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Sep. 1. 1998 (CST) MPED training |
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| Microgravity Processing Encapsulated Drugs(MPED) Experiment training
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Astronaut Mukai during training |
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(left) Principal Investigator Dr. Dennis Morrison
(right)Co-Investigator Dr. Benjamin Mosier
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Aug. 31. 1998 (CST) Press Conference |
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| Press Conference held at NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas. |
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Astronaut Mukai being interviewed in front of the Space Shuttle mock-up. |
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Astronaut Mukai being interviewed |
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Astronaut Mukai after the interview |
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On July 15 NASDA's Plant Growth Experiment
training for the STS-95 crew members was held in the facility of SPACEHAB
Inc. located close to NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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Crew listening to the lecture for "Response of roots of wild
type and auxin/gravi-sensitivity mutants of higher plants to electrical
field and gravity" (BRIC-ROOT)
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- SPACEHAB's personnel
- Astronaut John H. Glenn
- Co-InvestigatorAstronaut Scott E. Parazinsky
- Astronaut Chiaki Mukai
- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey
- Principal Investigator Dr. Ishikawa
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Astronaut Mukai confirming how to operate the video camera |
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Astronaut Mukai reviewing experiment procedures |
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(from the left)
- Astronaut Scott E. Parazinsky
- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey
- Astronaut Chiaki Mukai
The black case in astronaut Parazinsky's hands is called BRIC.
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Astronaut Lindsey (left) and astronaut Mukai (right)
confirming how to take pictures.
Seeds of rice installed in petri dish are to be photographed. |
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(Left) Aastronaut Steven W. Lindsey
(Right) Astronaut Chiaki Mukai
Petri dish with rice and arabidopsis seeds inside is seen in front of them. |
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