Image: STS-51-A Westar 6 retrieval

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Description: View of the Westar 6 satellite while Dale Gardner retrieves it during STS-51-A. Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, wearing the manned maneuvering unit (MMU) approaching the spinng Westar VI satellite over Bahama Banks. Gardner uses a large tool called the apogee kick motor capture device (ACD) to enter the nozzle of the spent Westar engine and stabilize the satellite to capture it for return to Earth.
Title: STS-51-A Westar 6 retrieval
Credit: NASA https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=STS51A&roll=46&frame=057 Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Transfer was stated to be made by User:TheDJ.
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