STS093-325-034 (27 July 1999) --- Astronaut Michel Tognini, mission specialist representing France's
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
(CNES), prepares for Columbia's descent to Earth on the fifth and final day of the STS-93 mission. He is wearing the
special partial pressure launch and entry suit, minus its helmet at this point. Behind him is the escape pole
designed to be used in emergency egress.