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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Orbiting Repairmen
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Orbiting Repairmen
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Explanation:
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In December of 1993 astronauts Story Musgrave [ http://www.jsc.nasa…] and Jeffrey Hoffman [ http://www.jsc.nasa…] performed the orbiting repairmans' ballet 400 miles above the Earth. They are seen in this photo perched at the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s robotic arm making final repairs to the four story tall Hubble Space Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The coast line of western Australia is visible below. The complex and highly successful repair mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] allowed HST to see into the Universe with unprecedented clarity.
Explanation
In December of 1993 astronauts Story Musgrave [ http://www.jsc.nasa…] and Jeffrey Hoffman [ http://www.jsc.nasa…] performed the orbiting repairmans' ballet 400 miles above the Earth. They are seen in this photo perched at the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s robotic arm making final repairs to the four story tall Hubble Space Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The coast line of western Australia is visible below. The complex and highly successful repair mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] allowed HST to see into the Universe with unprecedented clarity. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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Jeffrey Hoffman
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Jeffrey Hoffman
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Story Musgrave
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Story Musgrave
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1993
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1993
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Australia
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Australia
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Earth
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Earth
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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1993
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1993
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap960128
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SPD-APOD-ap960128
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