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The original finding aid described this as:
Description: View of a smoke detector in the Functional Cargo Block (FGB)/Zarya module. Views were taken by the STS-101 crew.
Subject Terms: HARDWARE DOCUMENTATION FGB STS-101
Date Taken: 7/22/2000
Categories: Station Configuration
Interior_Exterior: Interior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Element: FGB
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-101
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Date
2000
Source
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