S08-07-149 - STS-008 - RMS / PFTA operations using grapple fixture number (no.) 5
Summary
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Description: Remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector grapples Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) using grapple fixture number (no.) 5 on forward screen support structure for dynamic interaction tests including: Single and Manual Control System Evaluation; RMS / Primary Reaction Control System (PRCS) Interaction Tests; Single Joint Control System Evaluation; and Manual Augmented Control Evaluation. Views look down RMS upper arm boom to end effector with elbow pitch joint, elbow closed circuit television (CCTV) camera, wrist joint, and wrist CCTV visible in between.
Subject Terms: ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, STS-8 PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, CHALLENGER (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 9/1/1983
Categories: Payload Bay
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Element: Shuttle Payload Bay
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
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