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The Indian National Satellite (INSAT), attached to a payload assist module, emerges from the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Challenger (STS-8). Also visible are the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA), displaying the American flag, and the Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS), on the right