Detail View: Spacesuit and Spacewalk History Image Gallery: Space Shuttle -- March 1979
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Title:
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Space Shuttle -- March 1979
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Creator:
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NASA
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Subject:
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Space Shuttle -- March 1979
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Description:
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Taking advantage of a brief period of microgravity afforded aboard a KC-135 flying a parabolic curve, the flight crew of the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1) goes through a spacesuit-donning exercise. Astronaut John W. Young has just entered the hard-material torso of the shuttle spacesuit by approaching it from below. He is assisted by astronaut Robert L. Crippen. The torso is held in place by a special stand here, simulating the function provided by the airlock wall aboard the actual shuttle craft. The life support system is mated to the torso on Earth and remains attached to the torso during the flight.
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Date:
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8/5/08
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Identifier:
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258726main_shuttle-mar79_full
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MediaType:
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Image
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MediaType:
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Image
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Year:
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2008
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Who:
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Robert L. Crippen
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What:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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What:
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STS-1
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What:
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Earth
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Collection Name:
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Spacesuit and Spacewalk History Image Gallery
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