Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
STS-39 AFP-675 and STP-1 MPESS in OV-103's payload bay (PLB)
Description:
An overview of Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, aft payload bay (PLB) documents a variety of STS-39's payloads. In the foreground is the Space Test Payload 1 (STP-1) multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) with the Spacecraft Kinetic Infrared Test (SKIRT) (left), ascent particle monitor (APM) (center), and advanced liquid feed experiment (ALFE) (two canisters) visible. Behind the STP-1 is the Air Force Program 675 (AFP-675) experiment support structure (ESS) with ESS tape recorders (left), Uniformly Redundant Array (URA) (front),and Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrumentation for Shuttle 1A (CIRRIS-1A) (center back) visible. The ESS pallet power distribution system thermal covering (gold-colored) is visible at the bottom. AFP-675 is a Department of Defense (DOD)-sponsored collection of experiments whose objective is to gather data on the Earth's atmosphere (aurora, Earth limb, and airglow), celestial objects, and the environment in and around the PLB. In the backgroun
Date Taken:
1991-05-06
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-039
Subject Terms:
EQUIPMENT
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
SUPPORT
Subject Terms:
SYSTEMS
Subject Terms:
INFRARED
Subject Terms:
SYSTEM
Subject Terms:
INSTRUMENTS
Subject Terms:
ASTRONOMY
Subject Terms:
REMOTE
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
PAYLOAD
Subject Terms:
BAY
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLE
Subject Terms:
PAYLOADS
Subject Terms:
MANIPULATOR
Subject Terms:
DISCOVERY
Subject Terms:
STS-39
Subject Terms:
CRYOGENIC
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
AFP-675
facet_what:
STS-39
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS039-10-019
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS039-10-01 9
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STS-39 AFP-675 and STP-1 MPESS in OV-103's payload bay (PLB)