STS-72, Astronaut Chiao Spacewalk, 1996
Astronaut Leroy Chiao spacewalks in the opened cargo bay of the Shuttle Endeavor as it passes over Shark Bay, Australia, on January 17th, 1996. This Extra-vehicular activity, (EVA), formed part of Mission STS-72, (1/11/96-1/20/96), and was used to evaluate space station assembly techniques. At the back of the cargo bay are two gold-colored satellites. This nearer, square satellite is the American Office of Aeronautics and Space (OAST) Flyer. The round satellite is the Japanese Space Flyer Unit, (SFU-1). The OAST flyer was released by the shuttle on January 15th 1996 and recovered two days later. SFU-1 was recovered from an earlier orbit.
Size: 4155px × 4205px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 72, 1996, activity, astronaut, australia, bay, cargo, chiao, craft, crafts, earth, endeavour, eva, extra, extra-vehicular, extravehicular, flyer, historic, historical, history, leroy, man, men, nasa, orbit, orbiter, people, satellite, sfu-1, shark, ship, shuttle, space, spacecraft, spaceship, spacesuit, spacewalk, sts, sts-72, sts72, suit, transporation, transport, travel, vehicle, vehicular, work
