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KSC-00pp0137
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NASA Administrator Dan Goldin (left) listens intently to 10-year-old Jonathan Pierce (right), who is garbed in a protective cooling suit designed by NASA. Behind Goldin is astronaut Doug Wheelock; behind Jonathan is his mother, Penny. Jonathan suffers from erythropoietic protoporphyria, a rare condition that makes his body unable to withstand ultraviolet rays. The suit allows him to be outside during the day, which would otherwise be impossible.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-00pp0137. NASA/KSC, 2000-01-31. Public domain. ID: KSC-00pp0137.
