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NASA image: View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists
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Aug 27, 1984

View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists

Paul Scully-Power, 41-G payload specialist, links arms with two others as they experience weightlessness in the...

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NASA image: Astronaut Joe H. Engle, commander of STS-2, in suit donning/doffing exercise
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Jul 22, 1981

Astronaut Joe H. Engle, commander of STS-2, in suit donning/doffing exercise

Astronaut Joe H. Engle, STS-2 commander, practices donning and doffing his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) in the...

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NASA image: E-4123
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Jun 5, 1958

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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler,...

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NASA image: Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton in suit donning/doffing exercise
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Jul 22, 1981

Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton in suit donning/doffing exercise

S81-34432 (July 1981) --- Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, takes part in a suit donning and doffing...

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NASA image: Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman aboard KC-135 aircraft
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May 28, 1994

Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman aboard KC-135 aircraft

S94-35542 (June 1994) --- Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman, mission specialist, gets a preview of next year?s United...

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NASA image: Astronaut Gregory Jarvis during KC-135 zero gravity training
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Jan 25, 1985

Astronaut Gregory Jarvis during KC-135 zero gravity training

S85-26106 (25 Jan. 1985) --- Astronaut Gregory Jarvis gets a familiarization session in weightlessness aboard a...

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NASA image: STS-26 LES donning/doffing aboard KC-135 NASA 930 parabolic flight aircraft
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Feb 27, 1988

STS-26 LES donning/doffing aboard KC-135 NASA 930 parabolic flight aircraft

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) George D. Nelson practices donning and doffing...

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NASA image: View of Astronaut Jon McBride during Zero-G training
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Jul 16, 1984

View of Astronaut Jon McBride during Zero-G training

S84-37522 (18 July 1984) --- Astronaut Jon A. McBride, center, floats briefly aboard a NASA KC-135 aircraft during a...

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NASA image: STS-112 Preflight Training, on the KC-135 at Ellington Field.
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Jul 23, 2002

STS-112 Preflight Training, on the KC-135 at Ellington Field.

JSC2002-E-31360 (23 July 2002) --- Astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby (left), STS-112 mission commander, and instructor...

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NASA image: STS-112 Preflight Training, on the KC-135 at Ellington Field.
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Jul 23, 2002

STS-112 Preflight Training, on the KC-135 at Ellington Field.

JSC2002-E-31362 (23 July 2002) --- Astronauts Jeffrey S. Ashby (left) and Pamela A. Melroy, STS-112 mission...

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NASA image: STS 61-A crewmembers training on the KC-135
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Dec 17, 1984

STS 61-A crewmembers training on the KC-135

S84-47177 (17 Dec 1984) --- A recent flight in NASA's KC-135 aircraft gave the STS 61-A/Spacelab D-1 crewmembers a...

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NASA image: View of Payload specialist Paul Scully-Power during Zero-G training
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Jul 16, 1984

View of Payload specialist Paul Scully-Power during Zero-G training

S84-37536 (18 July 1984) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, left, 41-G crew commander watches as one of his fellow...

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NASA image: Astronaut Guion S. Bluford and others participate in zero-g studies
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Mar 6, 1979

Astronaut Guion S. Bluford and others participate in zero-g studies

S79-28602 (2 March 1979) --- Astronaut candidate Guion S. Bluford and Aviation Safety Officer Charles F. Hayes got a...

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NASA image: Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices tether attachment aboard KC-135
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Oct 13, 1966

Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices tether attachment aboard KC-135

S66-57326 (13 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot for the Gemini-12 spaceflight, attaches tether to...

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NASA image: Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices work task aboard KC-135
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Oct 13, 1966

Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices work task aboard KC-135

S66-57353 (13 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot for the Gemini-12 spaceflight, practices work...

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NASA image: STS-42 Payload Specialist Merbold inside KC-135 during zero gravity flight
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May 24, 1988

STS-42 Payload Specialist Merbold inside KC-135 during zero gravity flight

S88-37966 (2 Oct 1988) --- European Space Agency payload specialists Ulf Merbold (STS-42, right) and Reinhold Furrer...

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NASA image: View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists
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Aug 27, 1984

View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists

S84-40538 (24 Aug 1984) --- Two 41-G payload specialists and a backup for one of them appear to be at home in zero...

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NASA image: Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman aboard KC-135 aircraft
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Jan 10, 1994

Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman aboard KC-135 aircraft

S94-26350 (10 Jan. 1994) --- Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman seems to enjoy the brief period of weightlessness she is...

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NASA image: View of backup payload specialist Robert Thirsk during Zero-G training
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Jul 16, 1984

View of backup payload specialist Robert Thirsk during Zero-G training

S84-37532 (18 July 1984) --? Robert B. Thirsk, backup payload specialist for 41-G appears to be shaking hands with...

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NASA image: Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe on the KC-135 for zero-G training
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Jan 8, 1986

Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe on the KC-135 for zero-G training

S86-25192 (January 1986) --- Two payload specialists in training for the STS-51L mission, and a payload specialist...

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NASA image: Astronauts Cernan and Rossa participate in simulation aboard KC-135
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Sep 30, 1972

Astronauts Cernan and Rossa participate in simulation aboard KC-135

S72-50271 (September 1972) --- Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, backup crew command module pilot of the Apollo 17 lunar...

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NASA image: GRC-1998-C-00848
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Apr 27, 1994

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KC-135 AIRPLANE MICROGRAVITY FLIGHT

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NASA image: GRC-2000-C-00100
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Jan 2, 1996

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JIM WITHROW ON THE KC-135 AIRPLANE WITH BUCKEYE BEAR

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NASA image: Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton in donning/doffing exercise experiences
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Jul 22, 1981

Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton in donning/doffing exercise experiences

S81-34448 (July 1981) --- Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, fully suited, gets a preview of what it might...

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