Various views of the STS-88 crew during deorbit preparations

Various views of the STS-88 crew on the Endeavour's middeck during deorbit preparations including: Mission specialist James Newman is photographed preparing the crew's orange Launch and Entry Suits (LES) on the middeck. Behind him are two LESs strung on a clothesline (008). Close-up views of all the crews LESs strung up between two clothes lines with no crew in sight (009-10). Mission specialist Sergei Krikalev positions himself behind the row of suits (011-3) where he is joined by mission specialist Jerry Ross (right) (014-5). Ross (right) and Newman pose for photos positioned behind the row of suits (016). Newman (left) and Krikalev pose for photos positioned behind the row of suits (017-8). Mission specialist Nancy Currie poses for photos positioned behind the row of suits (019-20). Commander Robert Cabana poses for photo positioned behind the row of suits (021). The crew poses for a portrait with the LES suits. Back row (l.-r.) Cabana, Currie and Newman. Front row (l.-r.) Sturckow, Ross and Krikalev (022-3). View of Newman surrounded by stowage bags and LESs (024). Sturckow gets assistance from Krikalev (left) and Newman (rear) in doning his LES (025). Newman (left) poses with Sturckow, now in his LES (026). Ross assists crewmate (out of camera range) with LES (027). Currie, in her liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) prepares to don her LES with assistance from Newman (028). Currie in her LCVG (029). Newman assists Currie with her LES (030-1). Cabana makes adjustments to his LCVG (032-3). View of Cabana in his LES (034). View of Ross in his LCVG giving a thumbs up to the camera (035). Newman prepares to don his LES (036). Views 022 and 030 were selected by the crew for use in their postflight presentation.
NASA Identifier: STS088-313-009