S49-91-008 - STS-049 - STS-49 EVA crew installs PFR's in OV-105's payload bay (PLB)

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Description: STS-49 crewmembers install portable foot restraints (PFRs) onto the starboard longeron and the Multipurpose Experiment Support Structure (MPESS) in preparation for the capture of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 during their third extravehicular activity (EVA) into Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). The EVA team consists of Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb (no stripes), MS Thomas Akers (diagonal stripes) and MS Pierre Thuot (solid stripe). The Earth's surface is visible in the background. Behind the astronauts is the vertical perigee stage which will be attached to the Intelsat VI prior to its release from the PLB.

Subject Terms: STS-49, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY, INTELSAT SATELLITES, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, ASTRONAUTS, EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY, EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, PAYLOAD BAY, EARTH SURFACE, PORTABLE FOOT RESTRAINTS

Date Taken: 5/13/1992

Categories: EVA

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON-EARTHOBS

STS-49

eva crew installs pfr eva crew installs pfr ov payload bay plb nasa extravehicular activity sts 49 endeavour remote manipulator system stripes third extravehicular activity sts 49 crewmembers non earthobs sts 49 eva team portable foot restraints international telecommunications organization satellite intelsat satellites intelsat vi extravehicular mobility units ms thomas akers ms pierre thuot astronauts sts 49 foot restraints multipurpose experiment support structure onboard activities earth from space space program

1992

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