PHOTO NASA for ESA
The HST servicing mission took place between 2 and 13 December 1993
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PHOTO NASA for ESA |
| Nach theoretischen Arbeiten am Boden und in irdischen Wasserbecken, verliefen die Arbeiten im freien Raum wie am Schnürchen: Hier wird das europäische Korrektursystem für die Spiegel des Teleskops nach oben gehievt. Es trägt wesentlich zu der Verbesserung der Aufnahmen der beiden Kameras bei. |
| The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off
from Launch Pad 39B with a crew of six NASA astronauts, and an ESA mission specialist.
Launch occured at 4.27.00. a.m (09.27.00 GMT), December 2, 1993. The seven member crew
will perform a variety of service tasks on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Four of the
group will broke into pairs on alternating sessions to carry out a total of five days
extravehicular activity (EVA). Onboard were astronauts Richard. O. Covey, Kenneth D.
Bowersox, F. Story Musgrave, Katryn C. Thornton, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and Thomas D. Ackers,
along with ESA scientist Claude Nicollier. The HST servicing mission took place between 2 and 13 December 1993 |