares for escape training in MAIL Bldg 9NE
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao outfitted in his launch and entry suit (LES), launch and entry helmet (LEH), and parachute prepares to practice emergency escape procedures. The training exercise was held at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE.
Date Taken 1992-11-17
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao examines SARSAT PLB during bailout briefing
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao checks out the space shuttle search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) portable locating beacon (PLB) during emergency egress bailout briefing held in a conference room in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The PLB would be used in the event of an emergency egress situation from the space shuttle. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year.
Date Taken 1994-03-07
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao and Payload Specialist Mukai at JSC's WETF
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES), and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, in LES, sit on chairs along the poolside prior to a launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The two crewmembers await a simulated parachute drop into the pool. A portion of the STS-65 crew was in the WETF for bailout training. Mukai, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), will join Chiao and five other NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year.
Date Taken 1994-03-08
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao and backup payload specialist Favier at WETF
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), and backup payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier, in LES, discuss procedures on the poolside prior to launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist later this year for two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. Favier represents France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).
Date Taken 1994-03-08
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in LES at pre-test WETF bailout briefing
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), listens to a briefing on procedures that would become necessary in the event of an emergency egress situation from the Space Shuttle. The astronaut was in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 for the launch emergency egress training (bailout) exercise. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year.
Date Taken 1994-03-08
STS-65 Mission Specialist Wa …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Walz poolside at JSC's WETF during contingency exer
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Carl E. Walz, holding a NIKON camera, stands on the poolside of the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) during extravehicular activity (EVA) contingency exercise preparations. Walz stands by to photograph two of his crewmates about to be lowered into the WETF's 25-feet deep pool. Astronauts Donald A. Thomas and Leroy Chiao were about to be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse several contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao floats in a single person raft in JSC's WETF
Description Having just deployed a small, single-person life raft, astronaut and STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, outfitted in a launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The astronaut was in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool for a training exercise, designed to familiarize crewmembers with procedures to call on in the event of an emergency egress situation with the Space Shuttle. Chiao will join five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the second International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year.
Date Taken 1994-03-08
STS-65 crewmembers don LES e …
Title STS-65 crewmembers don LES equipment for MAIL Bldg 9NE egress training
Description Attired in partial pressure launch and entry suits (LESs), two mission specialists and a payload specialist for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission, prepare to rehearse emergency escape procedures and other flight tasks. Technicians help crewmembers (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, and Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai don LES equipment. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). In addition to the emergency egress training, the seven crewmembers also simulated their duties for launch and entry phases of the scheduled 13-day flight aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The training session was held in Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE.
Date Taken 1994-04-04
STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML …
Title STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 crew during egress training in MAIL Bldg 9NE
Description STS-65 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) and seated in front of the side hatch crew escape system (CES) pole trainer, listen as crew training staffer describes the sky genie. From left are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, MS Carl E. Walz, MS Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, and Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. The STS-65 crew was in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE for crew egress training. The seven-member crew will support the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, later this year.
Date Taken 1994-04-04
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, stands on a platform suspended via an overhead crane as he is lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao prepares to be immersed in the pool to practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures. Although no spacewalk is planned for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission, NASA always trains some of each mission's crewmembers to perform in-space tasks that would be required in the event of remote system failure. For 14 years, the WETF pool has been used to train astronauts for spacewalks and to evaluate certain hardware and procedures. Chiao's EMU is weighted to enable the astronaut to achieve neutral buoyancy once in the tank. SCUBA-equipped divers already in the pool guide the platform into the water.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, stands on a platform and prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures once underwater. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas will join Chiao in the simulation. The two crewmates will be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse the contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao, fully suited in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Chiao will practice door and latch contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures once underwater. Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas will join Chiao in the simulation. The two crewmates will be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse the contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-03-15
STS-65 crewmembers and backu …
Title STS-65 crewmembers and backup participate in bench review at Boeing Building
Description STS-65 crewmembers, wearing clean suits, look over equipment to be carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for the scheduled July flight of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Surrounding a table full of equipment at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility near the Johnson Space Center (JSC), are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, Commander Robert D. Cabana, Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, and backup (alternate) payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and Favier represents France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. Photo taken by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes.
Date Taken 1994-06-23
STS-65 International Microgr …
Title STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) insignia
Description STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) insignia represents the continuation of science and technology investigations that require the low-gravity environment of space as was the case of its predecessor IML-1 January 1992. The mission will have emphasis on experiments that study the effects of microgravity on materials processes and human organisms. Crewmembers will be NASA astronauts Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, MS Carl E. Walz, MS Donald A. Thomas, and MS Leroy Chiao, along with Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of JApan.
Date Taken 1994-04-01
Astronaut Leroy Chiao, assig …
Title Astronaut Leroy Chiao, assigned as mission specialist for the mission, prepares to ascend stairs to the flight deck of the fixed base Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
Description STS-72 TRAINING VIEW --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, assigned as mission specialist for the mission, prepares to ascend stairs to the flight deck of the fixed base Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Chiao will join an international mission specialist and four other NASA astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for a scheduled nine-day mission, now set for the winter of this year.
Date Taken 1996-01-11
STS-65 crew works inside the …
Title STS-65 crew works inside the IML-2 spacelab module aboard Columbia, OV-102
Description In the spacelab science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, four members of the STS-65 crew busy themselves with experiments in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Mission Specialist (MS) Donald A. Thomas with his feet hooked on a center aisle stowage unit handrail talks with MS Leroy Chiao in the foreground while Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb takes notes at Rack 5 Biorack (BR) glovebox. Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai reviews her notes in the background. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Veh …
Title STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia
Description STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia (logo), the Official insignia of the NASA STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission. Designed by the crewmembers, the STS-65 insignia features the IML-2 mission and its Spacelab module which will fly aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. IML-2 is reflected in the emblem by two gold stars shooting toward the heavens behind the IML lettering. The Space Shuttle Columbia is depicted orbiting the logo and reaching off into space, with Spacelab on an international quest for a better understanding of the effects of space flight on materials processing and life sciences. The STS-65 flight crewmembers are Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, MS Carl E. Walz, MS Leroy Chiao, MS Donald A. Thomas, and Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai.
Date Taken 1994-03-01
STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML …
Title STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 Official crew portrait
Description STS-65 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) Official crew portrait shows its seven crewmembers wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). The six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist take a break from STS-65 training to pose for their portrait. Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, holding mission insignia, MS Leroy Chiao, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, Commander Robert D. Cabana, Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, MS Donald A. Thomas, holding launch and entry helmet (LEH), and Carl E. Walz. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan.Portrait made by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes.
Date Taken 1994-04-01
STS-65 crew poses for onboar …
Title STS-65 crew poses for onboard (inflight) portrait in IML-2 spacelab module
Description The traditional inflight crew portrait has all seven crewmembers together in the spacelab science module for one of the rare occasions on the 14-plus day mission. On the front row Commander Robert D. Cabana is flanked by Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. On the back row (left to right) are Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, Mission Specialist (MS) Donald A. Thomas, MS Carl E. Walz, and MS Leroy Chiao. Crewmembers are wearing their mission polo shirts for the portrait. Inside this module, the crew conducted experiments in support of the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) mission.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
STS-65 Mission Specialist Ch …
Title STS-65 Mission Specialist Chiao in front of IML-2 Rack 3 aboard OV-102
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao is seen in the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science module in front of Rack 3 and above center aisle equipment. Chiao has just made an observation of the goldfish container (silver apparatus on left between his right hand and knee). The Rack 3 Aquatic Animal Experiment Unit (AAEU) also contains Medaka and newts. Chiao joined five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for two weeks of experimenting onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in Earth orbit.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
STS-65 astronauts and 1990 A …
Title STS-65 astronauts and 1990 Astronaut Class 13 members pose on OV-102's middeck
Description STS-65 crewmembers who were also members of the 1990 Astronaut Class 13 (Group 13) pose in front of the sleep station on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. During off-duty time, the four crewmembers from the 1990 class display the Group 13 insignia. The "hairballs" pictured (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Donald A. Thomas, Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr, MS Carl E. Walz, and MS Leroy Chiao. Banners from John Carroll University, KEIO, and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) appear behind them. Onboard items fastened to the open airlock hatch include a cassette tape recorder, a handheld microphone, and a plaid lintless towel.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
STS-65 crewmembers work at I …
Title STS-65 crewmembers work at IML-2 Rack 5 Biorack (BR) aboard Columbia, OV-102
Description STS-65 Mission Specialist (MS) Leroy Chiao (top) and MS Donald A. Thomas are seen at work in the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) spacelab science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The two crewmembers are conducting experiments at the IML-2 Rack 5 Biorack (BR). Chiao places a sample in the BR incubator as Thomas handles another sample inside the BR glovebox. The glovebox is used to prepare samples for BR and slow rotating centrifuge microscope (NIZEMI) experiments.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
STS-65 crew onboard portrait …
Title STS-65 crew onboard portrait in IML-2 spacelab module with mission flag
Description In the spacelab science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, the seven crewmembers pose for the traditional onboard (inflight) crew portrait. Displayed in the background is a flag with the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) insignia and Columbia inscribed along the edge. In the front row (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Carl E. Walz and MS Donald A. Thomas. Behind them (left to right) are Payload Commander (PLC) Richard J. Hieb, Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, Commander Robert D. Cabana, MS Leroy Chiao, and Pilot James D. Halsell, Jr. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan. Crewmembers are wearing their mission polo shirts for the portrait. Inside this module, the crew conducted experiments in support of the IML-2 mission.
Date Taken 1994-07-23
1990 astronaut candidate Chi …
Title 1990 astronaut candidate Chiao determines location during wilderness training
Description Leroy Chiao determines his location in order to specify directions for a helicopter pickup during wilderness survival training at Fairchild Air Force Base. Chiao, one of 23 1990 Group 13 astronaut candidates, participated in the training near Spokane, Washington, 08-26-90 through 08-30-90.
Date 09.24.1990
1990 astronaut candidate Ler …
Title 1990 astronaut candidate Leroy Chiao during water survival training at EAFB
Description Leroy Chiao, wearing a helmet and life vest, surveys the situation before participating in a water survival training exercise. From his position on the deck of a boat, Chiao readies himself for parasailing. Chiao, along with 22 other 1990 Group 13 astronaut candidates, practiced water survival techniques at Elgin Air Force Base (EAFB) in Pensacola, Florida, 08-14-90 through 08-17-90.
Date 09.20.1990
1990 astronaut candidate Ler …
Title 1990 astronaut candidate Leroy Chiao listens during classroom session at VAFB
Description Leroy Chiao, one of 23 1990 Group 13 astronaut candidates who began a year's training and evaluation in July, participates in one of the classroom sessions at a survival training course at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of the course complements field training with parachutes and survival gear. The three-day course is designed to familiarize the trainees with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet.
Date 08.15.1990
1990 astronaut candidates Ch …
Title 1990 astronaut candidates Chiao and Cockrell examine T-38A cockpit controls
Description Inside an Ellington Field hangar, 1990 astronaut candidates Leroy Chiao, seated in the rear cockpit, and Kenneth D. Cockrell, standing next to the fuselage, examine T-38A NASA 919 controls during familiarization training. Chiao, a mission specialist astronaut candidate, gets some guidance from Cockrell, a pilot astronaut candidate. The two are among the 23 astronaut candidates of the 1990 Group 13 who began a year's training and evaluation program recently. T-38A is one of the jet trainers in the NASA fleet based at Ellington Field. Cockrell is approved for piloting the jets.
Date 08.08.1990
Mike Yettaw and Donavon Hoov …
Title Mike Yettaw and Donavon Hoover providing air-to-ground communications to the Johnson Space Center
Description Mike Yettaw and Donavon Hoover providing air-to-ground communications to the Johnson Space Center during STS-92. STS-92 was the 100th mission since the fleet of four Space Shuttles began flying in 1981. (Due to schedule changes, missions are not always launched in the order that was originally planned.) The almost 13-day mission, the 46th Shuttle mission to land at Edwards, was the last construction mission for the International Space Station prior to the first scientists taking up residency in the orbiting space laboratory the following month. The seven-member crew on STS-92 included mission specialists Koichi Wakata, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Jeff Wisoff, Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao, pilot Pam Melroy and mission commander Brian Duffy.
Date 11.17.2000
ASCAN Helms simulates parach …
Title ASCAN Helms simulates parachute jump during VAFB training exercises
Description 1990 Group 13 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Susan J. Helms simulates a parachute jump during ground egress and parasail training exercises at Vance Air Force Base (VAFB), Enid, Oklahoma. With her arms folded against her chest, Helms jumps from a brick platform onto the ground. In line behind her are Charles J. Precourt followed by Leroy Chiao. The training is designed to prepare the ASCANs for proper survival measures to take in the event of an emergency aboard the T-38 jet trainer aircraft they will frequently use once they become full-fledged astronauts. ASCANs completed the VAFB training courses from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date 09.17.1990
Official portrait of astrona …
Title Official portrait of astronaut Leroy Chiao
Description Official portrait of Leroy Chiao, a member of 1990 Astronaut Class 13.
Date 08.07.1990
STS-72 Crew arrived at KSC's …
Title STS-72 Crew arrived at KSC's SLF
Description A cold snap in Florida can't cool the enthusiasm of the STS-72 astronauts regarding their upcoming spaceflight. The six-member crew arrived at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility the same day the countdown clock began ticking toward a January 11 liftoff at approximately 4:18 am EST, warmer weather is forecast with generally favorable conditions expected around the time of launch. Addressing news media gathered for their arrival is Mission Commander Brian Duffy, behind him are, from left, Mission Specialists Winston E. Scott, Leroy Chiao, Dr. Daniel T. Barry, and Kiochi Wakata (who represents the National Space Agency of Japan) and Pilot Brent W. Jett Jr. The flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-72 will mark the beginning of this year's Shuttle launch schedule.
Date 01.08.1996
STS-72 Crew during Crew Equi …
Title STS-72 Crew during Crew Equipment Interface Test
Description Members of the STS-72 crew are participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them the opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads they will be working with on-orbit. In the foreground, right, looking into the payload bay of the orbiter Endeavour are Johnson Space Center employee Glenda Laws and STS-72 Mission Specialist Winston Scott. At left, in a bucket suspended over the payload bay of the orbiter Endeavour are STS-72 Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao and Dave Barry, assisted by Lockheed Martin technicians Endeavour is undergoing preflight processing in the Orbiter Processing Facility. STS-72 is scheduled to be the first Shuttle launch of 1996. The primary payloads are the Space Flyer Unit-Retrieval and the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology-Flyer (OAST-Flyer).
Date 11.17.1995
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
STS-72 MS Chiao and Barry ex …
Title STS-72 MS Chiao and Barry examine payload bay
Description In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-72 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao bends down to get a closer look at fixtures in the payload bay of the orbiter Endeavour while fellow Mission Specialist Daniel Barry (left) and Lockheed Martin technician Daryl Schuck look on. Becoming familiar with payload hardware is part of the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), a standard preflight milestone. STS-72 is scheduled to be the first Shuttle launch of 1996, with liftoff scheduled for early January.
Date 11.17.1995
STS-92 - Crew Egress
Title STS-92 - Crew Egress
Description The seven-member crew of the Space Shuttle mission STS-92 gathered in front of the Shuttle Discovery shortly after landing at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California October 24, 2000. From left are mission specialists Koichi Wakata, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Jeff Wisoff, Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao, pilot Pam Melroy and mission commander Brian Duffy. STS-92 was the 100th mission since the fleet of four Space Shuttles began flying in 1981. (Due to schedule changes, missions are not always launched in the order that was originally planned.) The almost 13-day mission, the 46th Shuttle mission to land at Edwards, was the last construction mission for the International Space Station prior to the first scientists taking up residency in the orbiting space laboratory the following month.
Date 10.24.2000
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