S35-03-005 - STS-035 - STS-35 MS Parker with DTO 0634 EDO trash compactor on OV-102's middeck

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Flown for the first time, Development Test Objective (DTO) 0634 Trash Compaction and Retention System Demostration extended duration orbiter (EDO) trash compactor is operated by Mission Specialist Robert A.R. Parker on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. The middeck scene represents an ``after`` picture of what happens to a large bag of trash during compaction. The EDO trash compactor occupies one middeck locker and consists of a geared mechanism that allows manual compaction of wet and dry trash. The apparatus was flown as a demonstration, designed to assess the feasibility of inflight compaction of trash and crew-related debris.

Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, LONG DURATION SPACE FLIGHT, MIDDECK, ONBOARD EQUIPMENT, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, WASTE DISPOSAL

Categories: Crew Activities

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Shuttle Middeck

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-35