S49-99-046 - STS-049 - STS-49 MS Akers & MS Thornton in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (foreground - dashed stripe) and MS Thomas ``Tom`` Akers (opposite side of MPESS - diagonal stripe) work with a strut at the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) during the construction of Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) structure in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). The two astronauts are building the ASEM structure during the mission's fourth Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The blue and white Earth is visible below.

Subject Terms: STS-49, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASSEMBLY OF STATION BY EVA METHODS, ASTRONAUTS, CREW PROCEDURES (INFLIGHT), EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY, STRUTS, EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS, FOOT RESTRAINTS, PAYLOAD BAY

Date Taken: 5/14/1992

Categories: EVA

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON-EARTHOBS

nlat: 28.2

nlon: 157.1

azi: 260

alt: 188

elev: 59
STS-49