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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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STS-61B Astronaut Ross Works on Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure (ACCESS)
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STS-61B Astronaut Ross Works on Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure (ACCESS)
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The crew assigned to the STS-61B mission included Bryan D. O?Conner, pilot; Brewster H. Shaw, commander; Charles D. Walker, payload specialist; mission specialists Jerry L. Ross, Mary L. Cleave, and Sherwood C. Spring; and Rodolpho Neri Vela, payload specialist. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis November 28, 1985 at 7:29:00 pm (EST), the STS-61B mission?s primary payload included three communications satellites: MORELOS-B (Mexico); AUSSAT-2 (Australia); and SATCOM KU-2 (RCA Americom). Two experiments were conducted to test assembling erectable structures in space: EASE (Experimental Assembly of Structures in Extravehicular Activity), and ACCESS (Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure). In a joint venture between NASA/Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia and the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), EASE and ACCESS were developed and demonstrated at MSFC's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). In this STS-61B onboard photo astronaut Ross, located on the Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) over the cargo bay, erects ACCESS. The primary objective of this experiment was to test the structural assembly concepts for suitability as the framework for larger space structures and to identify ways to improve the productivity of space construction.
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The crew assigned to the STS-61B mission included Bryan D. O?Conner, pilot; Brewster H. Shaw, commander; Charles D. Walker, payload specialist; mission specialists Jerry L. Ross, Mary L. Cleave, and Sherwood C. Spring; and Rodolpho Neri Vela, payload specialist. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis November 28, 1985 at 7:29:00 pm (EST), the STS-61B mission?s primary payload included three communications satellites: MORELOS-B (Mexico); AUSSAT-2 (Australia); and SATCOM KU-2 (RCA Americom). Two experiments were conducted to test assembling erectable structures in space: EASE (Experimental Assembly of Structures in Extravehicular Activity), and ACCESS (Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure). In a joint venture between NASA/Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia and the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), EASE and ACCESS were developed and demonstrated at MSFC's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). In this STS-61B onboard photo astronaut Ross, located on the Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) over the cargo bay, erects ACCESS. The primary objective of this experiment was to test the structural assembly concepts for suitability as the framework for larger space structures and to identify ways to improve the productivity of space construction.
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Date of Image:
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1985-11-30
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1985-11-30
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Space Shuttle Projects
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Space Shuttle Projects
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Ross
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ACCESS
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STS-61B
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Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure
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Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure
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Jerry L. Ross
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Jerry L. Ross
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Vela
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Vela
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SATCOM KU-2
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SATCOM KU-2
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Morelos-B
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Morelos-B
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Virginia
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Virginia
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Australia
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Australia
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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November 28, 1985
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November 28, 1985
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1985
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1985
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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8562554
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MSFC-8562554
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8562554
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8562554
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SPD-MARSH-8562554
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SPD-MARSH-8562554
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