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Shuttle Mission
STS-104 Orbiter - Atlantis July 12, 2001 |
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Not all payloads are carried to orbit in the Shuttle's cargo bay. In-cabin payloads are carried in the Shuttle's middeck. Cargo bay payloads are typically large payloads, such as satellites and Space Station modules, which do not require a pressurized environment. In contrast, in-cabin payloads are generally smaller, and are not usually designed for an unpressurized environment like the cargo bay. |
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Station
Joint Airlock: The airlock is a pressurized flight element consisting
of two cylindrical chambers attached end-to-end by a connecting bulkhead
and hatch.
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High
Pressure Gas Tanks (HPGT):
Two oxygen and two nitrogen High Pressure Gas Tanks are attached externally
to the Airlock and will be transported to the space station attached to
a Space Lab Double Pallet in the orbiter's cargo bay.
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IMAX
Cargo Bay Camera-3D: A 65 mm color 3-D motion picture camera system,
the system consists of a camera, a lens turret assembly, and a film magazine
containing approximately 1,646 meters (5,400 feet) of film.
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EarthKAM:
A NASA-sponsored program that enables middle school students to take photographs
of the Earth from a camera aboard the space shuttle.
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STS-104 Payloads |
SIMPLEX
- Shuttle Ionospheric Modification with Pulsed Local Exhaust: The objective
of the SIMPLEX activity is to determine the source of Very High Frequency
radar echoes caused by the Orbiter and its Orbiter Maneuvering System,
OMS, engine firings.
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