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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-82 crew members pose in their clean room suits at Launch Pad 39A where the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing final preparations for liftoff on the second Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission. They are making a final inspection of the payload before payload bay closure. From left are Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley and Steven L. Smith, Payload Commander Mark C. Lee, Mission Specialist GregoryJ. Harbaugh, Mission Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox, Mission Specialist Joseph R. "Joe" Tanner and Pilot Scott J. "Doc" Horowitz. STS-82 is scheduled for liftoff on Feb. 11 during a 65-minute launch window that opens at 3:56 a.m. EST.
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Feb 7, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-82 crew members pose in their clean room suits at Launch Pad 39A where the Space Shuttle Discovery is undergoing final preparations for liftoff on the second Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission. They are making a final inspection of the payload before payload bay closure. From left are Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley and Steven L. Smith, Payload Commander Mark C. Lee, Mission Specialist GregoryJ. Harbaugh, Mission Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox, Mission Specialist Joseph R. "Joe" Tanner and Pilot Scott J. "Doc" Horowitz. STS-82 is scheduled for liftoff on Feb. 11 during a 65-minute launch window that opens at 3:56 a.m. EST.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-82 crew members pose in their clean room suits at Launch Pad 39A where the Space...

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NASA image: Sen. Jake Garn trains in use of equipment for medical experiments
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Feb 1, 1985

Sen. Jake Garn trains in use of equipment for medical experiments

Sen. Jake Garn trains in use of equipment for medical experiments.

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NASA image: Teacher Christa McAuliffe prepare to test her lung capacity
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Jul 10, 1985

Teacher Christa McAuliffe prepare to test her lung capacity

S85-36966 (10 July 1985) --- Teacher Sharon Christa McAuliffe prepares to test her lung capacity during medical...

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NASA image: Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe talks to the media
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Jul 12, 1984

Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe talks to the media

S85-37164 (8-12 July 1985) --- Sharon C. (Christa) McAuliffe of Concord High, Concord, New Hampshire, talks to the...

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe runs in place on a treadmill to test physiological response
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Jul 12, 1985

Christa McAuliffe runs in place on a treadmill to test physiological response

S85-37165 (8-12 July 1985) -- Sharon C. (Christa) McAuliffe of Concord High, Concord, New Hampshire, runs in place...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Greeted by cheers from wellwishers at KSC and eager for their ventur into space on the Microgrvity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission, the STS-83 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A. Leading the seven-member crew is Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. Behind Halsell and to his right is Pilot Susan L. Still. Behind Still is Payload Commander Janice Voss, with Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas to her left. Behind Thomas, in order, are Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. During the scheduled 16-day STS-83 mission, the MSL-1 will be used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducts combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments. Also onboard is the Hitchhiker Cryogenic Flexible Diode (CRYOFD) experiment payload, which is attched to the right side of Columbia's payload bay.
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Apr 4, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Greeted by cheers from wellwishers at KSC and eager for their ventur into space on the Microgrvity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission, the STS-83 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A. Leading the seven-member crew is Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. Behind Halsell and to his right is Pilot Susan L. Still. Behind Still is Payload Commander Janice Voss, with Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas to her left. Behind Thomas, in order, are Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. During the scheduled 16-day STS-83 mission, the MSL-1 will be used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducts combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments. Also onboard is the Hitchhiker Cryogenic Flexible Diode (CRYOFD) experiment payload, which is attched to the right side of Columbia's payload bay.

NASA image: STS-73 official crew portrait
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Mar 4, 1996

STS-73 official crew portrait

STS073-S-002 (July 1995) --- These five astronauts and two United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML) payload...

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NASA image: STS-42 Discovery, OV-103, official crew portrait
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Nov 24, 1999

STS-42 Discovery, OV-103, official crew portrait

STS042-S-002 (November 1991) --- Payload specialists representing Canada and the European Space Agency (CSA - ESA)...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Oct 1, 1985

Space Shuttle Projects

The crew assigned to the STS-61A mission included (front row left to right) Reinhard Furrer, German payload...

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NASA image: EDUCATION PROGRAMS - JSC ("TEACHER IN SPACE") - JSC
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Dec 17, 1985

EDUCATION PROGRAMS - JSC ("TEACHER IN SPACE") - JSC

S85-46208 (December 1985) --- L.?R., backup Payload Specialist Barbara R. Morgan, Teacher Payload Specialist Christa...

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NASA image: STS-55 SL-D2 crew poses in front of ET/SRB at KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A
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Feb 11, 1992

STS-55 SL-D2 crew poses in front of ET/SRB at KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A

S93-29860 (11 Feb 1993) --- The STS-55 crew poses for a group portrait next to the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch...

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NASA image: STS 61-A crew portrait onboard Challenger middeck
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Oct 30, 1985

STS 61-A crew portrait onboard Challenger middeck

61A-117-019 (30 Oct.-6 Nov. 1985) --- Traditional in-flight portrait of all eight STS-61A crew members was made with...

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NASA image: STS-61A OFFICIAL CREW PORTRAIT
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Sep 23, 1985

STS-61A OFFICIAL CREW PORTRAIT

S85-40783 (27 Sept. 1985) --- This international crew expected to fly aboard the space shuttle Challenger when it...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 24, 1992

Microgravity

The STS-50 crew portrait includes (from left to right): Ellen S. Baker, mission specialist; Kenneth D. Bowersox,...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Mar 24, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-45 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on March 24, 1992 at 8:13:40am (EST) carrying the...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jun 22, 1992

Microgravity

Payload Specialist Larry DeLucas and Payload Commander Bornie Dunbar working in USML-1.

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NASA image: Official STS-67 preflight crew portrait
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Dec 1, 1994

Official STS-67 preflight crew portrait

STS067-S-002 (December 1994) --- Five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists from the private sector have been...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:00 p.m. EDT. On board are a crew of seven and more than 80 investigations developed by more than 200 scientists from 13 countries. The IML-2 complement includes materials science, bioprocessing, space and radiation biology, and human physiology experiments that will be carried out over the course of the 14-day flight. The commander of Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 is Robert D. Cabana. James D. Halsell Jr. is the pilot; the payload commander is Richard J. Hieb; the three mission specialists are Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao and Donald A. Thomas. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, representing NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, is the payload specialist. Mukai becomes the first Japanese woman to fly into space.
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Jul 8, 1994

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:00 p.m. EDT. On board are a crew of seven and more than 80 investigations developed by more than 200 scientists from 13 countries. The IML-2 complement includes materials science, bioprocessing, space and radiation biology, and human physiology experiments that will be carried out over the course of the 14-day flight. The commander of Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 is Robert D. Cabana. James D. Halsell Jr. is the pilot; the payload commander is Richard J. Hieb; the three mission specialists are Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao and Donald A. Thomas. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, representing NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, is the payload specialist. Mukai becomes the first Japanese woman to fly into space.

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Mar 14, 1997

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STS-83 Alternate Mission Specialist Catherine "Cady" Coleman, Pilot Susan L. Still and Payload Commander Janice Voss...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Nov 1, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

The seven astronauts included in the STS-55 crew portrait are: (front left to right) Terence (Tom) Henricks, pilot;...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc458
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Mar 13, 1997

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The STS-83 crew poses in the White Room at Launch Complex 39A during the crew's Terminal Countdown Demonstration...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Jun 25, 1992

Space Shuttle Project

Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-50) crewmembers rally around the American flag in the United States Microgravity...

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NASA image: Rep. Bill Nelson inside a personal rescue sphere
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Sep 25, 1985

Rep. Bill Nelson inside a personal rescue sphere

U.S. Representative Bill Nelson (D.,Florida) gives a thumbs up signal from inside a small ball called a personal...

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NASA image: STS-47 crew poses for official onboard (in space) portrait in SLJ module
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Sep 20, 1992

STS-47 crew poses for official onboard (in space) portrait in SLJ module

STS047-12-002 (12 - 20 Sept 1992) --- The crew members assemble for their traditional in-flight portrait in this...

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