NASA Photo ID: S89-49168           File Name: 10063530.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 11/15/89
  Title: STS-31 MS McCandless dons EMU for JSC EVA underwater simulation in WETF pool
  Description:
  STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II, wearing an
  extravehicular  mobility unit (EMU) lower torso, pulls his head and arms
  through the EMU  upper torso with the assistance of two technicians. 
  McCandless is positioned  on a platform at the poolside of JSC's Weightless
  Environment Training  Facility (WETF) Bldg 29.  Once fully suited in the
  EMU, McCandless will be  lowered into the nearby pool via the platform. 
  Underwater and in a neutrally  buoyant state, McCandless will rehearse
  contingency extravehicular activity  (EVA) procedures associated with the
  Hubble Space Telescope (HST) payload.   There are no EVAs planned for the
  flight aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle  (OV) 103.            
  
  Subject terms:
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  CREWS                                   
  EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS           
  NEUTRAL BUOYANCY SIMULATION             
  PERSONNEL                               
  PLATFORMS                               
  SPACE FLIGHT TRAINING                   
  STS-31                                  
  WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT TRAINING         
  

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