NASA Photo ID: STS046(S)002        File Name: 10064761.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 
  Title: Official portrait of the STS-46 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crew
  Description:
  The crewmembers assigned to NASA's STS-46 mission pose with seven flags
  that  represent participation on the flight.  Commander Loren J. Shriver
  (right),  holding launch and entry helmet (LEH), and Pilot Andrew M. Allen
  (left), also  holding LEH, are seated in the front.  Standing behind them
  and wearing  launch and entry suits (LESs) are (left to right) Mission
  Specialist (MS)  Marsha S. Ivins, MS Claude Nicollier (representing the
  European Space Agency  (ESA)), MS and Payload Commander (PLC) Jeffrey A.
  Hoffman, MS Franklin R.  Chang-Diaz, and Payload Specialist Franco Malerba
  (flying for the Italian  Space Agency (ASI)).  The flags (left to right)
  represent the United States  of America (USA), Costa Rica (Chang-Diaz's
  native country), Italy,  Switzerland (Nicollier's homeland), NASA, ESA, and
  ASI.  Portrait made by  NASA JSC photographer Robert L. Walck.          
  
  Subject terms:
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  ATLANTIS (ORBITER)                      
  CREWS                                   
  HELMETS                                 
  LAUNCH AND ENTRY SUIT                   
  PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS                     
  PORTRAIT                                
  STS-46                                  
  

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