Astronomy Image of the Day
Repairing Hubble
16 November 1995
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NASA Astronomy Image of the Day for 16 November 1995
The first Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission, STS-61, was one of the most complicated shuttle missions ever planned. Launched on December 2, 1993 in the Space Shuttle Endeavor, the astronauts were required to make 5 space walks to repair the HST.
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