{author} National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by
Bionetics)
{captionsby} Sherikon Space Systems (Paula Shawa, Susan Walsh and Chuck
Weirauch)
{category} SHUTTLE.sts-94
{date} 01-Jul-1997
{description} STS-94 Mission Commander James D. Halsell, Jr., puts his left
glove on while he is assisted into his launch/entry suit in the
Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. Halsell is on his fourth
space flight, having served as commander of STS-83 and pilot of
both STS-74 and STS-65. He is a lieutenant colonel in the Air
Force and a former SR-71 Blackbird test pilot and holds masters
degrees in management and space operations. Halsell will have
uresponsibility for the success of the mission and will operate
and maintain Columbia during the Red, or second shift. He will
also assist with a materials science experiment and a protein
crystal growth payload during the 16-day mission. Halsell and six
fellow crew members will shortly depart the O&C and head for
Launch Pad 39A, where the Space Shuttle Columbia will lift off
during a launch window that opens at 1:50 a.m. EDT, July
opportunity to lift off before Florida summer rain showers
reached the space center.
{highres} 1511 x 2270
{highsize} 480042
{hightype} JPEG
{keywords} SHUTTLE,sts-94
{lasteditor} M.
Downs
{lowres} 160 x 240
{lowsize} 30655
{lowtype} GIF
{mediumres} 511 x 768
{mediumsize} 100259
{mediumtype} JPEG
{number} KSC-97PC-0956
{scannedby} Bionetics and NASA/KSC Internet Lab (Dumoulin, Downs)
{slideres} 111 x 156
{slidesize} 25115
{slidetype} GIF
{tinyres} 67 x 100
{tinysize} 10224
{tinytype} GIF
{title} STS-94 Commander James D. Halsell suits up
{type} Image
{end}