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S03-21-107 - STS-003 - PDP grappled by RMS is maneuvered above payload bay then restowed on pallet

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S03-21-107 - STS-003 - PDP grappled by RMS is maneuvered above payload bay then restowed on pallet

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Description: Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is maneuvered above payload bay (PLB). Other OSS-1 pallet experiments seen as the RMS with PDP is manipulated above PLB include Vehicle Charging and Potential (VCAP) Experiment, Induced Atmosphere Experiment, Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM), and Solar Flare X-Ray Polarimeter Experiment (on starboard side); PDP Antenna, and Contamination Monitor Package (CMP) (on port side); and Thermal Canister Experiment (TCE) (in center, above other experiments). Vertical tail, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, and Earth's surface appear in the background.

Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 3 FLIGHT, COLUMBIA (ORBITER) OSS-1 PAYLOAD, PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS SPACE PLASMAS

Date Taken: 3/30/1982

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-3

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1982
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The U.S. National Archives
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