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Making like a hamster3 viewsYours truly upside down in the SSMT.Jul 05, 2019
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Tile Damage5 viewsA thermal protective system tile from one of the shuttles, showing the wear and tear inflicted during the course of several missions.Jul 05, 2019
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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.)Jul 05, 2019
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Sandie pilots the Discovery1 viewsAnd enjoys it, apparently.Jul 05, 2019
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Sandie at the Controls2 viewsSandie is in the left seat, the pilot's chair of the Discovery Space Shuttle.Jul 05, 2019
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The back way in3 viewsI don't know how astronauts got into the real Space Shuttle, but here we entered by the back door, and then up a ladder, as Kathy Lindquist is doing here.Jul 05, 2019
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Sandie Rules in Mission Control2 viewsGetting ready to bring Elouise, Pam and Pat safely back to Earth.Jul 05, 2019
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Elouise Mattox in Space1 viewsThe Mission Control monitor didn't present a very good picture - sorry, Elouise.Jul 05, 2019
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Nervous passengers on the Space Shuttle Discovery1 viewsElouise Mattox, Pam Bloxham and Pat Bush going for a ride in the Space Shuttle, no doubt wondering who is spying on them from the camera overhead.Jul 05, 2019
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Mission Control Consoles2 viewsControl center for the Discovery Space Shuttle mockup. Probably not as elaborate as the one in Houston.Jul 05, 2019
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The Space Station Mobility Trainer4 viewsThe SSMT, here being enjoyed by Pam Bloxham, simulated how astronauts aboard the space station Skylab exercised, i.e. by running around the inside walls like hamsters on a treadmill. (See "2001: A Space Odyssey" for a similar scenario.)Jul 05, 2019
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Pat Bush on the Multi-Axis Trainer3 viewsI didn't dare to try this one myself.Jul 05, 2019
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