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Moonstruck1 viewsSandie savors the exhilirating feeling of being one-sixth of her Earthbound weight.
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Chuck Skywalker3 viewsChuck Mattox getting ready to try the Zero-Gravity Wall.
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Treading the Heavens4 viewsBut tethered to the ground. They wanted to keep him on a tight leash so he wouldn't get into mischief, as he usually does.
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JLF tries the Zero Gravity Wall3 viewsI like to lift myself by my own bootstraps. It's easier in zero gravity.
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The Zero Gravity Jungle Gym2 viewsI prefer to think of it as an opportunity rather than an obstacle.
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Mission Control2 viewsGround control center for the Discovery Shuttle mockup. Named after Leif Ericsson, Viking discoverer of America. (I made that up, of course; I have no idea who the Ericsson being honored here was.)
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Space Shuttle Discovery3 viewsSpace Camp Turkey's mockup of the nose section. No cargo bay, wings, tail, etc.
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Simulated Shuttle Controls4 viewsRick Gering pilots the Shuttle while Chuck Mattox, Pat Bush and the Turkish instructor (whose name I don't remember) look on.
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Discovery Control Simulator1 viewsFeaturing Jim Windlinger, Pam Bloxham and Rick Gering.
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Houston, We Have a Problem - 1 viewsChuck Mattox is at the controls. -- Chuck gets help from the instructor piloting the Space Shuttle.
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How do I land this thing?1 viewsChuck tries to find the runway at Cape Canaveral so he can land the Space Shuttle.
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Touchdown - and we're still in one piece!4 viewsChuck beams his satisfaction at bringing the Discovery to a successful touchdown.
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