Scientists examine LDEF satellite
author: Nasa/Novapix
reference: e-sat01-00170
Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 12 cm
At Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility,
scientists examine the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) still stowed in Columbia's payload bay. LDEF, a free-flying passive spacecraft that accomodated 57 scientific experiments, was retrieved during the STS-32 mission.