Page 2: STS-3 Space Shuttle Columbia Photo Gallery

Astronauts Lousma and Fullerton are briefed on emergency procedures at KSC

Astronauts Jack R. Lousma, left, STS-3 Commander and Pilot C. Gordon Fullerton are briefed on emergency procedures at Launch Pad 39A by Buck Tomlinson, a safety instructor with Wackenhut Services, Inc. Also pictured is Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein, STS-8 pilot.

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II modeling NASA manned maneuvering unit (MMU)

Side view of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II modeling NASA’s manned maneuvering unit (MMU) in the Johnson Space Center’s laboratory support facility bldg 34. He is posed against a dark background to give the illusion of space flight.

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II modeling NASA’s manned maneuvering unit (MMU) in the Johnson Space Center’s laboratory support facility bldg 34. He is posed against a dark background to give the illusion of space flight.

Astronaut Bruce McCandless modeling the EMU/MMU

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II modeling NASA’s extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit for shuttle and the backpack unit called the manned maneuvering unit (MMU). McCandless is in JSC’s laboratory support facility.

JSC Astronaut corps, STS-3 vehicle integration test team and others

Members of the JSC astronaut corps, STS-3 vehicle integration test (VIT) team and other personnel pose for photograph at the completion of a countdown demonstration test (CDDT) and safety briefings at Launch Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center. Participants are, from the left, Wilbur J. Etbauer, engineer with the VIT team; George W.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Operations at JSC; Astronaut John H. Young, Chief of the Astronaut Office at JSC; Jack Fleming of Rockwell International; Mission Specialist-Astronaut John M. Lounge; Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein; Mission Specialist-Astronaut James D. Van Hoften; Astronauts C. Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma, prime crew for STS-3; Olan J. Bertrand, VIT team member; Mission Specialist-Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan; Richard W. Nygren, head of the VIT team; and Astronaut Donald E. Williams. The Columbia is obscured by its service structure on Launch Pad 39A in the background. Part of slide-wire emergency escape system is visible in the picture.

Art concept of itemized layout of the OSS-1 Pallet Mounted Instruments

Art concept of the itemized layout of the OSS-1 Pallet Mounted instruments for the STS-3 mission.

Art concept of the RMS in various locations for the PDP to record data

Art concept of the remote manipulator system (RMS) in various locations for the Plasma Diagnostic Package (PDP) to record intensities around the orbiter.

Heat Pipe Thermal Control System for test aboard STS-3 prepared at Goddard

View of a Heat Pipe Thermal Control System for test aboard STS-3 prepared for testing at Goddard Space Flight Center.

Orbiter Columbia is backed out of the OPF to begin rollover to the VAB STS-3

Orbiter Columbia is backed out of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to begin its rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and mating with the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters for STS-3 (27012); Columbia is towed from the OPF to the VAB (27013).

Artist concept of astronaut wearing MMU and with Trunnion Pin Attachment

Artist concept of astronaut wearing manned maneuvering unit (MMU) and with the Trunnion Pin Attachment Device, heading toward a capture of the Solar Max Mission (SMM).

Astronauts Lousma and Fullerton carry portable spacesuit air controllers

STS-3 Commander Jack R. Lousma, right, and Pilot C. Gordon Fullerton carry portable spacesuit air controllers as they walk from a transport van to Launch Pad 39A to participate in a simulated countdown and launch.

Astronaut Lousma is assisted with a glove adjustment to flight suit

Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, cneter, STS-3 Commander, is assisted with a glove adjustment to his flight suit by Alan M. Rochford, JSC suit technician during a simulated countdown and liftoff rehearsal for STS-3. Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, looks on along with B. J. McCoy, far left, and Estel Corns.

STS-3 preflight press conference on Feb. 26, 1982. View include Commander Jack R. Lousma, left, and Pilot C. Gordon Fullerton enjoying a light moment following their final pre-flight press conference. Fullerton holds a fly swatter in his hand, in reference to a joke about a student experiment dealing with insects (27684,27685); STS-3 crew answers questions from the press corps during their final pre-flight press conference (27686).

Artist concept of Mission Approach and Landing at White Sands, New Mexico.

STS-3 crewman Lousma and Fullerton in SMS, joined by Mrs. Fullerton

Mrs. Marie Fullerton joins her husband in the Shuttle Mission Simulator, seated in a special chair behind STS-3 crewmembers in training. Husband C. Gordon Fullerton, right, gets into the pilot’s seat in the SMS, while Jack R. Lousma (obscured at left) mans the commander’s station (28533); close-up view of Lousma and Fullerton seated at the controls of the SMS (28534); Lousma and Fullerton look back at Mrs. Fullerton who is seated behind them (29535).

Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton in donning/doffing exercise experiences

Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, experiences free fall while taking part in a suit donning/doffing exercise aboard a KC-135 “zero-gravity” aircraft. Fullerton is wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) complete with gloves and helmet.

Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton in suit donning/doffing exercise

Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, takes part in a suit donning/doffing exercise aboard a KC-135 “zero-gravity” aircraft. Mission Specialist William F. Fisher, far left, holds a mirror to assist Fullerton with hose and cable linkups to his suit. Fullerton is wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) minus gloves and helmet.

STS-3 preflight press conference on Feb. 26, 1982. View include Commander Jack R. Lousma, left, and Pilot C. Gordon Fullerton enjoying a light moment following their final pre-flight press conference. Fullerton holds a fly swatter in his hand, in reference to a joke about a student experiment dealing with insects (27684,27685); STS-3 crew answers questions from the press corps during their final pre-flight press conference (27686).

Science student experimenter Todd Nelson with STS-3 crew Lousma and Fullerton

Science student experimenter Todd Nelson meets with STS-3 crew Commander Jack R. Lousma, left, and Pilot C. Gordon Fullerton to discuss his experiment “Insects in flight motion study” during a press briefing in JSC’s public affairs facility.

Components of experiment MA010 Apollo Soyuz mounted in bldg 35. View is a programmable electronic temperature controller for the multipurpose electric furnace flown during the Apollo Soyuz mission for the Marshal Space Flight Center.

Components of experiment MA010 Apollo Soyuz mounted in bldg 35. Photo is a side view of the programmable electronic temperature controller for the multipurpose electric furnace flown during the Apollo Soyuz mission for the Marshal Space Flight Center.

Views of STS-3 crew during departure activites at Ellington with family

Views of STS-3 crew, Astronauts Jack R. Lousma, left, and C. Gordon Fullerton prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft from Ellington Air Force Base for the launch of STS-3 (28700); Some of the family members of astronaut crew are greeted by a crowd of spectators on hand for Lousma and Fullerton’s departure. Matthew Lousma is standing at the microphone in center of the frame, flanked by Mrs. Gratia Kay Lousma (left) and Mrs. Maria Fullerton. Left to right in front are Mary Lousma, Andrew Fullerton and Molly Fullerton (28701-2); Astronaut Lousma walks away from microphone after greeting news media representatives and public prior to departure for Kennedy (28703); Astronaut Lousma talking to Fullerton, left, and Astronuat Brewster H. Shaw, center before boarding T-38’s to leave for KSC (28704); Lousma, left, and Fullerton pause at Ellington prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft for KSC (28705); Lousma, right, and Fullerton greet crowd on hand at Ellington for their departure to KSC (28706); Lousma, right, and Fullerton with members of news media corps on hand to cover their departure. Astronaut David Griggs is near center of frame (28707).

Views of STS-3 crew, Astronauts Jack R. Lousma, left, and C. Gordon Fullerton prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft from Ellington Air Force Base for the launch of STS-3 (28700); Some of the family members of astronaut crew are greeted by a crowd of spectators on hand for Lousma and Fullerton’s departure. Matthew Lousma is standing at the microphone in center of the frame, flanked by Mrs. Gratia Kay Lousma (left) and Mrs. Maria Fullerton. Left to right in front are Mary Lousma, Andrew Fullerton and Molly Fullerton (28701-2); Astronaut Lousma walks away from microphone after greeting news media representatives and public prior to departure for Kennedy (28703); Astronaut Lousma talking to Fullerton, left, and Astronuat Brewster H. Shaw, center before boarding T-38’s to leave for KSC (28704); Lousma, left, and Fullerton pause at Ellington prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft for KSC (28705); Lousma, right, and Fullerton greet crowd on hand at Ellington for their departure to KSC (28706); Lousma, right, and Fullerton with members of news media corps on hand to cover their departure. Astronaut David Griggs is near center of frame

Views of STS-3 crew, Astronauts Jack R. Lousma, left, and C. Gordon Fullerton prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft from Ellington Air Force Base for the launch of STS-3 (28700); Some of the family members of astronaut crew are greeted by a crowd of spectators on hand for Lousma and Fullerton’s departure. Matthew Lousma is standing at the microphone in center of the frame, flanked by Mrs. Gratia Kay Lousma (left) and Mrs. Maria Fullerton. Left to right in front are Mary Lousma, Andrew Fullerton and Molly Fullerton (28701-2); Astronaut Lousma walks away from microphone after greeting news media representatives and public prior to departure for Kennedy (28703); Astronaut Lousma talking to Fullerton, left, and Astronuat Brewster H. Shaw, center before boarding T-38’s to leave for KSC (28704); Lousma, left, and Fullerton pause at Ellington prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft for KSC (28705); Lousma, right, and Fullerton greet crowd on hand at Ellington for their departure to KSC (28706); Lousma, right, and Fullerton with members of news media corps on hand to cover their departure. Astronaut David Griggs is near center of frame (28707).

Views of STS-3 crew, Astronauts Jack R. Lousma, left, and C. Gordon Fullerton prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft from Ellington Air Force Base for the launch of STS-3 (28700); Some of the family members of astronaut crew are greeted by a crowd of spectators on hand for Lousma and Fullerton’s departure. Matthew Lousma is standing at the microphone in center of the frame, flanked by Mrs. Gratia Kay Lousma (left) and Mrs. Maria Fullerton. Left to right in front are Mary Lousma, Andrew Fullerton and Molly Fullerton (28701-2); Astronaut Lousma walks away from microphone after greeting news media representatives and public prior to departure for Kennedy (28703); Astronaut Lousma talking to Fullerton, left, and Astronuat Brewster H. Shaw, center before boarding T-38’s to leave for KSC (28704); Lousma, left, and Fullerton pause at Ellington prior to their departure in T-38 aircraft for KSC (28705); Lousma, right, and Fullerton greet crowd on hand at Ellington for their departure to KSC (28706); Lousma, right, and Fullerton with members of news media corps on hand to cover their departure. Astronaut David Griggs is near center of frame

Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-3 mission

The Space Shuttle Columbia, with its two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and external fuel tank (ET) are photographed as they clear the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39. The external tank is unpainted for the first time and it’s orange color appears dark in black and white photos (28745-6); In this photo the Columbia is just about to clear the launch tower. This photo was taken from across a field (28747); Columbia has cleared the launch pad in a cloud of exhaust (28748).

Air-to-air views of STS-3 launch from T-38 chase aircraft

The Space shuttle Columbia appearing as a small flaming triangle with a trail of puffy white behind it was taken from a T-38 chase plane over the Kennedy Space Center. The other aircraft in the photo is a second T-38 chase plane (28715-6); This image, looking down on the Florida Atlantic Coast and some of the March 22 cloud cover, features the speeding Columbia during its launch (28717).

View of the booster recover ship UTC Freedom approaching its berth at the booster disassembly facility on Cape Canaveral after towing in one of the two STS-3 solid rocket boosters (SRB). The ship is framed by a life preserver on the dock.

MOCR activity during Day 1 of STS-3 mission

Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield, pilot for STS-4, and Dr. Ellen Shulran, monitor data at the flight surgeon’s console in the mission operations control room (MOCR) of JSC’s mission control center.

JSC Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., and Eugene F. Kranz Deputy Director of Flight Operations, look at a flight plan at the flight operations director (FOD) console in the mission operations control room (MOCR) of JSC’s mission control center. Thomas L. Moser of the Structures and Mechanics Division looks on at left (28713); Flight director Tommy W. Holloway looks at a monitor at a console in the MOCR. Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia’s spotter symbol can be seen in the background, indicating her location in space over the northern part of Africa (28714).

Wide angle view of MOCR activity during STS-3 mission

Wide angle view of Mission Operation Control Room (MOCR) activity during Day 2 of STS-3 mission. This view shows many of th consoles, tracking map, and Eidophor-controlled data screens. Flight controllers in the foreground are (l.r.) R. John Rector and Chares L. Dumie. They are seated at the EECOM console. The “thermodillo” contraption, used by flight controllers to indicate the Shuttle’s position in relation to the sun for various tests, can be seen at right (28732); closeup view of the “thermodillo”. The position of the armadillo’s tail indicates position of the orbiter in relation to sun (28733); Mission Specialist/Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-3 orbit team spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), talks to flight director during mission control center activity. Mission Specialist/Astronaut George D. Nelson, backup orbit team CAPCOM, watches the monitor at his console (28734).

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