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Description: Palapa B-2 is loaded into the payload bay during STS-51-A. Astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV, left, tethered to the orbiting Discovery, holds onto the Palapa B-2 satellite with his right hand while Astronaut Dale A. Gardner returns the used "stinger" device to its stowage area. The payload bay is open, showing the area where the satellite will be stowed for the return to Earth
Title: STS-51-A Palapa B-2 retrieval
Credit: NASA http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info?id=STS51A-41-050&orgid=8 Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Transfer was stated to be made by User:TheDJ.
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