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Description: S83-32724 (23 May 1983) --- Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, exits the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) following a training session in the Johnson Space Center’s Mission Simulation and Training Facility. She and four other astronauts are on a very busy schedule of training in preparation for NASA’s first five-member Shuttle crew. Launch is scheduled for June 18. The crew consists of astronauts Robert L. Crippen, commander; Frederick H. Hauck, pilot; and Dr. Ride, John M. Fabian and Dr. Norman E. Thagard, mission specialists. All but Crippen are from the 1978 class of astronauts.
Title: S83-32724
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/
Author: NASA
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License: Public domain
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