NASA Photo ID: S90-45891           File Name: 10072642.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 08/14/90
  Title: Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Cockrell at cockpit trainer during Vance AFB exercise
  Description:
  Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Kenneth D. Cockrell, wearing 
  flight suit and parachute and with his helmet in hand, waits for his turn
  in  the aircraft cockpit training device 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. Cockrell, 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                              
  HARNESSES                               
  HELMETS                                 
  OKLAHOMA                                
  STS-56                                  
  VANCE AIR FORCE BASE
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