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Onboard photo: Flight Engine
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Onboard photo: Flight Engineer and Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence |
| Date of Image |
1995-03-02 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut Tamara Jernigan, STS-67 payload commander, and payload specialist Samuel T. Durrance use the absence of gravity for a perusal of Astro-2 targets in a loose-leaf, Rolodex-type collection of data. The two are in the mid-deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. |
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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-35 MS Hoffman and PS Dur
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STS-35 MS Hoffman and PS Durrance on OV-102's middeck for "Space Classroom |
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Jeffrey A. Hoffman (mustache) and Payload Specialist (PS) Samuel T. Durrance conduct "Space Classroom Assignment: The Stars" on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. These crewmembers are giving students a lesson on the electromagnetic spectrum. Displayed behind them on the orbiter galley is a chart showing the range of light visible by each telescope that is operating in OV-102's payload bay (PLB) during the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) mission. Live television allowed the space experts to give real-time observations and commentaries to the Earth-based academic audiences. |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-10 |
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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. |
| Date Taken |
1995-03-03 |
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Astronauts Jernigan and Durr
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Astronauts Jernigan and Durrance with Rolodex-type collection of data |
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Astronaut Tamara Jernigan, STS-67 payload commander, and payload specialist Samuel T. Durrance use the absence of gravity for a perusal of Astro-2 targets in a loose-leaf, Rolodex-type collection of data. The two are in the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. |
| Date Taken |
1995-03-09 |
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Astronauts Grunsfeld and Dur
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Astronauts Grunsfeld and Durrance take a break from ASTRO-2 work |
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Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (left), STS-67 mission specialist, and payload specialist Samuel T. Durrance take a break from ASTRO-2 work on the flight deck of the Earth orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. This aft flight deck location was used almost round-the-clock during the record-setting, almost 17 day ASTRO-2 mission, to collect data from the universe. Durrance is a principle research scientist in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Durrance is a co-investigator and Assistant Project Scientist for the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT). |
| Date Taken |
1995-03-03 |
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