Image: STS-41 Ulysses deployment

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Description: Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system are deployed during STS-41 Description: The Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system consisting of a two-stage inertial upper stage (IUS) (gold-colored with rocket nozzle visible) and the payload assist module-Shuttle (PAM-S) (middle section) drift against the blackness of space after deployment from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB) during STS-41. The airborne support equipment (ASE) extending from the spacecraft at the PAM-S/IUS mating interface is visible.
Title: STS-41 Ulysses deployment
Credit: NASA http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info?id=STS041-601-009&orgid=8 http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/caption.jsp?photoId=STS041-601-009 Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Transfer was stated to be made by User:TheDJ.
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