Mission Commander Michael A. Baker is assisted into his launch entry suit in the Operations and Checkout O&C Building.
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
STS-81 Mission Commander Michael A. Baker is assisted into his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. Baker is on his fourth space flight and will have responsibility for the 10-day mission, including the intricate docking and undocking maneuvers with the Russian Mir space station. He will also be in charge of two in-flight Risk Mitigation experiments and be the subject of a Human Life Sciences experiment. He and five crew members will shortly depart the O&C and head for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Atlantis will lift off during a 7-minute window that opens at 4:27 a.m. EST, January 12
- Title: Mission Commander Michael A. Baker is assisted into his launch entry suit in the Operations and Checkout O&C Building.
- Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Owner: KSC
- Album: cbabir
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