STS-55
Launch: April 26, 1993
Landing: May 6, 1993 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal.
Astronauts: Steven R. Nagel, Terence T. Henricks, Jerry L. Ross, Charles J. Precourt, Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Ulrich Walter and Hans Schlegel
Space Shuttle: Columbia
Harris, a medical doctor, set up first I.V. (intravenous) line in space, injecting Schlegel with saline as part of study to replace body fluids lost during adaptation to weightlessness. Other payload crew members also participated.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: STS055-s-001
Date: November 1992
STS-55
Launch: April 26, 1993
Landing: May 6, 1993 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal.
Astronauts: Steven R. Nagel, Terence T. Henricks, Jerry L. Ross, Charles J. Precourt, Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Ulrich Walter and Hans Schlegel
Space Shuttle: Columbia
Harris, a medical doctor, set up first I.V. (intravenous) line in space, injecting Schlegel with saline as part of study to replace body fluids lost during adaptation to weightlessness. Other payload crew members also participated.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: STS055-s-001
Date: November 1992