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Author	Topic: Photo of the week 954 (February 4, 2023)
heng44 Member Posts: 3659 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 02-03-2023 02:19 PM STS-2 astronauts Joe Engle (foreground) and Dick Truly suit up for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test on September 9, 1981. Suit techs Jean Alexander and Jim Schlosser work in the background.
perineau Member Posts: 357 From: FRANCE Registered: Jul 2007	posted 02-04-2023 03:45 AM Interesting pic as always, but don't they look like they're kinda bored?!?!
OV-105 Member Posts: 899 From: Ridgecrest, CA Registered: Sep 2000	posted 02-04-2023 03:42 PM Got to remember it’s the TCDT. They had backed up the STS-1 crew and had flown the ALT flights. This was nothing new for a couple of rookies. I know Engle got Astronaut wings on the X-15.
astro-nut Member Posts: 1031 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006	posted 04-01-2023 04:28 PM Another excellent photo from the very early days of the Space Shuttle Program. Thank you for sharing.

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