HST, rendezvous with the telescope on this second servicing mission
STS082-723-088 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- This view of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped against the blackness of space and with its aperture end visible at center frame, was photographed with a 70mm handheld camera aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft closed within 1,500 feet of each other.
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sts082-723-088
Date Created
February 13, 1997
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JSC
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