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Astronauts Akers and Thornton remove one of HST solar arrays during EVA
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Astronauts Akers and Thornton remove one of HST solar arrays during EVA

NASA / JSC · 1993-12-06 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS061-95-075 (6 Dec 1993) --- Astronauts Kathryn C. Thornton and Thomas D. Akers work to remove one of the solar arrays on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on the second of five extravehicular activity?s (EVA). The two space walkers later replaced both solar array panels. Part of Australia is in the background.

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ASTRONAUTSHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPESOLAR ARRAYSREPAIRINGSTS-61AUSTRALIA EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)PAYLOAD BAYSPACE MAINTENANCE
Credit lineAstronauts Akers and Thornton remove one of HST solar arrays during EVA. NASA/JSC, 1993-12-06. Public domain. ID: sts061-95-075.
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