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Images by Story Musgrave and Jeffrey Hoffman of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Orbiting Repairmen
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Orbiting Repairmen |
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In December of 1993 astronauts Story Musgrave [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/musgrave.html ] and Jeffrey Hoffman [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hoffman.html ] 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.nasa.gov/apod/ap950807.html ]'s robotic arm making final repairs to the four story tall Hubble Space Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950810.html ]. The coast line of western Australia is visible below. The complex and highly successful repair mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951116.html ] allowed HST to see into the Universe with unprecedented clarity. |
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on RMS robot arm during HST repairs |
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Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman (frame center) remains secured by his feet on the end of the Endeavour's robot arm as he prepares to participate in the replacement of Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC). Astronaut F. Story Musgrave (just in frame at lower left corner) assists Hoffman in removing the new camera (WF/PC2) from the Scientific Instrument Protective Enclosure (SIPE). Electronic still photography is technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. |
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1993-12-06 |
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on RMS robot arm during HST repairs |
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Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman (frame center) remains secured by his feet on the end of the Endeavour's robot arm as he prepares to participate in the replacement of Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC). Astronaut F. Story Musgrave (just in frame at lower left corner) assists Hoffman in removing the new camera (WF/PC2) from the Scientific Instrument Protective Enclosure (SIPE). Electronic still photography is technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. |
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1993-12-06 |
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on RMS robot arm during HST repairs |
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Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman, anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm, inserts the new Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC2) into its place on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, who shared the duties of replacing the camera, is partially visible at right edge of frame. Electronic still photography is technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. |
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1993-12-06 |
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman works with replacement WF/PC II for HST |
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Anchored to the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman works with the replacement Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC II) for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the third of five space walks. Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, who joined Hoffman for three of the five space walks, helps with alignment at center frame. |
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1993-12-07 |
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman with WF/PC during third STS-61 EVA |
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Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman, anchored on the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, is pictured with the Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC I) during the third of the five STS-61 space walks. Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, stationed at the stowage area at bottom of frame, assists. WF/PC II is in place on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). |
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1993-12-07 |
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman with WF/PC during third STS-61 EVA |
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Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman, anchored on the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, is pictured with the Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC I) during the third of the five STS-61 space walks. Astronauts Hoffman and F. Story Musgrave, seen near the stowage area for the WF/PC, had earlier installed the new camera (note white rectangle) on lower portion of telescope. |
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1993-12-07 |
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