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KSC00pp0139
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Ten-year-old Jonathan Pierce (second from right), who is garbed in a protective cooling suit, without the helmet, which was designed by NASA, poses with (left to right) NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, Mrs. Goldin, and astronaut Doug Wheelock. 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 lineKSC00pp0139. NASA/KSC, 2000-01-31. Public domain. ID: KSC00pp0139.
