View of the Columbia's aft section while over Mediterranean Sea
Summary
This southerly looking view photographed from the orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia shows a small portion of the vehichle's aft section. The 50-ft Canadian built remote manipulator system (RMS) is in a resting posture (lower right corner) stretched out along the 60-ft. long cargo bay. Many of the components of the OSS-1 payload package are in the bottom center. The Mediterranean Sea is at right foreground. Parts of the Sinai peninsula, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon can be located in the photo. The Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Suez Canal are near the photo's horizon.
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Tags
columbia orbiter
earth observations from space
orbit maneuvering engine space shuttle
oss 1 payload remote manipulator system
space shuttle orbiters
sts 3
johnson space center
view
columbia
section
high resolution
mediterranean sea
space shuttle columbia
right corner
right foreground
oss 1 payload package
manipulator system
cargo bay
bottom center
sinai peninsula
saudi arabia
suez canal
red sea
mediterranean region
astronauts
earth from space
nasa
Date
31/03/1982
Source
NASA
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Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)