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STS-37 Commander Nagel in commanders seat on OV-104's flight deck

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STS037-13-036 (5-11 April 1991) --- Astronaut Steven R. Nagel talks to ground controllers from the commander's station on the space shuttle Atlantis. He is wearing the special partial pressure suit used by space shuttle crew members for ascent and entry phases. Nagel, mission commander, and four other astronauts spent six days in space during which they readied the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) for deployment, released it into space, tested possible Space Station Freedom translation aid devices, conducted experiments, took photographs and performed other duties. This frame was taken with a 35mm camera. This was one of the visuals used by the crew members during their April 19 Post Flight Press Conference (PFPC) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Photo credit: NASA

Space Shuttle Atlantis was a space shuttle that was operated by NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program. It was the fourth operational shuttle built, and the last one to be built before the program was retired in 2011. Atlantis was named after the first research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and it made its first flight in October 1985. Over the course of its career, Atlantis completed 33 missions and spent a total of 307 days in space. Its last mission was STS-135, which was the final mission of the Space Shuttle program. Atlantis is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) was one of the four first operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Endeavour.) Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle built. Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that operated from 1930 to 1966 for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Atlantis performed well in 25 years of service, flying 33 missions.

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astronauts crews flight deck headsets launch and entry suit sts 37 johnson space center sts commander nagel commander nagel commanders seat commanders seat ov high resolution space space station freedom translation aid devices space shuttle crew members space shuttle atlantis sts 37 commander nagel post flight press conference mission commander nagel talks crew members astronaut steven gamma ray observatory ground controllers pressure suit entry phases six days was one photo credit space station nasa
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11/04/1991
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Space Shuttle Atlantis

The Fourth Pperational Shuttle Built
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label_outline Explore Entry Phases, Post Flight Press Conference, Headsets

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astronauts crews flight deck headsets launch and entry suit sts 37 johnson space center sts commander nagel commander nagel commanders seat commanders seat ov high resolution space space station freedom translation aid devices space shuttle crew members space shuttle atlantis sts 37 commander nagel post flight press conference mission commander nagel talks crew members astronaut steven gamma ray observatory ground controllers pressure suit entry phases six days was one photo credit space station nasa