STS061-87-041 - STS-061 - Various views of the first EVA to repair the HST

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STS061-87-041 - STS-061 - Various views of the first EVA to repair the HST

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Description: Astronauts Jeffrey A. Hoffman (right) and F. Story Musgrave work near the base of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on the first of five STS-61 space walks. Their particular mission here is to replace failed Rate Sensor Units (RSU) inside the telescope's housing. Hoffman is anchored to a foot restraint, mounted on the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, while Musgrave is standing on a foot restraint attached to a support structure in the cargo bay

Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY, HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, REPAIRING, PAYLOAD BAY, STS-61, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)

Date Taken: 12/5/1993

Categories: EVA

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-61

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1993
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The U.S. National Archives
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