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View of the damaged Solar Maximum Mission Satellite from the 41-C Challenger
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View of the damaged Solar Maximum Mission Satellite from the 41-C Challenger

NASA / JSC · 1984-04-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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41C-34-1380 (10-11 April 1984) --- Astronaut George D. Nelson, using the manned maneuvering unit (MMU), arrives at the ailing Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS). After the STS-41C crewmembers captured the errant satellite and temporarily cradled it in Challenger?s payload bay, astronauts Nelson and James D. van Hoften repaired it and later re-released it.

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Credit lineView of the damaged Solar Maximum Mission Satellite from the 41-C Challenger. NASA/JSC, 1984-04-08. Public domain. ID: 41c-34-1380.
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