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Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: e-sou01-25503

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 36 cm

Astronaut John Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS), and astronaut Andrew Feustel (top center), mission specialist, participate in the mission's fifth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. During the seven-hour and two-minute spacewalk, Grunsfeld and Feustel installed a battery group replacement, removed and replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor and three thermal blankets (NOBL) protecting Hubble's electronics. 18 May 2009.

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2009 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONAUT - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - ATLANTIS - CANADARM - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EVA - EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY - FEUSTEL ANDREW - GRUNSFELD JOHN - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - HUMAN - PAYLOAD BAY - ROBOTIC ARM - SPACE - SPACE SHUTTLE - STS-125 -