NASA Photo ID: STS041-601-009      File Name: 10064428.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 10/10/90
  Title: Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system are deployed during STS-41
  Description:
  The Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system consisting of a two-stage 
  inertial upper stage (IUS) (gold-colored with rocket nozzle visible) and
  the  payload assist module-Shuttle (PAM-S) (middle section) drift against
  the  blackness of space after deployment from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle
  (OV)  103's, payload bay (PLB) during STS-41.  The airborne support
  equipment (ASE)  extending from the spacecraft at the PAM-S/IUS mating
  interface is visible.                
  Subject terms:
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  INERTIAL UPPER STAGE                    
  PAYLOAD ASSIST MODULE                   
  PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM   
  SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS                  
  STS-41                                  
  ULYSSES MISSION
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