Tuesday, 9 June 2015

For Sale


For Sale
Astronaut Dale A. Gardner holds up a “For Sale” sign referring to the two satellites, Palapa B-2 and Westar 6, that he helped retrieve from orbit after their Payload Assist Modules failed to fire (November 14, 1984).

Know more about Dale Gardner the jetpack-flying astronaut who salvaged satellites:
http://www.space.com/24769-astronaut-dale-gardner-obituary.html

Photo credit: NASA

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2 comments:

  1. Bob Calder9 June 2015 at 16:13

    Looks Old Skool dot matrix.

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  2. Captain Jack11 June 2015 at 01:02

    I remember the day when they took this photo! I busted up laughing!

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