STS062-26-021 - STS-062 - MS Gemar, MS Ivins, and MS Thuot working at the DEE controls on flight deck

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Photographic documentation of STS-62 Mission Specialists Charles ``Sam`` Gemar (020), Marsha Ivins, and Pierre Thuot (021-022) working at the Dexterous End Effector (DEE) controls on the Space Shuttle Columbia's aft flight deck. The DEE is a device on the business end of the Remote Manipulator System's (RMS's) robotic arm, which enables the RMS to grapple and secure objects. The purpose of the experiment conducted during STS-62 was to improve the dexterity and alignment accuracy of the shuttle's RMS by adding an improved end effector and grapple fixture to the robotic arm.

Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLES, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), STS-62, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, FLIGHT DECK, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, ASTRONAUTS, CONTROL EQUIPMENT, END EFFECTORS

Date Taken: 6/2/1997

Categories: Onboard Operations

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-62