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NASA image: KSC-2011-4444
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Jun 15, 2011

KSC-2011-4444

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-4441
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Jun 15, 2011

KSC-2011-4441

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tethered workers...

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NASA image: JPM Robotic Manipulator System (RMS)
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Dec 30, 2012

JPM Robotic Manipulator System (RMS)

View of Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module (JPM) Robotic Manipulator System (RMS). Photo was taken...

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NASA image: Astronaut Claude Nicollier participates in RMS training at MSFC
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Jun 15, 1993

Astronaut Claude Nicollier participates in RMS training at MSFC

Swiss scientits Claude Nicollier (left), STS-61 mission specialist, waits his turn at the controls for the remote...

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NASA image: Extended RMS
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Jul 30, 2005

Extended RMS

S114-E-6077 (30 July 2005) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon form the backdrop for this view...

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NASA image: End effector on orbiter's RMS arm
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Mar 13, 2001

End effector on orbiter's RMS arm

STS102-E-5201 (13 March 2001) --- A view of the interior of the end effector apparatus on the end of the...

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NASA image: De Winne and Stott at JEM-RMS controls
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Sep 23, 2009

De Winne and Stott at JEM-RMS controls

ISS020-E-041828 (23 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne and NASA astronaut Nicole Stott,...

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NASA image: View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS)
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Nov 13, 1982

View of the Columbia's remote manipulator system (RMS)

STS002-13-226 (13 Nov. 1981) --- Backdropped against Earth's horizon and the darkness of space, the space shuttle...

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NASA image: Astronauts Sally Ride and Terry Hart prepare for RMS training for STS-2
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Jul 17, 1981

Astronauts Sally Ride and Terry Hart prepare for RMS training for STS-2

Astronauts Sally Ride and Terry Hart prepare for remote manipulator system (RMS) training for STS-2 in bldg 9A....

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NASA image: RMS unberthed in preparpation for grapple of HST
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Dec 21, 1999

RMS unberthed in preparpation for grapple of HST

STS103-707-010 (19-27 December 1999) --- The end effector of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS, right center) on...

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NASA image: WSF, unberthing of satellite by RMS arm
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Nov 22, 1996

WSF, unberthing of satellite by RMS arm

STS080-708-065 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Backdropped against part of Baja California, the Wake Shield Facility (WSF)...

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NASA image: Checkout activity on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm
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Feb 12, 1997

Checkout activity on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

S82-E-5016 (12 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, STS-82 mission specialist, controls Discovery's Remote...

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NASA image: MS Currie at RMS controls on aft flight deck
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Mar 7, 2002

MS Currie at RMS controls on aft flight deck

STS109-E-5685 (7 March 2002) --- Astronaut Nancy J. Currie, mission specialist, works the controls for Columbia's...

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NASA image: International Space Station (ISS)
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Apr 24, 2001

International Space Station (ISS)

This is a Space Shuttle STS-100 mission onboard photograph. Astronaut Scott Parazynski totes a Direct Current...

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NASA image: SPARTAN satellite on RMS arm
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May 21, 1996

SPARTAN satellite on RMS arm

S77-E-5065 (21 May 1996) --- With a cloudy horizon scene as a backdrop, the Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in the...

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NASA image: SPARTAN satellite on RMS arm
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May 21, 1996

SPARTAN satellite on RMS arm

S77-E-5064 (21 May 1996)--- In this medium close-up view, captured by an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), the Spartan...

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NASA image: Astronaut Ellen Ochoa at RMS controls on aft flight deck
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Nov 14, 1994

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa at RMS controls on aft flight deck

STS066-13-014 (3-14 Nov. 1994) --- On the space shuttle Atlantis' aft flight deck, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, payload...

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NASA image: Robinson at RMS control on flight deck during SPARTAN capture
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Nov 3, 1998

Robinson at RMS control on flight deck during SPARTAN capture

STS095-E-5138 (3 Nov. 2998) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-95 mission specialist, at the controls of...

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NASA image: View of the shuttle orbiter Discovery's payload bay during RMS checkout
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Feb 12, 1997

View of the shuttle orbiter Discovery's payload bay during RMS checkout

S82-E-5014 (12 Feb. 1997) --- Space Shuttle Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) gets a preliminary workout...

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NASA image: STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS)
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May 6, 1991

STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS)

STS039-19-015 (28 April- 6 May 1991) --- This STS-39 35mm scene shows the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization...

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NASA image: LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval
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Jan 20, 1990

LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval

This view taken through overhead window W7 on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck shows the Long...

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NASA image: Julie Payette at RMS controls on aft flight deck
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Aug 30, 2016

Julie Payette at RMS controls on aft flight deck

STS096-378-021 (27 May - 6 June 1999) --- Astronaut Julie Payette, mission specialist representing the Candian Space...

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NASA image: ORFEUS-SPAS, deployment on end of RMS arm
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Nov 20, 1996

ORFEUS-SPAS, deployment on end of RMS arm

STS080-704-008 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the ORPHEUS - Shuttle Pallet...

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NASA image: RMS arm extended over Earth view
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Aug 2, 2005

RMS arm extended over Earth view

ISS011-E-11414 (2 August 2005) --- A line of thunderstorms form the backdrop for this view of the extended Space...

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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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