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Surveyor Lunar Lander599 viewsA mockup of the first US spacecraft to successfully make a soft landing on the Moon.
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How do I land this thing?599 viewsChuck tries to find the runway at Cape Canaveral so he can land the Space Shuttle.
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Nervous passengers on the Space Shuttle Discovery597 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.
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Sandie on the 5DF595 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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Getting ready for a moonwalk593 viewsChuck Mattox getting strapped into the 1/6 gravity simulator chair.
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Strapping into the MMU592 viewsA somewhat apprehensive JLF is starting to wonder if this is really a good idea.
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Chuck Mattox on the MMU587 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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Reaching for the stars587 viewsOr grasping at straws - anything to get me offa this infernal contraption!
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Chuck Skywalker587 viewsChuck Mattox getting ready to try the Zero-Gravity Wall.
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The Space Station Mobility Trainer585 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 Control584 viewsGetting ready to bring Elouise, Pam and Pat safely back to Earth.
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Tile Damage581 viewsA thermal protective system tile from one of the shuttles, showing the wear and tear inflicted during the course of several missions.
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