STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Jeffrey A. Hoffman along with NASA engineers tests the electrical actuators, control assemblies, and ground support equipment on the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) instrument pointing system (IPS) in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout Building cleanroom. IPS will position Astro observatory's three ultraviolet telescopes on unpressurized spacelab pallet mounted in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB). View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-416.
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STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Jeffrey A. Hoffman along with NASA engineers tests the electrical actuators, control assemblies, and ground support equipment on the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) instrument pointing system (IPS) in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout Building cleanroom. IPS will position Astro observatory's three ultraviolet telescopes on unpressurized spacelab pallet mounted in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB). View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-416.
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