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Night Launch of STS-67 and A
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Night Launch of STS-67 and ASTRO-2 |
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour embarks on NASA's longest Shuttle flight to date, carrying a complement of unique telescopes that will give astronomers a view of the universe impossible to obtain from the ground. Endeavour's liftoff from Launch Pad 39A occurred at 1:38:13 a.m. EST, March 2. Mission STS-67 is commanded by Stephen S. Oswald, William G. Gregory is the pilot, Tamara E. Jernigan is payload commander, Wendy B. Lawrence is a mission specialist and flight engineer, John M. Grunsfeld also is a mission specialist, and Samuel T. Durrance and Ronald A. Parise are the payload specialists. Endeavour's mission is scheduled to last 15 days, 13 hours, allowing the crew to conduct around-the- clock observations with the Astro-2 observatory, a trio of telescopes designed to study the universe of ultraviolet astronomy. Because of Earth's protective ozone layer, ultraviolet light from celestial objects does not reach ground-based telescopes, and such studies can only be conducted from space. The 68th flight of the Space Shuttle program -- the eighth for Endeavour -- is scheduled to conclude with a landing at the Kennedy Space Center. |
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03.02.1995 |
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Night Launch of STS-67 w/vie
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Night Launch of STS-67 w/view of Space Shuttle Main Engines |
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour embarks on NASA's longest Shuttle flight to date, carrying a complement of unique telescopes that will give astronomers a view of the universe impossible to obtain from the ground. Endeavour's liftoff from Launch Pad 39A occurred at 1:38:13 a.m. EST, March 2. Mission STS-67 is commanded by Stephen S. Oswald, William G. Gregory is the pilot, Tamara E. Jernigan is payload commander, Wendy B. Lawrence is a mission specialist and flight engineer, John M. Grunsfeld also is a mission specialist, and Samuel T. Durrance and Ronald A. Parise are the payload specialists. Endeavour's mission is scheduled to last 15 days, 13 hours, allowing the crew to conduct around-the- clock observations with the Astro-2 observatory, a trio of telescopes designed to study the universe of ultraviolet astronomy. Because of Earth's protective ozone layer, ultraviolet light from celestial objects does not reach ground-based telescopes, and such studies can only be conducted from space. The 68th flight of the Space Shuttle program -- the eighth for Endeavour -- is scheduled to conclude with a landing at the Kennedy Space Center. |
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03.02.1995 |
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STS-67 Crew Pre Launch Break
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STS-67 Crew Pre Launch Breakfast |
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In the Operations and Checkout Building, members of the STS-67 flight crew have gathered for a meal prior to suiting up and departing for the launch pad. The crew will split into two teams during their upcoming spaceflight for around-the-clock operations with the primary payload, the Astro-2 observatory, and some of them are having dinner while others are having breakfast, depending on their shift. From left are: Payload Specialist Ronald A. Parise, Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld, Pilot William G. Gregory, Mission Commander Stephen S. Oswald, Payload Commander Tamara E. Jernigan, Payload Specialist Samuel T. Durrance, and Mission Specialist Wendy B. Lawrence. Awaiting the crew at Launch Pad 39A is the Space Shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for liftoff during a launch window opening at 1:37 a.m. EST, March 2. |
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03.01.1995 |
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STS-67 Flight crew DEPARTs O
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STS-67 Flight crew DEPARTs O&C Building |
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The STS-67 flight crew departs the Operations and Checkout Building, headed for Launch Pad 39A. Leading the way are Mission Commander Stephen S. Oswald (right) and Pilot William G. Gregory, followed by (front to back, beginning third from right) Payload Specialists Samuel T. Durrance and Ronald A. Parise, Payload Commander Tamara E. Jernigan, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld and Wendy B. Lawrence. Awaiting the crew is the Space Shuttle Endeavour, undergoing final preparations for liftoff during a launch window opening at 1:37 a.m. EST, March 2. |
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03.01.1995 |
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STS-67 crewmembers during em
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STS-67 crewmembers during emergency bailout training |
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Three STS-67/ASTRO-2 payload specialists monitor the simulation of a parachute drop by a fellow crewmember (out of frame). The action came during a session of emergency bailout training at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). At left is astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, payload commander, along with payload specialists Scott D. Vangen, and Ronald A. Parise. Payload specialist Samuel T. Durrance can be seen getting fitted for a helmet in left center background. |
| Date Taken |
1994-10-01 |
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STS-67 in-flight crew portra
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STS-67 in-flight crew portrait |
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The STS-67/ASTRO-2 crew members pose for their traditional inflight portrait on the aft flight deck of the Earth orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. Left to right in the front are astronauts Tamara E. Jernigan, payload commander, Steven S. Oswald, mission commander, and William G. Gregory, pilot. Left to right on the back row are astronaut Wendy B. Lawrence, flight engineer, payload specialists Ronald A. Parise and Samuel T. Durrance, and John M. Grunsfeld, mission specialist. |
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1995-03-03 |
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Official STS-67 preflight cr
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Official STS-67 preflight crew portrait |
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Official STS-67 preflight crew portrait. In front are astronauts (left to right) Stephen S. Oswald, mission commander, Tamara E. Jernigan, payload commander, and William G. Gregory, pilot. In the back are (left to right) Ronald A. Parise, payload specialist, astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence, and John Grunsfeld, both mission specialists, and Samuel T. Durrance, payload specialist. Dr. Durrance is a research scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Parise is a senior scientist in the Space Observatories Department, Computer Sciences Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland. Both payload specialists flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-35/ASTRO-1 mission in December 1990. |
| Date Taken |
1995-05-11 |
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