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STS064-70-023 - STS-064 - LIDAR-In-Space Technology Experiment

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Description: Photographic documentation of the LIDAR-In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. The payload was designed to test the first Light Intensification, Detection, and Ranging (LIDAR) instrument designed for use in space by assessing the hardware design and obtaining scientific data on atmospheric parameters.

Subject Terms: STS-64, SPACE SHUTTLES, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, HARDWARE, LASERS, OPTICAL RADAR, LIGHT (VISIBLE RADIATION)

Categories: Crew Activities

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-64

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Date

1981 - 1989
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Source

The U.S. National Archives
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