Hubble SM2 EVA

This wide-angle shot of the Hubble Space Telescope in the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay, backdropped against Australia, was taken during the second servicing mission to the telescope (SM 2). Steven L. Smith (center frame) and Mark C. Lee (on the RMS arm, right) conducted a survey of the hand rails on Hubble. In the foreground is the hatchway of the airlock that connects the airless payload bay to the shirt-sleeve environment of Discovery’s crew cabin.