STS-26 Mission Specialist Hilmers in T-38 rear station at Ellington Field

S87-28147 (26 Feb 1987) --- Astronaut David C. Hilmers sits in the rear station of a NASA T-38 jet aircraft prior to departure of the STS 26 crew from Ellington Field, destination Kennedy Space
Center for interfacing with flight hardware which is undergoing preparations. Hilmers is one of
three mission specialists for the flight.