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STS-51E Crewman Senator Jake Garn during zero-g parabolas on the KC-135 "Vomit Comet"

Garn did acceptably well in training, including his stint on the KC-135 "Vomit Comet." However, while one of the crew (in green flight suit) is moving about in the zero-g environment and clearly enjoying himself, Garn (at left in orange flight suit) is holding on tensely with both hands and appearing apprehensive. (Source: NASA/Johnson Space Center [Houston]. NASA ID: S85-25619. Public domain. Cropped by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)