Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (obscured), flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, are submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Chiao and Sharipov are wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit. SCUBA-equipped divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (obscured), flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, are submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Chiao and Sharipov are wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit. SCUBA-equipped divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS).