S125E011599 - STS-125 - View of HST during its release from the Shuttle Atlantis

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S125E011599 - STS-125 - View of HST during its release from the Shuttle Atlantis

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Description: -V3 view of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) taken as it was being released from the Flight Support System (FSS) in Atlantis' payload bay on Flight Day 9. The HST is still grappled by the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS).

Subject Terms: STS-125, Hubble Space Telescope, Remote Manipulator System, Atlantis (Orbiter)

Date Taken: 5/19/2009

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Digital Still

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-125

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2009

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The U.S. National Archives

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