NASA Photo ID: S92-41069 File Name: 10064892.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 07/09/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, OV-105, Spacelab Japan (SL-J) processing at KSC O&C Bldg Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Spacelab Japan (SL-J) processing completed in Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay Test Stand 3. Workers are attaching the aft end cone to SL-J, now a fully assembled module with racks and floor installed. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-920. NASA Photo ID: S92-44307 File Name: 10064898.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 09/01/92 Title: STS-47 Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module & GAS bridge during OV-105 installation Description: During STS-47 preflight preparations, clean-suited technicians, engineers, and flight crewmembers look on as the Spacelab Japan (SLJ) laboratory module and get-away special (GAS) Bridge Assembly are lowered into Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). The payload installation was completed at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) high bay. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-92PC-1551. NASA Photo ID: S92-44308 File Name: 10064899.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 09/01/92 Title: STS-47 MS Davis and MS Apt view GAS Bridge installation in OV-105's PLB Description: STS-47 Mission Specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis (left) and MS Jerome Apt, wearing clean suits, examine Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, aft payload bay (PLB) wall and the get away special (GAS) Bridge Assembly installation during a sharp-edge inspection at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). OV-105 was in KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) high bay at the time of the inspection. Spacelab Japan (SLJ) end cone is barely visible at the bottom right. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-92PC-1640. NASA Photo ID: S92-45756 File Name: 10064933.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 09/21/92 Title: Art Concept of STS-47 Endeavour, OV-105, payload bay (PLB) configuration Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, payload bay (PLB) configuration is illustrated with artist concept. OV-105 orbits the Earth with payload bay doors (PLBDs) open exposing Spacelab Japan (SL-J) module. Alternate number is 92P-144. NASA Photo ID: S92-49266 File Name: 10064940.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 10/30/92 Title: STS-47 SLJ module and GAS bridge transferred from canister/transporter at KSC Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Spacelab Japan (SLJ) and get-away special (GAS) bridge assembly holding 12 GAS canisters, suspended on an overhead crane system, are transferred from the canister/transporter for installation into OV-105's payload bay (PLB) (out of frame). OV-105 is undergoing preflight processing in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) High Bay 3. Clean-suited technicians monitor the transfer operations from either side of the canister/transporter. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-92PC-1549. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)019 File Name: 10064943.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC 39 pad Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad at 10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). This profile view captures OV-105, its external tank (ET), and right solid rocket booster (SRB), just after space shuttle main engine and SRB firing and liftoff from the mobile launcher platform. The diamond shock effect is visible at the SSMEs. As OV-105 rises above the LC pad beginning its second trip into space, the fixed service structure (FSS) and retracted rotating service structure (RSS) are seen in the background. In the foreground, mobile lighting fixtures (spotlights) are visible. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)020 File Name: 10064944.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC 39 pad Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad at 10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). OV-105, atop the external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) rises above the launch pad as it begins its second trip into space. Exhaust billows from the SRB skirts and covers the launch pad area with only a small portion of the fixed service structure (FSS) visible. The glow of the SRB and space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings is reflected in a nearby waterway and framed by trees and other foliage in the foreground. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)021 File Name: 10064945.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC 39 pad Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad at 10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). OV-105, atop the external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) rises above the launch pad as it begins its second trip into space. Exhaust billows from the SRB skirts and covers the launch pad area. The fixed service structure (FSS) and retracted rotating service structure (RSS) are visible at the left. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)039 File Name: 10064946.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, liftoff from KSC Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), is recorded in this low angle view as it heads for its second trip into space. From this angle, the space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) are clearly visible as well as the diamond shock effect produced during firing. Exhaust plumes trail from the SRB skirts. OV-105 is just about to begin its roll maneuver. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad occurred at 10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)040 File Name: 10064947.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC 39 pad Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), is barely visible at the end of the long exhaust plume extending from the ground into the sky. OV-105 begins its roll maneuver as it soars above Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad and toward its second space flight. Liftoff occurred at 10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). In the foreground, mobile lighting fixtures (spotlights) are visible. NASA Photo ID: STS047-77-062 File Name: 10064961.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module (exterior) in OV-105's payload bay Description: During STS-47, the Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module exterior is photographed through the aft flight deck windows. SLJ module is located in the payload bay of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, and connected to the crew compartment via the spacelab (SL) transfer tunnel. In the foreground, is the SL tunnel and support struts. On SLJ's forward end cone are the insignias of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the SLJ mission. Rising behind the SLJ module are the vertical tail and the two orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods. In the distant background is the Earth's cloud-covered surface. NASA Photo ID: STS047-77-065 File Name: 10064962.gif Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: Payload Bay and Cloud Streaks, Indian Ocean Description: Part of Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay and the Spacelab-J science module which housed numerous scientific experiments during the 9 day mission is seen against the backdrop of the Indian Ocean and the southern coast of Somalia (7.0N, 50.0E). Long rows of cirrocumulus clouds can be seen offshore over the ocean. NASA Photo ID: STS047-54-018 File Name: 10064973.gif Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: Sunrise, Earth Limb, SW Pacific Ocean Description: The colors of this sunrise/sunset scene provide insights into the relative density of the Earth's atmosphere (15.5S, 158.5E). This scene captures the silhouette of several thunderstorms with their cirrus anvil tops spreading out against the tropopause - the top of the lowest layer of atmosphere, the troposphere which is also the most dense and refracts light at the red end of the spectrum while the blues refract in the stratosphere, the highest layer. NASA Photo ID: STS047-223-005 File Name: 10064986.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 crewmember handles frog during FEE in Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module Description: STS-47 crewmember draws sample from an adult female frog using a syringe while conducting the Effects of Weightlessness on the Development of Amphibian Eggs Fertilized in Space (FEE). The frog is handled in the General Purpose Workstation (GPWS) glove box located in the Spacelab Japan (SLJ) science module aboard the Earth-orbiting Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. This experiment, developed by NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), will investigate how microgravity affects the fertilization and development of frog eggs. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)115 File Name: 10064990.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands at KSC SLF runway 33 Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, main landing gear (MLG) touches down on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at 8:53 am (Eastern Daylight Time). OV-105's starboard profile is captured as it glides along the runway. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-1969. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)116 File Name: 10064991.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, landing sequence at KSC SLF Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed, glides above runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) prior to landing at 8:53 am (Eastern Daylight Time). This head-on view looks down OV-105's starboard side and captures the full expanse of the wings. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-1941. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)117 File Name: 10064992.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, landing sequence at KSC SLF Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed, glides to a landing above runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). This aft view of OV-105's approach shows the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs), the deployed rudder/speedbrake system on the vertical tail, and wing tip vortices. Landing occurred at 8:53 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)002 File Name: 10064874.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/01/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, OV-105, official crew portrait Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, official portrait includes the seven crewmembers wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). These seven crewmembers are currently in training for the STS-47 Spacelab J (SLJ) mission scheduled for later this year. Pictured are (left to right, front) Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt and Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Jr (both holding launch and entry helmets (LEHs)); and (left to right, rear) MS N. Jan Davis, MS and Payload Commander (PLC) Mark C. Lee, Commander Robert L. Gibson, MS Mae C. Jemison, and Japanese Payload Specialist Mamoru Mohri. Mohri is representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). In the background are the flags of the United States (U.S.) and Japan. Portrait was made by NASA JSC contract photographer Robert G. Markowitz. NASA Photo ID: S84-42271 File Name: 10064875.gif Film Type: 4x5 cn Date Taken: 09/24/84 Title: Official portrait of Astronaut Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson Description: Official portrait of Astronaut Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson dressed in blue flight suit with a flag in the background. He is holding a helmet. NASA Photo ID: S87-45891 File Name: 10064876.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 10/15/87 Title: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Curtis L. Brown, Jr Description: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Curtis L. Brown, Jr. Brown, a member of the United States Air Force (USAF) and Astronaut Class 12, wears a navy blue flight suit and holds a space shuttle orbiter model. NASA Photo ID: S84-40242 File Name: 10064877.gif Film Type: 4x5 cn Date Taken: 08/22/84 Title: Official portrait of Astronaut Mark C. Lee Description: Official portrait of Astronaut Mark C. Lee dressed in blue flight suit, with flag and a Space Shuttle model (left). NASA Photo ID: S90-42988 File Name: 10064878.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 07/09/90 Title: Official portrait of astronaut Jerome Apt Description: Official portrait of Jerome Apt, Ph.D., member of Astronaut Class 11 (1984), and space shuttle mission specialist. Apt wears an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU). NASA Photo ID: S92-40463 File Name: 10064879.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 07/01/92 Title: Official portrait of STS-47 Mission Specialist Mae C. Jemison in LES Description: Official portrait of STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Spacelab Japan (SL-J) Mission Specialist Mae C. Jemison wearing launch entry suit (LES) and holding helmet. Jemison is an M.D., a 1987 astronaut candidate, and member of Astronaut Class 12. NASA Photo ID: S87-45883 File Name: 10064880.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 10/15/87 Title: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate N. Jan Davis Description: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate N. Jan Davis. Davis, Ph.D. and member of Astronaut Class 12, wears navy blue flight suit and holds a space shuttle orbiter model. NASA Photo ID: S90-48196 File Name: 10064881.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 09/14/90 Title: Official portrait of Mamoru Mohri, STS-47, OV-105, SLJ payload specialist Description: Official portrait of Mamoru Mohri, STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, NASDA Spacelab J (SLJ), First Materials Processing Test, payload specialist. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)037 File Name: 10064941.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 Endeavour, OV-105, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O&C Bldg Description: STS-47 crewmembers who will be aboard for Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, second trip into space are about to have a light breakfast prior to the prelaunch suiting up process in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis, MS and Payload Commander (PLC) Mark C. Lee, Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Jr, Commander Robert L. Gibson, MS Jerome Apt, MS Mae C. Jemison, and Payload Specialist Mamoru Mohri. Mohri represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). STS-47 will be devoted to the Spacelab Japan (SLJ) payload, a joint effort between Japan and the United States. A cake decorated with the STS-47 mission insignia is in the center of the table. NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)038 File Name: 10064942.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 09/20/92 Title: STS-47 crew leaves KSC's O&C Building on their way to Launch Complex 39 Description: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, crewmembers, wearing launch and entry suits (LESs), leave the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building to board a van headed for Launch Complex (LC) 39. Leading the crew is Commander Robert L. Gibson (front right). He is followed by Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt (glasses, front center), Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Jr (front left), MS N. Jan Davis (center left), MS and Payload Commander Mark C. Lee (center right), Payload Specialist Mamoru Mohri (waving back left), and MS Mae C. Jemison (back right). Mohri represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA).