The 200 ft.-long boom / mast supporting the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) juts into space from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105 (out of frame at left), during the STS-99 mission. Once the giant structure was deployed, the antennae on it quickly went to work mapping parts of Earth. Image 003 was selected by the Public Affairs Office (PAO) for public release.
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The 200 ft.-long boom / mast supporting the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) juts into space from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105 (out of frame at left), during the STS-99 mission. Once the giant structure was deployed, the antennae on it quickly went to work mapping parts of Earth. Image 003 was selected by the Public Affairs Office (PAO) for public release.