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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.

 

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Credit: NASA

Image Number: STS055-s-001

Date: November 1992

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