S35-13-009 - STS-035 - STS-35 ASTRO-1 telescopes documented in OV-102's payload bay (PLB)
Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) telescopes are documented in the payload bay (PLB) of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, and backdropped against the cloud-covered surface of the Earth. In the center of the frame are three ultraviolet telescopes mounted and precisely coaligned on a common structure, called the cruciform, that is attached to the instrument pointing system (IPS). Visible on the cruciform are the Integrated Radiator System (IRS) (silver box at left), the Optical Sensor Package (OSP) (above IRS), the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), and the Star Tracker (S TRK) (at far right). In the foreground and in front of the unpressurized spacelab pallet (U-pallet) is the igloo, a pressurized cylindrical container that houses subsystems that provide such services as power, telemetry and commands to the instruments.
Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), ASTRO MISSIONS (STS), EARTH LIMB, PAYLOAD BAY, INSTRUMENT ORIENTATION, POSITIONING, SPACEBORNE ASTRONOMY, ULTRAVIOLET TELESCOPES
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Element: Shuttle Payload Bay
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
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