41C-02-067 - STS-41C - The LDEF is placed in orbit by the shuttle Challenger crew
Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) is placed in orbit by the shuttle Challenger crew in these views. Still attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) end effector, the LDEF is backdropped against Florida, the Bahama Bank, the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic waters.
Subject Terms: CHALLENGER (ORBITER), END EFFECTORS, LONG DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY (LDEF), ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-C, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS
Date Taken: 6/27/1995
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-41C
Tags
Date
1992
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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