ORFEUS-SPAS, rendezvous, retrieval and berthing of satellite

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

05.23.2011

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Rendezvous, capture and berthing of Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) with the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. The ORFEUS-SPAS is captured by the RMS arm, backdropped by the blackness of space (009-14). Closeup of the ORFEUS-SPAS on the end of the RMS arm (015-22). ORFEUS-SPAS is berthed in the payload bay (023-27).

NASA Identifier: STS080-747-018

• Date Taken: 05.23.2011
• Date Posted: 10.18.2012 04:27
• Photo ID: 743525
• Resolution: 4013x4043
• Size: 18.05 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US