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heng44
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posted 12-17-2011 02:17 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Astronaut Mae Jemison performs pre-flight checks aboard Atlantis the day before launch of STS-30 in May 1989. Jemison performed support duties for the STS-30 crew. She made her first and only flight on STS-47 in September 1992.

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garymilgrom
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posted 12-17-2011 06:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for garymilgrom   Click Here to Email garymilgrom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Another great "inside" shot Ed - it really shows the difficulty of working in a vehicle that is standing on it's tail.

Max Q
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posted 12-18-2011 01:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Max Q   Click Here to Email Max Q     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What was she doing in this shot cycling switches to the correct configuration I would imagine. Would this have been needed to have been done on the pad often?

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