STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi participates in the Crew Equipment Integration Test at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi , Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan, participates in the Crew Equipment Integration Test (CEIT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Glenda Laws, the extravehicular activity (EVA) coordinator, Johnson Space Center, stands behind Dr. Doi. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with which they will be working on-orbit. STS-87 will be the fourth United States Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable satellite. During the mission, Dr. Doi will be the first Japanese astronaut to perform a spacewalk. STS-87 is scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC
- Title: STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi participates in the Crew Equipment Integration Test at Kennedy Space Center.
- Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Owner: KSC
- Album: cbabir
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