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STS-40 crewmembers prepare f
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STS-40 crewmembers prepare for emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney (left) discusses emergency egress procedures with Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon during training in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT). In the background, technicians assist MS Tamara E. Jernigan before she enters the FFT via the side hatch. The crewmembers are outfitted in launch and entry suits (LESs) for the exercise. |
| Date Taken |
1990-06-25 |
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STS-40 MS Seddon pauses duri
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STS-40 MS Seddon pauses during fire fighting training at JSC's Fire Pit |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, smiling, pauses during fire fighting training exercises conducted at JSC's Fire Training Pit across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. |
| Date Taken |
1990-08-22 |
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STS-40 MS Seddon and Command
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STS-40 MS Seddon and Commander O'Connor review TAGS printout on OV-102 middeck |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon (left) and Commander Bryan D. O'Connor review the text and graphics system (TAGS) 15 ft long printout on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Using the intravehicular activity (IVA) foot restraints, the two obviously expect their perusing to take awhile. During the nine-day Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) mission, the STS-40 crewmembers received a large volume of similar printouts from ground controllers. Taped to the starboard wall behind them are a University of California banner, a training team portrait, and family photos. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 Official Crew Portrai
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STS-40 Official Crew Portrait |
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Five NASA astronauts and two scientists serving as payload specialists have been named to fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for NASA's STS-40 mission. Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor (rear left) is the mission commander, and Sidney M. Gutierrez (rear right) is the pilot. Others are (front, left to right) Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, MS James P. Bagian, and MS Tamara E. Jernigan (rear center). The primary payload for this flight is Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) (note the model of the shuttle with the spacelab module and related hardware depicted). The crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). The crew insignia and the United States flag are displayed in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-05 |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (M
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Seddon conducts Exp. No. 022 in SLS-1 module |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, wearing a baroreflex neck pressure chamber, conducts Experiment No. 022, Influence of Weightlessness Upon Human Autonomic Cardiovascular Control, at Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module Rack 11. The baroreflex neck pressure chamber is a collar that stimulates the baroreceptors in the carotid artery. This test focuses on postflight cardiovascular deconditioning, specifically the carotid baroreflex, which adjusts heart rate and blood pressure. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck |
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, with various university and military decals and insignias displayed on the port side wall behind them. In the front row (left to right) are Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, and MS James P. Bagian. Behind them (left to right) are Commander Bryan D. O'Connor, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, and Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford. The various decals include the University of California, United States Air Force (USAF) Academy Parachute Team, University of Tennessee, Air Force, Stanford University, Marines, Air Force Reserves (AFRES), and Colorado State University. The open airlock hatch and air revitalization system (ARS) duct appear on the left and the forward middeck lockers and the orbiter refrigerator freezer (ORF) on the right. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (M
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Seddon on ergometer conducts Exp. No. 066 |
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Astride the bicycle ergometer, STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon breathes into the cardiovascular rebreathing unit (CRU) during the exercise phase of Experiment No. 066, Inflight Study of Cardiovascular Deconditioning. It focuses on the deconditioning of the heart and lungs and changes in cardiopulmonary function that occur upon return to Earth. By using noninvasive techniques of prolonged expiration and rebreathing, investigators can determine the amount of blood pumped out of the heart (cardiac output), the ease with which blood flows through all the vessels (total peripheral resistance), oxygen used and carbon dioxide released by the body, and lung function and volume changes. Measurements are made both while crewmembers are resting and while they pedal the ergometer. Shirtless, MS James P. Bagian conducts a second experiment in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck |
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, with resuscitation dummy nicknamed Resusel Annie, a mannequin used in training and instruction. Clockwise from Annie are Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, Mission Specialist (MS) James P. Bagian, MS M. Rhea Seddon, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, and Commander Bryan D. O'Connor. The middeck forward lockers appear on the right and the open airlock hatch with the Spacelab air revitalization system (ARS) duct visible at the left. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 MS Seddon, wearing bl
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STS-40 MS Seddon, wearing blindfold, sleeps in SLS-1 module |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, wearing light mask (blindfold) and tucked inside a sleep restraint, rests in Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module. The module is loaded inside Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay and connected to the middeck via a spacelab (SL) tunnel. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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