Suggested Searches

 

1 min read

Prepping a Fine Guidance Sensor for Return to Earth (1999)

Prepping a Fine Guidance Sensor for Return to Earth (1999)
Astronauts C. Michael Foale, left, and Claude Nicollier (on Discovery's robotic arm) install one of Hubble's three Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS) into a protective enclosure in the Shuttle's payload bay while orbiting above ocean and clouds.
  • Release Date
    December 23, 1999
  • Credit
    Image: NASA, ESA

Downloads

  • Full Res, 2556 × 2040
    jpg (1.35 MB)

Share

Details

Last Updated
Aug 17, 2025
Contact
Media

Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

Image Credit

NASA, ESA

Related Terms

Keep Exploring

Discover More Topics From NASA

Hubble Space Telescope

Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.

Hubble Science Highlights

Hubble Images

Hubble News