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Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and Space Shuttle Orbiter
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With a cloudy horizon scene
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With a cloudy horizon scene as a backdrop, the Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) following its re-capture on May 21, 1996. |
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STS-77 ESC VIEW --- With a cloudy horizon scene as a backdrop, the Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) following its re-capture on May 21, 1996. The view was captured with an onboard Electronic Still Camera (ESC). The six-member crew has spent a portion of the early stages of the mission in various activities involving the Spartan 207 and the related Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE). The Spartan project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. GMT: 09:39:35. |
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1996-05-21 |
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In this medium close-up view
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In this medium close-up view, captured by an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), the Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) following its re-capture on May 21, 1996. |
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STS-77 ESC VIEW --- In this medium close-up view, captured by an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), the Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) following its re-capture on May 21, 1996. The six-member crew has spent a portion of the early stages of the mission in various activities involving the Spartan 207 and the related Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE). The Spartan project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. GMT: 09:38:05. |
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1996-05-21 |
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The Spartan 207 free-flyer i
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The Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in a low-hover mode above its berth in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). |
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STS-77 ESC VIEW --- The Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in a low-hover mode above its berth in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The Spacehab module can be seen in the foreground. The free-flyer was re-captured by the six crew members on May 21, 1996. The crew has spent a portion of the early stages of the mission in various activities involving the Spartan 207 and the related Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE). The Spartan project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. GMT: 09:51:50. |
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1996-05-21 |
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The Spartan 207 free-flyer i
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The Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in a low-hover mode above its berth in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). |
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STS-77 ESC VIEW --- The Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in a low-hover mode above its berth in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The free-flyer was re-captured by the six crew members on May 21, 1996. The crew has spent a portion of the early stages of the mission in various activities involving the Spartan 207 and the related Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE). The Spartan project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. GMT: 09:51:29. |
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1996-05-21 |
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STS-61 crewmembers training
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STS-61 crewmembers training with the Remote Manipulator System |
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The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) eases a mannequin representing an astronaut into position for an STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing task in the Space Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory at JSC (35699, 35703), Wide-angle view of the RMS easing a mannequin into position for work on the HST mock-up in bldg 9N (35700-1), Swiss scientist Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, works the control of the RMS during a training session in the manipulator development facility (MDF) in JSC's Shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory. Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox (left), pilot, is among the other crewmembers in training for the STS-61 HST servicing mission (35702). |
| Date Taken |
1993-06-08 |
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STS-61 crewmembers training
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STS-61 crewmembers training with the Remote Manipulator System |
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The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) eases a mannequin representing an astronaut into position for an STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing task in the Space Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory at JSC (35699, 35703), Wide-angle view of the RMS easing a mannequin into position for work on the HST mock-up in bldg 9N (35700-1), Swiss scientist Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, works the control of the RMS during a training session in the manipulator development facility (MDF) in JSC's Shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory. Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox (left), pilot, is among the other crewmembers in training for the STS-61 HST servicing mission (35702). |
| Date Taken |
1993-06-08 |
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STS-61 crewmembers training
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STS-61 crewmembers training with the Remote Manipulator System |
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The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) eases a mannequin representing an astronaut into position for an STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing task in the Space Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory at JSC (35699, 35703), Wide-angle view of the RMS easing a mannequin into position for work on the HST mock-up in bldg 9N (35700-1), Swiss scientist Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, works the control of the RMS during a training session in the manipulator development facility (MDF) in JSC's Shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory. Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox (left), pilot, is among the other crewmembers in training for the STS-61 HST servicing mission (35702). |
| Date Taken |
1993-06-08 |
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STS-61 crewmembers training
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STS-61 crewmembers training with the Remote Manipulator System |
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The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) eases a mannequin representing an astronaut into position for an STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing task in the Space Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory at JSC (35699, 35703), Wide-angle view of the RMS easing a mannequin into position for work on the HST mock-up in bldg 9N (35700-1), Swiss scientist Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, works the control of the RMS during a training session in the manipulator development facility (MDF) in JSC's Shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory. Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox (left), pilot, is among the other crewmembers in training for the STS-61 HST servicing mission (35702). |
| Date Taken |
1993-06-08 |
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STS-61 crewmembers training
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STS-61 crewmembers training with the Remote Manipulator System |
| Description |
The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) eases a mannequin representing an astronaut into position for an STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing task in the Space Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory at JSC (35699, 35703), Wide-angle view of the RMS easing a mannequin into position for work on the HST mock-up in bldg 9N (35700-1), Swiss scientist Claude Nicollier, mission specialist, works the control of the RMS during a training session in the manipulator development facility (MDF) in JSC's Shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory. Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox (left), pilot, is among the other crewmembers in training for the STS-61 HST servicing mission (35702). |
| Date Taken |
1993-06-08 |
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STS-56 remote manipulator sy
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STS-56 remote manipulator system (RMS) backdropped against Aurora Borealis |
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STS-56 remote manipulator system (RMS) arm is backdropped against the "northern lights" (Aurora Borealis) in this view exposed from the crew cabin of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The arm was used in operations with the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN-201). Space Shuttle astronauts have the opportunity to observe auroral activity only on 57-degree inclination missions and only in the "night" hemisphere. Astronaut hand-held photography is the only method which is capable of documenting the detailed structure of the auroral oval. |
| Date Taken |
1993-04-17 |
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STS-56 remote manipulator sy
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STS-56 remote manipulator system (RMS) recaptures SPARTAN-201 above OV-103 |
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STS-56 remote manipulator system's (RMS') end effector grapples the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN-201) against the blackness of space and above the payload bay (PLB) of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. SPARTAN-201, a free-flying payload, is designed to study the solar wind and part of the sun's corona. The project was conceived in the late 1970s to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the Space Shuttle to provide more observation time for the increasingly more sophisticated experiments than the five to ten minutes provided by sounding rocket flights. The RMS lifted SPARTAN-201 from its support structure and released it into space on the mission's third day. Depicted here, the recapture occurred on the mission's sixth day. |
| Date Taken |
1993-04-17 |
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