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Image: Wake Shield Facility on STS-80 (STS080-708-084)

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Description: Backdropped against the blackness of space and a cloud covered portion of Earth, the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) is turned loose by the space shuttle Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to begin a period of free-flight during STS-80. The image was photographed with a handheld 70mm camera aimed through windows on Columbia's aft flight deck.
Title: Wake Shield Facility on STS-80 (STS080-708-084)
Credit: https://images.nasa.gov/details-sts080-708-084 (image link)
Author: NASA
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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