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

NASA / JSC · 1997-02-12 · photograph (digital archive)

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S82-E-5014 (12 Feb. 1997) --- Space Shuttle Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) gets a preliminary workout in preparation for a busy work load later in the week. The crewmembers are preparing for a scheduled Extravehicular Activity (EVA) with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), which will be pulled into the Space Shuttle Discovery's cargo bay with the aid of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). A series of EVA's will be required to properly service the giant telescope.

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Credit lineView of the shuttle orbiter Discovery's payload bay during RMS checkout. NASA/JSC, 1997-02-12. Public domain. ID: s82e5014.
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