STS062-16-031 - STS-062 - The Dexterous End Effector (DEE) in Columbia's payload bay
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- 1981-04-12/2011-07-21
- Description
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Dexterous End Effector (DEE) in the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay taken during STS-62. The DEE, located on the business end of the robotic arm, enables the remote manipulator system (RMS) to grapple and secure objects. The purpose of this experiment is to improve the dexterity and alignment accuracy of the shuttle's RMS by adding an improved end effector and grapple fixture to the robotic arm. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLES, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), STS-62, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, ROBOTICS, END EFFECTORS, HARDWARE, ONBOARD EQUIPMENT Date Taken: 5/29/1997 Categories: Payload Bay Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit Original: Film - 35MM CN Preservation File Format: TIFF
- Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973
- Contributing Institution
- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
- Collection
- Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission Photographs Taken During the Space Shuttle Program
STS-62 - Type
- image
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- Magnetic DiskPhotographic PrintMagnetic MediaPhotographic Materials
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- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. STS062-16-031 - STS-062 - The Dexterous End Effector (DEE) in Columbia's payload bay. 1981-04-12/2011-07-21. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22828642. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973, (1981-04-12/2011-07-21) STS062-16-031 - STS-062 - The Dexterous End Effector (DEE) in Columbia's payload bay. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22828642
- MLA citation style
- 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/22828642>.