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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe preparing for STS 51-L flight
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Jan 9, 1986

Christa McAuliffe preparing for STS 51-L flight

S86-25279 (November 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, STS-51L payload specialist, has homework of her own to do as...

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NASA image: Portraits - Shuttle Payload Specialists (PS)'s - JSC
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Jun 20, 1984

Portraits - Shuttle Payload Specialists (PS)'s - JSC

S84-36140 (16 June 1984) --- Lodewijk van den Berg, EG&G Corporation Spacelab 3 Payload Specialist.

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NASA image: Official portrait of the Payload Specialist Gary E. Payton
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Nov 5, 1984

Official portrait of the Payload Specialist Gary E. Payton

S84-44373 ( 4 Oct 1984) --- Payload Specialist Gary E. Payton, representing United States Air Force.

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NASA image: PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST WALKER, CHARLES D. - JSC
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Feb 16, 1984

PORTRAIT - PAYLOAD SPECIALIST WALKER, CHARLES D. - JSC

S84-27269 (16 Feb 1984) --- Astronaut Charles (Charlie) D. Walker, payload specialist and McDonnell-Douglas Civilian...

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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

View of astronaut candidates and payload specialists during a training flight on the KC-135. The trainees are...

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NASA image: STS-35 Payload Specialist Parise sets up SAREX on OV-102's middeck
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Dec 10, 1990

STS-35 Payload Specialist Parise sets up SAREX on OV-102's middeck

STS-35 Payload Specialist Ronald A. Parise enters data into the payload and general support computer (PGSC) in...

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NASA image: STS-42 MS Hilmers and Payload Specialist Merbold use IML-1 visual stimulator
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Jan 30, 1992

STS-42 MS Hilmers and Payload Specialist Merbold use IML-1 visual stimulator

STS042-203-024 (22-30 Jan. 1992) --- Astronaut David C. Hilmers (right), STS-42 mission specialist, assists European...

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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: 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: Payload specialist Al-Saud siting in middeck area
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Jun 17, 1985

Payload specialist Al-Saud siting in middeck area

51G-04-010 (17 - 24 June 1985) --- Payload Specialist Sultan Salman Abdelize Al-Saud assumes a posture common to the...

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan pose for photos after training
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Dec 26, 1985

Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan pose for photos after training

S85-46693 (26 Dec. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (right), the Teacher-in-Space payload specialist assigned to...

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NASA image: STS-47 crewmembers and backups during JSC fire fighting exercises
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Mar 5, 1992

STS-47 crewmembers and backups during JSC fire fighting exercises

STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, crewmembers led by Commander Robert L. Gibson (center) prepare to...

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NASA image: STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai enters IML-2 spacelab module aboard OV-102
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Jul 23, 1994

STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai enters IML-2 spacelab module aboard OV-102

STS065-214-037 (8-23 July 1994) --- Ready to begin one of her busy twelve hour shifts, payload specialist Dr. Chiaki...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Albert Sacco Jr. during emergency bailout training
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Mar 18, 1992

Payload Specialist Albert Sacco Jr. during emergency bailout training

S92-32108 (May 1992) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. uses a one-person life raft during emergency bailout...

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NASA image: STS-42 OV-103 crew poses for onboard (in-space) portrait in IML-1 SL module
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Jan 30, 1992

STS-42 OV-103 crew poses for onboard (in-space) portrait in IML-1 SL module

STS042-78-061 (22-30 Jan. 1992) --- The seven STS-42 crewmembers pose for a traditional in-space portrait in the...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Merbold performing experiment in Spacelab
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Nov 28, 1983

Payload specialist Merbold performing experiment in Spacelab

STS009-13-699 (28 Nov - 8 Dec 1983) --? Ulf Merbold, Spacelab 1 payload specialist, carries out one of the...

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NASA image: Astronauts Crippen and Payload specialist Garneau in front of SMS
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Sep 4, 1984

Astronauts Crippen and Payload specialist Garneau in front of SMS

41D-3142 (3 Sept 1984) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, left, crew commander for NASA's 41-G flight, and Marc...

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NASA image: French payload specialist Patrick Baudry prepares a meal
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Jun 17, 1985

French payload specialist Patrick Baudry prepares a meal

51G-08-021 (17-24 June 1985) --- Patrick Baudry, payload specialist representing the Centre National d'Etudes...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Byron K. Lichtenberg working in the Spacelab
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Nov 28, 1983

Payload Specialist Byron K. Lichtenberg working in the Spacelab

STS009-125-427 (28 Nov 1983) --- Payload Specialist Byron K. Lichtenberg carries out an experiment at the fluid...

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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

S86-25180 (October 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, STS-51L citizen observer/payload specialist, representing the...

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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

S86-25191 (for release January 1986) --- The two representatives of the Teacher-in-Space Project continue their...

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NASA image: BDPU IFM, Favier and Kregel repair a short in the experiment's wires
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Jul 9, 1996

BDPU IFM, Favier and Kregel repair a short in the experiment's wires

STS078-397-010 (20 June - 7 July 1996) --- Payload specialist Jean-Jacques Favier, representing the French Space...

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NASA image: STS-55 crewmembers pose with U.S. and German flags in SL-D2 module on OV-102
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May 6, 1993

STS-55 crewmembers pose with U.S. and German flags in SL-D2 module on OV-102

STS-55 crewmembers pose with United States and German flags inside the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) science module...

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NASA image: Payload Specialist Albert Sacco Jr. during emergency bailout training
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Mar 18, 1992

Payload Specialist Albert Sacco Jr. during emergency bailout training

S92-32111 (May 1992) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. is assisted by two SCUBA-equipped divers as he hangs by...

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