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The crew of STS 41D adopted the nickname of the "zoo crew", and put signs outside their office, took appropriate nicknames themselves, and had T-shirts designed.
a crew is quickly put into the hands of its own training team. This team will be responsible for getting the astronauts ready for flight: it's assigned to a crew early, and stays with its crew until launch. It has its own character, its own spirit, and takes intense pride in the abilities of its crew. Trainers and astronauts share jokes, protect each other from criticism, take pride in each others achievements. The STS-7 training team followed our flight word by word from mission control. The 41G training team drove 800 miles together from Houston to Cape Canaveral to watch our launch.
shortly after a crew is formed, the commander gives each crewmember specific responsibilities. One person will be "in charge" of a particular experiment or satellite, and a second person will be well versed in that experiment or satellite, prepared to assist on orbit if required. As a result, each astronaut will be the "leader" in some projects, and an "assistant" in other projects, and will work closely with each member of the crew in at least one area. This results in dynamic crew relationships: I might work closely with John on satellite deployments, with Rick on proximity operations. 

Astronauts spend hours together in close confines of the simulator. This affords them a chance to become very