Detail View: : Christa McAuliffe Experiences Weightlessness During KC-135 Flight
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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Christa McAuliffe Experiences Weightlessness During KC-135 Flight
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Full Description:
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe received a preview of microgravity during a special flight aboard NASA's KC-135 "zero gravity" aircraft. A special parabolic pattern flown by the aircraft provides shore periods of weightlessness. These flights are often nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the nausea that is often induced. McAuliffe represented the Teacher in Space Project aboard the STS 51-L/Challenger when it exploded during take-off on January 28, 1986 and claimed the lives of the crewmembers.
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Date:
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1986
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
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Subject Category:
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Astronauts
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Subject Category:
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Women
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Subject Category:
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Challenger STS-51-L
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Subject Category:
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Simulators
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Subject Category:
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Microgravity Research
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Keywords:
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Challenger
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Keywords:
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Training
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Keywords:
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KC-135
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Keywords:
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Christa
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Keywords:
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McAuliffe
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Keywords:
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Vomit
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Keywords:
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Comet
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Keywords:
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STS
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Keywords:
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51-L
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Audience:
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General Public
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facet_what:
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Challenger
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facet_what:
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STS-51
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facet_where:
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New York
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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facet_when:
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January 28, 1986
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facet_when_year:
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1986
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Image #:
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S-86-25196
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orignial url:
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http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2002-000149.html
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-000149
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S-86-25196
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000149
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Creator-Photographer:
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Keith Meyers of the New York Times
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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Image ID:
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127397
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Resolution Size:
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6
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Format:
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JP2
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Media Type:
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Image
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File Name:
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GPN-2002-000149.jp2
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Width:
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3857
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Height:
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2400
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