NASA Photo ID: S85-30797           File Name: 10062532.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 04/15/85
  Title: Astronauts Sherwood Springer and Jerry Ross training in the WETF
  Description:
  Astronaut Sherwood Springer prepares for an underwater test at JSC's 
  Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) in response to the
  discovery  of problems with the April 13 deployed Syncom IV (LEASAT)
  communications  satellite (30797); Astronauts Jerry L. Ross (left) and
  Sherwood Springer  (center), look over a foot restraing like that on the
  currently orbiting  Shuttle Discovery. At right is Astronaut Bruce
  McCandless II (30798); Ross  (foreground) is about to be submerged into the
  WETF 25 ft. deep pool to do an  underwater simulation of possible
  extravehicular activity (EVA) on mission  51-D (30799).             
  Subject terms:
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS           
  SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-D              
  TRAINING DEVICES                        
  WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
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