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John Glenn Prepares for a Test in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility
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Mercury astronaut John Glenn prepares for a test in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center. The MASTIF was a three-axis test rig with a pilot’s chair mounted in the center. The device was designed to train Project Mercury pilots to bring a spinning spacecraft under control. An astronaut was secured in a foam couch in the center of the rig.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineJohn Glenn Prepares for a Test in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility. NASA/GRC, 1960-02-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1960-C-52742.
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