STS-133 crew training in VR Lab with replacement crew member Steve Bowen

JSC2011-E-006298 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Eric Boe, STS-133 pilot, uses the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of his duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare crew members for dealing with space station elements. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration