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Astronauts Akers and Thornton during installation of COSTAR on HST
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Astronauts Akers and Thornton during installation of COSTAR on HST

NASA / JSC · 1993-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS061-94-059 (8 Dec. 1993) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers maneuvers inside the bay which will house the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) while assisting astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton with the installation of the 640-pound instrument. Thornton, anchored on the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, is partially visible as she prepares to install the COSTAR.

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ASTRONAUTSHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEORBITAL REPLACEMENT UNITREPAIRINGEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYSTS-61ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)SPACE MAINTENANCE
Credit lineAstronauts Akers and Thornton during installation of COSTAR on HST. NASA/JSC, 1993-12-08. Public domain. ID: STS061-94-059.
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