Hubble Space Shuttle MissionsA select set of photos from the space shuttle missions that deployed and serviced the Hubble Space Telescope.John M. Grunsfeld, positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS), prepares to replace...Backdropped against planet Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope is shown sporting new and modified solar arrays stowed against its side....One of Endeavour's spacewalkers on STS-61 captured this view of Endeavour backdropped with the blackness of space and the Sun...STS-125 Mission Specialist 4 (MS4) Mike Massimino poses for a photo during the fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA4).The Space Shuttle Columbia passes through some predawn clouds as it soars into the sky to begin its 27th flight,...The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) floats gracefully above the blue Earth in December 1999 at the conclusion of HST servicing...STS-125 Pilot Gregory C. Johnson works with the Portable In-Flight Landing Operations Trainer (PILOT) on the forward flight deck. PILOT...Jeffrey A. Hoffman signals directions to European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Claude Nicollier, as Nicollier controls the Remote Manipulator System...A "fish-eye" lens captured this wide view of the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while crew members were...One of the STS-103 astronauts inside Discovery's cabin took this image of the full moon backdropped against the blackness of...The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Columbia's robotic arm, is captured by the STS-109...Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman shows off the tools used in the five spacewalks of the first Hubble Space Telescope repair...STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden is surrounded by extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits in the airlock of the Earth-orbiting space...STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden is surrounded by extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits in the airlock of the Earth-orbiting space...On Discovery's middeck, the STS-31 crew poses for a traditional in-flight portrait. Loren J. Shriver, mission commander, is at lower...This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope being deployed on April 25, 1990. The photograph was taken by the IMAX...With the Hubble Space Telescope berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay, crew members for the STS-61 mission pause for a crew...On December 2, 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with...Astronaut F. Story Musgrave moves about in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay during the deployment of the solar array panels...Kathryn C. Thornton lifts the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) on STS-61 prior to its installation into the...Orbiting Earth at an altitude of 356 nautical miles, perched atop a foot restraint on the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote...Flight controllers Harry Black (left foreground) and Kevin McCluney (right foreground) monitor the televised activity of two spacewalkers during the...Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton grips a tool to perform servicing mission tasks on the Hubble Space Telescope during the fourth...Steven L. Smith picks up a Power Ratchet Tool (PRT) as he prepares to join astronaut Mark C. Lee (not...The STS-82 crew poses for a traditional in-flight portrait following completion of five spacewalks to service the Hubble Space Telescope...Steven L. Smith waves to his in-cabin Discovery crewmates while working during the third day of extravehicular activity (EVA) to...Joseph R. Tanner, STS-82 mission specialist, is backdropped against Earth's limb and a sunburst effect in this 35-mm photo taken...This wide-angle shot of the Hubble Space Telescope in the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay, backdropped against Australia, was taken...Gregory J. Harbaugh (left) and Joseph R. Tanner on the Remote Manipulator (RMS) arm are seen accessing a Fine Guidance...Steven A. Hawley, who spent many hours aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery controlling the Shuttle's Remote Manipulator System (RMS), watches...Performing an extravehicular activity (EVA) during STS-82, Steven L. Smith is in the foreground and Mark C. Lee is on...The Hubble Space Telescope returns to orbit as an improved telescope after its second servicing mission in February 1997.Scott J. Horowitz, STS-82 pilot, shows the hand-crafted thermal insulation blanket he fabricated to support a contingency task to cover...Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, prepares to use a 35mm camera during the final spacewalk of the STS-103 mission....Astronauts Steven L. Smith and John M. Grunsfeld, appear as small figures in this wide-angle photograph taken during an extravehicular...Scott J. Kelly, pilot, looks over a copy of the STS-103 flight plan on Discovery's aft flight deck. The photo...These seven astronauts were assigned as crew members for NASA's third servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST): from...Curtis L. Brown, STS-103 mission commander, poses on Discovery's flight deck. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), visible through the windows...Astronaut Steven L. Smith, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission 3A payload commander, retrieves a Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) power...The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with its normal routine temporarily interrupted, is berthed in the cargo bay of the Space...
