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Grappling Hubble (2009)

Grappling Hubble (2009)
The Hubble Space Telescope in a picture snapped by a Servicing Mission 4 crewmember just after the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured Hubble with its robotic arm on May 13, 2009, beginning the mission to upgrade and repair the telescope.
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    May 13, 2009
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    NASA

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Aug 17, 2025
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