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    Training for space [Image 2 of 4]

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    An astronaut in a full white EVA (Extravehicular Activity) spacesuit is being lowered by a crane rigging system onto a platform at the edge of a large indoor pool facility. This appears to be NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, used for spacewalk training. Support personnel including a technician on the platform and divers in the water are assisting with the pre-submersion preparation.

    HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    03.24.2009

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    U.S. Navy           

    Lt. Cmdr. Chris Cassidy is lowered into the Neutral Buoyancy Lab for a mission training session in Houston. The NBL is a pool that simulates zero gravity to train astronauts for upcoming missions. The NBL contains full mock-ups of the International Space Station for the astronauts to train with. Cassidy, a U.S. Navy SEAL, is a mission specialist on the upcoming mission STS-127 to the International Space Station scheduled for June of this year.

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    Date Taken: 03.24.2009
    Date Posted: 06.03.2009 00:41
    Photo ID: 177013
    VIRIN: 090324-N-2959L-313
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 6.1 MB
    Location: HOUSTON, TEXAS, US
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    A male astronaut is photographed from a low angle while wearing a white EVA (Extravehicular Activity) spacesuit with a communications headset and microphone. He appears to be inside a large training facility, likely a NASA facility such as the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory or similar suit-up area. The astronaut is smiling and looking upward, suggesting a pre-training or pre-mission preparation context.
    An astronaut in a full white EVA (Extravehicular Activity) spacesuit is being lowered by a crane rigging system onto a platform at the edge of a large indoor pool facility. This appears to be NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, used for spacewalk training. Support personnel including a technician on the platform and divers in the water are assisting with the pre-submersion preparation.
    Two individuals are seated on adjustable stools in what appears to be a military or aerospace virtual reality research laboratory. Both subjects are wearing head-mounted display (HMD) systems with multiple sensors and cables, connected to a central server rack. The right subject appears to be in a reclined/floating posture simulating weightlessness or flight, suggesting this is a zero-gravity or EVA (extravehicular activity) simulation environment.
    The image shows several people inside what appears to be a space shuttle or spacecraft simulator, with a large circular projection screen displaying an orbital view of Earth. The cockpit environment features multiple illuminated control panels, displays, and instrument consoles lit in red and green. The setting is dark and immersive, consistent with a training simulator or museum exhibit.

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