NASA Photo ID: STS041-02-028       File Name: 10064419.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 10/10/90
  Title: STS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103's aft flight deck
  Description:
  STS-41 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, wearing a lightweight 
  headset, experiments with the Voice Command System (VCS) at the onorbit 
  station on the aft flight deck of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103.  
  Melnick reads commands from a checklist which he holds in his hand to
  control  OV-103's closed circuit television (CCTV) using his voice.  Note
  the VCS  display unit mounted in front of aft flight deck viewing window
  W10 and the  CCTV display screens at Melnick's right.               
  
  Subject terms:
  COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT                 
  CREW PROCEDURES (INFLIGHT)              
  CREW WORKSTATIONS                       
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  FLIGHT DECK                             
  HEADSETS                                
  ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
  SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS                  
  STS-41                                  
  VOICE COMMUNICATION                     
  VOICE CONTROL                           
  WINDOWS                                 
  

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