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Images by Story Musgrave of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Australia
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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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Fisheye view of HST, spheric
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Fisheye view of HST, spherical Earth and Australian landmass |
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A fisheye lens was used to capture the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), a spherical Earth and Australian landmass with a bit of distortion during the final space walk on the STS-61 HST-servicing mission. Astronaut F. Story Musgrave can be seen at bottom of the frame. |
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1993-12-09 |
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Astronauts Musgrave and Hoff
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Astronauts Musgrave and Hoffman during final STS-61 EVA |
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Orbiting Earth at an altitude of 356 nautical miles perched atop a foot restraint on Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, Astronauts F. Story Musgrave (top) and Jeffrey A. Hoffman wrap up the final of five STS-61 space walks. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) sits just above the payload bay. The west coast of Australia forms the backdrop. |
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1993-12-08 |
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