JSC2001-01918 (12 July 2001) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-109 mission commander, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, awaits the start of an emergency bailout training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). STS-109 will be the 108th shuttle flight and the fourth Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission.
Photographer James Blair