| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
| Image # : |
75-HC-664 |
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| Date : |
1974
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Title
Scientists in Training
Full Description
Dr. Mary Johnston, Carolyn Griner and Dr. Ann Whitaker (left to
right), scientists at the Marshall Space Flight Center, complete
a training session in the MSFC’s Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, a
facility used to simulate weightlessness. The scuba diving is
part of special training the three took to better qualify them
for their duties of designing experiments on materials processing
in space. The training increased their understanding of the
problems associated with doing experiments in space, such as
aboard Spacelab. Dr. Johnston specializes in metallurgical
engineering, Carolyn Griner in materials sciences, and Ann
Whitaker in lubrication and surface physics.
Carolyn Griner continued her career at MSFC, serving as the
director of the Mission Operations Laboratory. In 1994 she was
appointed as Deputy Director of MSFC, and for 9 months in 1998
served as acting Director. She retired from NASA in December
2000.
Over a 16-year period Dr. Ann Whitaker served at NASA as chief of
the Physical Sciences Branch, the Engineering Physics Division,
and the Project and Environmental Engineering Division. In 1995
she served in several leadership positions in Marshall’s Science
and Engineering Directorate. In September 2001, Dr. Whitaker was
named director of the Science Directorate at MSFC.
Keywords
Johnston Griner Whitaker Marshall Space Flight Center Spacelab
Neutral Buoyancy Simulator
Subject Category
Simulators, Microgravity Research
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
75-HC-664
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000213
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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