NASA Photo ID: S90-45889          File Name: 10072640.jpg

Film Type: 35mm CN                Date Taken: 08/14/90

Title: Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa at cockpit trainer during Vance AFB exercise

Description:

Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, holding helmet, 
stands alongside an aircraft cockpit training device prior to ejection 
training at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of
the  survival training course is designed to familiarize the trainee with 
procedures to follow in preparation for ejection from a jet aircraft.
Ochoa,  along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation
in July.   This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.