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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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During STS-31 checkout, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is held in a pre-deployment position by Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS). The view, taken from the crew cabin overhead window W7, shows the starboard solar array (SA) panel (center) and two high gain antennae (HGA) (on either side) stowed along side the Support System Module (SSM) forward shell. The sun highlights HST against the blackness of space.

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DISCOVERY (ORBITER)HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM STS-31

Credit lineSTS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103. NASA/JSC, 1990-04-25. Public domain. ID: s31-10-018.

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