Hubble Space Shuttle Missions

A select set of photos from the space shuttle missions that deployed and serviced the Hubble Space Telescope.

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John M. Grunsfeld, positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS), prepares to replace...
An astronaut on the end of the robotic arm opens an equipment door on Hubble. The solar array and the blue earth are in the background.
Backdropped against planet Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope is shown sporting new and modified solar arrays stowed against its side....
Earth in the background, Hubble in the foreground, and an astronaut at the bottom of Hubble.
One of Endeavour's spacewalkers on STS-61 captured this view of Endeavour backdropped with the blackness of space and the Sun...
A photo of the Shuttle from above with a rayed sun effect in the background
STS-125 Mission Specialist 4 (MS4) Mike Massimino poses for a photo during the fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA4).
An astronaut poses for a picture through the back windows of the Space Shuttle.
The Space Shuttle Columbia passes through some predawn clouds as it soars into the sky to begin its 27th flight,...
The space Shuttle launches into a cloud,illuminating the cloud from the inside out, with a trail of smoke behind it.
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...
The shuttle pilot at the pilot's station points at something on a laptop screen.
Jeffrey A. Hoffman signals directions to European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Claude Nicollier, as Nicollier controls the Remote Manipulator System...
An astronaut on th end of the robotic arm with many tools attached to a workstation and a large blue earth in the background.
A "fish-eye" lens captured this wide view of the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while crew members were...
Three astronauts look through the roof windows and monitor Hubble.
One of the STS-103 astronauts inside Discovery's cabin took this image of the full moon backdropped against the blackness of...
The earth on the left, the moon in the middle, and the top of Hubble on the right.
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Columbia's robotic arm, is captured by the STS-109...
Hubble, on the end of the robotic arm after it was captured in space, is lowered onto its berthing hardware in the cargo bay, with a colorful section of earth below.
Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman shows off the tools used in the five spacewalks of the first Hubble Space Telescope repair...
An astronaut floats in the space shuttle crew cabin with numerous tools.
STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden is surrounded by extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits in the airlock of the Earth-orbiting space...
An astronaut surrounded by space suits in the airlock.
STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden is surrounded by extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits in the airlock of the Earth-orbiting space...
An astronaut next to her spacesuit in the crew cabin of the shuttle.
On Discovery's middeck, the STS-31 crew poses for a traditional in-flight portrait. Loren J. Shriver, mission commander, is at lower...
The STS-31 crew poses for a photo in the crew cabin in front of a sign that says "HST IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!"
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...
The crew of Hubble servicing mission 1 floats for a team picture.
On December 2, 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with...
The space shuttle roars off the launchpad.
Astronaut F. Story Musgrave moves about in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay during the deployment of the solar array panels...
An astronaut working in the cargo bay a very blue earth in the background.
Kathryn C. Thornton lifts the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) on STS-61 prior to its installation into the...
An astronaut on the robotic arm of the shuttle carries the COSTAR instrument for installation whil another works in the cargo bay.
Orbiting Earth at an altitude of 356 nautical miles, perched atop a foot restraint on the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote...
Two astronauts on the end of the shuttle's robotic arm are raised to the top of Hubble. A full Hubble, and the gold cargo bay carriers are seen in front of earth.
Flight controllers Harry Black (left foreground) and Kevin McCluney (right foreground) monitor the televised activity of two spacewalkers during the...
The mission control room at Johnson Space Center is shown with flight controllers watching a Servicing Mission 1 spacewalk.
Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton grips a tool to perform servicing mission tasks on the Hubble Space Telescope during the fourth...
An astronaut at one of the gold covered cargo bay carriers with the earth and Hubble off to the right.
Steven L. Smith picks up a Power Ratchet Tool (PRT) as he prepares to join astronaut Mark C. Lee (not...
An astronaut with a power ratchet in one hand in front of Hubble. The shuttle cargo bay, gold carriers, and robotic arm are reflected in his visor.
The STS-82 crew poses for a traditional in-flight portrait following completion of five spacewalks to service the Hubble Space Telescope...
A crew photo inside the shuttle's cabin with them holding a sign that says "MORE POWER"
Steven L. Smith waves to his in-cabin Discovery crewmates while working during the third day of extravehicular activity (EVA) to...
An astronaut waves to the camera in the cargo bay of the space shuttle.
Joseph R. Tanner, STS-82 mission specialist, is backdropped against Earth's limb and a sunburst effect in this 35-mm photo taken...
An astronaut with the earth and sun in the background.
This wide-angle shot of the Hubble Space Telescope in the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay, backdropped against Australia, was taken...
The Hubble Space Telescope docked in the cargo bay of the shuttle with astronauts working on it. A portion of the blue earth can be seen behind it.
Gregory J. Harbaugh (left) and Joseph R. Tanner on the Remote Manipulator (RMS) arm are seen accessing a Fine Guidance...
Two astronauts work on removing a fine guidance sensor from a carrier in the Shuttle's cargo bay.
Steven A. Hawley, who spent many hours aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery controlling the Shuttle's Remote Manipulator System (RMS), watches...
An astronaut works the robotic arm from inside the crew cabin.
Performing an extravehicular activity (EVA) during STS-82, Steven L. Smith is in the foreground and Mark C. Lee is on...
Two astronauts work halfway up Hubble.
The Hubble Space Telescope returns to orbit as an improved telescope after its second servicing mission in February 1997.
Hubble space telescope orbits above a blue Earth with white clouds.
Scott J. Horowitz, STS-82 pilot, shows the hand-crafted thermal insulation blanket he fabricated to support a contingency task to cover...
An astronaut inside the cabin holds an insulating spacecraft blanket that they made.
Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, prepares to use a 35mm camera during the final spacewalk of the STS-103 mission....
One astronaut is at the bottom of Hubble while the other is on the end of the shuttle's robotic arm with a camera.
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...
An astronaut floats in the flight deck of the Shuttle and smiles for the camera.
These seven astronauts were assigned as crew members for NASA's third servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST): from...
A crew picture of the STS-103 crew in their orange launch suits standing in front of an image of a galaxy.
Curtis L. Brown, STS-103 mission commander, poses on Discovery's flight deck. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), visible through the windows...
An astronaut floats in front of the windows of the shuttle from inside the crew cabin. Hubble can be seen through the window.
Astronaut Steven L. Smith, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission 3A payload commander, retrieves a Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) power...
An astronaut on the end of the robotic arm with numerous tools. The blue earth is in the background
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with its normal routine temporarily interrupted, is berthed in the cargo bay of the Space...
Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld, STS-109 payload commander, works in tandem with astronaut Richard M. Linnehan, mission specialist, as the two...
Two astronauts install a new solar panel on Hubble, one of them is unfolding it.
With his feet secured on a platform connected to the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robotic arm of the Space Shuttle...
One astronauts hand some telescope hardware to another in the cargo bay.
Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-109 payload commander, participates in the third of five spacewalks to perform work on the Hubble...
An astronaut holds a specialized pair of pliers used to couple/decouple electrical connectors to a power control unit.
Astronauts James H. Newman and Michael J. Massimino participate in the fourth extravehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-109 mission. The...
Two astronauts removing an instrument from the bottom of Hubble.
Astronaut Nancy J. Currie, mission specialist, works the controls for Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) on the crew cabin's aft...
An astronaut floats on the flight deck, her feet anchored, as she works the controls for the robotic arm.
Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (right) and Richard M. Linnehan, STS-109 payload commander and mission specialist, respectively, are photographed near the...
Two astronauts float in the cargo bay in bright sunlight.
An STS-125 crew member aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of...
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) transitions back to its normal observing routine after a week of servicing and upgrading by...
On the Space Shuttle Columbia’s middeck, the crew members of the March, 2002, Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, STS-109, pose...
The STS-109 crew poses for a photo in front of an American flag in the crew cabin of the shuttle.
Scott D. Altman, STS-109 mission commander, sleeps on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
An astronaut sleeps on the space shuttle
Backdropped by the horizon of Earth and the blackness of space, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) floats gracefully after the...
Hubble Space Telescope in space with Earth in the background.
Looking westward, one of the STS-109 crew members photographed the newly serviced and upgraded Hubble Space Telescope (HST) as it...
Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-125 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Liftoff...
The shuttle at the top of the tower during launch with flames shooting out its main engines and solid rocket motors.
STS-125 Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Megan McArthur poses for a photo on the shuttle aft flight deck during Flight Day...
An astronaut looks at the camera while at her station working the robotic arm.
STS-125 MS3 Grunsfeld during EVA1
An astronaut getting his photo taken with the earth and the astronaut with the camera in the reflection of his visor.
STS-125 Mission Specialist 4 (MS4) Mike Massimino (left, inside Hubble) and MS1 Michael Good (center) work to remove and replace...
Two astronauts work on changing out Rate Sensor Units - boxes that hold two gyroscopes - in the aft shroud (bottom) of Hubble.
STS-125 Mission Specialist 5 (MS5) Andrew Feustel (right) and MS3 John Grunsfeld look out an aft flight deck window during...
Two astronauts inside the flight deck monitor through the windows and communicate to the astronauts conducting a spacewalk.
STS-125 Mission Specialist 1 (MS1) Michael Good, positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Space Shuttle Atlantis' Remote...
An astronaut is moved on the end of a shuttle robotic arm in the cargo bay with numerous tools attached while another works lower right. Hubble and the earth are in the background.
STS-125 Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) John Grunsfeld, positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Atlantis' Remote Manipulator System...
An astronaut silhouetted against the earth with a second astronaut upside down near a cargo bay carrier.
A STS-125 crewmember aboard the space shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the Hubble Space Telescope as the two...
Hubble Space Telescope against the blackness of space
The Space Shuttle Atlantis' Remote Manipulator System robotic arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay and is...
STS-125 crew members pose for a crew portrait in front of an American flag on Atlantis' middeck. From left to...
STS-125 crew poses in front of an American flag in the crew cabin of the shuttle.
A STS-125 crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the Hubble Space Telescope as the...
Hubble orbiting above Earth. Hubble is at the center of the image against a black background. Earth's limb covers the bottom, right third of the image.
Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in California, ending the STS-125 mission to...
The Shuttle landing - the back wheels touching down.