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STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103
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STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103

NASA / JSC · 1990-04-25 · photograph (digital archive)

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View taken through overhead window W7 aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) and held in a 90 degree pitch position against the blackness of space. The solar array (SA) panel (center) and the high gain antennae (HGA) (on either side) are visible along the Support System Module (SSM) forward shell prior to deployment during STS-31.

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ANTENNASDISCOVERY (ORBITER)END EFFECTORSHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEREMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEMSUN SOLAR ARRAYS
Credit lineSTS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103. NASA/JSC, 1990-04-25. Public domain. ID: s31-10-016.
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