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NASA image: HST SM4 STIS Open Door
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 STIS Open Door

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased...

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NASA image: HST SM4 STIS Capture Plate
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 STIS Capture Plate

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased...

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NASA image: HST SM4 STIS New Cover
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 STIS New Cover

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased...

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NASA image: HST SM4 STIS Bar Removal
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 STIS Bar Removal

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased...

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NASA image: HST SM4 STIS Equipment Prep
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 STIS Equipment Prep

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased...

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NASA image: HST, full length views of telescope in payload bay after capture and berthing
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Feb 13, 1997

HST, full length views of telescope in payload bay after capture and berthing

STS082-703-051 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- In Discovery's cargo bay, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is backdropped...

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NASA image: Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman works with replacement WF/PC II for HST
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Dec 7, 1993

Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman works with replacement WF/PC II for HST

STS061-58-033 (7 Dec 1993) --- Anchored to the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm,...

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NASA image: HST, flyaround of the telescope after deployment on this second servicing mission
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Feb 19, 1997

HST, flyaround of the telescope after deployment on this second servicing mission

STS082-746-071 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- This nearly-vertical view, photographed from the Space Shuttle Discovery, shows...

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NASA image: Astronauts Newman and Walz evaluate tools for use on HST servicing mission
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Sep 16, 1993

Astronauts Newman and Walz evaluate tools for use on HST servicing mission

STS051-06-037 (16 Sept 1993) --- Astronauts Carl E. Walz (foreground) and James H. Newman evaluate some important...

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NASA image: Astronauts Musgrave and Akers suit up for final HST spacewalk
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Dec 9, 1993

Astronauts Musgrave and Akers suit up for final HST spacewalk

STS061-38-014 (9 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut F. Story Musgrave gets assistance from astronaut Thomas D. Akers while...

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NASA image: Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on RMS during third of five HST EVAs
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Dec 7, 1993

Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman on RMS during third of five HST EVAs

STS061-105-026 (7 Dec. 1993) --- Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman signals directions to European Space Agency (ESA)...

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NASA image: HST, flyaround of the telescope after deployment on this second servicing mission
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Feb 19, 1997

HST, flyaround of the telescope after deployment on this second servicing mission

STS082-746-059 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is seen during its separation from the Space...

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NASA image: Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during second HST extravehicular activity
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Dec 6, 1993

Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during second HST extravehicular activity

STS061-95-028 (6 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton, on the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote...

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NASA image: Horowitz shows off the hand-crafted thermal insulation he made for the HST
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Feb 18, 1997

Horowitz shows off the hand-crafted thermal insulation he made for the HST

S82-E-5686 (17 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, STS-82 pilot, shows the hand-crafted thermal insulation...

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NASA image: HST, flyaround of the telescope after deployment on this second servicing mission
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Feb 19, 1997

HST, flyaround of the telescope after deployment on this second servicing mission

STS-082-746-040 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- Appearing suspended in the dark vastness of space, the Hubble Space Telescope...

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NASA image: Astronaut Story Musgrave during deployment of solar array panels on HST
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Dec 9, 1993

Astronaut Story Musgrave during deployment of solar array panels on HST

STS061-48-027 (9 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut F. Story Musgrave moves about in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay...

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NASA image: Astronauts Newman and Walz evaluate tools for use on HST servicing mission
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Sep 16, 1993

Astronauts Newman and Walz evaluate tools for use on HST servicing mission

STS051-06-023 (16 Sept 1993) --- Astronauts James H. Newman (in bay) and Carl E. Walz, mission specialists, practice...

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NASA image: Astronauts Newman and Walz evaluate tools for use on HST servicing mission
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Sep 16, 1993

Astronauts Newman and Walz evaluate tools for use on HST servicing mission

With the Caribbean Sea and part of the Bahama Islands chain as a backdrop, two STS-51 crewmembers evaluate...

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NASA image: Space Science
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Jun 1, 2001

Space Science

This Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a rainbow of colors in this dying star, called IC 446. Like many other...

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NASA image: HST,survey views of Hubble after berthing in payload bay on Flight Day 3
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Feb 13, 1997

HST,survey views of Hubble after berthing in payload bay on Flight Day 3

S82-E-5140 (13 Feb. 1997) --- A back-lighted full view of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the grasp of the...

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NASA image: STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console During HST Grapple - Orbit 1. Flight Director: Tony Ceccacci
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May 13, 2009

STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console During HST Grapple - Orbit 1. Flight Director: Tony Ceccacci

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south , WFCR & Backrooms SUBJECT: STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console...

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NASA image: STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console During HST Grapple - Orbit 1. Flight Director: Tony Ceccacci
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May 13, 2009

STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console During HST Grapple - Orbit 1. Flight Director: Tony Ceccacci

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south , WFCR & Backrooms SUBJECT: STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console...

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NASA image: HST in Columbia's payload bay after repairs
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Mar 9, 2002

HST in Columbia's payload bay after repairs

STS109-315-016 (8 March 2002) --- With five days of service and upgrade work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Feb 1, 1995

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

The nearby intense star-forming region known as the Great Nebula in the Orion constellation reveals a bow shock...

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