S08-35-1239 - STS-008 - Close-up view of PFTA being lifted out of the payload bay

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S08-35-1239 - STS-008 - Close-up view of PFTA being lifted out of the payload bay

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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 ACTIVITIES, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, STS-8, PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: PFTA
STS-8

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