1989 Col. Brewster Shaw T-38 Trainer Kennedy Space Center Rare Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 8.5x11" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Col. Brewster Shaw is captured sitting in the cockpit of his T-38 trainer aircraft at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A support crew member works diligently to clean his windshield. The context suggests this activity is part of the preparations for an upcoming shuttle launch involving the Columbia crew. The image is associated with NASA's mission activities around August 1989.Col. Brewster Shaw is a distinguished astronaut known for his work with NASA. Born in 1945, Shaw flew on three Space Shuttle missions, including STS-9, STS-61-B, and STS-28. His contributions to space exploration during the Shuttle era were significant, helping advance human spaceflight capabilities.Text present on photo:KSC0786017 AUG 8 89 - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida: U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia commander Col. Brewster Shaw Jr. (R) sits in the cockpit of his T-38 trainer, as a support person cleans the wind shield. The five man Columbia crew and her secret payload set for an 8 Aug. launch. AFP PHOTO Robert Sullivan (c) 10:22A - Mon Aug 7 13:14U.S. Air Force 73240 05Handwritten text: Tuesday morning, 6 mile run, Summer (crossed out) AUG 8 1989- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

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