Description

Color photograph taken during the voyage of the Challenger space shuttle. Pictured are Ronald E. McNair, Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Bruce McCandless II, and Robert L. Stewart. Original caption: "Color February 3-11 1984 Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 41-B In-Space Portrait ---- The 'star burst' type informal portrait of Space Shuttle crews has become somewhat of a tradition and the five-member 41-B crew is no exception. Hold picture with semi-circle at lower right corner. Counterclockwise from lower left are Astronauts Vance D. Brand, commander; Robert L. Gibson, pilot; and Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart, all mission specialists. The five are on the mid-deck of the Earth-orbiting Challenger. The 'semi circle' is actually part of the monodisperse latex reactor (MLR) experiment. A pre-set 35 mm camera was triggered automatically to expose the frame." Original credit line: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration, job number S-84-27026.