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STS-39 MS Bluford is suspended over JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool via harness

1990-12-07

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

S90-54755 (13 Dec 1990) --- Astronaut Guion S. Bluford, Jr., STS-39 Mission Specialist wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), is suspended above JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool via his parachute harness. Bluford will be dropped from the harness into the WETF's 25 ft deep pool to simulate an emergency egress bailout from the Space Shuttle into the ocean.

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  • Title: STS-39 MS Bluford is suspended over JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool via harness
  • Date Created: 1990-12-07
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: mgwhite
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