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Spacelab

NASA / MSFC · 1985-07-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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This photograph shows the Instrument Pointing System (IPS) for Spacelab-2 being deployed in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Challenger. The European Space Agency (ESA) developed this irnovative pointing system for the Spacelab program. Previously, instruments were pointed toward particular celestial objects or areas by maneuvering the Shuttle to an appropriate attitude. The IPS could aim instruments more accurately than the Shuttle and kept them fixed on a target as the Shuttle moved.

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Spacelab-2Instrument Pointing SystemIPSSTS-51F
Credit lineSpacelab. NASA/MSFC, 1985-07-01. Public domain. ID: 8664503.
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