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NASA image: Portrait - German Payload Specialist (PS) Ernst Messerschmid
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Dec 13, 1984

Portrait - German Payload Specialist (PS) Ernst Messerschmid

S84-47034 (Nov 1984) --- Astronaut Ernst Messerschmid, payload specialist, D-1 German Spacelab mission.

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NASA image: Offical portrait of STS-58 alternate payload specialist Lawrence Young
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Oct 8, 1992

Offical portrait of STS-58 alternate payload specialist Lawrence Young

S92-49243 (November 1992) --- Astronaut Laurence Young, Sc. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, payload...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-50 Payload Specialist Lawrence J. DeLucas
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Jul 17, 1991

Official portrait of STS-50 Payload Specialist Lawrence J. DeLucas

S91-41413 (July 1991) --- Payload specialist Lawrence J. DeLucas, Ph.D.

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-50 USML payload specialist Eugene H. Trinh
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Sep 11, 1991

Official portrait of STS-50 USML payload specialist Eugene H. Trinh

S91-46260 (1991) --- Astronaut Eugene H. Trinh, STS-50 USML payload specialist.

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NASA image: Portrait - Taylor E. Wang - Payload Specialist (PS)
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Jun 20, 1984

Portrait - Taylor E. Wang - Payload Specialist (PS)

S84-36141 (20 June 1984) --- Astronaut Taylor E. Wang, payload specialist.

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NASA image: Payload specialist Garneau displays Sunphotometer
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Oct 8, 1984

Payload specialist Garneau displays Sunphotometer

Payload specialist Marc Garneau displays a Canadian made Sunphotometer, part of a package of experiments which he is...

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NASA image: Official Portrait - Robert J. Cenker - Payload Specialist (PS) - STS-61C
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Dec 2, 1985

Official Portrait - Robert J. Cenker - Payload Specialist (PS) - STS-61C

S85-45499 (2 Dec 1985) --- Payload specialist Robert J. Cenker.

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NASA image: Official Portrait - Mexican Payload Specialist (PS) Rodolfo Neri
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Sep 6, 1985

Official Portrait - Mexican Payload Specialist (PS) Rodolfo Neri

S85-39865 (4 Sept 1985) --- Astronaut Rodolfo Neri, payload specialist

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NASA image: Official Portrait - Major William A. Pailes - STS 51J Payload Specialist
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Sep 6, 1985

Official Portrait - Major William A. Pailes - STS 51J Payload Specialist

S85-39868 (1985) --- William A. Pailes (Major USAF), Payload specialist on 51J.

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-58 SLS-2 payload specialist Dr. Martin J. Fettman
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Oct 20, 1993

Official portrait of STS-58 SLS-2 payload specialist Dr. Martin J. Fettman

S92-48423 (October 1992) --- Astronaut Martin J. Fettman, payload specialist.

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NASA image: Portrait of STS-46 Italian Payload Specialist Franco Malerba taken at MSFC
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Mar 12, 1992

Portrait of STS-46 Italian Payload Specialist Franco Malerba taken at MSFC

S92-30926 (12 March 1992) --- Astronaut Franco Malerba, STS-46 Italian Payload Specialist.

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-44 Terra Scout payload specialist Thomas J. Hennen
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Aug 22, 1991

Official portrait of STS-44 Terra Scout payload specialist Thomas J. Hennen

S91-45399 (30 Aug 1991) --- Astronaut Thomas J. Hennen, payload specialist.

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NASA image: Portrait view of Payload Specialist Marc Garneau
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Sep 4, 1984

Portrait view of Payload Specialist Marc Garneau

41D-3276 (S14-3276)(4 Sept 1984) --- Marc Garnea, 41-G payload specialist, will represent the Canadian National...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-65 backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier
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Sep 30, 1993

Official portrait of STS-65 backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier

Official portrait of STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques...

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NASA image: Payload Specialists Garneau and Scully-Power prepare to leave for KSC
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Oct 1, 1984

Payload Specialists Garneau and Scully-Power prepare to leave for KSC

Payload Specialists Marc Garneau and Paul Scully-Power prepare to board the Shuttle Trainer aircraft to leave for...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Charles Walker works with CFES experiment
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Sep 6, 1984

Payload specialist Charles Walker works with CFES experiment

41D-06-013 (6 Sept 1984) --- Payload specialist Charles Walker works with the continuous flow electrophoresis...

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NASA image: Official portrait of Rep. Bill Nelson, STS 61-C payload specialist
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Oct 30, 1985

Official portrait of Rep. Bill Nelson, STS 61-C payload specialist

S85-43440 (25 Oct. 1985) --- Official portrait of Congressman Bill Nelson, U.S. House of Representatives - Florida,...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-45 Payload Specialist Byron K. Lichtenberg
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Nov 20, 1991

Official portrait of STS-45 Payload Specialist Byron K. Lichtenberg

S91-51294 (Nov 1991) --- Astronaut Byron K. Lichtenberg, payload specialist.

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-45 Payload Specialist Dirk D. Frimout of Belgium
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Nov 22, 1991

Official portrait of STS-45 Payload Specialist Dirk D. Frimout of Belgium

S91-51295 (1991) --- Astronaut Dirk Frimout, payload specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA).

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NASA image: Payload specialist Lodewijk van den Berg looks out aft flight deck window
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May 1, 1985

Payload specialist Lodewijk van den Berg looks out aft flight deck window

In this low-angle photo Payload specialist Lodewijk van den Berg, one of two payload specialists, looks out aft...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Robert Cenker after adjusting DSO equipment
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Jan 12, 1986

Payload specialist Robert Cenker after adjusting DSO equipment

61C-05-035 (12-17 Jan 1986) --- Robert J. Cenker, 61-C payload specialist representing RCA, returns a tiny tool to...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-42 IML-1 Payload Specialist Roberta L. Bondar
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Oct 28, 1991

Official portrait of STS-42 IML-1 Payload Specialist Roberta L. Bondar

S91-51633 (November 1991) --- Astronaut Roberta L. Bondar, Canadian payload specialist.

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NASA image: Payload specialist Martin Fettmen during data collection neurovestibular test
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Sep 29, 1993

Payload specialist Martin Fettmen during data collection neurovestibular test

S93-45314 (29 Sept 1993) --- Payload specialist Martin J. Fettman, in an oscillating sled device, participates in a...

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NASA image: Payload specialists Baudry and Al-Saud in the middeck
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Jun 17, 1985

Payload specialists Baudry and Al-Saud in the middeck

51G-102-035 (17-24 June 1985) --- The two payload specialists for the week-long flight share a middeck scene on the...

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