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STS-93 Crew
On Flight Day 5, the five STS-93 astronauts pose for the traditional
inflight crew portrait on Columbia's middeck. In front are astronauts
Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and Michel Tognini, mission
specialist representing France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).
Behind them are (from the left) astronauts Steven A. Hawley, mission
specialist; Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot; and Catherine G. (Cady) Coleman,
mission specialist. (Photo: NASA)
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With the external tank and solid rocket booster (left) looming behind
them, the STS-93 crew poses on a high level of the fixed service structure
at Launch Pad 39B. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Crew
The STS-93 crew pauses at the launch pad for a photograph before heading
for Space Shuttle Columbia (in the background). From left are Mission
Specialist Michel Tognini of France, who represents the Centre National
d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby, Commander Eileen M.
Collins, and Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley (Ph.D.) and Catherine G.
Coleman (Ph.D.).(Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 crew members wave to onlookers as they head for the bus outside the
Operations and Checkout Building for the trip to Launch Pad 39B. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 crew poses in the white room. The white room is an environmental
chamber at the end of the orbiter access arm that provides entry to the
orbiter crew compartment. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Mission Specialist Hawley takes part in emergency egress training
in an M-113 at Launch Pad 39B. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Mission Specialist Coleman takes part in emergency egress training
in an M-113 at Launch Pad 39B. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Mission Specialist Tognini takes part in emergency egress training
in an M-113 at Launch Pad 39B. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Pilot Ashby takes part in emergency egress training in an M-113 at
Launch Pad 39B. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Crew
STS-93 Commander Eileen M. Collins climbs into an M-113 armored personnel
carrier at the launch pad to take part in emergency egress training.
Collins is the first woman to serve as mission commander. In preparation
for their mission, the STS-93 crew are participating in Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test activities that also include a launch-day dress
rehearsal culminating with a simulated main engine cut-off. (Photo: NASA)
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STS-93 Crew
The STS-93 crew pose in front of Space Shuttle Columbia after their
landing on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown
occurred at 11:20:35 p.m. EDT on July 27, 1999. This was the 26th flight
for Columbia. It was the 12th night landing in Shuttle program history. On
this mission, Eileen Collins became the first woman to serve as a Shuttle
commander. (Photo: NASA)
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