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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.    

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1990 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - CANADARM - CAPE CANAVERAL - COLUMBIA - EXPERIMENT - HUMAN - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - LDEF - PAYLOAD BAY - SPACE - SPACE CENTER - SPACE SHUTTLE - STS-32 -