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This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton was captured under water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neural Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training session for the STS-61 mission. The NBS provided the weightless environment encountered in space needed for testing and the practices of Extravehicular Activities (EVA). Launched on December 2, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor, STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) serving mission. During the 2nd EVA of the mission, Thornton, along with astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Akers, performed the task of replacing the solar arrays. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes.

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thornton nbs sts 61 msfc marshall space flight center marshall high resolution eva mission mission specialist kathryn thornton mission specialist thomas akers sts 61 mission first hubble space telescope space shuttle orbiter astronaut space neural buoyancy simulator weightless environment extravehicular activities astronauts nasa
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Date

01/08/1993
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Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, 35808 ,  34.63076, -86.66505
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thornton nbs sts 61 msfc marshall space flight center marshall high resolution eva mission mission specialist kathryn thornton mission specialist thomas akers sts 61 mission first hubble space telescope space shuttle orbiter astronaut space neural buoyancy simulator weightless environment extravehicular activities astronauts nasa