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Astronaut Roberta Bondar works with oak seedlings

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sts04-23002

Image Size 300 DPI: 46 * 30 cm

STS-42 Payload Specialist Roberta L. Bondar works with oak seedlings using the glovebox located in International Microgravity Laboratory 1 (IML-1) Rack 5. The five young plants are part of the Gravitational Plant Physiology Facility experiment. IML-1 is located in Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle, payload bay and is connected to the crew compartment with a tunnel. 01/1992

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1992 - ASTRONAUT - BIOLOGY - BONDAR ROBERTA - DISCOVERY - EXPERIMENT - HUMAN - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - ONBOARD ACTIVITY - PLANT - SPACE - SPACE SHUTTLE - SPACELAB - SPACESHIP - STS-42 - WEIGHTLESSNESS - WOMAN - ZERO GRAVITY -