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Asset Name:
media:NASM-A19830261000_CU04

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Object details:

Object Name: Checklist, Payload Deployment, Space Shuttle, STS-5
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19830261000

	Object Name
	Checklist, Payload Deployment, Space Shuttle, STS-5

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv926ffaa26-f8c9-4116-ab78-946a60ca9160

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	adhesive tape, cardstock, metal, plastic

	Dimensions
	3-D: 20.3 x 2.5 x 17.1cm (8 x 1 x 6 3/4 in.)

	Summary
	Astronaut William Lenoir used this checklist for deployment of the Satellite Business Systems communications satellite on the STS-5 space shuttle mission on Columbia in 1982. This was the first of many shuttle missions that delivered satellites into orbit. Even though astronauts had extensive training in the tasks to be completed during their missions, they relied on checklists to ensure that all procedures were followed correctly and no steps were skipped. Releasing a satellite was a complex task that involved activating it, coordinating with the pilot to time the release at the proper altitude and orientation, and resolving any problems. The checklist covered these and other topics in detail.

	Summary
	NASA transferred this checklist to the Museum in 1983.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19830261000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

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