NASA Crew Compartment Trainer
HOUSTON, Texas (06/2012) -- The flight deck of the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT), a high-fidelity representation of the orbiter crew station that was used primarily for on-orbit crew training and engineering evaluations. Here, astronauts learned how to operate many of the orbiter sub-systems in over 20 different classes. The CCT also could be tilted to the vertical position to support training in pre-launch operations. The CCT will be moved from Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in late summer 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo)