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Hubble space telescope: second repair mission 02/1997

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: e-sou01-21600

Image Size 300 DPI: 13 * 19 cm

The Hubble Space Telescope in the Space Shuttle Discovery's cargo bay, backdropped against Australia, during the fifth Extravehicular Activity added to complete servicing of the orbiting observatory. Steven Smith (center) and Mark Lee (on Remote Manipulator System arm) are conducting a survey of the hand rails on HST. In foreground is the hatchway that connects to Discovery's shirt sleeve environment of the crew cabin.

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1997 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONAUT - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - AUSTRALIA - CANADARM - DISCOVERY - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EVA - EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - HUMAN - LEE MARK - LIMB - MAN - PAYLOAD BAY - SMITH STEVEN - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - SPACE SHUTTLE - STS-82 -