Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Charles J. Precourt, suspended in a parachute harness, has just completed a practice parachute jump from a parasail tower during a survival training course exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. The course is designed to familiarize the trainees with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet aircraft. Precourt, 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.
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Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Charles J. Precourt, suspended in a parachute harness, has just completed a practice parachute jump from a parasail tower during a survival training course exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. The course is designed to familiarize the trainees with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet aircraft. Precourt, 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.
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