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JSC2009-E-120835 (20 May 2009) --- Astronauts Nicole Stott, STS-128 mission specialist; Kevin Ford (center), pilot; and Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, use the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of their duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with space station elements. Stott is scheduled to join Expedition 20 as flight engineer after launching to the station with the STS-128 crew.
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