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Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: Isothermal Containment Module for the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA) Experiment documented on the STS-86 orbiter Atlantis middeck.
Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, Spaceborne Experiments, MIDDECK, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, STS-86, ATLANTIS (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 9/30/1997
Categories: Flight Station
Interior_Exterior: Interior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Digital Still
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-86
Tags
isothermal
containment
module
sts 86 atlantis
nasa
spaceborne experiments
isothermal containment module
sts 86 orbiter atlantis middeck
tiff sts 86
sts 86
commercial generic
experiment
orbiter
atlantis
middeck
onboard activities
flight station
space program
Date
1997
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Link
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