NASA Photo ID: S87-44950           File Name: 10064882.jpg
  Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 10/05/87
  Title: Group 12 ASCANs Davis and Jemison during zero gravity training aboard KC-135
  Description:
  Group 12, 1987 Astronaut Class, candidates (ASCANs) N. Jan Davis (left) and 
  Mae C. Jemison freefloat during the seconds of microgravity created  aboard
  the KC-135 NASA 930 aircraft's parabolic flight.  Davis and Jemison  two of
  the recently-named ASCANs take a familiarization flight aboard the  KC-135
  "zero gravity" aircraft.                 
  Subject terms:
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  KC-135                                  
  PARABOLIC FLIGHT                        
  STS-47                                  
  WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT TRAINING         
  WEIGHTLESSNESS
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