41B-20-762 - STS-41B - View of the shuttle Challenger from the fixed camera in McCandless's helmet

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41B-20-762 - STS-41B - View of the shuttle Challenger from the fixed camera in McCandless's helmet

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Description: A fixed camera on Astronaut Bruce McCandless's helmet recorded these scenes of the shuttle Challenger. The Shuttle pallet satellite is configured mid cargo bay here as SPAS-01A. Also visible in the cargo bay are the support stations for the two Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) back-packs, the sunshields for the Palpa B2 and Westar VI satellites, Ku-band antenna and a number of getaway special (GAS) canisters. Alternate numbering (order negatives by S-number): S84-28549 (41B-20-762).

Subject Terms: STS-41B, CHALLENGER (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, PAYLOAD BAY, EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY, EARTH LIMB, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS

Date Taken: 2/7/1984

Categories: Shuttle Configuration

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Shuttle Payload Bay

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-41B

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1984
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The U.S. National Archives
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