NASA Photo ID: S72-41855           File Name: 10076049.jpg
Film Type: 35mm BW                 Date Taken: 06/15/72
Title: Astronaut Robert Crippen simulates preparation of Skylab meal
Description:
Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, SMEAT crew commander, simulates the
preparation  of a Skylab meal. Crippen is one of three astronauts who will
spend up to 56  days in altitude chamber at the NASA Manned Spacecraft
Center (MSC) beginning  in mid-July to obtain medical data and evaluate
medical experiment equipment  for Skylab. SMEAT stands for Skylab Medical
Experiment Altitude Test.                 
Subject terms:
ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
ASTRONAUTS                              
CREW PROCEDURES (PREFLIGHT)             
FACILITIES                              
FOOD                                    
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER                    
PREFLIGHT OPERATIONS                    
SKYLAB 1                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
SPACE FLIGHT FEEDING                    
TEXAS                                   
TRAYS                                   

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