STS109-714-018 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - Newman attached to handhold on -V3 plane

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STS109-714-018 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - Newman attached to handhold on -V3 plane

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Description: STS-109 mission specialist James Newman prepares to work on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the orbiter Columbia's payload bay. He is tethered to a handrail over the 240 degree mark on the aft end of the HST. His image can be seen reflected on the shiny panels of the HST in front of him.

Subject Terms: Astronauts, Columbia (Orbiter), Extravehicular Activity, Hubble Space Telescope, Payload Bay, STS-109

Date Taken: 3/5/2002

Categories: EVA

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON EARTHOBS,HUBBLE, EVA

nlat: -11.8

nlon: 8.6

azi: 319

alt: 306

elev: 83
STS-109

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2002

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The U.S. National Archives

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