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STS-41C Astronauts Repair the SMMS Main Content
NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 84-H-168
Date : 04/11/1984

Title

STS-41C Astronauts Repair the SMMS

Full Description

STS-41C astronauts George C. Nelson, right, and James D. van Hoften share a repair task at the captured Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS) in the aft end of the Challenger’s cargo bay. The two mission specialist use the mobile foot restraint and the remote manipulator system (RMS) as a "cherry picker" device for moving about. Later, the RMS lifted the SMMS into space once more.

Keywords

George Nelson James van Hoften Solar Maximum Mission Satellite SMMS Challenger STS-41C Remote Manipulator System RMS

Subject Category

Astronauts, Space Shuttle, EVAs-Spacewalk

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 84-H-168
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000205

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 70 87 11
Small JPEG 498 620 357
Medium JPEG 1167 1453 1,862
Large JPEG 2335 2906 9,015

Publication Information

This images can also be found under numbers: 84-H-180 and S13-7-1711
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