NASA Photo ID: S90-48553           File Name: 10072648.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 09/19/90
  Title: Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa in cockpit trainer at Vance Air Force Base
  Description:
  Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, after jumping from
  a  platform, rolls in training pit gravel during a ground egress exercise
  at  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 during jet aircraft emergency egress. 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                              
  OKLAHOMA                                
  STS-56                                  
  VANCE AIR FORCE BASE
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