NASA Photo ID: STS75325014          File Name: 75325014.jpg 

 
 

Description: 
  The frayed end ofthe tether portion of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) is seen at the end of the supportive
   boom.  On February 25, 1996, the crew deployed
   the TSS, which later broke free.  The seven
   member crew was launched aboard the Space Shuttle
   Columbia on February 22, 1996, and landed on
   March 9, 1996.  Crew members were Andrew M.
   Allen, mission commander; Scott J. Horowitz,
   pilot; Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander;
   and Maurizio Cheli, European Space Agency (ESA);
   Jeffrey A. Hoffman and Claude Nicollier (ESA),
   all mission specialists; along with payload
   specialist Umberto Guidioni of the Italian Space
   Agency (ASI).
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