NASA Photo ID: S92-34917 File Name: 10065091.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 05/01/92 Title: INTELSAT VI series spacecraft (one of five) at Hughes Aircraft Company Description: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI series spacecraft (one of five), weighing about 4.5 tons at launch and standing nearly 40 ft tall when deployed, is prepared for final testing at Hughes Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California. NASA Photo ID: S91-36157 File Name: 10065093.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 05/06/91 Title: Endeavour, OV-105, rollout with STS-49 crew at RI, Palmdale, California Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, rollout ceremonies held at the Rockwell International (RI) Space Systems Facility in Palmdale, California. STS-49 crewmembers and NASA officials talk informally to spectators gathered for the ceremony. OV-105 towers over the crowd in the background. NASA Photo ID: S91-36156 File Name: 10065094.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 05/06/91 Title: Endeavour, OV-105, rollout with STS-49 crew at RI, Palmdale, California Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, rollout ceremonies held at the Rockwell International (RI) Space Systems Facility in Palmdale, California. STS-49 crewmembers and NASA officials are seated on a stage in front of OV-105 and surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd as official, standing at the podium, welcomes them. On either side of the podium are NASA Administrator Rear Admiral Richard H. Truly (left) and JSC Astronaut Office Chief and STS-49 Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein (right). Next to Brandenstein is William B. Lenoir. Many of the crewmembers seated on the stage are wearing white caps. NASA Photo ID: S91-36415 File Name: 10065097.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/09/91 Title: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop SCA NASA 911 at Ellington Field Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 911, a modified Boeing 747, is parked on an Ellington Field runway during a stopover on its way to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). A crowd gathers around the massive aircraft carrying the newest addition to the Space Shuttle fleet. This view is a good profile of SCA/OV-105 and shows the orbiter/aircraft attach points. The spacecraft and aircraft-tandem left Houston later on this day and headed for another stop in Mississippi before landing in Florida on 05-07-91. NASA Photo ID: S91-36408 File Name: 10065098.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/09/91 Title: Aerial view of Endeavour, OV-105, parked on Ellington Field runway Description: This aerial view looks down on Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 911, a modified Boeing 747, parked on an Ellington Field runway. The tail cone added to OV-105 to enhance the aerodynamics of the spacecraft/aircraft transport system is clearly visible. Ground transportation vehicles (cars, trucks) and a crowd surround OV-105 and NASA 911. Ceremonies were held during OV-105's brief stopover at Ellington Field, near JSC. The new space vehicle, sans SCA, was rolled out of Rockwell's Palmdale facility on 04-25-91. This again brings the total of NASA Shuttles available for flight assignment to four. The spacecraft and aircraft-tandem left Houston later on this day headed for a stop in Mississippi before landing in Florida on 05-07-91. This photograph was taken from a NASA T-38 aircraft by Sheri J. Dunnette of JSC's Image Sciences Division (ISD). NASA Photo ID: S91-36409 File Name: 10065099.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/09/91 Title: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop SCA NASA 911 at Ellington Field Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 911, a modified Boeing 747, is parked on an Ellington Field runway during a stopover on its way to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). A ground crew member, at the top of a mobile stairway, prepares to open NASA 911's hatch to welcome the flight crew to Houston. Others on the runway look up at the massive aircraft carrying the newest addition to the Space Shuttle fleet. This view is a good profile of SCA/OV-105 and shows the orbiter/ aircraft attach points. The spacecraft and aircraft-tandem left Houston later on this day and headed for another stop in Mississippi before landing in Florida on 05-07-91. Ellington Field is near JSC. NASA Photo ID: S91-36097 File Name: 10065100.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/06/91 Title: Air to air view of Endeavour, OV-105, atop SCA approaches Ellington runway Description: Air to air view of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 911, a modified Boeing 747, approaches touchdown for a brief stopover at Ellington Field, near JSC. Visible below the spacecraft/aircraft combination are the NASA T-38 flight line, NASA aircraft hangars and facilities, and a runway. OV-105 rolled out at Rockwell's Palmdale facility on 04-25-91 to once more bring to four the total of NASA Shuttles available for flight assignment. The spacecraft and aircraft-tandem left Houston later on this day headed for another stop in Mississippi before landing in Florida on 05-07-91. This photograph was taken from a T-38 aircraft by Sheri J. Dunnette of JSC's Image Science Division (ISD). NASA Photo ID: S91-36095 File Name: 10065101.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/06/91 Title: Air to air view of Endeavour, OV-105, atop SCA flies over JSC enroute to KSC Description: Air to air view shows Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 911, a modified Boeing 747, flying over the Clear Lake / NASA JSC area prior to a brief stopover at Ellington Field, near JSC. JSC site appears behind and below the orbiter/aircraft combination with Clear Creek and Egret Bay Blvd in the foreground and Clear Lake and Galveston Bay in the background. OV-105 rolled out at Rockwell's Palmdale facility on 04-25-91 to once more bring to four the total of NASA Shuttles available for flight assignment. It left Houston later on this day headed for another stop in Mississippi before landing in Florida on 05-07-91. This photograph was taken from a T-38 aircraft by Sheri J. Dunnette of JSC's Image Sciences Division (ISD). NASA Photo ID: S91-20499 File Name: 10065102.gif Film Type: 35mm CN (widelu Date Taken: Title: Endeavour, OV-105, rollout with STS-49 crew at RI Palmdale, California Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, rollout ceremonies held at Rockwell International (RI) Space Systems Facility in Palmdale, California. This wide shot shows much of the crowd and a number of the ceremony's participants on hand to welcome the rollout of OV-105. NASA Administrator Rear Admiral Richard H. Truly is at the lectern (podium) (left center) in front of OV-105. NASA Photo ID: S91-26108 File Name: 10065103.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 01/17/91 Title: Endeavour, OV-105, forward flight deck controls during Rockwell manufacture Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, forward flight deck controls are documented during manufacture, assembly, and checkout at North American Rockwell facilities Building 150, Palmdale, California. Overall view looks from aft flight deck forward showing displays and controls with panel F7 CRT screens lit and window shades in place on W2, W3, W4, W5. OV-105 is undergoing final touches prior to rollout and a scheduled flight for STS-49. View was included as part of Rockwell International (RI) Submittal No. 40 (STS 87-0342-40) with alternate number A901207 R-16/NAS9-17800. NASA Photo ID: S92-33235 File Name: 10065104.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 04/10/92 Title: Engineer Calvin H. Seaman demonstrates STS-49 INTELSAT capture bar at JSC Description: Project Engineer Calvin H. Seaman (center) briefs news media representatives on the grapple fixture (capture bar) expected to be instrumental in the capture of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI satellite in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9. Seaman is a JSC engineer who designed the capture bar. After Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, is maneuvered into a tight proximity operations configuration with the errant satellite, two STS-49 crewmembers will attach the grapple device to the aft side of INTELSAT, as demonstrated with this full-scale mockup. The communications satellite will then be mated with a perigee stage, which the crewmembers will carry with them on their May launch, and released into space. Its motor will be fired many hours afterward, sending it on its way to a higher, geosynchronous orbit. The Errant Satellite Simulator is set up on the Air Bearing Floor for the demonstration. Photo taken by NASA JSC contract photographer Robert L. Walck. NASA Photo ID: S91-37298 File Name: 10065105.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/24/91 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, MS Thuot during INTELSAT capture bar simulations Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Mission Specialist Pierre J. Thuot tests the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI satellite capture bar on INTELSAT VI mockup using the Errant Satellite Simulator in the JSC Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9B. Thuot trains for the INTELSAT VI satellite on-orbit repair and redeployment wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU). NASA Photo ID: S91-34735 File Name: 10065107.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 04/24/91 Title: STS-49 MS Thuot, in EMU, practices INTELSAT capture during WETF simulation Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Mission Specialist (MS) Pierre J. Thuot trains for International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI satellite on-orbit repair and redeployment in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 during an underwater simulation. Thuot, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), captures INTELSAT VI mockup from its underside (aft side) while positioned on the manipulator foot restraint (MFR) and utilizing capture bar. This view documents the beginning of lengthy training sessions for STS-49. Assigned for the initial flight of OV-105, the mission is scheduled to repair the INTELSAT VI communications satellite, stranded in an errant orbit since March 1990. SCUBA-equipped divers assist in the simulation. NASA Photo ID: S92-34865 File Name: 10065109.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/30/92 Title: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, departs the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), headed for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B and one step closer to its maiden voyage, STS-49. OV-105 rolls out via crawler transport. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-551. NASA Photo ID: S92-34860 File Name: 10065110.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/30/92 Title: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B via crawler transport. Scene is framed by palm trees on either side. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-553. NASA Photo ID: S92-34862 File Name: 10065111.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/30/92 Title: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B Description: Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, roll out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B via crawler transport. An otter, surprised by the unexcepted presence of the photographer, seems unaware of OV-105 rolling behind it. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-555. NASA Photo ID: S92-33959 File Name: 10065119.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/23/92 Title: Artist concept of STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, INTELSAT VI astronaut capture Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI artist concept drawing of on-orbit repair and boost sequence shows OV-105 / INTELSAT rendezvous at 200 nautical miles above the Earth. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronaut, positioned in the manipulator foot restraint (MFR) on the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm and holding the capture bar, is maneuvered into retrieval position at INTELSAT VI's aft side. Below him a second EMU-suited astronaut watches the procedure. Once the capture bar with grapple fixture is attached to the INTELSAT satllite it will be lowered into OV-105's PLB. Vertical perigee stage and hardware seen resting in the PLB will be fastened to INTELSAT. With its new motor installed, INTELSAT will be released from OV-105's PLB and when a safe distance away will be boosted into a 45,000-transfer orbit. It will then be maneuvered into its proper position, 22,300 miles above the Earth. Photo credit: Hughes Aircraft Co. and NASA. NASA Photo ID: S92-33958 File Name: 10065120.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/23/92 Title: Artist concept of STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, INTELSAT VI astronaut capture Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI artist concept drawing of on-orbit repair and boost sequence shows extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronaut, positioned on remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), attaching capture bar to INTELSAT VI aft side. When in place, the capture bar grapple fixture will be used to pull the satellite into OV-105's payload bay (PLB). This view illustrates part of the sequence of events NASA plans to unfold on the first voyage of OV-105 during the rescue of the errant INTELSAT VI satellite. Once inside the PLB, a perigee stage will be attached to INTELSAT. With its new motor, INTELSAT VI will be released from OV-105's PLB and when a safe distance away be boosted into a 45,000-transfer orbit. It will then be maneuvered into its proper position 22,300 miles above Earth. Photo credit: Hughes Aircraft Co. and NASA. NASA Photo ID: S92-33957 File Name: 10065121.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/23/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, INTELSAT VI reboost mission artist concept Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI artist concept drawing of on-orbit repair and boost sequence shows satellite inside the shuttle payload bay (PLB) where astronauts are attaching new hardware and the vertical perigee stage. This view illustrates part of the sequence of events NASA plans to unfold on the first voyage of OV-105 during the rescue of the errant INTELSAT satellite. INTELSAT VI will later be released from OV-105. When it is a safe distance away, the motor will be ignited to boost INTELSAT VI to a 45,000-mile transfer orbit, from where it will be maneuvered into its proper position, 22,300 miles above the Earth. Photo credit: Hughes Aircraft Co. and NASA. NASA Photo ID: S92-33956 File Name: 10065122.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/23/92 Title: Artist concept of INTELSAT VI release from OV-105 PLB after STS-49 repairs Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI artist concept drawing of on-orbit repair and boost sequence shows INTELSAT VI, with vertical perigee stage attached, released from OV-105's payload bay. This view illustrates final step in the sequence of events NASA plans to unfold on the first voyage of OV-105 during the rescue of the errant INTELSAT VI satellite. After being captured and then serviced by the STS-49 crewmembers, INTELSAT VI is released. When OV-105 is a safe distance away, the motor will be ignited to boost INTELSAT VI to a 45,000-transfer orbit, from where it will be maneuvered into its proper position, 22,300 miles above Earth. Photo credit: Hughes Aircraft Co. and NASA. NASA Photo ID: S92-26581 File Name: 10065123.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/24/92 Title: STS-49, OV-105, INTELSAT capture scene illustrated with PLAID graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) onorbit repair and redeployment activity is illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. This view of pre-capture procedures shows extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronauts in OV-105's payload bay (PLB) removing the capture bar from its stowed position on the port side longeron. The crewmember positioned in the manipulator foot restraint (MFR) mounted on the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector grips the capture bar steering wheel assembly. In the aft PLB (at left) is a perigee kick motor (PKM) which will be attached to the INTELSAT VI satellite once it is captured. In the forward PLB (at right) is the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) with stowed assembly of space station by extravehicular activity methods (ASEM) hardware. NASA Photo ID: S92-26582 File Name: 10065124.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/24/92 Title: STS-49, OV-105, INTELSAT capture procedure illustrated with PLAID graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) onorbit repair and redeployment activity is illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronaut, on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), aligns capture bar to INTELSAT VI's aft side. Once the capture bar is attached to the satellite it will be lowered into OV-105's payload bay (PLB) for servicing. This view is one of a series of scenes depicting the sequence of events NASA plans to unfold in the rescue of the errant INTELSAT VI satellite. NASA Photo ID: S92-26583 File Name: 10065125.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/24/92 Title: STS-49, OV-105, INTELSAT capture scene illustrated with PLAID graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) onorbit repair and redeployment activity is illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronaut, on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), is maneuvered into capture position at INTELSAT VI's aft side. Once the capture bar with grapple fixture is attached to the satellite, it will be lowered into OV-105's payload bay (PLB). Two crewmembers will then mate INTELSAT VI with the perigee stage (depicted in lower left), so that the satellite can be boosted to a higher, geosynchronous orbit. This view is one of a series that depicts the sequence of events NASA plans to unfold in the rescue of the errant INTELSAT VI satellite. NASA Photo ID: S92-26591 File Name: 10065126.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/24/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, INTELSAT capture illustrated with PLAID graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) onorbit repair and redeployment activity is illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronaut, positioned on a portable foot restraint (PFR) in OV-105's payload bay (PLB), secures INTELSAT VI capture bar extension in retention latch y-guides prior to satellite serving. The remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector (left of center) grasps the capture bar grapple fixture and holds the INTELSAT VI in place during perigee stage attachment procedures. This is one of a series of scenes depicting the sequence of events NASA plans to unfold in the rescue of the errant INTELSAT VI satellite. NASA Photo ID: S92-34863 File Name: 10065127.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/30/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) Description: At Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B, the newest Space Shuttle, Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, undergoes a 22 second firing of its three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). The test began at 11:12 a.m. EDT, following a short delay caused by a blown fuse in the Mobile Launcher Platform. A successful FRF is required of all new Space Shuttle orbiters prior to launch. OV-105's maiden space, STS-49, is targeted for May. OV-105 FRF is the seventh in the history of the Space Shuttle program. Atlantic Ocean is seen in background. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-741. NASA Photo ID: S92-34866 File Name: 10065128.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 04/30/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) Description: At Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B, the newest Space Shuttle, Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, undergoes a 22 second firing of its three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). The test began at 11:12 a.m. EDT, following a short delay caused by a blown fuse in the Mobile Launcher Platform. A successful FRF is required of all new Space Shuttle orbiters prior to launch. OV-105's maiden space, STS-49, is targeted for May. OV-105 FRF is the seventh in the history of the Space Shuttle program. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-748. NASA Photo ID: S92-39072 File Name: 10065129.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/18/92 Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B Description: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage, STS-49. This view, taken from behind the fixed service structure (FSS) tower and retracted rotating service structure (RSS), shows the three ships as they sail by in the distance. OV-105 and its orange external tank (ET) are only partially visible. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-92PC-977. NASA Photo ID: S92-39073 File Name: 10065130.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/18/92 Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B Description: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage, STS-49. This view is a closeup of the ships with KSC launch complex in the distant background. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-968. NASA Photo ID: S92-39074 File Name: 10065131.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/18/92 Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B Description: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage, STS-49. This view was taken from the water showing the three ships in the foreground with OV-105 on mobile launcher platform profiled against fixed service structure (FSS) tower and rectracted rotating service structure (RSS) in the background. Next to the launch pad (at right) are the sound suppression water system tower and the liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage tank. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-967. NASA Photo ID: S92-39075 File Name: 10065132.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/18/92 Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B Description: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage, STS-49. Taken from the water, the silhouettes of the three sailing ships appear in the foreground with OV-105 atop the mobile launcher platform barely visible in the distant background. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-976. NASA Photo ID: S92-39076 File Name: 10065133.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/18/92 Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B Description: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage, STS-49. This view was taken from the water showing the three ships silhouetted in the foreground with OV-105 on mobile launcher platform profiled against fixed service structure (FSS) tower and rectracted rotating service structure (RSS) in the background. Next to the launch pad (at right) are the sound suppression water system tower and the liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage tank. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-970. NASA Photo ID: S92-39077 File Name: 10065134.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 06/18/92 Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B Description: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage, STS-49. This view was taken from the water showing the three ships silhouetted in the foreground with OV-105 on mobile launcher platform profiled against fixed service structure (FSS) tower and rectracted rotating service structure (RSS) in the background. Next to the launch pad (at right) are the sound suppression water system tower and the liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage tank. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-92PC-971. NASA Photo ID: S92-25640 File Name: 10065135.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmember, positioned on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), grabs and maneuvers the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) above OV-105's payload bay (PLB) using the steering wheel assembly. Once in position the MPESS will be attached to the truss assembly. The crewmember lifting the MPESS out of the PLB is evaluating mass manipulation and berthing of a relatively large mass. This will simulate techniques to be used for module-to-truss installation for Space Station Freedom (SSF). A second EMU suited crewmember oversees and directs the MPESS manipulation from a portable foot restraint (PFR) attached to the starboard sill longeron. NASA Photo ID: S92-25633 File Name: 10065136.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. The multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is positioned over OV-105's payload bay (PLB) as extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers attach MPESS to ASEM truss structure with "legs". One astronaut, floating, works near the top of the structure while the second astronaut works at a payload retention latch assembly (PLRA) on the starboard sill. The empty INTELSAT perigee stage cradle structure is seen in the aft PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25634 File Name: 10065137.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. The multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is positioned over OV-105's payload bay (PLB) as extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers attach MPESS to ASEM truss structure with "legs". One astronaut, floating, works near the top of the structure while the second astronaut works at a payload retention latch assembly (PLRA) on the starboard sill. The empty INTELSAT perigee stage cradle structure is seen in the aft PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25635 File Name: 10065138.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. The multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is positioned over OV-105's payload bay (PLB) as extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers attach MPESS to ASEM truss structure with "legs". One astronaut, floating, works near the top of the structure while the second astronaut works at a payload retention latch assembly (PLRA) on the starboard sill. The empty INTELSAT perigee stage cradle structure is seen in the aft PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25636 File Name: 10065139.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. The multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is positioned over OV-105's payload bay (PLB) as extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers attach MPESS to ASEM truss structure with "legs". One astronaut, floating, works near the top of the structure while the second astronaut works at a payload retention latch assembly (PLRA) on the starboard sill. The empty INTELSAT perigee stage cradle structure is seen in the aft PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25643 File Name: 10065140.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. Two extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers work on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) (with legs attached) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and positioned in the over-the-nose location (above OV-105's crew compartment). This position has been designated as the assembly area for Space Station Freedom (SSF). This procedure will evaluate the ability to use the RMS to position MPESS carrier and EVA crewmembers forward and above the PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25644 File Name: 10065141.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. Two extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers work on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) (with legs attached) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and positioned in the over-the-nose location (above OV-105's crew compartment). This position has been designated as the assembly area for Space Station Freedom (SSF). This procedure will evaluate the ability to use the RMS to position MPESS carrier and EVA crewmembers forward and above the PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25645 File Name: 10065142.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. Two extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers work on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) (with legs attached) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and positioned in the over-the-nose location (above OV-105's crew compartment). This position has been designated as the assembly area for Space Station Freedom (SSF). This procedure will evaluate the ability to use the RMS to position MPESS carrier and EVA crewmembers forward and above the PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25646 File Name: 10065143.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. Two extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers work on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) (with legs attached) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and positioned in the over-the-nose location (above OV-105's crew compartment). This position has been designated as the assembly area for Space Station Freedom (SSF). This procedure will evaluate the ability to use the RMS to position MPESS carrier and EVA crewmembers forward and above the PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25647 File Name: 10065144.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. Two extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers work on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) (with legs attached) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and positioned in the over-the-nose location (above OV-105's crew compartment). This position has been designated as the assembly area for Space Station Freedom (SSF). This procedure will evaluate the ability to use the RMS to position MPESS carrier and EVA crewmembers forward and above the PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25648 File Name: 10065145.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. Two extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmembers work on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) (with legs attached) grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and positioned in the over-the-nose location (above OV-105's crew compartment). This position has been designated as the assembly area for Space Station Freedom (SSF). This procedure will evaluate the ability to use the RMS to position MPESS carrier and EVA crewmembers forward and above the PLB. NASA Photo ID: S92-25642 File Name: 10065146.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activity illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activity is illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmember, positioned on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), grabs and maneuvers the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) with truss assembly attached above OV-105's payload bay (PLB) using the steer wheel assembly. The MPESS/ASEM truss structure has been lifted out the sill-mounted payload retention latch assemblies (PRLAs) and will be repositioned in the PRLAs upon completion of handling procedures. Also seen in this illustration are the empty INTELSAT perigee stage cradle structure (aft PLB) and the capture bar grapple fixture stowed on the port side sill longeron. NASA Photo ID: S92-25641 File Name: 10065147.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM activities illustrated with PLAID computer graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) activities are illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. An extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited crewmember, positioned on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), grabs and maneuvers the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) above OV-105's payload bay (PLB) using the steering wheel assembly. Once in position the MPESS will be attached to the truss assembly. The crewmember lifting the MPESS out of the PLB is evaluating mass manipulation and berthing of a relatively large mass. This will simulate techniques to be used for module-to-truss installation for Space Station Freedom (SSF). A second EMU suited crewmember oversees and directs the MPESS manipulation from a portable foot restraint (PFR) attached to the starboard sill longeron. NASA Photo ID: S92-25637 File Name: 10065148.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 01/10/92 Title: STS-49 ASEM payload bay (PLB) configuration illustrated with PLAID graphics Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) payload bay (PLB) configuration is illustrated with PLAID computer graphics. ASEM hardware is stowed on multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) located in OV-105's PLB. The starboard and port node boxes, the remote manipulator system (RMS) flight releasable grapple fixture (top center), and the stowed ASEM struts are visible in the illustration. The view looks forward toward the PLB forward bulkhead and airlock hatch. NASA Photo ID: S92-35413 File Name: 10065149.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/11/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave using the Errant Satellite Simulator in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9NE. Ground-based exercises were conducted after several failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Musgrave uses the capture bar to grapple INTELSAT (35413, 35414, 35415) and a telescopic pole to slow INTELSAT spin (35416, 35417). Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. NASA Photo ID: S92-35414 File Name: 10065150.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/11/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave using the Errant Satellite Simulator in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9NE. Ground-based exercises were conducted after several failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Musgrave uses the capture bar to grapple INTELSAT (35413, 35414, 35415) and a telescopic pole to slow INTELSAT spin (35416, 35417). Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. NASA Photo ID: S92-35415 File Name: 10065151.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/11/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave using the Errant Satellite Simulator in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9NE. Ground-based exercises were conducted after several failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Musgrave uses the capture bar to grapple INTELSAT (35413, 35414, 35415) and a telescopic pole to slow INTELSAT spin (35416, 35417). Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. NASA Photo ID: S92-35416 File Name: 10065152.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/11/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave using the Errant Satellite Simulator in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9NE. Ground-based exercises were conducted after several failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Musgrave uses the capture bar to grapple INTELSAT (35413, 35414, 35415) and a telescopic pole to slow INTELSAT spin (35416, 35417). Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. NASA Photo ID: S92-35417 File Name: 10065153.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/11/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R mass simulator exercise with astronaut F. Story Musgrave using the Errant Satellite Simulator in the Mockup and Integration Laboratory Bldg 9NE. Ground-based exercises were conducted after several failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Musgrave uses the capture bar to grapple INTELSAT (35413, 35414, 35415) and a telescopic pole to slow INTELSAT spin (35416, 35417). Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)251 File Name: 10065157.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 7:40 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). In this profile view, OV-105, mounted on the external tank (ET) and with the right solid rocket booster (SRB) visible, soars above the launch pad and clears the fixed service structure (FSS) tower. A diamond shock effect can be seen beneath the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). Exhaust plumes billowing from the SRBs cover the launch pad in a cloud of smoke. NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)252 File Name: 10065158.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 7:40 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). In this profile view, OV-105, mounted on the external tank (ET) and with the right solid rocket booster (SRB) visible, soars above the launch pad and clears the fixed service structure (FSS) tower. A diamond shock effect can be seen beneath the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). Exhaust plumes billowing from the SRBs cover the launch pad in a cloud of smoke. A bird in flight is silhouetted against the glow of the SRB/SSME firings. In the foreground are Florida vegetation and a waterway. The sound suppression water system elevated tank is visible at the right. NASA Photo ID: STS049(E)010 File Name: 10065160.gif Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 onorbit payload bay (PLB) configuration aboard OV-105 taken by ESC Description: STS-49 onorbit payload bay (PLB) configuration aboard Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, is documented by the Electronic Still Camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Various elements in the PLB foretell of a busy week ahead for OV-105's crew. In the foreground is the hardware for the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM), which is a demonstration of extravehicular procedures required for the construction of Space Station Freedom (SSF). Backdropped against the aft firewall is the vertical perigee stage which EVA crewmembers will attach to the International Telcommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 on 05-10-92. Running along the port side sill longern is the stowed remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. NASA Photo ID: STS049(E)031 File Name: 10065163.gif Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Thuot during EVA attempts to grapple INTELSAT VI using capture bar Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Pierre J. Thuot, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), positions the capture bar at the aft end of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 during extravehicular activity (EVA) in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Thuot, on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), attempts to grapple the INTELSAT VI F-3 satellite. Part of the California Pacific Coast is in the background. The scene was recorded by the electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). The crew was able to downlink the image to flight controllers following the second unsuccessful attempt to capture INTELSAT. A third effort to capture the satellite is being planned. NASA Photo ID: STS049(E)032 File Name: 10065164.gif Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 DTO 648 ESC image shows INTELSAT VI F-3 prior to retrieval/capture ops Description: STS-49 crewmember captured this image of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 using the electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink), during Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, proximity operations with the satellite. STS-49 crewmembers were surveying the satellite while considering the next step, following two unsuccessful efforts to grapple INTELSAT. Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. NASA Photo ID: STS049(E)043 File Name: 10065166.gif Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 DTO 648 ESC image shows INTELSAT VI F-3 after onorbit repair/servicing Description: STS-49 crewmember captured this image of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 using the electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink), after onorbit repair in and release from Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). With new vertical perigee stage in place, INTELSAT VI is on its way to an eventual arrival at geosynchronous Earth orbit. The Earth's surface creates the backdrop for the INTELSAT VI deployment. Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. NASA Photo ID: STS049(E)050 File Name: 10065167.gif Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 closeup of INTELSAT thruster taken by crew aboard OV-105 with ESC Description: This closeup picture of a thruster on the International Telecommunications Organization Satelllite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC), and downlinked to ground controllers soon after the image capture during STS-49. Crewmembers onboard Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, conducted a photo survey of INTELSAT VI F-3 prior to its release. The ESC documentation is part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Electronic still photography is a relatively new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 was designed to determine camera response to the photographic conditions on orbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings. NASA Photo ID: STS049-35-019 File Name: 10065170.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: View of the micrometeroid impact spall on one of the front windows. Description: View of the micrometeroid impact spall on one of the front windows. NASA Photo ID: STS049-36-002 File Name: 10065173.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Single crewmember EVA INTELSAT capture attempt. Description: Scene of the single crewmember EVA INTELSAT capture attempt. View taken from the aft flight deck, of EVA Mission Specialist Pierre Thuot standing on the RMS end effector platform, with the INTELSAT capture bar attempting to attach it to the free floating INTELSAT communications satellite. Mission Commander Dan Brandenstein is observing the activity. NASA Photo ID: STS049-52-009 File Name: 10065175.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Pre-capture view of the INTELSAT satellite floating freely in space. Description: Pre-capture view of the INTELSAT satellite floating freely in space. Satellite is seen floating just below the horizon of the earth's limb. NASA Photo ID: STS049-214-028 File Name: 10065176.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Single crewmember EVA INTELSAT capture attempt. Description: EVA Mission Specialist Pierre Thuot (solid red stripe) standing on the RMS end effector, with the INTELSAT capture bar. NASA Photo ID: STS049-36-006 File Name: 10065177.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Single crewmember EVA INTELSAT capture attempt. Description: Scene of the single crewmember EVA INTELSAT capture attempt. Scene shows detailed view, taken from the aft flight deck, of EVA Mission Specialist Pierre Thuot standing on the RMS end effector platform, with the INTELSAT capture bar attempting to attach it to the free floating INTELSAT communications satellite. NASA Photo ID: S92-35755 File Name: 10065178.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/13/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R WETF exercise with astronauts Musgrave and Clifford Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R simulation at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 was conducted with extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronauts F. Story Musgrave and Michael R. U. Clifford. Astronauts evaluate techniques involving the capture of INTELSAT VI-R. Musgrave (left) and Clifford (right) practice installation of the capture bar to the INTELSAT mockup in the WETF pool. Ground based exercises were conducted after five failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. With Musgrave on a portable foot restraint (PFR) (mounted on a PFR Attachment Device) and Clifford on a PFR mounted on the payload bay (PLB) sill longeron, the capture bar is attached to the INTELSAT mockup. Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. SCUBA-equipped divers assist in and monitor simulation activities. NASA Photo ID: S92-35758 File Name: 10065179.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/13/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R WETF exercise with astronauts Musgrave and Clifford Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R simulation at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 was conducted with extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronauts F. Story Musgrave and Michael R. U. Clifford. Ground based exercises were conducted after five failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Musgrave (right) on portable foot restraint (PFR) mounted on the INTELSAT cradle and Clifford on a portable foot restraint (PFR) mounted on the payload bay (PLB) sill longeron get handholds on the INTELSAT mockup as the capture bar freefloats in the PLB (foreground). Once the astronauts stabilize the INTELSAT mockup, they will attach the capture bar. Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. SCUBA-equipped divers assist in and monitor the simulation activity. NASA Photo ID: S92-35764 File Name: 10065180.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/13/92 Title: STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R WETF exercise with astronauts Musgrave, Clifford, Voss Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) VI-R simulation at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 was conducted with extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suited astronauts F. Story Musgrave, Michael R. U. Clifford, and James S. Voss. Astronauts practiced a three person extravehicular activity (EVA) procedure for INTELSAT capture and climbing into the airlock mockup. No apparent problems were identified in placing three astronauts in the airlock at one time. Ground based exercises were conducted after five failed INTELSAT capture attempts during the STS-49 mission. Left to right are, Clifford, Musgrave, and Voss. With Musgrave on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR) and Clifford on a portable foot restraint mounted on the payload bay sill longeron, and Voss on a PFR mounted on a strut with the PFR Attachment Device (PAD), the capture bar is maneuvered under the INTELSAT mockup. In this overall view of the test the three astronauts stabilize the INTELSAT mockup by grabbing hold with their hands and then position the capture bar. Test results provided input for orbiting STS-49 crewmembers on possible alternate INTELSAT capture procedures. Three OV-105 astronauts will attempt to capture INTELSAT again on 05-13-92. SCUBA-equipped divers assist in and monitor the simulation activities. NASA Photo ID: STS049-211-013 File Name: 10065183.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Three Mission Specialist EVA manual INTELSAT capture. Description: Three mission specialist EVA INTELSAT manual capture. Photo shows all three EVA mission specialists, Rick Hieb - no red stripe, standing on the payload bay starboard bulkhead mounted foot restraint, Pierre Thuot (on the backside of the satellite) - solid red stripe, standing on the RMS mounted foot restraint and Tom Akers - diagonal red stripes, (not readily visible in this view) standing on the ASEM mounted foot restraint in the middle of the payload bay. The scene, taken in darkness, shows the three EVA crewmembers standing clear as the INTELSAT is being manipulated by the RMS. NASA Photo ID: STS049-52-025 File Name: 10065184.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Three Mission Specialist EVA manual INTELSAT capture. Description: Three mission specialist EVA INTELSAT manual capture. Photo shows all three EVA mission specialists, Rick Hieb - no red stripe, standing on the payload bay starboard bulkhead-mounted foot restraint, Pierre Thuot - solid red stripe, standing on the RMS mounted foot restraint and Tom Akers - diagonal red stripes, (not readily visible in this view) standing on the ASEM mounted foot restraint in the middle of the payload bay. All three EVA members are arranged in a circle and firmly grasping the lower skirt of the satellite. The INTELSAT capture bar is visible in the foreground. NASA Photo ID: STS049-91-020 File Name: 10065185.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 crew captures INTELSAT VI above OV-105's payload bay (PLB) during EVA Description: STS-49 crewmembers complete successful capture of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI during their third extravehicular activity (EVA) into Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Left to right Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, MS Thomas D. Akers, and MS Pierre J. Thuot, positioned on the remote manipulator system (RMS), have handholds on the satellite and prepare to attach capture bar (tethered to Hieb). Mexico is seen on the Earth below including an area from Hermosillo, Sonara to Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa. In the foreground is the Assembly of Station by EVA Methods (ASEM) multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS). Behind the three astronauts is the vertical perigee stage which will be attached to the INTELSAT VI prior to its release from the PLB. NASA Photo ID: STS049-91-026 File Name: 10065186.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 crew captures INTELSAT VI above OV-105's payload bay (PLB) during EVA Description: STS-49 crewmembers hold onto the 4.5 ton International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI after a six-handed "capture" was made minutes earlier during the mission's third extravehicular activity (EVA) into Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, MS Thomas D. Akers, and MS Pierre J. Thuot. The three prepare to attach the capture bar which is tethered to Hieb. Thuot is positioned on the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm, from which he had made two earlier unsuccessful grapple attempts on two-person EVA sessions. Ground controllers and crewmembers agreed that a third attempt, using three mission specialists in the PLB, was the effort needed to accomplish the capture feat. Behind the three astronauts is the vertical perigee stage which will be attached to the INTELSAT VI prior to its release from the PLB. NASA Photo ID: STS049-91-029 File Name: 10065187.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 crew captures INTELSAT VI above OV-105's payload bay (PLB) during EVA Description: Following the successful capture of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI, the STS-49 crewmembers continue their chores toward moving the 4.5 ton communications satellite into Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Left to right, Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, MS Thomas D. Akers, cooperate on the effort to attach a specially designed grapple bar or capture bar underneath the satellite. Thuot stands on the end of the remote manipulator system's (RMS's) arm while Hieb and Akers are on portable foot restraints (PFRs) affixed to OV-105's portside and the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS), respectively. The sections of Earth which form the backdrop for the scene are blanketed with thousands of square miles of clouds. Below and behind the three astronauts is the vertical perigee stage which will be attached to INTELSAT VI during servicing operations and prior to its release. NASA Photo ID: STS049-16-014 File Name: 10065188.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Detail close up and general views of the INTELSAT Satellite EVA capture. Description: View of the three crewmember EVA INTELSAT capture, showing the three Mission Specialists, Rick Hieb, on the starboard payload bay mounted foot restraint/work station, Bruce Melnick with his back to the camera, and Tom Akers on the RMS mounted foot restraint/work station, on the backside of the INTELSAT. NASA Photo ID: STS049-215-015 File Name: 10065189.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Deploy of the repaired INTELSAT, stowed ASEM in the foreground. Description: Deploy of the repaired INTELSAT with the stowed ASEM (Assembly of Station by EVA Methods) truss in the foreground. Scene was taken from the mid deck airlock hatch window with Earth limb in background. NASA Photo ID: STS049-91-056 File Name: 10065190.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: INTELSAT VI F-3 drifts in space after STS-49 onorbit repair/servicing Description: The 4.5 ton International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 begins its separation from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, after STS-49 onorbit capture, repair, and servicing. With new vertical perigee stage in place, INTELSAT VI is on its way to an eventual arrival at geosynchronous Earth orbit. Clouds over the open ocean serve as the backdrop for the INTELSAT VI deployment. NASA Photo ID: STS049-99-002 File Name: 10065191.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Thornton & MS Akers in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (profile) and MS Thomas D. Akers attach portable foot restraint (PFR) to the forward socket on the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) as part of the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM). In Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay, the two astronauts prepare to collect struts to begin a ASEM structure build-up effort on the mission's fourth EVA. The three previous EVAs involved attempts to capture the INTELSAT VI F-3 satellite. Strapped on Akers' portable life support system (PLSS) is the crew propulsive device (CPD) bottle pack. NASA Photo ID: STS049-99-006 File Name: 10065192.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Thornton & MS Akers in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (foreground) releases a strut from the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) strut dispenser during Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) procedures in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). MS Thomas D. Akers, positioned on the opposite side of the MPESS, waits for Thornton to hand him the final strut. The two astronauts are building the ASEM structure during mission's fourth EVA. The ASEM structure, locked in at four corners to payload retention latch assemblies (PRLAs), rises above the PLB. In the background are the INTELSAT cradle, the vertical tail, and the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods. The blue and white Earth is visible below. NASA Photo ID: STS049-99-008 File Name: 10065193.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Thornton & MS Akers in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (right) works a strut into a node ball at the top of the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) structure being constructed in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). MS Thomas D. Akers, holding the other end of the strut, shimmies his way up a vertical strut on the left. The remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is visible at the right in front of Thornton. The two astronauts choreograph the build-up of struts, backdropped against scattered clouds and open ocean areas on Earth. ASEM hardware is mounted on the multipurpose experiment support structure (MPESS) in the shadowy PLB below. Strapped to Akers' portable life support system (PLSS) is the crew propulsive device (CPD) bottle pack. This EVA designed to evaluate ASEM completed a record-setting four sessions of EVA on this nine-day mission. NASA Photo ID: STS049-208-011 File Name: 10065194.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Two crewmember EVA working on the ASEM structure in the payload bay. Description: EVA Mission Specialists Kathy Thornton (dashed red stripe) and Tom Akers (diagonal red stripes) working on the ASEM (Assembly of Station by EVA Methods) in the payload bay. Scene was photographed from the mid deck airlock window. Loose ends of freely floating straps inside the airlock obscure portions of the scene. NASA Photo ID: STS049-26-030 File Name: 10065195.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Close up portrait of an EVA crewmember in the payload bay. Description: Close up portrait of EVA Mission Specialist Kathy Thornton (dashed red stripe), in the payload bay. Photo shows Thornton just outside the payload bay window. Sun visor is in the closed position which precludes seeing her face. NASA Photo ID: STS049-35-003 File Name: 10065196.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: View of the ASEM structure manipulated by the RMS above the payload bay. Description: View of the Assembly of Station by EVA Methods (ASEM) structure manipulated by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) above the payload bay with EVA Mission Specialists Kathy Thornton (dashed red stripe) and Tom Akers (red diagonal stripes) working on the suspended structure. NASA Photo ID: STS049-77-023 File Name: 10065197.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Akers in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Thomas D. Akers inserts a third strut into a node ball locked into a payload retention latch assembly (PRLA) on the starboard side on Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). During STS-49's fourth extravehicular activity (EVA) session, Akers is evaluating the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM). This EVA completed a record-setting four sessions of EVA on this nine-day mission. NASA Photo ID: STS049-81-079 File Name: 10065199.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Thornton connects strut & node during ASEM procedures in OV-105 PLB Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton connects a strut into a node ball at the top of the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) structure being constructed in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Thornton participating in STS-49's fourth period of EVA is silhouetted against the blue and white Earth. This EVA designed to evaluate ASEM completed a record-setting four sessions of EVA on this nine-day mission. NASA Photo ID: STS049-81-093 File Name: 10065200.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Thornton in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton works a strut into a node ball at the top of the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) structure being constructed in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Thornton joins the three struts together as STS-49's fourth period of EVA proceeds. Clouds over the ocean share the background with the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector. This EVA designed to evaluate ASEM completed a record-setting four sessions of EVA on this nine-day mission. NASA Photo ID: STS049-85-083 File Name: 10065211.gif Film Type: 70mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 view of the Moon taken by a crewmember aboard Endeavour, OV-105 Description: STS-49 view of a gibbous Moon was taken by a crewmember aboard Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. Part of OV-105's starboard side including one of its two orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods can be seen at the right. NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)325 File Name: 10065219.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, landing on concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, glides above concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, just before main landing gear (MLG) touchdown. Nose landing gear (NLG) is also deployed during the landing sequence. Landing occurred at 1:36:38 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)268 File Name: 10065220.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. With both nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) on runway, the drogue chute precedes the main chute in NASA's first exercise of Development Test Objective (DTO) 521, Orbiter Drag Chute System. The speedbrake/rudder is deployed during landing sequence. MLG touchdown occurred at 1:57:38 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)301 File Name: 10065221.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif Description: STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. With both nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) on runway, the main chute slows OV-105 in NASA's first exercise of Development Test Objective (DTO) 521, Orbiter Drag Chute System. The speedbrake/rudder is deployed during landing sequence. MLG touchdown occurred at 1:57:38 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)002 File Name: 10065082.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: Title: Official portrait of the STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, crew Description: These seven NASA astronauts are currently training for the first flight of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, seen in the background. Crewmembers, wearing navy blue flight suits, are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton, MS Bruce E. Melnick, MS Pierre J. Thuot, Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, Pilot Kevin P. Chilton, MS Thomas D. Akers, and MS Richard J. Hieb. This crew portrait was made by NASA JSC contract photographer Mark Sowa. NASA Photo ID: S84-40228 File Name: 10065083.gif Film Type: 4x5 cn Date Taken: 08/22/84 Title: Official portrait of Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein Description: Official portrait of Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein dressed in blue flight suit, with flag (right). He is holding a Space Shuttle model. NASA Photo ID: S87-45897 File Name: 10065084.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 10/15/87 Title: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Kevin P. Chilton Description: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Kevin P. Chilton. Chilton, a member of the United States Air Force and Astronaut Class 12, wears a navy blue flight suit and holds a space shuttle orbiter model. NASA Photo ID: S85-41896 File Name: 10065085.gif Film Type: 120 cn Date Taken: 10/04/85 Title: Official portrait Astronaut Pierre J. Thuot Description: Official portrait of Astronaut Pierre J. Thuot in the blue shuttle flight suit with an American flag in the background. There is a small model of the shuttle on a table in front of him. NASA Photo ID: S87-45886 File Name: 10065086.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 10/15/87 Title: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Bruce E. Melnick Description: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Bruce E. Melnick. Melnick, a member of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Astronaut Class 12, wears navy blue flight suit and holds space shuttle orbiter model. NASA Photo ID: S85-41893 File Name: 10065087.gif Film Type: 120 cn Date Taken: 10/04/85 Title: Official portrait Astronaut Richard J. Hieb Description: Official portrait of Astronaut Richard J. Hieb in the blue shuttle flight suit with an American flag in the background. There is a small model of the shuttle on a table in front of him. NASA Photo ID: S84-40237 File Name: 10065088.gif Film Type: 4x5 cn Date Taken: 08/22/84 Title: Official portrait of Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton Description: Official portrait of Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton dressed in blue flight suit, with flag and a Space Shuttle model (left). NASA Photo ID: S87-45895 File Name: 10065089.gif Film Type: 4x5 CN Date Taken: 10/15/87 Title: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Thomas D. Akers Description: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Thomas D. Akers. Akers, a member of the United States Air Force (USAF) and Astronaut Class 12, wears a navy blue flight suit and holds a space shuttle orbiter model. NASA Photo ID: STS049(E)036 File Name: 10065165.gif Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 MS Hieb, in EMU, waves at ESC on OV-105's middeck prior to EVA Description: STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), waves at the Electronic Still Camera (ESC) on the middeck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. The ESC image was taken as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 will determine camera response to the photographic conditions encountered on orbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings. NASA Photo ID: STS049-28-001 File Name: 10065171.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Portraits of two EVA crewmembers looking into the crew compartment. Description: Portraits of the two EVA Mission Specialists, Rick Hieb, (no red stripe), scene 1, Pierre Thuot (solid red stripe), scene 2, looking into the aft flight deck through the payload bay windows. Sun visors are up and faces are easily seen. NASA Photo ID: STS049-28-002 File Name: 10065172.gif Film Type: 35mm CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: Portraits of two EVA crewmembers looking into the crew compartment. Description: Portraits of the two EVA Mission Specialists, Rick Hieb, (no red stripe), scene 1, Pierre Thuot (solid red stripe), scene 2, looking into the aft flight deck through the payload bay windows. Sun visors are up and faces are easily seen. NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)269 File Name: 10065222.gif Film Type: 120 CN Date Taken: 05/16/92 Title: STS-49 crew poses for group portrait on EAFB runway 22 after OV-105 landing Description: STS-49 crewmembers pose for post flight group portrait on Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) concrete runway 22 in front of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. Crewmembers, wearing their launch and entry suits (LESs) and Endeavour caps, are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, Pilot Kevin P. Chilton, Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, MS Thomas D. Akers, MS Pierre J. Thuot, MS Kathryn C. Thornton, and MS Bruce E. Melnick.