NASA Photo ID: S90-44117           File Name: 10065237.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 07/19/90
  Title: Astronaut Dunbar, in EMU, is lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
  Description:
  Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), 
  stands on platform as it is lowered into JSC's Weightless Environment 
  Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool.  Astronaut Guion S. Bluford is on
  the  opposite side of the platform.  Once underwater the astronaut team
  will  rehearse planned and contingency extravehicular activities (EVAs). 
  Two  SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the training exercise.  NOTE: Since
  this  photograph was taken, Dunbar has been named as the payload commander
  (PLC)  for STS-50 United States Microgravity Laboratory 1 (USML-1) mission
  aboard  Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102.             
  
  Subject terms:
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS           
  NEUTRAL BUOYANCY SIMULATION             
  PLATFORMS                               
  STS-50                                  
  WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT TRAINING         
  

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