STS072-357-037 - STS-072 - Shuttle glow around tail assembly during RCS jet firing

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Description: STS-72 shuttle orbiter Endeavour's tail assembly illuminated by glow caused by Reaction Control System (RCS) jets firing. These views were taken at night. View 003 shows a faint outline of the payload bay and dim earthshine. Views show the glow clearly.

Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, ATOMIC INTERACTIONS, TAIL ASSEMBLIES

Date Taken: 2/13/1996

Categories: Payload Bay

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF

STS-72

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shuttle glow shuttle glow tail rcs jet rcs jet nasa sts 72 endeavour payload bay control system high resolution ultra high resolution views tail assemblies tiff sts 72 views show sts 72 reaction control system jets orbiter atomic interactions space program
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Date

1996
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The U.S. National Archives
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label_outline Explore Shuttle Glow, Rcs Jet, Views Show

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shuttle glow shuttle glow tail rcs jet rcs jet nasa sts 72 endeavour payload bay control system high resolution ultra high resolution views tail assemblies tiff sts 72 views show sts 72 reaction control system jets orbiter atomic interactions space program