Astronauts McNair and Stewart prepare for on-orbit operations
S84-27028 (3 Feb 1984) --- Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, left, and Robert L. Stewart prepare to enter an eight-day Earth-orbital mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Photographed by Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, McNair had already moved his helmet. Launch was less than ten minutes earlier from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The three mission specialists were joined by Astronauts Vance D. Brand, commander; and Robert L. Gibson, pilot, for the flight. McCandless?s launch phase station is in the middeck.
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February 12, 1984
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