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Sally Ride and Frederick Hauck go over RMS operation procedures

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Two members of the STS-7 crew go over procedures in operating the remote manipulator system (RMS) in the JSC manipulator development facility (MDF).
Sally Ride and Frederick Hauck go over procedures with the RMS.

Sally Ride and Frederick Hauck go over procedures with the RMS.

Courtesy NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC)
Dr. Sally K. Ride is one of the flight's mission specialists. Frederick H. Hauck is pilot for the crew. The station pictured is located on the aft flight deck of the actual spacecraft and the windows allow direct view of the long cargo bay. The MDF is locate in the Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory.

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