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    Training for space

    HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    03.24.2009

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    U.S. Navy           

    Lt. Cmdr. Chris Cassidy is lowered into the Neutral Buoyancy Lab for a mission training session in Houston. The NBL is a pool that simulates zero gravity to train astronauts for upcoming missions. The NBL contains full mock-ups of the International Space Station for the astronauts to train with. Cassidy, a U.S. Navy SEAL, is a mission specialist on the upcoming mission STS-127 to the International Space Station scheduled for June of this year.

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    Date Taken: 03.24.2009
    Date Posted: 06.03.2009 00:41
    Photo ID: 177013
    VIRIN: 090324-N-2959L-313
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 6.1 MB
    Location: HOUSTON, TEXAS, US

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