KC-135 Flight

KC-135 Flight
March 20, 1999
(First Two Flights)

Press coverage of our project from local area and other news agencies.

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This first set includes the exterior shots of the plane. Including the climb, dive, landing, unloading shots, and a final group shot.

KC-135 Climbing	KC-135 Diving	KC-135 Landing

Dan B. and Noel N. Departing Plane	Dan B. and Dan C. Departing Plane	Final Group Shot

**Internal components and other layout features described to NASA engineers and crew.**

The lucky four students (KC-135 in background)	Close-up of the skin	Dan Barnett (not pictured) describing the payload

NASA officials asking questions	Dan Cheung elaborating on the air circulation	Listening to Dan Barnett explain various components

Dan Cheung describing the fly chamber setup

**Some pre-flight preparation photos.**

Noel Nutting preparing for the hypobaric tests	Noel experiencing the effects of low oxygen (hypoxia)

Dan Cheung letting hypoxia set in	Megan Caroll and Dan Cheung getting unknown food

Students pose for the camera (fashion shots) *All of these photos taken by Jeff Fitlow*

Out on the tarmac	Posing with the payload

Just hanging out	Showing off the payload skin

Checking on the experiment, playing with oil and water, and shooting water drops through zero g's.

Dan Barnett checks on the Drosophila (fruit flies)	Dan B. filming the 7th graders (Christ the King School) oil (yellow) and water (blue) experiment

Dan B. getting ready to shoot water	Onboard reporter trying to catch the floating water

Onboard photos of people experiencing the effects of zero gravity.

Dan B. and Dan C. hanging out in zero gravity	Dan and Dan relaxing and having fun	Dan and Dan trying to find something to hold on to

Dan B. and Dan C. playing in microgravity	Dan B. doing push-ups in Lunar gravity (1/6 g) with some help	Dan B. getting squished

Dan B. doing the cabin crawl	Dan B. lending a hand to other students	Onboard reporter going head over heals

Web Page Design: Mark U. Meissner
University of Vermont: College of Engineering & Mathematics
Last Rev: December 1, 2000
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