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STS065-318-025 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

STS065-318-025 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-65 mission specialist Dr. Chiaki Mukai is photographed at work in the Spacelab module. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACELAB, STS... More

STS065-318-028 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

STS065-318-028 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-65 mission specialist Dr. Chiaki Mukai is photographed at work in the Spacelab module. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACELAB, STS... More

STS065-318-027 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

STS065-318-027 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-65 mission specialist Dr. Chiaki Mukai is photographed at work in the Spacelab module. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACELAB, STS... More

STS065-318-029 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

STS065-318-029 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-65 mission specialist Dr. Chiaki Mukai is photographed at work in the Spacelab module. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACELAB, STS... More

STS065-318-026 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

STS065-318-026 - STS-065 - Various views of STS-65 crew in Spacelab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-65 mission specialist Dr. Chiaki Mukai is photographed at work in the Spacelab module. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACELAB, STS... More

STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool during bailout training

STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool during bailout tra...

S94-29355 (28 Feb 1994) --- Dr. Chiaki Mukai, payload specialist, is assisted by a team of SCUBA-equipped divers during emergency egress training. The STS-65 crew was in the Weightless Environment Training Fac... More

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 crew during egress training in MAIL Bldg 9NE

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 crew during egress training in MAIL Bld...

S94-31388 (25 Mar 1994) --- Six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist listen to a briefing by a crew training staffer. From the left are astronauts Robert D. Cabana, mission commander; James D. Hal... More

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 official crew portrait

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, IML-2 official crew portrait

STS065-S-002 (April 1994) --- Six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist take a break from training to pose for their crew portrait. Left to right are Richard J. Hieb, Leroy Chiao, James D. Halsell J... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- -- STS065(S)002 -- STS-65 Official Crew Portrait --- Six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist take a break from STS-65 training to pose for their crew portrait. Left to right are Richard J. Hieb, Leroy Chiao, James D. Halsell Jr., Robert D. Cabana, Dr. Chiaki Mukai, Donald A. Thomas and Carl E. Walz. Cabana is mission commander, and Halsell has been assigned as pilot. Hieb is payload commander, with Walz, Thomas and Chiao serving as mission specialists. Dr. Mukai represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan as payload specialist on the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML) mission. KSC-94PC-611

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- -- STS065(S)002 -- STS-65 Off...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- -- STS065(S)002 -- STS-65 Official Crew Portrait --- Six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist take a break from STS-65 training to pose for their crew portr... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space shuttle Spacelab

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space shuttle Spacelab

Astronaut Chiaki Mukai conducts the Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) experiment inside the International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) mission science module. Dr. Chiaki Mukai is one of the National Spac... More

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.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Lab...

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 ... More

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39...

STS065-S-048 (8 July 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia, with six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist aboard, heads toward Earth-orbit. A short time later, the crew began setting up the science... More

STS-65 crew works inside the IML-2 spacelab module aboard Columbia, OV-102

STS-65 crew works inside the IML-2 spacelab module aboard Columbia, OV...

STS065-05-037 (8-23 July 1994) --- In the science module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, four members of the crew busy themselves with experiments in support of the second International Microgravity Laborato... More

STS-65 IML-2 spacelab module in Columbia's payload bay with Earth background

STS-65 IML-2 spacelab module in Columbia's payload bay with Earth back...

STS065-42-017 (8-23 July 1994) --- This 35mm panorama shows the science module, for the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) and the Space Shuttle Columbia's cargo bay, backdropped against the d... More

S95E5152 - STS-095 - Mukai in the Spacehab module

S95E5152 - STS-095 - Mukai in the Spacehab module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Chiaki Mukai, STS-95 payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) is photographed at work in the Spacehab module lo... More

S95E5123 - STS-095 - Mukai reviews checklist on middeck

S95E5123 - STS-095 - Mukai reviews checklist on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Chiaki Mukai, payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), reviews a checklist in front of the sleep station on th... More

S95E5108 - STS-095 - Lindsey, Parazynski and Mukai in the Spacehab module

S95E5108 - STS-095 - Lindsey, Parazynski and Mukai in the Spacehab mod...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-95 pilot Steven Lindsey (foreground), Scott Parazynski (right) and Chiaki Mukai (background) working in the Spacehab module. Subje... More

S95E5018 - STS-095 - Mukai on Middeck

S95E5018 - STS-095 - Mukai on Middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Chiaki Mukai, STS-95 payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) is photographed on the orbiter middeck with expe... More

Members of the STS-90 flight crew train in the braking pit area for the emergency egress system slidewire baskets for Launch Pad 39B during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities for that mission. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with the opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. From left to right are Commander Richard Searfoss, Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire, Pilot Scott Altman, Payload Specialist Jay Buckey, M.D. (behind), Mission Specialist Dafydd (Dave) Williams, M.D., with the Canadian Space Agency, Payload Specialist James Pawelczyk, Ph.D., and Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan, D.V.M. Backup Payload Specialists Alexander Dunlap (holding camera), D.V.M., M.D., and Chiaki Mukai, M.D., Ph.D., with the National Space Development Agency of Japan are also listening to USA technical trainer Bob Parks' instruction. Columbia is targeted for launch of STS-90 on April 16 at 2:19 p.m. EDT and will be the second mission of 1998. The mission is scheduled to last nearly 17 days KSC-98pc438

Members of the STS-90 flight crew train in the braking pit area for th...

Members of the STS-90 flight crew train in the braking pit area for the emergency egress system slidewire baskets for Launch Pad 39B during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities for that missi... More

President Bill Clinton visits JSC

President Bill Clinton visits JSC

S98-05024 (14 April 1998) --- A large crowd of JSC employees listen to President Bill Clinton during an April 14 visit to the Johnson Space Center. On the dais with the President (seated, from the left) are JSC... More

President Clinton's visit to JSC

President Clinton's visit to JSC

98-E-03312 (14 April 1998) --- President Bill Clinton (at lectern) addresses employees at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) during an April 14 visit to the Houston facility. Seated behind him (from the left) ar... More

Space Shuttle Discovery, STS095-S-002

Space Shuttle Discovery, STS095-S-002

STS095-S-002 (June 1998) --- Five astronauts based at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and two payload specialists take a break from their training regimen to pose for the preflight portrait. Seated are astron... More

STS-95 crew training - emergency egress training at bldg 9

STS-95 crew training - emergency egress training at bldg 9

S98-07973 (5 June 1998) --- Five of the seven STS-95 crew members are seen as they wait for a training and photo session to begin in the systems integration facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the lef... More

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

S98-08740 (9 April 1998) --- Five members of the STS-95 crew review supplies that may accompany them on the scheduled October launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. From the left are Stephen K. Robinson, missio... More

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

S98-08736 (9 April 1998) --- The STS-95 crew members sample space food as part of their training agenda for the scheduled late October/early November mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. From the left ar... More

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

S98-08745 (May 1998) --- Four members of the STS-95 crew are briefed on flight hardware during a training session in the shuttle crew compartment trainer (CCT) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Donald C. Caric... More

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

Various views of STS-95 Senator John Glenn during training

S98-08744 (28 April 1998) --- Four members of the STS-95 crew are briefed on video cameras by crew trainer Donald Carico during a training session in the systems integration facility at the Johnson Space Center... More

(Left to right) STS-95 Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan, talk with Kiki Chaput, trainer, United Space Alliance-Houston, during the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for their mission. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity for a hands-on look at the payloads on whcih they will be working on orbit. The launch of the STS-95 mission, aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, is scheduled for Oct. 29, 1998. The mission includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process KSC-98pc1008

(Left to right) STS-95 Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator ...

(Left to right) STS-95 Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan, talk with Kiki Chaput, trainer, United Space Alliance-Hous... More

During a break in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), the STS-95 crew gathers with United Space Alliance (USA) personnel and their families. From left are Pilot Steven W. Lindsey; Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., a senator from Ohio; Pedro Duque, with the European Space Agency (ESA); Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D.; Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA); Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (with arm raised); Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, M.D.; Jim Furr, USA National Space Flight Awareness representative; Jack King, USA Public Affairs; Bob Sieck, KSC director of Shuttle Processing; and Ed Adamek, USA vice president and associate program manager for Ground Operations at KSC KSC-98pc1023

During a break in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), the STS-95...

During a break in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), the STS-95 crew gathers with United Space Alliance (USA) personnel and their families. From left are Pilot Steven W. Lindsey; Payload Specialist John ... More

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey smiles after his arrival aboard a T-38 jet aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC. The STS-95 crew are at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). The TCDT includes mission familiarization activities, training in emergency exit from the orbiter and launch pad, and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The other members on the mission are Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinson, and Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA); and Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission, scheduled for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process KSC-98pc1246

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey smiles after his arrival aboard a T-38 ...

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey smiles after his arrival aboard a T-38 jet aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC. The STS-95 crew are at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (T... More

Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown climbs into the M-113, a small armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress training. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The STS-95 crew is at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which also includes mission familiarization activities and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The other members on the mission are Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinson and Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process KSC-98pc1257

Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown climbs ...

Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown climbs into the M-113, a small armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress training. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew ... More

Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA) climbs into an M-113, a small armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress training. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The STS-95 crew is at KSC to participate in a Test Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which also includes mission familiarization activities and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The other members on the mission are Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski and Stephen K. Robinson; and Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process KSC-98pc1250

Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, ...

Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA) climbs into an M-113, a small armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress train... More

At Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer explains the use of the slidewire basket system for emergency egress before launch to STS-95 crew members (left to right) Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), and Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency. The STS-95 crew are at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. Other members of the crew not shown are Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, and Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1275

At Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer explains the use of the sl...

At Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer explains the use of the slidewire basket system for emergency egress before launch to STS-95 crew members (left to right) Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Payload Specialists... More

At Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (center, with microphone) responds to questions about the mission and training from reporters during a brief break from the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Amused with his answer are other crew members (from left) Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, who also serves as Payload Commander, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, (Brown), Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), and Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio. The crew were at the pad for emergency egress training after the break. The TCDT also involves mission familiarization activities and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1271

At Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (center, ...

At Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (center, with microphone) responds to questions about the mission and training from reporters during a brief break from the Terminal Countdown Demons... More

At Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer explains the use of the slidewire basket system for emergency egress before launch to STS-95 crew members (left to right) Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, , Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (behind Robinson), Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, Chiaki Mukai (in front of Glenn), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency, and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski . The STS-95 crew are at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1276

At Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer explains the use of the sl...

At Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer explains the use of the slidewire basket system for emergency egress before launch to STS-95 crew members (left to right) Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, , Mi... More

At Launch Pad 39-B, (far right) STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, responds to one of the many questions he was asked about the mission and training by reporters during a brief break from the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Amused with his answer are other crew members (from left) Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, who also serves as Payload Commander, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The crew were at the pad for emergency egress training after the break. The TCDT also involves mission familiarization activities and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1270

At Launch Pad 39-B, (far right) STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glen...

At Launch Pad 39-B, (far right) STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, responds to one of the many questions he was asked about the mission and training by reporters during a brief brea... More

On Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer points out to the STS-95 crew the path the slidewire baskets, emergency egress vehicles, will take if the crew needs to use them before launch. Watching are (left to right) Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (partially hidden behind Robinson), Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski. The STS-95 crew are at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1283

On Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer points out to the STS-95 c...

On Launch Pad 39-B, a Safety Egress trainer points out to the STS-95 crew the path the slidewire baskets, emergency egress vehicles, will take if the crew needs to use them before launch. Watching are (left to ... More

STS-95 Mission Specialists Pedro Duque of Spain (left), representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Scott E. Parazynski (behind him) hurry toward the basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B during an emergency egress exercise. Duque and Parazynski, along with other crew members, are at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cutoff. The other crew members are Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, and Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1305

STS-95 Mission Specialists Pedro Duque of Spain (left), representing t...

STS-95 Mission Specialists Pedro Duque of Spain (left), representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Scott E. Parazynski (behind him) hurry toward the basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B during ... More

STS-95 Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr. (left), senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.) (right), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), hurry toward the basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B during an emergency egress exercise. Glenn and Mukai, along with other crew members, are at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cutoff. The other crew members are Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, and Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown. The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1304

STS-95 Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr. (left), senator from Ohio...

STS-95 Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr. (left), senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.) (right), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), hurry toward the basket at th... More

STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain (left), representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski (right) signal they are ready to leave Launch Pad 39B in the slidewire basket during an emergency egress exercise. Duque and Parazynski, along with other crew members, are at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cutoff. Not shown are Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1308

STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain (left), representing th...

STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain (left), representing the European Space Agency (ESA), and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski (right) signal they are ready to leave Launch Pad 39B in the slide... More

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey (left) and Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown are ready to leave Launch Pad 39B in the slidewire basket during an emergency egress exercise. Lindsey and Brown, along with other crew members, are at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cutoff. Not shown are Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1309

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey (left) and Mission Commander Curtis L. ...

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey (left) and Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown are ready to leave Launch Pad 39B in the slidewire basket during an emergency egress exercise. Lindsey and Brown, along with other cre... More

Behind the dark visors of their helmets are STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (left) and Pilot Steven W. Lindsey (right), practicing emergency egress from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Brown and Lindsey, along with the rest of the STS-95 crew, are at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated main engine cutoff. The other crew members are Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.), representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission, targeted for liftoff on Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process. Following the TCDT, the crew will be returning to Houston for final flight preparations KSC-98pc1306

Behind the dark visors of their helmets are STS-95 Mission Commander C...

Behind the dark visors of their helmets are STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (left) and Pilot Steven W. Lindsey (right), practicing emergency egress from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Brown and Lindsey, ... More

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski look at equipment being used in an experiment with toadfish on the mission. The fish will be electronically monitored to determine the effect of gravitational changes on the inner-ear system. Lindsey and Parazynski and other crewmembers were making final preparations for launch, targeted for liftoff at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29. The STS-95 crew also includes Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Mission Specialists Stephen K. Robinson and Pedro Duque, with the European Space Agency (ESA), Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), ). The mission is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, returning to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1422

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazyn...

STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey and Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski look at equipment being used in an experiment with toadfish on the mission. The fish will be electronically monitored to determine the e... More

STS-95 Payload Specialist Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, waves at family and well-wishers while at Launch Pad 39B. The crew were making final preparations for launch, targeted for liftoff at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29. Other crew members not shown are Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, with the European Space Agency (ESA), Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, and Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, returning to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1429

STS-95 Payload Specialist Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senato...

STS-95 Payload Specialist Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, waves at family and well-wishers while at Launch Pad 39B. The crew were making final preparations for launch, targeted for lift... More

STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, with the European Space Agency (ESA), smiles for the camera from Launch Pad 39B. The STS-95 crew were making final preparations for launch, targeted for liftoff at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29. Other crew members not shown are Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinsion, and and Payload Specialists John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, and Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The STS-95 mission is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, returning to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1426

STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, with the European Spac...

STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, with the European Space Agency (ESA), smiles for the camera from Launch Pad 39B. The STS-95 crew were making final preparations for launch, targeted for liftoff a... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts gather for a group photograph after speaking to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. From left, are Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana Winston Scott, dean of the College of Aeronautics at Florida Institute of Technology and former NASA astronaut Kent Rominger, vice president with Alliant Techsystems and former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, NASA astronaut currently on detail at Kennedy Space Center Jim Voss, director of advanced programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation and former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, senior engineer with SpaceX and former NASA astronaut Ken Bowersox, former NASA astronaut and Chiaki Mukai, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut. The International Space University is a nine-week intensive course designed for post-graduate university students and professionals during the summer. The program is hosted by a different country each year, providing a unique educational experience for participants from around the world. NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., are co-hosting this year’s event which runs from June 4 to Aug. 3. There are about 125 participants representing 31 countries. For more information, visit http://www.isunet.edu. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3768

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astro...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts gather for a group photograph after speaking to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Participating in the discussion from left, are Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana Winston Scott, dean of the College of Aeronautics at Florida Institute of Technology and former NASA astronaut Kent Rominger, vice president with Alliant Techsystems and former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, NASA astronaut currently on detail at Kennedy Space Center Jim Voss, director of advanced programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation and former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, senior engineer with SpaceX and former NASA astronaut Ken Bowersox, former NASA astronaut and Chiaki Mukai, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut. The International Space University is a nine-week intensive course designed for post-graduate university students and professionals during the summer. The program is hosted by a different country each year, providing a unique educational experience for participants from around the world. NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., are co-hosting this year’s event which runs from June 4 to Aug. 3. There are about 125 participants representing 31 countries. For more information, visit http://www.isunet.edu. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3753

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astro...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kenned... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Participating in the discussion from left, are Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana Winston Scott, dean of the College of Aeronautics at Florida Institute of Technology and former NASA astronaut Kent Rominger, vice president with Alliant Techsystems and former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, NASA astronaut currently on detail at Kennedy Space Center Jim Voss, director of advanced programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation and former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, senior engineer with SpaceX and former NASA astronaut Ken Bowersox, former NASA astronaut and Chiaki Mukai, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut. The International Space University is a nine-week intensive course designed for post-graduate university students and professionals during the summer. The program is hosted by a different country each year, providing a unique educational experience for participants from around the world. NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., are co-hosting this year’s event which runs from June 4 to Aug. 3. There are about 125 participants representing 31 countries. For more information, visit http://www.isunet.edu. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3754

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astro...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kenned... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Participating in the discussion is Chiaki Mukai, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut. The International Space University is a nine-week intensive course designed for post-graduate university students and professionals during the summer. The program is hosted by a different country each year, providing a unique educational experience for participants from around the world. NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., are co-hosting this year’s event which runs from June 4 to Aug. 3. There are about 125 participants representing 31 countries. For more information, visit http://www.isunet.edu. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3760

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astro...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kenned... More

Chiaki Mukai

Chiaki Mukai

Portrait Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai. She was the first Japanese woman to go to space with STS-65 Columbia (July 8–23, 1994). 日本語: 向井千秋の肖像画、日本の宇宙飛行士。