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Remote Manipulator System (RMS) of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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View of the Columbia's remot
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View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system |
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This the aft section of the Earth-orbiting Columbia's cargo bay and the remote manipulator system (RMS) moving the plasma diagnostics package (PDP) was photographed through the flight-deck's aft windows during the STS-3 flight. Visible at the lower left of the photo are the twin orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods. The vertical stabilizer or tail splits the top part of the image in half. The RMS, with its camera attached to the wrist, is aimed in the direction of the dark payload bay. |
| Date Taken |
1982-03-30 |
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View of the Columbia's remot
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View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS) |
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View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS) as it makes its debut. A television camera is mounted near the elbow and another is partially visible near the wrist of the RMS. The open payload bay is partially visible in the lower left corner. |
| Date Taken |
1982-11-13 |
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LDEF grappled by remote mani
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LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval |
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This view taken through overhead window W7 on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck shows the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) in the grasp of the remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval activities. Other cameras at eye level were documenting the bus-sized spacecraft at various angles as the RMS manipulated LDEF for a lengthy photo survey. The glaring celestial body in the upper left is the sun with the Earth's surface visible below. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-20 |
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STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grapp
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STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) |
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STS-39 Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS-II) / Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) spacecraft is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector. Backdropped against the cloud-covered surface of the Earth, SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft is extended outside Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB). Components visible on the SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft include the Cryostat, antennas, NFOV TV camera, WFOV TV camera, Arizona Imager/Spectrograph (AIS), and the handling trunnions. SPAS-II is a Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) payload. |
| Date Taken |
1991-05-06 |
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STS-41 ISAC deployed on remo
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STS-41 ISAC deployed on remote manipulator system (RMS) lower arm boom |
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STS-41 International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) Solar Array Coupon (ISAC) witness plates are mounted on remote manipulator system (RMS) lower arm boom and are exposed to space environment conditions. The RMS with the ISAC material samples is extended above Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB) and over the Earth's surface. One witness plate contains an 8.5 x 12-inch solar array coupon and three 5 x 8-inch aluminum plates painted to provide three different temperatures. The second witness plate contains one 8.5 x 12-inch solar array coupon and a 46-position sample holder. This JSC-designed experiment is in preparation for the possible 1992 rescue of INTELSAT-VI, stranded in low orbit earlier this year. Quantitative data on the interaction of atomic oxygen with the solar array silver interconnects and other INTELSAT materials will be obtained. |
| Date Taken |
1990-10-10 |
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View of the remote manipulat
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View of the remote manipulator system mounted witness plates. |
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View of the Material Exposure in Low Earth Orbit (MELEO) material sample witness plates mounted on the remote manipulator system. |
| Date Taken |
1992-11-01 |
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View of end effector for rem
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View of end effector for remote manipulator system (RMS) aboard Discovery |
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View of the end effector for the remote manipulator system (RMS) aboard the Shuttle Discovery. The wrist television camera is visible in the center of the frame. |
| Date Taken |
1984-11-14 |
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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. |
| Date Taken |
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. |
| Date Taken |
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. |
| Date Taken |
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. |
| Date Taken |
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 |
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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-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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STS-57 remote manipulator sy
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STS-57 remote manipulator system (RMS) grapples EURECA over OV-105's PLB |
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The European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA), with solar array (SA) panels folded up flat against the spacecraft, is grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and held over the payload bay (PLB) of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. The RMS will ease EURECA into its stowage position in OV-105's aft PLB for return to Earth. Partially visible in the foreground are the SPACEHAB-01 module and the Superfluid Helium Onorbit Transfer (SHOOT) liquid helium dewar assembly. The Earth's limb creates the backdrop for the scene. |
| Date Taken |
1993-07-01 |
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Wake Shield Facility in gras
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Wake Shield Facility in grasp of the Remote Manipulator System |
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The Wake Shield Facility (WSF) is held in the grasp of Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The 70mm image, backdropped against the blackness of space, also shows the SPACEHAB module in the forward cargo area. |
| Date Taken |
1994-02-09 |
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Wake Shield Facility in gras
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Wake Shield Facility in grasp of the Remote Manipulator System |
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A wintry scene of Lake Winnipeg and surrounding area in Manitoba, Canada forms the backdrop for the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) in the grasp of the Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. The image was exposed with a 35mm camera through one of the windows on Discovery's aft flight deck. |
| Date Taken |
1994-02-05 |
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