KSC-96EC-0820 - STS-78 Mission Specialist Charles E. Brady suits up 


STS-78 Mission Specialist Charles E. Brady Jr. is donning his
launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building. A
spaceflight rookie, Brady was selected by NASA to join the astronaut
corps in March 1992; he is a medical doctor who also is a commander in
the U.S. Navy. Along with six fellow crew members, he will depart the
O&C in a short while and head for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space
Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff during a two-and-a-half hour launch
window opening at 10:49 a.m. EDT, June 20. STS-78 will be an extended
duration flight during which extensive research will be conducted in
the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS) located in the payload bay.

 
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