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NASA image: Official portrait of F. Drew Gaffney, STS-40 Payload Specialist
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Jul 6, 1990

Official portrait of F. Drew Gaffney, STS-40 Payload Specialist

S90-41128 (October 1990) --- Astronaut Francis D. (Drew) Gaffney, Payload Specialist in training for SLS-1 (STS-40)

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NASA image: STS-40 Landing at Edwards
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 Landing at Edwards

Space Shuttle Columbia nears its touchdown on Runway 22 at Edwards, California, at 8:39 a.m., 14 June 1991, as 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: STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck

STS040-605-009 (5-14 June 1991) --- The seven crew members for STS-40 pose for an in-space portrait on the Space...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 5, 1991

Spacelab

Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 at 9:24; am (EDT), the STS-40 mission was the fifth...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 5, 1991

Spacelab

Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 at 9:24; am (EDT), the STS-40 mission was the fifth...

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NASA image: STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan uses the SLS-1 GPWS glovebox
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan uses the SLS-1 GPWS glovebox

STS040-224-005 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, STS-40 mission specialist, conducts an evaluation...

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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: STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Bagian "flies" through SLS-1 module
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Bagian "flies" through SLS-1 module

STS040-212-004 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astronaut James P. Bagian, STS-40 mission specialist, floats through the...

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NASA image: STS-40 MS Seddon & Commander O'Connor review TAGS printout on OV-102 middeck
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 MS Seddon & Commander O'Connor review TAGS printout on OV-102 middeck

STS040-17-003 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astronauts Rhea Seddon and Bryan D. O'Connor share a 15 ft. length of teleprinter...

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NASA image: STS-40 crewmembers, working in SLS-1 module, conduct Experiment No. 072
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 crewmembers, working in SLS-1 module, conduct Experiment No. 072

STS040-211-020 (5-14 June 1991) --- Vestibular experiment activities were captured onboard Columbia's Spacelab Life...

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NASA image: STS-40 crew trains in JSC's SLS mockup located in Bldg 36
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Mar 10, 1987

STS-40 crew trains in JSC's SLS mockup located in Bldg 36

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford along with backup payload specialist Robert Ward Phillips...

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NASA image: STS-40 Commander O'Connor with trainer outside JSC's Full Fuselage Trainer
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Jun 11, 1990

STS-40 Commander O'Connor with trainer outside JSC's Full Fuselage Trainer

S90-41366 (11 June 1990) --- Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor, STS-40 mission commander, talks with Elizabeth Youmans of...

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NASA image: St. Louis, MO, USA
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Jun 14, 1991

St. Louis, MO, USA

STS040-614-066 (5-14 June 1991) --- St. Louis, Missouri-East St. Louis, Illinois and surrounding area were...

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NASA image: STS-40 orbiter Columbia payload bay aft firewall and thermal insulation
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Jun 9, 1999

STS-40 orbiter Columbia payload bay aft firewall and thermal insulation

STS040-031-030 (5-14 June 1991) --- Early on the first day of STS-40, the crew noticed that some of the thermal...

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NASA image: STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Seddon on ergometer conducts Exp. No. 066
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Seddon on ergometer conducts Exp. No. 066

STS040-211-019 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astride the bicycle ergometer, astronaut Rhea Seddon, mission specialist,...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Jul 8, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-40 patch makes a contemporary statement focusing on human beings living and working in space. Against a...

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NASA image: STS-40 MS Jernigan wearing EMU prepares for a simulation in JSC's WETF pool
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Aug 3, 1990

STS-40 MS Jernigan wearing EMU prepares for a simulation in JSC's WETF pool

S90-46492 (16 Aug 1990) --- Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, STS-40 mission specialist, is pictured in a training...

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NASA image: STS-40 MS Seddon, wearing blindfold, sleeps in SLS-1 module
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 MS Seddon, wearing blindfold, sleeps in SLS-1 module

STS040-31-020 (5-14 June 1991) --- During the nine-day mission, some of the crew slept in the SLS-1 module....

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NASA image: Artist concept of STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, cargo configuration
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Apr 17, 1991

Artist concept of STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, cargo configuration

S91-20385 (Feb 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia orbits Earth in this STS-40 art concept depicting the cargo bay...

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NASA image: STS-40 MS Jernigan in EMU listens as Pilot Gutierrez looks on in JSC's WETF
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Aug 13, 1990

STS-40 MS Jernigan in EMU listens as Pilot Gutierrez looks on in JSC's WETF

S90-45785 (16 Aug 1990) --- Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, STS-40 mission specialist, is pictured in a training...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jan 28, 1991

Spacelab

The STS-40 crew portrait includes 7 astronauts. Pictured on the front row from left to right are F. Drew Gaffney,...

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NASA image: STS-40 crewmembers prepare for emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL
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Jun 11, 1990

STS-40 crewmembers prepare for emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL

S90-41365 (11 June 1990) --- Crewmembers assigned to NASA's STS-40/Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) mission take a...

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NASA image: STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan monitors SLS-1 Rack 7 SSCE
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan monitors SLS-1 Rack 7 SSCE

STS040-204-010 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, STS 40 mission specialist, is pictured at the...

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