Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Assembling Structures in the Payload Bay
Full Description:
STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (foreground) releases a strut from the Multipurpose Experiment Support Structure (MPESS) strut dispenser during Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity Methods (ASEM) procedures in Endeavour's payload bay. MS Thomas D. Akers, positioned on the opposite side of the MPESS, waits for Thornton to hand him the final strut. The two astronauts are building the ASEM structure during the mission's fourth EVA. The ASEM structure, locked in at four corners to payload retention latch assemblies (PRLAs), rises above the payload bay. In the background are the Intelsat cradle, the vertical tail, and the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods. The pale blue and white Earth is visible below.
Date:
05/01/1992
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Space Shuttle
Subject Category:
EVAs-Spacewalk
Keywords:
Kathryn
Keywords:
Kathy
Keywords:
Extravehicular
Keywords:
Activity
Keywords:
EVA
Keywords:
Spacewalk
Keywords:
Thomas
Keywords:
Support
Keywords:
Assembly
Keywords:
Station
Keywords:
Intelsat
Keywords:
of
Keywords:
Thornton
Keywords:
Endeavour
Keywords:
Experiment
Keywords:
STS-49
Keywords:
Structure
Keywords:
Akers
Keywords:
Multipurpose
Keywords:
MPESS
Keywords:
by
Keywords:
Methods
Keywords:
ASEM
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
05-01-1992
facet_when_year:
1992
Image #:
S49-99-006
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1098
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S49-99-006
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001098
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Assembling Structures in the Payload Bay