S08-04-095 - STS-008 - PLB during RMS dynamic interaction test using PFTA
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- 1981-04-12/2011-07-21
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The original finding aid described this as: Description: During Remote Manipulator System (RMS) dynamic interaction test using Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) grapple fixture number (no.) 2, corner of PFTA is visible in upper left corner with payload bay (PLB) experiments, vertical tail, and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods below. PLB configuration (forward to aft) includes: Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) pallet with High Capacity Heat Pipe experiment, Evaluation of Oxygen Interaction with MAterials (EOIM) experiment trays, U.S. Postal Service special philatelic covers in two large storage (mail) boxes, Thermal Protection System (TPS) low temperature reusable surface insulation (LSRI) tiles, and advanced flexible reusable surface insulation (AFRSI) blankets; empty PFTA non-standard orbiter payload guide and trunnion / scuff plates on port and starboard longerons; empty Manipulator Positioning Mechanisms (MPMs) for RMS upper arm, lower arm, and wrist on port longeron; GAS canisters (two on port side, two on starboard side) with U.S. Postal Service special philatelic covers; spacecraft sunshield closed over thermal blanket-covered airborne support equipment (ASE); and closed circuit television (CCTV) pan/tilt cameras on aft bulkhead. RMS undergoing dynamic interaction test using PFTA is not in views. Subject Terms: ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, STS-8 GET AWAY SPECIALS (STS), CHALLENGER (ORBITER), CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION Date Taken: 8/31/1983 Categories: Payload Bay Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit Element: Shuttle Payload Bay Original: Film - 35MM CN Preservation File Format: TIFF
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973
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- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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- Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission Photographs Taken During the Space Shuttle Program
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. S08-04-095 - STS-008 - PLB during RMS dynamic interaction test using PFTA. 1981-04-12/2011-07-21. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22490102. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973, (1981-04-12/2011-07-21) S08-04-095 - STS-008 - PLB during RMS dynamic interaction test using PFTA. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22490102
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22490102>.