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Crew Compartment Trainer

Wearing a training version of a partial pressure suit, Jean-Francois Clervoy, STS-66 international mission specialist, secures himself on a collapsible seat on the mid deck of a Crew Compartment Trainer during a rehearsal of procedures to be followed during launch and entry phases of his scheduled November flight. This rehearsal, held in the CCT at Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory in June 1994, was followed by a training session on emergency egress procedures. Clervoy, a European astronaut, will join five NASA astronauts for a week and a half aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in Earth-orbit in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3). (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski looks at fellow STS-66 mission specialist Joseph R. Tanner (partially visible in foreground) during a rehearsal of procedures to be followed during launch and entry phases of the their scheduled November 1994 flight. This rehearsal, held in the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) at Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory in June 1994, was followed by a training session on emergency egress procedures. In November, Parazynski and Tanner will join three other NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist for a week and a half aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in Earth-orbit in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3). (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy, STS-66 international mission specialist, sits securely on a collapsible seat on the mid deck of a Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) in June 1994 during a rehearsal of procedures to be followed during launch and entry phases of his scheduled November flight. This rehearsal, held in the CCT at Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory, was followed by a training session on emergency egress procedures. Clervoy, a European astronaut, will join five NASA astronauts for a week and a half aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in Earth-orbit in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3). (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

Secured in a collapsible seat on the mid deck of a Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) in June 1994, Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, payload commander, participates in a rehearsal of procedures to be followed during launch and entry phases of STS-66. This rehearsal, held in the CCT at Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory, was followed by a training session on emergency egress procedures. In November, Ochoa will join four other NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist for a week and a half aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in Earth-orbit in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3). (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski poses at the hatch of the Crew Compartment Trainer in June 1994 prior to a rehearsal of launch and entry procedures for a November 1994 flight aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. Four other NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist joined the mission specialist for this training exercise at Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory and will join him aboard Atlantis in November. The flight is manifest to support the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) mission. (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

In the Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory, Astronaut Andrew M. Allen retrieves gear retrieves gear in October 1993 to rehearse a suit donning exercise on the mid deck of the Crew Compartment Trainer, which provides very realistic environs. Allen and four other NASA astronauts will spend two weeks in space aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in March 1994. (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

In the Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory, Astronaut Pierre J. Thuot retrieves gear in October 1993 to rehearse a suit donning exercise on the mid deck of the Crew Compartment Trainer, which provides very realistic environs. Thuot, mission specialist, and four other NASA astronauts will spend two weeks in space aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in March 1994. (NASA photo)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

Astronaut Robert C. Springer, strapped into a chair, participates in entry phase rehearsals in January 1989 for his upcoming STS-29 flight. The mission specialist will join three crewmembers on the flight deck for launch but will move to the mid deck for entry, swapping positions with fellow crewmember Astronaut James P. Bagian, also a mission specialist. The rehearsals took place in the Crew Compartment Trainer in Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory. (NASA photo by Bill Bowers, Johnson Space Center)

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Crew Compartment Trainer

Four of five crewmembers for STS-29 pause during launch and entry phase rehearsals in the Crew Compartment Trainer at Johnson Space Center in January 1989. The astronauts are in their entry positions, while the fifth (out of frame) remains strapped into a chair on the mid deck. In front are John E. Blaha (left), pilot, and Michael L. Coats, mission commander. Behind them are James P. Bagian (left) and James F. Buchli, both mission specialists. Robert C. Springer, the third mission specialist, is on the mid deck. He will occupy Discovery's middeck for entry phase, while Bagian will occupy that post for launch. (NASA photo by Bill Bowers, Johnson Space Center)

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First Automatic Airplane Landing

The three occupants of the C-14B and their plane, which made history's first automatic landing, were Capt. Carl J. Crane, who invented the system, Capt. George V. Holloman, who flight tested it, and Mr. Raymond Stout, a Wright Field civilian electronic engineer who assisted in developing the system. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Fokker Y1C-14B

Fokker Y1C-14B. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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HH-53B

At the time, the fastest and largest helicopter introduced into the Air Force inventory was this HH-53B, shown during test operations at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant at Stratford, Conn. With a top speed of nearly 200 mph, the HH-53 was twice the size of the HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant," which was then in service in Southeast Asia. Developed by the Aeronautical Systems Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, the HH-53 had an in-flight refueling capability, and was outfitted with three 7.62 miniguns, armor plating and a hoist for rescuing downed airmen in hostile territory. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Northrop F-89J

Northrop F-89J-35-NO (S/N 52-1850) at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, on June 6, 1963. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AC-119 Gunship

Stinger “business card.” (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Maj. Herman “Al” Heuss

Maj. Herman “Al” Heuss, chief pilot in the 71st Special Operations Squadron, an Indiana-based Air Force Reserve unit called to active duty in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AC-119 Gunship

Shadow “business card.” (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AC-119 Gunship

Staff Sgt. Harry R. Watters, AC-119 gunner, loads 1,500 rounds into a 7.62mm minigun. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AC-119 Gunship

Most gunships, like this AC-119G, were painted black on the bottom. It made them less visible from the ground at night. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AC-119 Gunship

Capt. William Groves, AC-119 navigator, gets the coordinates of enemy positions from an allied ground commander. With such devastating firepower, accurate positioning was essential. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Spectre Gunships

North Vietnamese soldier preparing to fire an SA-7 surface-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Screening at Entrance
All visitors may be screened with a metal detector upon entry. In addition all bags are subject to search and may be placed through an X-Ray machine. Weapons are not permitted including pocket knives and firearms, to include conceal carry and other dangerous weapons.
Prohibited Items
Prohibited Items:
- Firearms*
- Knives
- Box cutters
- Food and Soda Drinks
- Alcohol
- Coolers

* Firearms, to include conceal carry and other dangerous weapons, are specifically prohibited in Federal facilities in accordance with 18 USC §930 (c)

Permitted Items:
- Water bottles (clear, sealed bottle, up to 20 oz.)
- Purses
- Camera bags
- Diaper bags
- Strollers
- Service animals

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