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STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), grappled by Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS), is oriented in a 90 degree pitch position during STS-31 pre-deployment checkout procedures. The solar array (SA) panel (center) and high gain antennae (HGA) (on either side) are stowed along the Support System Module (SSM) forward shell prior to deployment. The sun highlights HST against the blackness of space.
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Credit lineSTS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103. NASA/JSC, 1990-04-25. Public domain. ID: s31-10-017.
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