Senator Jake Garn (R., Utah), center on front row, listens to a briefing with Jeff Bingham, the Senator's aide. Garn and Binham on front row of conference table 1. TRAINING - GARN, E. J. "JAKE", SEN. Also available in 35 CN

S85-25500 (1985) --- Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn, STS 51-D payload specialist.

Sen. Jake Garn trains in use of equipment for medical experiments.

U. S. Senator E.J. (Jake) Garn, payload specialist, plugs in a food warmer in middeck area of the Shuttle Discovery.

Two payload specialists for the STS 51-D mission get in some training time in the crew compartment trainerat JSC. Charles D. Walker, left, rehearses photography of U.S. Senator E.J. (Jake) Garn in the middeck section of the trainer.

The crew assigned to the STS-51D mission included (front left to right) Karol J. Bobko, commander; Donald E. Williams, pilot; M. Rhea Seddon, mission specialist; and Jeffrey A. Hoffman, mission specialist. On the back row, left to right, are S. David Griggs, mission specialist; and payload specialists Charles D. Walker, and E. Jake Garn (Republican Utah Senator). Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 12, 1985 at 8:59:05 am (EST), the STS-51D mission’s primary payloads were the TELESAT-1 (ANIK-C) communications satellite and the SYNCOM IV-3 (also known as LEASAT-3).

51D-09-014 (12-19 April 1985) --- U.S. Senator E. J. (Jake) Garn (left), payload specialist; and Karol J. Bobko, mission commander, show a copy of a cartoon from the Doonesbury strip of Garry Trudeau. The senator had been the subject of a series of Trudeau's creations prior to 51-D. The single enlarged panel is autographed by the crewmembers.

Views of STS-51E Crewman Senator Jake Garn during Zero-G Parabolas. 1. Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn - Zero-G

Views of STS-51E Crewman Senator Jake Garn during Zero-G Parabolas. 1. Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn - Zero-G

Views of STS-51E Crewman Senator Jake Garn during Zero-G Parabolas. 1. Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn - Zero-G

Views of STS-51E Crewman Senator Jake Garn during Zero-G Parabolas. 1. Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn - Zero-G

Views of Sen. Jake Garn and Charles Walker during STS-51B, Medical Experiment Training, 1-G Trainer, Bldg. 9A. 1. Senator Jake Garn - STS-51B Training 2. Charles Walker - STS-51B Training JSC, Houston, TX

Views of Sen. Jake Garn and Charles Walker during STS-51B, Medical Experiment Training, 1-G Trainer, Bldg. 9A. 1. Senator Jake Garn - STS-51B Training 2. Charles Walker - STS-51B Training JSC, Houston, TX

Views of Sen. Jake Garn and Charles Walker during STS-51B, Medical Experiment Training, 1-G Trainer, Bldg. 9A. 1. Senator Jake Garn - STS-51B Training 2. Charles Walker - STS-51B Training JSC, Houston, TX

Views of Sen. Jake Garn and Charles Walker during STS-51B, Medical Experiment Training, 1-G Trainer, Bldg. 9A. 1. Senator Jake Garn - STS-51B Training 2. Charles Walker - STS-51B Training JSC, Houston, TX

Views of Sen. Jake Garn and Charles Walker during STS-51B, Medical Experiment Training, 1-G Trainer, Bldg. 9A. 1. Senator Jake Garn - STS-51B Training 2. Charles Walker - STS-51B Training JSC, Houston, TX

Senator Jake Garn (R., Utah), center on front row, listens to a briefing by Michael Fox, an Aeromedical Physiological Training Technician. Classroom activities in preparation for Vacuum Chamber Test. He is joined on the front row by Frank Martinez, a JSC safety diver and Jeff Bingham, the Senator's aide. 1. Senator E. J. "Jake" Garn Also available in 35mm CN

JSC2009-E-246186 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-039285 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S87-26822 (11 Feb. 1987) --- The Return to Flight crew, STS-26 pose for a photo prior to a training session in a simulator in the Jake Garn Mission Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2009-E-246184 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246745 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, participates in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-084027 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, STS-133 mission specialist, is pictured during a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240765 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, both STS-130 mission specialists, read a procedure checklist during a training session in a fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246713 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-061458 (29 April 2010) --- STS-132 mission specialists pose for a photo during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are NASA astronauts Piers Sellers, Mike Good, Steve Bowen and Garrett Reisman.

S88-27505 (3 Feb. 1988) --- Astronauts William M. Shepherd (standing) and Jerry L. Ross, both STS-27 mission specialists, get in some training time on the flight deck of the Shuttle Mission Simulator in the Jake Garn Mission Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2009-E-240771 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS-130 pilot; Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson, both mission specialists, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240768 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2002-E-33379 (29 July 2002) --- Astronaut William A. Oefelein, STS-116 pilot, occupies the pilot’s station during a mission training session in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2010-E-084026 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist; and Eric Boe (back to camera), pilot, are pictured during a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2011-E-003045 (14 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Eric Boe, STS-133 pilot, participates in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2009-E-207318 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter (left) and James P. Dutton Jr., STS-131 commander and pilot, respectively, participate in a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240767 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207324 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut James P. Dutton Jr., STS-131 pilot, occupies the pilot?s station during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246727 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207326 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut James P. Dutton Jr., STS-131 pilot, occupies the pilot?s station during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207361 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander; and Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, mission specialist, participate in a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246720 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-084029 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Eric Boe (foreground), STS-133 pilot; and Alvin Drew, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-039288 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut James P. Dutton Jr., STS-131 pilot, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246716 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2007-E-113866 (19 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino (seated), STS-125 mission specialist; and Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot, pose for a photo in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-084020 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Tim Kopra (foreground), Michael Barratt (partially obscured) and Alvin Drew, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164857 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-039291 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-131 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2000-07284 (17 November 2000) --- Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt, STS-104 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment at the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). Gernhardt will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2010-E-084028 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Eric Boe (foreground), STS-133 pilot; and Alvin Drew, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164858 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-008557 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in a Thermal Protection System (TPS) Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246736 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246721 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164860 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2009-E-246718 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164856 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Eric Boe, STS-133 pilot, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-008556 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in a Thermal Protection System (TPS) Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2007-E-113868 (19 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino (seated), STS-125 mission specialist; and Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot, pose for a photo in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207367 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, occupies the commander?s station during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-084025 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Eric Boe (foreground), STS-133 pilot; and Alvin Drew, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246739 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207360 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, occupies the commander?s station during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164859 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-016860 (11 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-164854 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Lindsey, STS-133 commander, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2009-E-207322 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-131 mission specialist, uses a computer during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240773 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, occupies the commander?s station during a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207342 (11 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-014041 (25 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-084019 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (foreground) and Tim Kopra, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207317 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut James P. Dutton Jr., STS-131 pilot, occupies the pilot?s station during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2006-E-23021 (15 June 2006) --- Astronaut William A. Oefelein, STS-116 pilot, dons his training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit prior to a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Mission Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-039290 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, STS-131 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164861 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2009-E-207371 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Clay Anderson, STS-131 mission specialist, reads a procedures checklist during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246724 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240770 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, occupies the pilot?s station during a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-039293 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter (right), STS-131 commander; and Clayton Anderson, mission specialist, are pictured during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207369 (11 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, occupies the commander?s station during a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207346 (11 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-014042 (25 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-014043 (25 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-039289 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, STS-131 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-008553 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in a Thermal Protection System (TPS) Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-207336 (11 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in a training session in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-124259 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Andre Denard assisted Kelly. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-014044 (25 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey (left), STS-133 commander; Eric Boe (background), pilot; Tim Kopra (right foreground) and Alvin Drew, both mission specialists, participate in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2011-E-006696 (27 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, uses a communication system during a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-039299 (10 March 2010) --- The STS-131 crew members pose for a photo during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio, mission specialist; James P. Dutton Jr., pilot; Alan Poindexter, commander; Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency?s Naoko Yamazaki and NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, all mission specialists.

JSC2000-07659 (19 December 2000) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, awaits the start of a mission training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). This summer, Forrester will join four other astronauts and two cosmonauts for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2011-E-016868 (11 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, occupies the commander's station during a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Mission and Simulation Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-003039 (14 Jan. 2011) --- STS-133 crew members participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) and the Space Station Training Facility (SSTF) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured are NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey (right background), commander; Eric Boe (left background), pilot; Tim Kopra and Nicole Stott (partially out of frame in the foreground), both mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-124261 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Andre Denard assisted Kelly. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-124263 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Daniel Palmer assisted Chamitoff. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-029133 (25 March 2011) --- STS-135 crew members participate in an Animal Enclosure Module (AEM) training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the right are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, commander; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2000-07651 (19 December 2000) --- Astronaut Frederick W. Sturckow, STS-105 pilot, occupies the pilot’s station during a mission training session in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). This summer, Sturckow will join four other astronauts and two cosmonauts for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2000-07285 (17 November 2000) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, awaits a training session at the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2009-E-246194 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka (left), STS-130 commander, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Also pictured are astronauts Terry Virts, pilot; along with Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.oyos

JSC2011-E-023121 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist; and Doug Hurley (background), pilot, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-068747 (24 June 2011) --- This picture was taken during a fit test on June 24, 2011 in the shuttle's Fixed Base Trainer in the Jake Garn Mission Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center. When the mission was complete, the STS-135 crew left the plaque in the cockpit of Atlantis as a tribute to all of the people who have worked on the Space Shuttle Program. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2011-E-023113 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Suit technician Drew Billingsley assisted Ferguson. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration