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Scientists examine LDEF satellite

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-sat01-00170

Date

2006-11-20

At Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility,   scientists examine the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) still stowed in  Columbia's payload bay. LDEF, a  free-flying passive spacecraft that accomodated 57 scientific experiments, was retrieved during the STS-32 mission.