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STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) drifts away from OV-103's RMS
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STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) drifts away from OV-103's RMS

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

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Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with its solar array (SA) wings and high gain antennae (HGA) fully extended,is released from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and is set free into Earth orbit by the STS-31 crew. HST drifts away from the end effector over the Andes Mountains.Parts of Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina are visible.

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ANDES MOUNTAINS (SOUTH AMERICA)ARGENTINABOLIVIACHILEEND EFFECTORSDISCOVERY (ORBITER)EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)PERUSTS-31
Credit lineSTS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) drifts away from OV-103's RMS. NASA/JSC, 1990-04-25. Public domain. ID: s31-76-039.
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