STS-72 crew trains in Fixed Base (FB) Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS)

S95-12711 (May 1995) --- Astronaut Leroy
Chiao, assigned as mission specialist for the STS-72 mission, prepares to ascend stairs to the flight deck of the fixed base Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Chiao will join an international mission specialist and four other NASA astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for a scheduled nine-day mission, now set for the winter of this year.