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OV-104's RMS releases Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) during STS-37 deployment
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OV-104's RMS releases Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) during STS-37 deployment

NASA / JSC · 1991-04-07 · photograph (digital archive)

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Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, remote manipulator system (RMS) releases Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) during STS-37 deployment. Visible on the GRO as it drifts away from the RMS end effector are the four complement instruments: the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment (bottom); Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL) (center); Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) (top); and Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) (at four corners).

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ATLANTIS (ORBITER)GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORYREMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEMSOLAR ARRAYS
Credit lineOV-104's RMS releases Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) during STS-37 deployment. NASA/JSC, 1991-04-07. Public domain. ID: s37-96-009.
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