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Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: Dark view of the extended Shuttle Orbiter Docking System (ODS) as seen from the aft flight deck window of the orbiter Discovery during the STS-133 flight.
Subject Terms: Discovery (Orbiter), Onboard Activities, STS-133
Date Taken: 2/26/2011
Categories: Payload Bay
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Element: Shuttle Orbiter Docking System
Original: Digital Still
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-133
Nothing Found.
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Date
2011
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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