NASA Photo ID: STS057-93-052       File Name: 10073278.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 07/01/93
  Title: During STS-57, EURECA is grappled by OV-105's RMS end effector
  Description:
  During STS-57, the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) is grappled by 
  Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, remote manipulator system (RMS)
  end  effector and is held in transfer to retrieval orbit before being
  stowed in  the payload bay (PLB) for return to Earth.  The southern
  two-thirds of the  state of Florida, part of the Gulf of Mexico, and clouds
  over the Atlantic  Ocean form the backdrop.                
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIC OCEAN                          
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  END EFFECTORS                           
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  EURECA (ESA)                            
  FLORIDA                                 
  GULF OF MEXICO                          
  PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM   
  REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM               
  STS-57
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