图文：“发现”号航天飞机宇航员训练照片(2)
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在这张2005年3月21日拍摄的资料照片上，三名“发现”号宇航员在休斯顿进行水下训练。
进行水下训练的宇航员分别是野口（左一）、斯蒂芬·罗宾逊（中）和安德鲁·托马斯（右一）。他们进行额外训练是为三次太空行走作准备，其中，野口和罗宾逊将主要担负行走任务，托马斯负责协调指挥和数据监控。
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JSC2005-E-14733(21March2005)---ThreeSTS-114astronautsgiveasimultaneousthumbs-upsignaltoindicatepreparednessduringanunderwatertrainingsessionintheNeutralBuoyancyLaboratoryinHouston.FromtheleftareSoichiNoguchiofJAXA,StephenK.RobinsonandAndrewS.W.Thomas.AnumberofSCUBA-equippeddiversparticipatedinthedivetoassisttheastronauts.NoguchiandRobinsonhavebeenintrainingforalengthyperiodoftime,preparingforthreescheduledspacewalksonthefirstflightmarkingreturntospacefollowingtheColumbiamissionof2003.Thomas,workinginsidetheSpaceShuttleDiscovery'scabin,willserveastheleadroboticsofficerfortheinspectionoftheOrbiter'sthermalprotectionsystemusinganewboomextensionoutfittedwithsensorsandcameras.HewillalsoserveastheIntravehicularActivitycrewmemberhelpingtosuitupandchoreographspacewalkersNoguchiandRobinsonfortheirspacewalks.�
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