S93-45726 (7 Oct. 1993) --- Canadian astronaut candidate Marc Garneau, later named as a mission specialist for NASA's STS-77 mission, participates in emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Garneau was in the 1992 class of Astronaut Candidates (ASCAN). Wearing full parachute gear following a simulated parachute drop, Garneau has deployed a small life raft in a 25-feet deep pool in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). This portion of an astronaut's training is to prepare him or her for proper measures to take in the event of bailout over water. Garneau is assisted here by one of several SCUBA-equipped divers in the pool.

S93-45723 (7 October 1993) --- Canadian astronaut candidate Marc Garneau, later named as a mission specialist for NASA's STS-77 mission-representing the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), participates in emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Garneau was in the 1992 class of Astronaut Candidates (ASCAN). Wearing full parachute gear, Garneau is suspended above a 25-feet deep pool in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). This portion of an astronaut's training is to prepare them for proper measures to take in the event of bailout over water.

S93-43108 (2 June 1993) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Jones and five other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

S93-50710 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, commander, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Gutierrez and five other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

S93-50720 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton, pilot, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Chilton and five other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

S93-50718 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, commander, is suspended by his parachute gear during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Gutierrez and five other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

S93-50705 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton, pilot, uses his helmet to bail water from his life raft during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Chilton and five other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

S96-08065 (April 1996) --- Astronaut John H. Casper, mission commander and veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, awaits the beginning of a training session for emergency bailout. All six crew members participated in the session, held in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). The six astronauts will spend nine days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next month.

S99-14210 (15 November 1999) --- Cosmonaut Boris V. Morukov, mission specialist representing the Russian Space Agency (RSA), listens attentively to a briefing which covered emergency bailout procedures. Out of frame are six crew mates who joined Morukov for the emergency bailout training.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.

S96-08066 (April 1996) --- Left to right, astronauts John H. Casper, mission commander, and Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot, get help with the final touches of suit donning during emergency bailout training for STS-77 crew members in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Casper and Brown will join four other astronauts for nine days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next month.

S96-08069 (April 1996) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot, works with his life raft during emergency bailout training for crew members in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Brown will join five other astronauts for nine days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next month.

S96-08072 (April 1996) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, is helped with the final touches of suit donning during emergency bailout training for crew members in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Thomas will join five other astronauts for nine days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next month.

S96-08073 (April 1996) --- Astronaut Daniel W. Bursch, mission specialist, uses his helmet to bail out water from his life raft during emergency bailout training for crewmembers in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Bursch will join five other astronauts for nine days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next month.

S96-08067 (April 1996) --- Astronaut John H. Casper, mission commander, has finished the final touches of suit donning and awaits the beginning of a training session for emergency bailout. All six crew members participated in the session, held in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). The six astronauts will spend nine days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next month.

S96-15393 (26 Sept. 1996) --- In the Johnson Space Center's weightless environment training facility, astronaut Brent W. Jett Jr., STS-81 mission specialist, deploys his "Mae West" device to stay afloat during water bailout survival training. Five STS-81 crewmates, out of frame, joined him for the bailout training exercises.

S96-15405 (26 Sept. 1996) --- In the Johnson Space Center's weightless environment training facility, astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-81 mission specialist, bails water from her life raft during water bailout survival training. Astronaut Peter J.K. (Jeff) Wisoff (pictured in right raft) and four other STS-81 crewmates (out of frame) joined Ivins for the bailout training exercises. Several SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the training exercise.

S99-05620 (19 May 1999) --- Astronaut Kevin R. Kregel (left), STS-99 mission commander, is briefed by a member of the crew training staff (out of frame at left) during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. Looking on is insertion technician George Britingham, United Space Alliance.

S99-05619 (19 May 1999) --- Astronauts Kevin R. Kregel (left) and Dominic L. Gorie, mission commander and pilot, respectively, for STS-99, are pictured during the briefing portion of emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. Other members of the crew are out of frame at right.

S99-05622 (19 May 1999) --- Astronaut Mamoru Mohri, mission specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency, works with his communications gear prior to participating in emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. Mohri wears a training version of the partial pressure launch and entry garment.

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

JSC2001-00006 (January 2001) --- An unidentified member of the STS-104 crew simulates an ejection into a body of water during an emergency bailout training session for the astronauts in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

STS-335 crew and training team during Bailout training with instructors Bob Behrendsen and Patrick Jones. Photo Date: December 3, 2010. Location: Building 9NW - CCT-II Mockup. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

JSC2002-00686 (21 March 2002) --- An unidentified member of the STS-113 crew simulates a bailout from a shuttle-in-trouble during an emergency egress exercise in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

PHOTO DATE: 01-08-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - CCT II Mockup SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

S95-03464 (16 Feb 1995) --- Attired in a training version of the Shuttle launch and entry garment, astronaut Terence T. (Tom) Henricks participates in a bailout training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) systems integration facility. Henricks, mission commander for the STS-70 flight, was listening as a member of the crew training staff briefed the crew members on the use of parachute gear.

JSC2001-00022 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt, STS-104 mission specialist, is assisted by a diver during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Gernhardt will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

S96-15402 (26 Sept. 1996) --- In the Johnson Space Center's weightless environment training facility, astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-81 mission specialist, prepares to simulate a parachute drop into water. Five STS-81 crewmates, out of frame, joined him for the bailout training exercises.

S95-03501 (16 FEB 1995) --- Astronaut Mary Ellen Weber prepares to deploy a life raft during a training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Training as a mission specialist for the STS-70 mission, Weber was joined by four crew mates in the emergency bailout rehearsal.

JSC2001-00021 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Janet L. Kavandi, STS-104 mission specialist, is assisted by a diver during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Kavandi will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

S99-11105 (9 September 1999) --- A suit technician (out of frame) assists astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, with a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment. Lu was about to join his STS-106 crew mates for an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL).

S96-15407 (26 Sept. 1996) --- In the Johnson Space Center's weightless environment training facility, astronaut Peter J.K. (Jeff) Wisoff, STS-81 mission specialist, simulates a parachute drop into water. Five STS-81 crewmates, out of frame, joined him for the bailout training exercises.

JSC2002-01759 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Curbeam is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

S99-05615 (19 May 1999) --- Astronaut Gerhard P.J. Thiele, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), slides off the shuttle escape pole onto a soft surface during emergency bailout training for the STS-99 crew members. A second STS-99 crew member awaits his turn. Looking on are technician David Borjas (second right) and videographer Charles Clendaniel (right). The training took place at the crew compartment trainer (CCT) in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S93-50711 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronauts Kevin P. Chilton (right), pilot, and Linda M. Godwin, payload commander, are assisted by SCUBA-equipped divers during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Godwin, Chilton and four other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

S95-03480 (16 FEB 1995) --- Attired in a training version of the Shuttle launch and entry garment, astronaut Kevin R. Kregel, pilot, gets help from SCUBA-equipped divers during a training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). As part of the emergency bailout phase of their training agenda, the STS-70 crew members made use of this 25-feet deep pool to practice parachute landings in water and subsequent deployment of life rafts.

S94-47226 (13 Oct 1994) --- Using small life rafts, several cosmonauts and astronauts participating in joint Russia - United States space missions take part in an emergency bailout training session in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility's (WET-F) 25-feet-deep pool. In the foreground is cosmonaut Alexsandr F. Poleshchuk, a member of the Mir reserve crew. A number of SCUBA-equipped divers assist the trainees.

S99-08665 (24 May 1999) --- A suit technician assists astronaut Steven L. Smith with his launch and entry suit prior to an emergency bailout training session at the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. The STS-103 mission specialists was joined on this session by the majority of the seven-man crew, in training for the third servicing mission to the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

S99-08674 (24 May 1999) --- Three members of the third HST servicing mission's crew share a light moment while waiting to participate in emergency bailout training in the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. From the left are astronauts Scott J. Kelly, C. Michael Foale and Jean-Francois Clervoy. Clervoy is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA); Foale is a mission specialist; and Kelly, the STS-103 pilot.

JSC2001-00002 (January 2001) --- Astronauts Michael L. Gernhardt (left), mission specialist, and Steven W. Lindsey, mission commander, look on while an unidentified member of the STS-104 crew simulates an ejection into a body of water during an emergency bailout training session for the astronauts in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2001-00005 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Charles O. Hobaugh, STS-104 pilot, watches a crew mate in a life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Hobaugh will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

S99-08650 (24 May 1999) --- A suit technician assists astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), in readying for a session of emergency bailout training in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Clervoy, wearing a training version of the partial-pressure launch and entry garment, and his six STS-103 crew mates are currently in training for the third visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) since its 1990 deployment.

SC2000-E-23716 (September 2000) --- Attired in a training version of his full-pressure launch and entry garment, astronaut Paul W. Richards, mission specialist for STS-102, is pictured prior to participating in an emergency bailout training exercise in the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-2) of the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S99-08662 (24 May 1999) --- Prior to a training session on emergency bailout, three STS-103 mission specialists discuss contingencies. From the left, they are astronauts Jean-Francois Clervoy, C. Michael Foale and John M. Grunsfeld. Clervoy is one of two STS-103 crew members who represent the European Space Agency (ESA). This training took place in the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility.

S92-32108 (May 1992) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. uses a one-person life raft during emergency bailout training exercises in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Sacco is an alternate payload specialist for the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) mission, scheduled for launch later this year. EDITOR?S NOTE: Sacco was later named as prime crew payload specialist for the USML-2 mission (STS-73), scheduled for 1995.

JSC2000-E-23719 (September 2000) --- Attired in training versions of their full-pressure launch and entry garments, astronauts James D. Wetherbee (left), mission commander for STS-102, and James W. Kelly, pilot, discuss contingencies prior to participating in an emergency bailout training exercise in the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-2) in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S93-31928 (24 March 1993) --- Astronaut Carl E. Walz, mission specialist, navigates a one-person life raft during emergency bailout training exercises at the Johnson Space Center's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Walz was joined in the training session by the four other NASA astronauts assigned to the STS-51 flight.

S99-08648 (24 May 1999) --- Suit technicians assist astronaut C. Michael Foale, mission specialist, in readying for a session of emergency bailout training in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Foale, wearing a training version of the partial-pressure launch and entry garment, and his six STS-103 crew mates are currently in training for the third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) since its 1990 deployment.

S99-09098 (6 August 1999) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, mission specialist representing the Russian Space Agency (RSA), floats in a small life raft following a simulated parachute drop. A diver remains nearby to assist in the training activity. The exercise was part of an emergency bailout training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). Malenchenko will join five astronauts and a second cosmonaut for one of the scheduled missions next year with the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2000-E-23717 (September 2000) --- Attired in a training version of his full-pressure launch and entry garment, astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, mission specialist for STS-102, is pictured prior to participating in an emergency bailout training exercise in the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-2) of the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S93-43113 (Nov 1993) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, is pictured during a bailout training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Test Facility (WET-F). Thomas was joined by five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the training session. The crew will spend approximately two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia next year in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission.

S99-08660 (24 May 1999)--- Astronaut Claude Nicollier, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), checks his communications gear prior to a session of emergency bailout training in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Nicollier, wearing a training version of the partial-pressure launch and entry garment, and his six STS-103 crew mates are currently in training for the third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) since its 1990 deployment.

S99-08671 (24 May 1999) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (left) and Steven L. Smith, wearing training versions of the shuttle launch and entry garment, pose for an informal portrait prior to an emergency bailout training session in the Systems Integration Facility. The two mission specialists will join five other astronauts for the third servicing mission to the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope in the autumn of this year.

S99-08658 (24 May 1999) ---Astronaut C. Michael Foale, STS-103 mission specialist, adjusts his communication headgear while preparing for a session of emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. Foale will join six other astronauts for the autumn 1999 visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)--NASA's third servicing mission to the orbiting observatory.

S93-43856 (7 Ssept 1993) --- Navigating a one person life raft, Jay C. Buckey, M.D., participates in emergency bailout training in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Dr. Buckey has been assigned as an alternate payload specialist for the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2) mission scheduled for next month. Nearby is a SCUBA-equipped diver who assisted in the training exercises.

JSC2002-01762 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA), is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2002-01766 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, is assisted by divers during an emergency bailout training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA), is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

S99-08654 (24 May 1999) --- A suit technician assists astronaut Claude Nicollier, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), in readying for a session of emergency bailout training in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Nicollier, wearing a training version of the partial-pressure launch and entry garment, and his six STS-103 crew mates are currently in training for the third visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) since its 1990 deployment.

JSC2001-00016 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt, STS-104 mission specialist, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to participate in a simulation of a shuttle in trouble during emergency bailout training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Gernhardt will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

S99-08659 (24 May 1999) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-103 mission specialist, has just donned a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment prior to an emergency bailout training session at the Johnson Space Cetner (JSC). Grunsfeld will join six other astronauts for the autumn visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to participate in NASA third servicing mission on the orbiting observatory.

JSC2001-00008 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to participate in a simulation of a parachute drop into water during emergency bailout training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-00003 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Janet L. Kavandi, STS-104 mission specialist, is assisted by SCUBA-equipped divers during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Kavandi will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2000-E-23713 (September 2000) --- Attired in a training version of his full-pressure launch and entry garment, astronaut James D. Wetherbee, mission commander for STS-102, is pictured prior to participating in an emergency bailout training exercise in the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-2) of the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S99-08646 (24 May 1999) --- Astronaut Scott J. Kelly, pilot, listens to a briefing by a member of the crew training staff during a session of emergency bailout training in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Kelly, wearing a training version of the partial-pressure launch and entry garment, and his six STS-103 crew mates are currently in training for the third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) since its 1990 deployment.

S99-08668 --- Four members of the STS-103 crew prepare their launch and entry suits for a training session on emergency bailout procedures in the Johnson Space Center's Systems Integration Facility. Astronaut Steven L. Smith is seated in the foreground. Others pictured are astronauts Jean-Francois Clervoy, John M. Grunsfeld and Claude Nicollier, all mission specialists. Nicollier and Clervoy are with the European Space Agency (ESA). One of two Crew Compartment Trainers (CCT) is in the background.

S93-31929 (24 March 1993) --- The three mission specialists for NASA's STS-51 mission watch as a crewmate (out of frame) simulates a parachute jump into water during emergency bailout training exercises at the Johnson Space Center's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Left to right are astronauts Daniel W. Bursch, Carl E. Walz and James H. Newman. Out of frame are astronauts Frank L. Culbertson and William F. Readdy, commander and pilot, respectively.

S95-03469 (16 FEB 1995) --- Attired in a training version of the Shuttle launch and entry garment, astronaut Mary Ellen Weber gets help with the final touches of suit donning during a training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Helping out is Rockwell's William L. Todd (right), while Staffon Isaacs looks on. Training as a mission specialist for the STS-70 mission, Weber was about to rehearse emergency bailout. The crew members made use of a nearby 25-feet deep pool to practice parachute landings in water and subsequent deployment of life rafts.

S92-32111 (May 1992) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. is assisted by two SCUBA-equipped divers as he hangs by his parachute harness during emergency bailout training exercises in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Sacco is an alternate payload specialist for the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) mission, scheduled for launch later this year. EDITOR?S NOTE: Sacco was later named as prime crew payload specialist for the USML-2 mission (STS-73), scheduled for 1995.

S92-40001 (1 June 1992) --- Payload specialist Steven G. Maclean is assisted by two SCUBA-equipped divers as he participates in emergency bailout training in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Maclean will join five NASA astronauts for the scheduled 10-day STS-52 mission.

S94-29355 (28 Feb 1994) --- Dr. Chiaki Mukai, payload specialist, is assisted by a team of SCUBA-equipped divers during emergency egress training. The STS-65 crew was in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F) for the bailout training exercise. Dr. Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency (NASDA), will join six NASA astronauts for the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia later this year.

STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Mission Specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES), looks on as technicians adjust her LES parachute pack prior to launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A. Davis is making her first flight in space.

S89-39471 (17 July 1989) --- STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Pilot Richard N. Richards, adjusts launch and entry suit (LES) neck ring after donning launch and entry helmet (LEH). Richards prepares for shuttle emergency egress (bailout) procedures in the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9A.

S92-40040 (19 June 1992) --- Astronaut Charles L. (Lacy) Veach, one of six crewmembers assigned to fly aboard Columbia for the STS-52 mission, is assisted by two SCUBA-equipped divers during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Veach is one of three mission specialists who in October will join a Canadian payload specialist and the mission's commander and pilot for ten-plus days of research and experimentation, as well as the deployment of the LAGEOS spacecraft, in Earth orbit.

S92-26413 (March 1992) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, left, is briefed by suit technician Alan M. Rochford of JSC's EVA branch office during a bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's weightless environment training facility (WET-F). Akers was joined by six crewmates for the training session in the Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory. The seven will be aboard Endeavour in May for a week-long mission, during which a satellite will be retrieved and boosted toward a higher orbit, and extravehicular activity evaluations for Space Station Freedom assembly techniques will be conducted.

S92-40029 (19 June 1992) --- Astronaut Charles L. (Lacy) Veach (left) and payload specialist Steven G. MacLean, two of six crewmembers assigned to fly aboard Columbia for the STS-52 mission, listen to a briefing during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Veach is one of three mission specialists who in October will join the Canadian PS, along with the mission's commander and pilot for ten-plus days of research and experimentation, plus the deployment of the LAGEOS spacecraft, in Earth orbit.

S92-49644 (1994) --- STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) Guion S. Bluford (left) and MS James S. Voss, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), listen to instructions prior to launch emergency egress bailout training. Bluford and Voss, along with the other STS-53 crewmembers, will practice bailout procedures in JSC's crew compartment trainer (CCT) located in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE

Russian Cosmonaut Vladimir Titov maneuvers a small life raft during bailout training at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). Two SCUBA-equipped divers assisted Titov in the STS-60 training exercise.

S99-07632 (15 July 1999) --- An unidentified STS-97 crew member simulates a bailout from a shuttle-in-trouble during an emergency egress exercise in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

JSC2000-02532 (21 March 2000) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-106 pilot, prepares to deploy his life raft during emergency bailout training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL).

S91-51995 (26 Nov 1991) --- Astronaut David C. Hilmers, STS-42 mission specialist, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), floats in the water with the aid of an underarm flotation device as SCUBA-equipped divers look on. Behind Hilmers is his yellow and orange single person life raft. Hilmers is rehearsing launch emergency egress (bailout) procedures in the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. The crewmembers would use this equipment in the event of an emergency bailout over water. The WETF's 25 ft deep pool is used to simulate the ocean.