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Forward end (+XA side) of the PMA-2 prior to mating to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS).
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STS088-335-017 (5 Dec. 1998) --- One of the STS-88 astronauts aimed a 35mm camera through Endeavour's aft flight deck windows to record this Dec. 5 image of the Unity connecting module as it was being unberthed in the cargo bay. The berthing and mating process constituted the first link in a long chain of events that led up to the eventual deployment in Earth orbit of the connected Unity and Zarya modules later in the 11-day mission.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineForward end (+XA side) of the PMA-2 prior to mating to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS).. NASA/JSC, 1998-12-05. Public domain. ID: sts088-335-017.
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