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NASA image: STS-64 Payload Processing View
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Aug 29, 1994

STS-64 Payload Processing View

S94-40916 (5 July 1994) --- Workers in the Operations and Checkout Building are transporting the Lidar In-Space...

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NASA image: View of Raffaello in the Atlantis Payload Bay
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Jul 18, 2011

View of Raffaello in the Atlantis Payload Bay

S135-E-009332 (18 July 2011) --- This is a view of the space shuttle Atlantis and its Raffaello multi-purpose...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Ku-band antenna looms large in this view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Visible just past the antenna system - stowed on the starboard side of the payload bay wall - is the Orbiter Docking System (ODS), and connected to the ODS via a tunnel is the Spacehab Double Module in the aft area of the payload bay. This photograph was taken from the starboard wing platform on the fifth level of the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A. Work is under way in the PCR to close Atlantis' payload bay doors for flight. Atlantis currently is being targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79, the fourth docking of the U.S. Shuttle to the Russian Space Station Mir, around Sept. 12.
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Aug 22, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Ku-band antenna looms large in this view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Visible just past the antenna system - stowed on the starboard side of the payload bay wall - is the Orbiter Docking System (ODS), and connected to the ODS via a tunnel is the Spacehab Double Module in the aft area of the payload bay. This photograph was taken from the starboard wing platform on the fifth level of the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A. Work is under way in the PCR to close Atlantis' payload bay doors for flight. Atlantis currently is being targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79, the fourth docking of the U.S. Shuttle to the Russian Space Station Mir, around Sept. 12.

NASA image: View of payloads in the STS-60 Discovery's payload bay while in orbit
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Feb 3, 1994

View of payloads in the STS-60 Discovery's payload bay while in orbit

STS060-15-003 (3-11 Feb 1994) --- This 35mm frame shows the major payloads of the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-60...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The payloads in Atlantis' cargo bay will play key roles during the upcoming spaceflight, which will be highlighted by the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir. Located in the aft (lowermost) area of the payload bay is the SPACEHAB Double Module, filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir as well as research equipment. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS). This view looks directly at the top of the ODS and shows clearly the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) that interfaces with the Docking Module on Mir to achieve a linkup.
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Aug 22, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The payloads in Atlantis' cargo bay will play key roles during the upcoming spaceflight, which will be highlighted by the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir. Located in the aft (lowermost) area of the payload bay is the SPACEHAB Double Module, filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir as well as research equipment. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS). This view looks directly at the top of the ODS and shows clearly the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) that interfaces with the Docking Module on Mir to achieve a linkup.

NASA image: EXPERIMENT (OFFICE OF SPACE AND TERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS [OSTA]-3 - STS-41G
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Jul 5, 1984

EXPERIMENT (OFFICE OF SPACE AND TERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS [OSTA]-3 - STS-41G

View of the STS-41G OSTA-3 (Space Radiation Laboratory [SRL]) Payload in its workstand. 1. SHUTTLE - PAYLOADS (OSTA-3)

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Oct 19, 2018

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iss057e055411 (10/19/2018) - View of the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) and the High Definition Earth...

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Oct 19, 2018

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iss057e055409 (10/19/2018) - View of the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) and the High Definition Earth...

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NASA image: View of the ISS stack in the Endeavour's payload bay
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Dec 12, 1998

View of the ISS stack in the Endeavour's payload bay

STS088-352-034 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- This scene photographed from the top of Node 1 shows the nose of the Space...

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NASA image: Close-up view of Discovery aft payload bay
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Jul 29, 2005

Close-up view of Discovery aft payload bay

S114-E-5737 (29 July 2005) --- This high angle view of the aft end of Discovery's cargo bay in Earth orbit was taken...

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NASA image: View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists
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Aug 27, 1984

View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists

S84-40538 (24 Aug 1984) --- Two 41-G payload specialists and a backup for one of them appear to be at home in zero...

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NASA image: View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists
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Aug 27, 1984

View of Zero-G training for astronauts and payload specialists

Paul Scully-Power, 41-G payload specialist, links arms with two others as they experience weightlessness in the...

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NASA image: Views of the empty payload bay during sunrise
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Feb 20, 1997

Views of the empty payload bay during sunrise

STS082-765-007 (21 Feb. 1997) --- This scene of the sun setting on the Space Shuttle Discovery's almost empty cargo...

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NASA image: View of FE Kornienko working with the KASKAD (Cascade) Payload
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Sep 14, 2010

View of FE Kornienko working with the KASKAD (Cascade) Payload

ISS024-E-014471 (14 Sept. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, Expedition 24 flight engineer, services the...

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NASA image: View of Atlantis' Payload Bay taken during EVA5
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May 18, 2009

View of Atlantis' Payload Bay taken during EVA5

S125-E-010070 (18 May 2009) --- This scene, showing the cabin and forward cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space...

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NASA image: View of HST berthed in Atlantis' Payload Bay
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May 19, 2009

View of HST berthed in Atlantis' Payload Bay

S125-E-010160 (19 May 2009) --- A final look at the Hubble Space Telescope prior to its release following a full...

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NASA image: View of AMS-2 stowed in the Endeavour Payload Bay
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May 19, 2011

View of AMS-2 stowed in the Endeavour Payload Bay

S134-E-007381 (19 May 2011) --- The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) in the space shuttle Endeavour?s payload bay...

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NASA image: View of the Challenger's payload bay and the SOUP experiment
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Aug 1, 1985

View of the Challenger's payload bay and the SOUP experiment

51F-42-069 (29 July-6 Aug 1985) --- The solar optical universal polarimeter (SOUP) experiment is visible among the...

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NASA image: View of FE Kornienko working with the KASKAD (Cascade) Payload
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Sep 14, 2010

View of FE Kornienko working with the KASKAD (Cascade) Payload

ISS024-E-014474 (14 Sept. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, Expedition 24 flight engineer, services the...

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NASA image: View of Spacelab 2 pallet in the open payload bay
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Jul 29, 1985

View of Spacelab 2 pallet in the open payload bay

51F-33-005 (29 July - 6 August 1985) --- Experiments and the instrument pointing system (IPS) for Spacelab 2 are...

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NASA image: View of the ISS stack in the Endeavour's payload bay
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Dec 13, 1998

View of the ISS stack in the Endeavour's payload bay

S88-E-5150 (12-13-98) --- One of the final looks at the mated Zarya and Unity modules before the ISS components left...

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NASA image: View of STS-63 Discovery payload bay
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Feb 9, 1995

View of STS-63 Discovery payload bay

STS063-716-025 (9 Feb. 1995) --- In tail-to Earth mode, the Space Shuttle Discovery is backdropped against dark...

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NASA image: View of the Challenger's payload bay and the Plasma Diagnostic package
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Aug 1, 1985

View of the Challenger's payload bay and the Plasma Diagnostic package

51F-33-024 (29 July-6 Aug 1985) --- The Challenger's remote manipulator system (RMS) arm grasps the plasma...

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NASA image: View of the ODS in the Atlantis payload bay prior to docking
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Sep 17, 1996

View of the ODS in the Atlantis payload bay prior to docking

STS079-824-081 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- In this 70mm frame from the space shuttle Atlantis, the Jordan River Valley...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Ku-band antenna looms large in this view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis'...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close...

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