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Official portrait of astrona …
Title Official portrait of astronaut Richard N. Richards
Description Official portrait of Richard N. Richards, United States Navy (USN) Captain, member of Astronaut Class 9 (1980), and space shuttle pilot. Richards wears a blue pressure suit with space shuttle orbiter model displayed on table on his left.
Date 03.20.1989
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers in JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT)
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, 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 Richard N. Richards (left) and Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. Behind them are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson (left) and MS David C. Leestma. MS Mark N. Brown stands at aft station. Brown will occupy Columbia's 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 07.12.1989
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers participate in FEPF bench review
Description STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers, wearing clean suits, participate in bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF). Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown holds video camcorder as (left to right) Pilot Richard N. Richards, MS David C. Leestma, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS James C. Adamson look on. The bench review allows the crew to review equipment they will be taking into orbit. Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob.
Date 07.05.1989
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers participate in FEPF bench review
Description STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers, wearing clean suits, participate in bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF). Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown lifts video camcorder bag from stowage locker as Commander Brewster H. Shaw examines 35mm camera lens. Looking on are (left to right) Pilot Richard N. Richards (next to Brown), technician Donald C. Carico, MS David C. Leestma, and MS James C. Adamson. The bench review allows the crew to review equipment they will be taking into orbit. Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob.
Date 07.05.1989
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers participate in FEPF bench review
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers, wearing clean suits, examine Inflight Maintenance (IFM) tool trays during a bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF). Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw (holding record log), MS David C. Leestma (behind Shaw), and MS James C. Adamson (examining forceps). Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob.
Date 07.05.1989
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Off …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Official crew portrait
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Official crew portrait includes Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown wearing blue flight suits. Seated are (left to right) Richards, Shaw, and Leestma with Brown (left) and Adamson standing. Crew patch or emblem is displayed in background.
Date 03.16.1989
STS-41 crew listens to JSC t …
Title STS-41 crew listens to JSC trainer's instructions prior to egress exercises
Description STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), listen to training personnel's instructions prior to emergency egress training exercises in JSC's crew compartment trainer (CCT). Seated left to right are Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, and MS Bruce E. Melnick. MS Thomas D. Akers stands in the foreground. The CCT is located in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A.
Date 06.18.1990
STS-41 crewmembers don LESs …
Title STS-41 crewmembers don LESs prior to emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL
Description STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers don launch and entry suits (LESs) prior to emergency egress training in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A crew compartment trainer (CCT). Left to right, in their thermal underwear, are Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, MS William M. Shepherd, and MS Thomas D. Akers. Training personnel assist crewmembers with LES donning and oversee suit donning activity. Richards is covering his hair with a cap which will facilitate pulling the LES neck dam over his head.
Date 06.18.1990
STS-41 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-41 crewmembers participate in fire fighting exercises at JSC
Description STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers and STS-35 backup payload specialist Kenneth Nordsieck, lined up along two fire hoses, approach JSC's Fire Training Pit located across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. From left to right are Commander Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, Nordsieck, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and MS Thomas D. Akers. Cabana and Akers await signal to open hose nozzles.
Date 05.30.1990
STS-41 crewmembers sample fo …
Title STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division lab
Description STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division food laboratory in Experiments and Systems Laboratory Bldg 15. Seated left to right at the kitchen counter are Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and Commander Richard N. Richards. Technician explains food preparation device to the crew(S90-32080). Notice the various items lined up in front of each crewmember.
Date 03.19.1990
STS-41 crewmembers sample fo …
Title STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division lab
Description STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division food laboratory in Experiments and Systems Laboratory Bldg 15. Seated left to right at the kitchen counter are Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and Commander Richard N. Richards. Technician explains food preparation device to the crew(S90-32080). Notice the various items lined up in front of each crewmember.
Date 03.19.1990
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Off …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Official crew portrait
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Official crew portrait includes Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown wearing blue flight suits. Seated are (left to right) Richards, Shaw, and Leestma with Brown (left) and Adamson standing. Crew patch or emblem is displayed in background.
Date Taken 1989-03-16
Official portrait of astrona …
Title Official portrait of astronaut Richard N. Richards
Description Official portrait of Richard N. Richards, United States Navy (USN) Captain, member of Astronaut Class 9 (1980), and space shuttle pilot. Richards wears a blue pressure suit with space shuttle orbiter model displayed on table on his left.
Date Taken 1989-03-20
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers train in JSC Mockup and Integration Lab
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in shuttle emergency egress (bailout) procedures in JSC Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A. Wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs), crewmembers (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Brown, MS David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and Commander Brewster H. Shaw pause before training exercise. In the background are training personnel and the Manipulator Development Facility (MDF) surrounded by helium-filled mockups.
Date Taken 1989-07-17
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers participate in FEPF bench review
Description STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers, wearing clean suits, participate in bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF). Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown lifts video camcorder bag from stowage locker as Commander Brewster H. Shaw examines 35mm camera lens. Looking on are (left to right) Pilot Richard N. Richards (next to Brown), technician Donald C. Carico, MS David C. Leestma, and MS James C. Adamson. The bench review allows the crew to review equipment they will be taking into orbit. Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob.
Date Taken 1989-07-05
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers participate in FEPF bench review
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers, wearing clean suits, examine Inflight Maintenance (IFM) tool trays during a bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF). Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw (holding record log), MS David C. Leestma (behind Shaw), and MS James C. Adamson (examining forceps). Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob.
Date Taken 1989-07-05
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers participate in FEPF bench review
Description STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers, wearing clean suits, participate in bench review at Boeing's Flight Equipment Processing Facility (FEPF). Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown holds video camcorder as (left to right) Pilot Richard N. Richards, MS David C. Leestma, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS James C. Adamson look on. The bench review allows the crew to review equipment they will be taking into orbit. Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob.
Date Taken 1989-07-05
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers train in JSC Mockup and Integration Lab
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in shuttle emergency egress (bailout) procedures in JSC Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A. Wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), crewmembers (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Brown, MS David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and Commander Brewster H. Shaw pause before training exercise. Training personnel adjust Richards' and Shaw's LESs. In the background are additional personnel and the Manipulator Development Facility (MDF) surrounded by helium-filled mockups.
Date Taken 1989-07-17
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers in JSC crew compartment trainer (CCT)
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, 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 Richard N. Richards (left) and Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. Behind them are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson (left) and MS David C. Leestma. MS Mark N. Brown stands at aft station. Brown will occupy Columbia's 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 1989-07-12
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pil …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pilot Richards adjusts LES before bailout exercises
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Richard N. Richards, adjusts launch and entry suit (LES) neck ring after donning launch and entry helmet (LEH). Richards prepares for shuttle emergency egress (bailout) procedures in JSC Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A.
Date Taken 1989-07-17
STS-28 crewmembers stand bes …
Title STS-28 crewmembers stand beside OV-102 during its rollover at KSC
Description STS-28 crewmembers stand beside Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, as it is towed to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating with the external tank / solid rocket booster (SRB) stack. Right to left are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, MS David C. Leestma, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and Pilot Richard N. Richards. In the background, technicians oversee OV-102's move through the darkness. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-633.
Date Taken 1989-07-19
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, ter …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). In KSC Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building, technician assists Pilot Richard N. Richards (center (helmet visor down)) with launch and entry suit (LES) donning. Seated on either side of Richards are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson (far left) and Commander Brewster H. Shaw (far right). Additional technicians monitor suit pressurization. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-672.
Date Taken 1989-08-09
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers in front of T-38As at Ellington Field
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers pose in front of Ellington Field T-38A flight line prior to departure for the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, MS David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS James C. Adamson. In the background, ground crews service the T-38As. Crewmembers are preparing for departure from Ellington Field to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, is scheduled for launch on 08-08-89.
Date Taken 1989-08-10
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pil …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pilot Richards aboard T-38A at Ellington Field
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Richard N. Richards, wearing navy blue flight coveralls and helmet, sits in T-38A forward cockpit. Richards, along with his fellow crewmembers, is preparing for departure from Ellington Field to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, is scheduled for launch on 08-08-89.
Date Taken 1989-08-10
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, ter …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at KSC
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in the terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Before TCDT, crewmembers eat breakfast. Sitting around the table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Jr, MS David C. Leestma, and MS Mark N. Brown.
Date Taken 1989-08-09
STS-41 crewmembers sample fo …
Title STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division lab
Description STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division food laboratory in Experiments and Systems Laboratory Bldg 15. Seated left to right at the kitchen counter are Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and Commander Richard N. Richards. Technician explains food preparation device to the crew(S90-32080). Notice the various items lined up in front of each crewmember.
Date Taken 1990-03-19
STS-41 crewmembers sample fo …
Title STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division lab
Description STS-41 crewmembers sample food selections at JSC's Man-Systems Division food laboratory in Experiments and Systems Laboratory Bldg 15. Seated left to right at the kitchen counter are Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and Commander Richard N. Richards. Technician explains food preparation device to the crew(S90-32080). Notice the various items lined up in front of each crewmember.
Date Taken 1990-03-19
STS-41 crewmembers participa …
Title STS-41 crewmembers participate in fire fighting exercises at JSC
Description STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers and STS-35 backup payload specialist Kenneth Nordsieck, lined up along two fire hoses, approach JSC's Fire Training Pit located across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. From left to right are Commander Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, Nordsieck, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and MS Thomas D. Akers. Cabana and Akers await signal to open hose nozzles.
Date Taken 1990-05-30
STS-41 crew listens to JSC t …
Title STS-41 crew listens to JSC trainer's instructions prior to egress exercises
Description STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), listen to training personnel's instructions prior to emergency egress training exercises in JSC's crew compartment trainer (CCT). Seated left to right are Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, and MS Bruce E. Melnick. MS Thomas D. Akers stands in the foreground. The CCT is located in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A.
Date Taken 1990-06-18
STS-41 crewmembers don LESs …
Title STS-41 crewmembers don LESs prior to emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL
Description STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers don launch and entry suits (LESs) prior to emergency egress training in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A crew compartment trainer (CCT). Left to right, in their thermal underwear, are Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, MS William M. Shepherd, and MS Thomas D. Akers. Training personnel assist crewmembers with LES donning and oversee suit donning activity. Richards is covering his hair with a cap which will facilitate pulling the LES neck dam over his head.
Date Taken 1990-06-18
STS-41 crewmembers take a br …
Title STS-41 crewmembers take a break from emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL
Description STS-41 crewmembers take a break from emergency egress training procedures held in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A. Wearing launch and entry suits (LESs) are (left to right) Commander Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd (seated), Pilot Robert D. Cabana, MS Bruce E. Melnick (seated), and MS Thomas D. Akers. In the background the Manipulator Development Facility (MDF) and its helium-filled mockups are visible.
Date Taken 1990-06-18
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O and C Bldg
Description STS-28 crewmembers eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building before boarding Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown. A cake decorated with the STS-28 mission insignia is in the center of the table.
Date Taken 1989-08-08
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg en route to LC Pad 39
Description After leaving the Kennedy Space Center Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building, STS-28 crewmembers head for the transfer van that will transport them to Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, on KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39. Commander Brewster H. Shaw followed by Pilot Richard N. Richards have their backs to the camera. Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma waves to spectators and is followed by MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown. Crewmembers are wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs).
Date Taken 1989-08-08
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg en route to LC Pad 39
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Commander Brewster H. Shaw leads crewmembers (front to back) Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and MS Mark N. Brown out of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building. Crewmembers are wearing orange launch and entry suits (LESs) as they head to transfer van which will take them to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39. At rear of the line are Astronaut Michael L. Coats and JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy.
Date Taken 1989-08-08
STS-28 crewmembers don LESs …
Title STS-28 crewmembers don LESs prior to Columbia, OV-102, launch
Description STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers are pictured during their suiting up process in preparation for their Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. Commander Brewster H. Shaw (right) and Pilot Richard N. Richards (center) are fully outfitted in their launch and entry suits (LESs) and launch and entry helmets (LEHs) while Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson (left) is assisted by technician before donning LEH.
Date Taken 1989-08-08
STS-28 crew poses for group …
Title STS-28 crew poses for group portrait during post landing activities
Description STS-28 crewmembers, with feet firmly back on the ground after a five day Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, pose for group portrait under Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, wing elevons during post landing activities at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. They were greeted and are flanked here by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir (left), Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy (second right), and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight suits (coveralls), are, left to right, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS Mark N. Brown. Ground crews service OV-102 systems in the background.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 MS Adamson inspects C …
Title STS-28 MS Adamson inspects Columbia's, OV-102's, thermal protection system
Description STS-28 Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson along with Acting Astronaut Office Chief Michael L. Coats inspect Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, thermal protection system (TPS) tiles. Walking underneath the parked orbiter, Adamson (mustache) and Coats examine tiles as Pilot Richard N. Richards (back to camera) talks to ground crews around main landing gear (MLG). OV-102 landed on Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB),California.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, cre …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers pose for group portrait on middeck
Description STS-28 crewmembers pose for group portrait on middeck in front of galley and port side wall. Clockwise starting with Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson (mustache) are MS David C. Leestma, MS Mark C. Brown, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and Commander Brewster H. Shaw. Tail end of stuffed toy animal appears in center of view attached to galley.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pil …
Title STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pilot Richards at forward flight deck pilots station
Description Pilot Richard N. Richards, sitting at forward flight deck pilots station controls, looks back to aft flight deck during STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. Control panels F7 and F8 and portable laptop computer propped on panel F4 appear in front of Richards. Behind him are the pilots seat seat back and head rest. A stuffed toy animal is positioned on C1 panel.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
Pilot Richards on middeck we …
Title Pilot Richards on middeck wearing University of Missouri "MIZZOU" t-shirt
Description Pilot Richard N. Richards takes a moment from middeck tasks to display his University of Missouri "MIZZOU" t-shirt. Behind Richards are the forward middeck lockers, a net stowage bag filled with clothing, and the sleep restraints fastened to the starboard wall.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 crew egresses Columbi …
Title STS-28 crew egresses Columbia, OV-102, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Description STS-28 crewmembers are greeted by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir, NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, and Flight Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy as they egress Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The crew spent five days in Earth orbit for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits) are, from left to right, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, Pilot Richard N. Richards, MS David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and Commander Brewster H. Shaw. Visible in the background are OV-102's wing and tail section and ground servicing vehicles.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-28 crew egresses Columbi …
Title STS-28 crew egresses Columbia, OV-102, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Description During post landing activity, the five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 egress Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The crew spent five days in Earth orbit for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. They are greeted by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits), are, from bottom of steps to top, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, MS David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and MS Mark N. Brown.
Date Taken 1989-08-13
STS-41 crew poses in front o …
Title STS-41 crew poses in front of OV-103 on concrete runway 22 at EAFB, Calif
Description STS-41 crewmembers pose in front of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, parked on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Having just completed their mission, the crewmembers are still wearing their launch and entry suits (LESs). From left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Thomas D. Akers, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Commander Richard N. Richards, MS Bruce E. Melnick, and MS William M. Shepherd.
Date Taken 1990-10-10
STS-41 Offical crew portrait …
Title STS-41 Offical crew portrait taken in front of a T-38A at Ellington Field
Description Pictured near the flight line at Ellington Field in front of T-38A NASA 915, STS-41 crewmembers pose for their Official portrait prior to an early morning T-38A flight. Kneeling, from the left are Pilot Robert D. Cabana and Commander Richard N. Richards. Standing, from left are Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, MS Thomas D. Akers, and MS William M. Shepherd. Portrait taken by JSC photographer Mark Sowa.
Date Taken 1990-10-06
STS-41 Commander Richards us …
Title STS-41 Commander Richards uses DTO 1206 portable computer onboard OV-103
Description STS-41 Commander Richard N. Richards, at pilots station, uses Detailed Test Objective (DTO) Space Station Cursor Control Device Evaluation MACINTOSH portable computer on the forward flight deck of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Richards tests the roller ball cursor control device. Surrounding Richards are checklists, forward flight deck windows, his lightweight communications kit assembly headset, a beverage container (orange-mango drink), and the pilots seat back and headrest.
Date Taken 1990-10-10
STS-41 crewmembers leave KSC …
Title STS-41 crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg for Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39
Description STS-41 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), leave the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building for Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39 where they will board Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Commander Richard N. Richards, leading the crew, is followed by Pilot Robert D. Cabana who signals "thumbs up" to the spectators, Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, MS William M. Shepherd, and MS Thomas D. Akers. At the O and C Building entrance, behind technicians wearing white coveralls, are JSC's Flight Crew Operations Directorate Director Donald R. Puddy and Astronaut Office Chief Daniel C. Brandenstein.
Date Taken 1990-10-10
STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, cr …
Title STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O and C Bldg
Description STS-41 crewmembers eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building before boarding Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Commander Richard N. Richards, MS Thomas D. Akers, and MS William M. Shepherd. A cake decorated with the STS-41 mission insignia is in the center of the table.
Date Taken 1990-10-06
STS-41 crewmembers are greet …
Title STS-41 crewmembers are greeted by NASA Officials after landing at EAFB, Calif
Description STS-41 crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), are greeted by NASA Officials after landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Robert L. Crippen talks to STS-41 Commander Richard N. Richards (center) as Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick (far right) listens to JSC Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy. MS Thomas D. Akers (left) looks up at Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103 (out of frame).
Date Taken 1990-10-10
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