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STS109-315-016 - STS-109 - HST in Columbia's payload bay after repairs

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STS109-315-016 - STS-109 - HST in Columbia's payload bay after repairs

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Description: View of the length of the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the aft end of the bay. This view was taken after the crew had performed five Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) to make repairs to the HST. Visible in the foreground is the Rigid Array Carrier (RAC) with the Second Axial Carrier (SAC) behind it. The HST's +V3 plane is facing the camera and its new solar arrays are deployed.

Subject Terms: Columbia (Orbiter), Hubble Space Telescope, Payload Bay, STS-109

Date Taken: 3/9/2002

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-109

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2002
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The U.S. National Archives
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