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Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: View of an Extravehicular Activity (EVA) handrail on Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA2/01-06) through an aft flight deck window of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104 taken during the STS-106 mission.
Subject Terms: STS-106, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDOWS, PRESSURIZED MATING ADAPTER, TARGETS
Date Taken: 9/15/2000
Categories: Station Configuration
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-106
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