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A 70mm frame of the busy end effector of the remote manipulator system (RMS) aboard the Earth-orbiting Discovery. The hand-like device was at the command of Astronaut Anna L. Fisher during much of the eight-day mission. Dr. Fisher worked long hours Nov. 12 & 14 to manipulator the arm to aid Astronauts Dale A. Gardner and Joseph P. Allen IV as they captured two stranded communications satellites. During flight, the wrist television camera, center frame, recorded by a handheld 70mm Hasselblad camera aimed through one of the flight deck windows.
From NASA caption.
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Overall very good condition of the recto with signs commensurate with age, noting minor indentations and light scratches to the surface. There are two dark marks on the bottom margin and slight splatter stain seen on the right side of the image and margin when in raking light. The verso is also in very good condition, with slight ink smudging from the caption and erratum on the bottom margin but this is not visible from the recto.
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Lot 258Sale 21255
NASA [STS-51-A]RMS ABOVE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY, NOVEMBER 14, 1984Estimate: GBP 1,500 - 2,500
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