S39-11-027 - STS-039 - STS-39 Commander Coats on OV-103's flight deck watches SPAS-II/IBSS deploy

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-39 Commander Michael L. Coats smiles as he watches the Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS-II) / Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) spacecraft deployment through the aft flight deck windows while aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft is visible through the overhead window W7 after its release from the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector. The crewman optical alignment sight (COAS) is fastened to the sill of window W7. SPAS-II is a Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO).

Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, SHUTTLE PALLET SATELLITES, PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, STS-39, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS

Date Taken: 5/1/1991 0:00

Categories: Crew Activities

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-39