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Image: Astronauts Gardner and Allen on the RMS after recapture of Westar VI

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Description: 51A-39-063 (14 Nov 1984) --- A 70mm frame of WESTAR VI post-retrieval activity. Astronaut Dale A. Gardner (left), STS-51A mission specialist, holds a"For Sale"sign, making light reference to the status of the re-captured communications spacecraft, which has been stranded since its initial deployment. Astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV stands on the Mobile Foot Restraint (MFR), which in tandem with the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, controlled by Dr. Anna L. Fisher inside the space shuttle Discovery's cabin, served as a cherry-picker for capture efforts. Photo credit: NASA
Title: Astronauts Gardner and Allen on the RMS after recapture of Westar VI
Credit: https://images.nasa.gov/details-51a-39-063
Author: NASA
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License: Public domain
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