| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
S-79-31684 |
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| Date : |
1978
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Title
Astronauts Experience Weightlessness in the KC-135
Full Description
Six astronauts who had been in training at the Johnson Space
Center for almost a year are getting a sample of weightlessness.
They are onboard the NASA KC-135 that uses a special parabolic
pattern to create brief periods of microgravity, affording
astronauts and astronaut candidates a preview of spaceflight.
These flights are nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the
nausea that is often induced.
The photo should be viewed with feet at the top. The three
astronauts in the foreground are (left to right): Richard O.
Covey, Steven R. Nagal and George D. Nelson. In the center
background is Robert L. Stewart. Obscured in the background are
Norman E. Thagard and Ellison S. Onizuka.
Keywords
KC-135 Vomit Comet Richard Covey Steven Nagal George Nelson
Robert Stewart Norman Thagard Ellison Onizuka
Subject Category
Astronauts, Simulators, Microgravity Research
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
S-79-31684
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000146
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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63 |
12 |
Small |
JPEG |
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446 |
289 |
Medium |
JPEG |
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1046 |
1,461 |
Large |
JPEG |
2807 |
2091 |
6,902 |
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