Neutral Bouyancy Lab
at the
Sonny Carter Training Facility

	This is the Neutral Bouyancy Lab or NBL where various missions and tasks are practiced and tested.
	Our Public Affairs Officer was telling us about the center.
	Up at the visitors windows
	The Pool is 40 feet deep.  20 feet above ground and 20 feet below ground.
	The pool is 202 feet long and 102 feet wide which make it the largest swimming pool in the world
	This is the Shuttle Bay mockup.
	Many pieces, but not all of the International Space Station are here.  Not all would fit.
	The water is maintained at 87 degrees.
	An astronaut trainee is about to be lowered into the pool to practice some task.
	Once in, the divers grab him like a sack of potatoes and haul him to where he needs to be.
	Here is a second one going in.
	Back to the bus for the next stop.
	Triple is a happy camper!!!
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