NASA Photo ID: STS008-02-041      File Name: 10061309.gif 
 
Film Type: 35mm CN                Date Taken: 09/05/83 
 
Title: PLB, vertical tail, OMS pods above Earth with moon in distant background 
 
Description: 
 
Payload bay (PLB) equipment, payloads, and experiments include remote 
manipulator system (RMS) stowed on port side sill longeron, Development 
Flight Instrument (DFI) pallet with High Capacity Heat Pipe Experiment, 
Special Philatelic Covers in two large storage (mail) boxes, Evaluation of 
Oxygen Interaction with Materials (EOIM) experiment trays, and Advanced 
Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation (AFRSI) blanket in foreground and 
Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) behind DFI pallet.  Vertical tail with 
orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods at base points to Earth's 
cloud-covered  surface with gibbous moon in distance.