STS-103 M.S. John Grunsfeld during TCDT activities
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Photo Number: KSC-99PP-1310
Release Date: 15-Nov-1999
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Description:
STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.) gets ready to
take the wheel of a small armored personnel carrier that is part of
emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
(TCDT) activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in
the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a
quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown
exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the
orbiter's payload bay. STS-103 is a "call-up" mission due to the need
to replace and repair portions of the Hubble Space Telescope. Although
Hubble is operating normally and conducting its scientific
observations, only three of its six gyroscopes are working
properly. Four EVA's are planned to make the necessary repairs and
replacements on the telescope. The other STS-103 crew members are
Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Steven L. Smith,
C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), (Ph.D.), and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland
and Jean-Frangois Clervoy of France, who are with the European Space
Agency. The mission is targeted for launch Dec. 6 at 2:37 a.m. EST.
(Photo Release Date: 15-Nov-1999
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