STS-69
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STS-69 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission, and the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 7 September 1995.
Endeavour's Canadarm grapples the Wake Shield Facility, prior to its deployment
Left to right – Seated: Cockrell, Walker; Standing: Gernhardt, Newman, VossSpace Shuttle program← STS-70 (70)STS-73 (72) →
The pale blue Earth serves as a backdrop for astronaut Michael Gernhardt, who is attached to the Shuttle Endeavour's robot arm during a spacewalk on the STS-69 mission in 1995. Unlike earlier spacewalking astronauts, Gernhardt was able to use an electronic cuff checklist, a prototype developed for the assembly of the International Space Station.
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Kenneth Cockrell
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Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.
STS-69
…completed 171 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Space Shuttle Endeavour Payload mass 11,499 kg (25,351 lb) Crew Crew size 5 Members David M. Walker Kenneth Cockrell James S. Voss James H. Newman Michael L. Gernhardt Start of mission Launch date 7 September 1995, 15:09:00 UTC Launch site Kennedy, LC-39A End of mission…
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