Space Shuttle Payloads

Space Shuttle Payloads: Kennedy Space Center was the hub for the final preparation and launch of the space shuttle and its payloads. The shuttle carried a wide variety of payloads into Earth orbit. Not all payl More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the payload flight test article (PFTA) being lifted out of the Challenger's payload bay. Subject Terms: CHALLENGER (ORBITER), ONBOARD More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Challengers Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm grasps the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) during proximaty operations. Reflections from the aft flig More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm positioned over the the open payload bay during the STS-2 mission . Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the OAST-1 payload in the Discovery's payload bay during the STS-41D mission. Visible on the pallet is the SCCF Reflectance Shield and the More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the shuttle Challenger's payload bay before deployment of the satellite (610). Views of the deployed Indian National Satellite (INSAT) atta More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the gold colored solar array panels for the OAST-1 payload against the blackness of space. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The end effector on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm prepares to attache to a grapple target in aft section of the payload bay,on the Induced Env More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the shuttle Challenger's payload bay before deployment of the satellite (610). Views of the deployed Indian National Satellite (INSAT) atta More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission seen over a cloudy South America. Subject T More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the gold colored solar array panels for the OAST-1 payload against the blackness of space. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission as seen through the aft flight deck windows. More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the sequence of events during the launch of the Canadian Telesat-F communications satellite from the Challenger's payload bay. View is of the la More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Syncom IV-1 satellite in orbit over the Earth after being launched from the Discovery's payload bay. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in orbit after its deployment from its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in Earth's orbit after is is deployed from the space shuttle Columbi's payload bay. More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm reaching into the Challenger's payload bay to lift the payload flight test article (PFTA) for dyna More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. The protective blanket on More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The protective cradle's for the communciation satellites deployed by the STS-5 mission are photographed in their closed position in the aft section of t More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission as seen through the aft flight deck windows. More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the top of the closed protective cover housing the Satellite Business System (SBS)-D communications satellite, the Orbital Maneuvering More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger payload bay including the protective cradle for the Canadian Telesat-F satellite (aft section) and the Shuttle Pall More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up, very dark and underexposed views of the evaluation of oxygen interaction with materials (EOIM) experiment trays. Views 1931 and 1932 are total More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long-range view of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in orbit after its deployment from its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columb More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the shuttle Challenger's payload bay before deployment of the satellite (610). Views of the deployed Indian National Satellite (INSAT) atta More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger payload bay including the protective cradle for the Canadian Telesat-F satellite (aft section) and the Shuttle Pall More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. The protective blanket on More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The end effector on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm prepares to attache to a grapple target in aft section of the payload bay,on the Induced Env More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission as seen through the aft flight deck windows. More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. The protective blanket on More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA)-1 experiments in the aft section of the space shuttle Columbia's open payload bay during More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger's payload bay. Darker views with cloudy earth can be seen to the left of the payload bay Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BA More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm reaching into the Challenger's payload bay to lift the payload flight test article (PFTA) for dynamic i More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission seen over Brazil. Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BA More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the OAST-1 payload in the Discovery's payload bay during the STS-41D mission. Visible on the pallet (forward to aft) is the SAE Canister, R More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger's payload bay with the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) in the foreground, the Materials Experiment Assembly (MEA More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show long-range vi More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the sequence of events during the launch of the Canadian Telesat-F communications satellite from the Challenger's payload bay. View is of the la More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the top of the closed protective cover housing the Satellite Business System (SBS)-D communications satellite, the Orbital Maneuvering More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in Earth's orbit after is is deployed from the space shuttle Columbi's payload bay. More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA)-1 experiments in the Columbia's open payload bay. Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SH More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission seen over a cloudy South America. Subject T More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the gold colored solar array panels for the OAST-1 payload against the blackness of space. View is blurred and underexposed. Subject Terms: SPA More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant photos depicting the Syncom IV satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the STS-41D crew More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show the satellite More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant photos depicting the Telstar communications satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the More

The original finding aid described this as: Subject Terms: COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, STS-5, COLUMBIA (ORBITER) Categories: Payloads Interior_Exterior: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the OAST-1 payload in the Discovery's payload bay during the STS-41D mission. Visible on the pallet is the SCCF Reflectance Shield and the More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The protective cradle's for the communciation satellites deployed by the STS-5 mission are photographed in their closed position in the aft section of t More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of Evaluation of oxygen interaction with materials (EOIM) experiment trays on the Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) pallet. Subjec More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger payload bay including the protective cradle for the Canadian Telesat-F satellite (aft section) and the Shuttle Pall More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger's payload bay. Darker views with cloudy earth can be seen to the left of the payload bay Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BA More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the payload flight test article (PFTA) being lifted out of the Challenger's payload bay. Subject Terms: CHALLENGER (ORBITER), ONBOARD More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the gold colored solar array panels for the OAST-1 payload against the blackness of space. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia in this sequence of photog More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The protective cradle's for the communciation satellites deployed by the STS-5 mission are photographed in their closed position in the aft section of t More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the closed protective shield housing the Satellite Business System (SBS)-D communications satellite in the shuttle Discovery's payload bay durin More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the aft payload bay bulkhead, vertical stabilizer and orbital manuvering system (OMS) pods on the STS-8 shuttle Challenger. Subject Te More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columbia's payload bay. Photos show long-range vi More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm reaching into the Challenger's payload bay to lift the payload flight test article (PFTA) for dynamic i More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the gold colored solar array panels for the OAST-1 payload against the blackness of space. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the shuttle Challenger's payload bay before deployment of the satellite (610). Views of the deployed Indian National Satellite (INSAT) atta More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long-range view of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in orbit after its deployment from its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columb More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the gold colored solar array experiment (SAE) panels for the OAST-1 payload on the STS-41D mission seen over the Pacific Ocean. Subject Terms: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long-range view of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in orbit after its deployment from its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columb More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite after is is deployed from the space shuttle Columbi's payload bay. Subject Terms: CO More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) and a portion of the Remote Manipulator system (RMS) arm as seen through the overhead windows on the aft More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up, very dark and underexposed views of the evaluation of oxygen interaction with materials (EOIM) experiment trays. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE More