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NASA image: Payload specialist Loren Acton working at aft fligh deck station
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Jul 30, 1985

Payload specialist Loren Acton working at aft fligh deck station

51F-17-011 (29 July-6 Aug 1985) --- Loren W. Acton, 51-F payload specialist, triggers a 35mm camera recording...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Charles Walker with handheld protein growth experiment
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Nov 26, 1985

Payload Specialist Charles Walker with handheld protein growth experiment

61B-02-014 (26 Nov-3 Dec 1985) --- Payload Specialist Charles D. Walker works with the handheld protein growth...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Scully-Power in full flight suit with helmet
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Sep 4, 1984

Payload Specialist Scully-Power in full flight suit with helmet

41D-3183 (2 Sept. 1984) --- Paul D. Scully-Power, 41-G payload specialist, appears ready to participate in the...

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NASA image: STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford trains in JSC's SLS mockup
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Mar 10, 1987

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford trains in JSC's SLS mockup

S87-28666 (March 1987) --- Millie Hughes-Fulford, STS-40/SLS-1 payload specialist, stands near the Echocardiograph...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-42 IML-1 Payload Specialist Ulf D. Merbold
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Dec 11, 1991

Official portrait of STS-42 IML-1 Payload Specialist Ulf D. Merbold

S91-52649 (Nov 1991) ---- Astronaut Ulf Merbold, PhD, European Space Agency (ESA) Payload Specialist for STS-42,...

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NASA image: Payload specialists in training for STS 51-L in mockup & integration lab
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Jan 9, 1986

Payload specialists in training for STS 51-L in mockup & integration lab

S86-25254 (January 1986) --- Payload specialists in training for STS-51L take a break in shuttle emergency egress...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Sultan Abdelazize Al-Saud conducts Postural experiment
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Jun 17, 1985

Payload specialist Sultan Abdelazize Al-Saud conducts Postural experiment

51G-105-030 (17-24 June 1985) --- Payload specialist Sultan Salman Abdelazize Al-Saud participates in the French...

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NASA image: STS-35 payload specialists perform balancing act on OV-102's middeck
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Dec 10, 1990

STS-35 payload specialists perform balancing act on OV-102's middeck

STS035-49-028 (2-10 Dec. 1990) --- This is one of 25 visuals used by the STS-35 crew at its Dec. 20, 1990...

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NASA image: STS-55 MS3 Harris & Payload Specialist Schlegel conduct Anthrorack experiment
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May 6, 1993

STS-55 MS3 Harris & Payload Specialist Schlegel conduct Anthrorack experiment

STS055-45-017 (26 April-6 May 1993) --- Hans Schlegel (foreground) participates in the ongoing investigation of...

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NASA image: STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford trains in JSC's SLS mockup
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Mar 10, 1987

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford trains in JSC's SLS mockup

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford conducts Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) Experiment No. 198,...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Wubbo Ockels in new sleeping restraint
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Oct 30, 1985

Payload specialist Wubbo Ockels in new sleeping restraint

61A-08-018 (30 Oct.-6 Nov. 1985) --- Wubbo J. Ockels, a Dutch scientists representing the European Space Agency...

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NASA image: STS-35 ASTRO-1 MS Parker and Payload Specialist Durrance train at MSFC
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May 22, 1990

STS-35 ASTRO-1 MS Parker and Payload Specialist Durrance train at MSFC

STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A.R. Parker (left) and Payload Specialist Samuel T. Durrance practice...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Nov 1, 1983

Spacelab

This photograph shows activities inside the science module during the Spacelab-1 (STS-9) mission. Left to right are...

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NASA image: STS-78 crew portrait in the Spacelab module
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Jul 9, 1996

STS-78 crew portrait in the Spacelab module

STS078-397-030 (20 June - 7 July 1996) --- Five NASA astronauts and two international payload specialists take a...

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NASA image: STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai at CCT side hatch during training
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Nov 22, 1993

STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai at CCT side hatch during training

STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai takes a break from training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC)....

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NASA image: Portrait - George Simon
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Apr 25, 1985

Portrait - George Simon

Portrait of STS 51-F Spacelab backup payload specialist George Simon, in blue flight suit

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NASA image: Portrait - Garn, E.J. "Jake"
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Jan 15, 1985

Portrait - Garn, E.J. "Jake"

S85-25500 (1985) --- Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn, STS 51-D payload specialist.

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NASA image: Portrait -  Paul D. Scully-Power
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Jul 26, 1984

Portrait - Paul D. Scully-Power

S84-38407 (26 July 1984) --- Astronaut Paul D. Scully-Power, payload specialist.

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NASA image: PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST GARNEAU, MARK
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Jun 19, 1984

PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST GARNEAU, MARK

Portrait photograph, Canadian Payload Specialist Mark Garneau, assigned to the STS-16/41G Mission. Also available in...

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NASA image: STS-55 German payload specialist Schlegel and MS3 Harris work in SL-D2 module
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May 6, 1993

STS-55 German payload specialist Schlegel and MS3 Harris work in SL-D2 module

STS055-106-090 (26 April- 6 May 1993) --- Hans Schlegel, one of two STS-55 payload specialists representing the...

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NASA image: STS-9 crewmembers work in the Spacelab 1 module
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Nov 28, 1983

STS-9 crewmembers work in the Spacelab 1 module

STS009-03-093 (28 Nov-8 Dec 1983) --- A mission specialist and two payload specialists busy themselves in the...

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NASA image: PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST OCKELS, WUBBO - JSC
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Jun 26, 1981

PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST OCKELS, WUBBO - JSC

S81-33399 (July 1981) --- Wubbo Ockels, ESA payload specialist

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NASA image: PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST (PS) LAMPTON, MICHAEL - JSC
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Sep 30, 1983

PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST (PS) LAMPTON, MICHAEL - JSC

S83-41301 (1983) --- Michael Logan Lampton, backup payload specialist.

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NASA image: STS-47 Payload Specialist Mohri conducts visual stability experiment in SLJ
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Sep 20, 1992

STS-47 Payload Specialist Mohri conducts visual stability experiment in SLJ

STS047-204-006 (12 - 20 Sept 1992) --- Dr. Mamoru Mohri, payload specialist representing Japan's National Space...

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