STS-55 Payload Specialist Thiele dons LEH before egress training in JSC WET
Description: STS-55 backup German Payload Specialist Dr. P. Gerhard Thiele is assisted in securing his launch and entry helmet (LEH) prior to launch emergency egress (bailout) exercises in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Thiele, along with other DLR representatives, is familiarizing himself with procedures necessary in the event of a bailout & water landing. Thiele wears a training version of the partial pressure launch and entry suit (LES).
