Preflight Documentation of STS-113, EVA Training, SCTF, NBL with Gus Loria

JSC2002-E-23081 (28 May 2002) --- Astronaut Christopher J. (Gus) Loria, STS-113 pilot, and another crewmember (obscured) are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Loria and his crewmate are wearing the training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit. Scuba divers are in the water to assist the astronauts in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS).