Detail View: NASA Johnson Space Center Collection: STS-51 preparation: ACTS, ORFEUS, Discovery in VAB
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Title:
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STS-51 preparation: ACTS, ORFEUS, Discovery in VAB
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Description:
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In NASA's building AM on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, STS-51 mission specialist Carl Walz (right) and Deutsche Aerospace technician Gregor Dawidowitsch check over the scientific instruments mounted on the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) carrier (38573); The Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) and SPAS is readied for hoisting into a test cell at the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) (38574); Mating of the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) with the Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS) booster is under way in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) (38575); The mated ACTS and TOS are ready to be moved from the PHSF to the Vertical Processsing Facility (VPF) (38576); The orbiter Discovery is rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating with the external tank and twin solid rocket boosters (38577-8).
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Date Taken:
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1993-05-04
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Program:
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Shuttle
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Mission:
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STS-051
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facet_who:
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Carl Walz
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facet_what:
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Advanced Communication Technology Satellite (ACTS)
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Photo ID:
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S93-38577
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Film Type:
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4x5
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UID:
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SPD-JSC-S93-38577
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original url:
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http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/caption.jsp?datesearch=Go&from_day=1&from_month=1&from_year=1900&hitsperpage=5&pageno=1724&photoId=S93-38577&searchpage=true&to_day=31&to_month=12&to_year=3000
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