NASA Photo ID: S90-45889           File Name: 10072640.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 08/14/90
  Title: Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa at cockpit trainer during Vance AFB exercise
  Description:
  Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, holding helmet, 
  stands alongside an aircraft cockpit training device prior to ejection 
  training at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of
  the  survival training course is designed to familiarize the trainee with 
  procedures to follow in preparation for ejection from a jet aircraft.
  Ochoa,  along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation
  in July.   This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.                 
  
  Subject terms:
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  COCKPITS                                
  HARNESSES                               
  HELMETS                                 
  MOCK-UP                                 
  OKLAHOMA                                
  STS-56                                  
  TRAINING DEVICES                        
  VANCE AIR FORCE BASE
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