STS-85 was the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle Discovery that performed multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. The main STS-85 payloads included the satellite known as Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 CRISTA-SPAS-02. During the flight, Davis used Discovery’s robot arm to deploy the CRISTA-SPAS payload for about 9 days of free-flight. CRISTA-SPAS consists of three telescopes and four spectrometers that measured trace gases and dynamics of the Earth’s middle atmosphere. Davis also operated the robot arm for CRISTA-SPAS retrieval. The Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) on which the scientific instruments were mounted is a self-contained platform that provides power, command, control and communication with Discovery during free flight. We celebrate this mission with a scale model of the Discovery …

Buying my Art
You can have selected pictures of mine printed on Pixieset (Selective Coloration), PictRS (Landscapes) or VIEWBUG (Both and more), if you like them. Please click on one of the links above or the buttons below …
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Meine Kunst Kaufen
Sie können einige ausgewählte Bilder bei Pixieset (Selective Kolorierung), bei PictRS (Landschaften) oder VIEWBUG (Beide und mehr) kaufen, falls Sie Ihnen Diese gefallen, klicken Sie auf einem der obigen Links oder den einer den unteren Buttons…
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Aug 7
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