SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 103 DISCOVERY MISSION 51-I

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SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 103 DISCOVERY MISSION 51-I

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UNEDITED FILM REPORT: On-board activities of NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space base shuttlecrew including flight commander Navy Cmdr. Robert Gibson; pilotMarine Lt. Col. Charles F. Bolden, Jr.; and mission specialistsFrank R. Chang-Diaz, Steven Hawley and George Nelson. Banners onbulkhead read: Air Force Falcons; Toto, I don't think were inKansas anymore. Crew performs experiments. Cameraman changesmagazines. Crew poses with empty, inflated space suit. Theydeflate and store the suit. SYNCOM IV Satellite project in orbit.Two men in space suits recover the satellite.

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