STS-133 crew training in VR Lab with replacement crew member Steve Bowen

PHOTO DATE:  01-24-11
LOCATION:  Bldg 9, VR Lab
SUBJECT:  STS-133 crew training in VR Lab with replacement crew member Steve Bowen
PHOTOGRAPHER:  James Blai

JSC2011-E-006297 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Michael Barratt (background), STS-133 mission specialist, uses the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of his duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare crew members for dealing with space station elements. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration