STS064-08-014 - STS-064 - Cdr. Richards participates in Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Photographic documentation of Commander Richard Richards participating in the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX II) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's forward flight deck during STS-64. SAREX II was designed to encourage public participation in the space program through a program to demonstrate the effectiveness of conducting shortwave radio transmissions between the shuttle and ground-based amateur radio operators at low-cost ground stations with amateur and digital techniques.

Subject Terms: STS-64, SPACE SHUTTLES, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, ASTRONAUTS, FLIGHT DECK, RADIO COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, SHORT WAVE RADIO TRANSMISSION

Categories: Crew Activities

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-64