STS-46 Crew Training

The crew of STS-46, Commander Loren J. Shriver, Pilot Andrew M. Allen, and Mission Specialists Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Claude Nicollier, Marsha S. Ivins, and Franco Malerba are seen at various stages of their training. Footage includes firefighting training, helmet fit and T-38 checkout, bailout training in the weightless environment training facility, and remote manipulator training. The crew uses a computer simulation and the shuttle engineering simulator to practice using the tethered satellite system.