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Astronaut George Nelson (top left) attempting to dock with the U.S. Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite during an in-orbit repair mission by the crew of Space Shuttle “Challenger” in April 1984. The SMM satellite is specially equipped to observe the Sun in white light through the gamma-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum and to monitor its total energy output. The satellite was launched Feb. 14, 1980.
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Astronaut George Nelson (top left) attempting to dock with the U.S. Solar Maximum...
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