Getaway Special
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Getaway Special was a NASA program that offered interested individuals, or groups, opportunities to fly small experiments aboard the Space Shuttle. Over the 20-year history of the program, over 170 in
Two Getaway Special (GAS) canisters, used on STS-91
GAS canisters shown mounted in the Space Shuttle Discovery cargo bay. This image is from STS-91. The front of the Shuttle is to the left of the picture.
STS-61-C
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STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be
Getaway Special
…during re-entry, or on orbit, as required by the experimenter. The getaway bridge, which was capable of holding 12 canisters, made its maiden flight on STS-61-C. The aluminum bridge fit across the payload bay of the orbiter and offered a convenient and economic way of flying several GAS canisters. STS-7 – Pugas…
Satcom-K1 is deployed from Columbia's payload bay.
Background: B. Nelson, Hawley and G. Nelson Foreground: Cenker, Bolden, Gibson and Chang-DíazSpace Shuttle program← STS-61-B (23)STS-51-L (25) →
STS-61-C lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center
STS-61-C lands on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base