COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Record
Title:
STS-42 Commander Grabe and Pilot Oswald at OV-103's controls during reentry
Description:
View of the overall forward flight deck aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, shows STS-42 Commander Ronald J. Grabe at the commanders station (left) and Pilot Stephen S. Oswald at the pilots station during the entry phase of STS-42. Grabe and Oswald are wearing their launch and entry suits (LESs) and launch and entry helmets (LEHs) as they monitor panel F7 data displays and prepare to activate the appropriate lit switches. The head-up displays (HUDs) are silhouetted in the forward windows filled with the pink glow produced by plasma ionization. View was taken by a third crewmember on the aft flight deck in a mission specialist seat.
Date Taken:
1992-01-30
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-042
Subject Terms:
(INFLIGHT)
facet_what:
STS-42
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS042-45-033
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS042-45-033
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