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Artist concept of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after STS-31 deployment
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Artist concept of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after STS-31 deployment

NASA / JSC · 1988-09-21 · photograph (digital archive)

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Artist concept shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) placed in orbit above the Earth's distorting layer of atmosphere by Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, during mission STS-31. Tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) is visible in the background and ground station is visible below on the Earth's surface. HST is the first of the great observatories to go into service and one of NASA's highest priority scientific spacecraft.

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DISCOVERY (ORBITER)EARTH SURFACEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPESTS-31TDR SATELLITESVISUAL AIDS
Credit lineArtist concept of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after STS-31 deployment. NASA/JSC, 1988-09-21. Public domain. ID: S88-47723.
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