HST in Columbia’s Cargo Bay

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) berthed in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-109 mission silhouetted against the airglow of the Earth's horizon. For this fourth repair mission in March 2002, the telescope was captured and secured on a work stand in Columbia's payload bay using the shuttle’s robotic arm. Four of the seven-member crew performed five spacewalks completing system upgrades to the telescope.