S08-18-486 - STS-008 - Payload bay doors (PLBDs) come together at centerline over PLB experiments

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Payload bay doors (PLBDs) come together at centerline over PLB experiments and equipment including: (forward to aft) Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) pallet with heat pipe experiment, evaluation of oxygen interaction with materials (EOIM) experiment trays, advanced flexible reusable surface insulation (AFRSI) blankets, and Thermal Protection System (TPS) low temperature reusable surface insulation (LRSI) tiles; on port side get-away special (GAS) canister with U.S. Postal Service special Philatelic covers and stowed remote manipulator system (RMS); and in background Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) forward screen with its trunnions secured on port and starboard side longerons in orbiter active latch guides.

Subject Terms: ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, DOORS, STS-8 REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, OXYGEN RECOMBINATION, CHALLENGER (ORBITER) GET AWAY SPECIALS (STS)

Date Taken: 9/5/1983

Categories: Payload Bay

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Shuttle Payload Bay

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-8