Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system are deployed during STS-41
Description:
With the Earth's surface below, the Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system consisting of a two-stage inertial upper stage (IUS) (gold-colored with rocket nozzle visible) and the payload assist module-Shuttle (PAM-S) (middle section) drift against the blackness of space after deployment from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB) during STS-41. The airborne support equipment (ASE) extending from the spacecraft at the PAM-S/IUS mating interface is visible.
Date Taken:
1990-10-10
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-041
Subject Terms:
EARTH
Subject Terms:
MISSION
Subject Terms:
SURFACE
Subject Terms:
LIMB
Subject Terms:
MODULE
Subject Terms:
STAGE
Subject Terms:
DEPLOYMENT
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
RETRIEVAL
Subject Terms:
SYSTEM
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
PAYLOAD
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLE
Subject Terms:
PAYLOADS
Subject Terms:
and
Subject Terms:
ASSIST
Subject Terms:
INERTIAL
Subject Terms:
UPPER
Subject Terms:
DISCOVERY
Subject Terms:
STS-41
Subject Terms:
ULYSSES
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Ulysses
facet_what:
STS-41
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS041-75-000C
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS041-75-00 0C
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Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system are deployed during STS-41