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Astronauts Sullivan and Leestma perform in-space simulation of refueling
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Astronauts Sullivan and Leestma perform in-space simulation of refueling

NASA / JSC · 1984-10-14 · photograph (digital archive)

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S84-43432 (11 Oct. 1984) --- Appearing small in the center background of this image, astronauts Kathryn D. Sullivan, left, and David C. Leestma, both 41-G mission specialists, perform an in-space simulation of refueling another spacecraft in orbit. Their station on the space shuttle Challenger is the orbital refueling system (ORS), positioned on the mission peculiar support structure (MPR ESS). The Large Format Camera (LFC) is left of the two mission specialists.

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ASTRONAUTSCHALLENGER (ORBITER)CREWSEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYREFUELINGEXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS
Credit lineAstronauts Sullivan and Leestma perform in-space simulation of refueling. NASA/JSC, 1984-10-14. Public domain. ID: s84-43432.
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