Photos: This is Houston

This is a view of the Shuttle Motion Base Simulator tilted on its back. Some of the crew of the next space shuttle mission, known as STS-125, are in the trainer, as they are being trained on being in the shuttle during launch.

This trainer can be made to lift and vibrate to simulate launch, and it can also be tilted back so that the crew can experience being at the controls while on their backs, as they would be at launch.

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