STS061-95-051 - STS-061 - Astronauts Akers and Thornton remove one of HST solar arrays during EVA
Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: Astronauts Kathryn C. Thornton and Thomas D. Akers work to remove one of the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) solar arrays during the second EVA of the mission. They are working on the +V3 side of the HST. Thornton is standing on the arm of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and Akers is on a portable foot restraint (PFR) attached to the HST.
Subject Terms: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, REPAIRING, ASTRONAUTS, EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY, PAYLOAD BAY, STS-61, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 12/6/1993
Categories: EVA
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: NON-EARTHOBS
nlat: -27.2
nlon: 167
azi: 257
alt: 320
elev: 25
STS-61
Nothing Found.
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astronauts
akers
astronauts akers
thornton
hst
arrays
eva
nasa
extravehicular activity
sts 61 endeavour
hubble space telescope
payload bay
remote manipulator system
sts 61
astronauts kathryn
akers work
second eva
v 3 side
foot restraint
earth orbit
satellite
satellite image
earth observations
space
Date
1993
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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