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.
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 |
Web Views: | 181 |
Downloads: | 30 |
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