IMAGE 1200_99\207.Lbm,Crew patch for the STS-44 Department of Defence mission. It pictures Atlantic ascending to Earth orbit to expand man's knowledge. The six large stars represent the crew of six and the hopes that travel with them.
IMAGE 1200_99\208.Lbm,Pre-flight crew portrait of the STS-44 astronauts, who are, from the left: Terence (Tom) Henricks, James Voss, Frederick Gregory, Thomas Hennen, Story Musgrave and Mario Runco.
IMAGE 1200_99\209.Lbm,Atlantis heads for orbit in the early morning of November 24, 1991. The 'shock diamonds' in the main engine exhausts are particularly noticeable. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\210.Lbm,The Defence Support Payload in Atlantis's payload bay before deployment. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\211.Lbm,Story Musgrave helps Tom Henricks into the lower body negative pressure equipment, which is used to monitor body circulation under different conditions. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\212.Lbm,Story Musgrave using a probe on Mario Runco's eyeball to measure the intraocular pressure. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\213.Lbm,Tom Henricks tests his visual acuity with the visual function test apparatus. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\214.Lbm,STS-44 mission commander Frederick Gregory communicates with ground control, wearing a cap honouring his alma mater, the Air Force Academy.
IMAGE 1200_99\215.Lbm,Thomas Hennen participating in an ongoing study entitled 'The effect of prolonged space flight on head and gaze stability during locomotion'. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\216.Lbm,Tom Henricks undergoes biomedical tests and exercises on the shuttle treadmill, now converted into a rowing machine. Mario Runco waits for his turn. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\217.Lbm,A more chaotic than usual in-flight portrait of the STS-44 crew. Frederick Gregory is in the centre; the others, going clockwise, are: Thomas Hennen, James Voss, Mario Runco, Story Musgrave and Tom Henricks.
IMAGE 1200_99\218.Lbm,Twilight over the Atlantic Ocean. The STS-44 crew noted a more purplish tinge to the atmosphere, probably caused by the high concentration of particles spewed into the atmosphere by the eruption of the Philippino volcano Mount Pinatubo earlier in the year.
IMAGE 1200_99\219.Lbm,STS-44 view of the South China Sea and at right the Philippine island of Luzon. North is to the top. Manila Bay is near bottom right. The currently active and ash-covered volcano Mount Pinatubo is visible further north-west.
IMAGE 1200_99\220.Lbm,The island of Aldabra in the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. It is a coral atoll enveloping a huge shallow lagoon. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\221.Lbm,This giant spiral above the North Pacific Ocean is typhoon Yuri. (STS-44)
IMAGE 1200_99\222.Lbm,Atlantis glides in to land at the Edwards Air Force Base in California on December 1, 1991, after a near 7-day mission. (STS-44)
