S03-23-158 - STS-003 - RMS arm deployed above dark PLB with orbiter in nose-to-sun thermal attitude

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S03-23-158 - STS-003 - RMS arm deployed above dark PLB with orbiter in nose-to-sun thermal attitude

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Description: Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm is deployed above dark payload bay (PLB). Orbiter has its nose toward the sun, its attitude fixed with respect to the sun, allowing the Office of Space Science (OSS) 1 pallet Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) and Induced Atmosphere Experiment to operate while remaining entirely in the shade and extreme cold. Tail section and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods appear in the background.

Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACECRAFT RADIATORS SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, OSS-1 PAYLOAD, PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Date Taken: 3/30/1982

Categories: Spacecraft Orbital Operations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-3

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1982
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The U.S. National Archives
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