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Who's afraid of the 5DF?692 viewsNot Sandie - she's having way too much fun on this contraption!
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Getting ready for a moonwalk692 viewsChuck Mattox getting strapped into the 1/6 gravity simulator chair.
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The Space Station Mobility Trainer686 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.)
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Sandie Rules in Mission Control685 viewsGetting ready to bring Elouise, Pam and Pat safely back to Earth.
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Chuck Skywalker680 viewsChuck Mattox getting ready to try the Zero-Gravity Wall.
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Eek!679 viewsNow he knows it wasn't a good idea.
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Chuck Mattox on the MMU678 viewsThe Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is another contraption the purpose of which I'm totally ignorant, and Chuck looks a bit bemused by it too.
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Pat Bush on the 5DF678 viewsStoic endurance.
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Sandie pilots the Discovery678 viewsAnd enjoys it, apparently.
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Moonstruck677 viewsSandie savors the exhilirating feeling of being one-sixth of her Earthbound weight.
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Reaching for the stars674 viewsOr grasping at straws - anything to get me offa this infernal contraption!
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Sandie on the 5DF673 viewsSandie is about to go for a ride on the 5-Degree-of-Freedom (5DF) trainer, the purpose of which I've never been able to figure out. In fact, it doesn't look like it has ANY degree of freedom, forget about five.
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