Various views of the HST during approach

Various views of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) taken by the STS-103 crew during approach to the HST including: Distant full views of the HST growing closer (001-11). Full views of the HST with some window reflection visible (012-18). Photograph of the -V3 plane with the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WF/PC) on the aft shroud and various Bays visible on the SSM Equipment Section and OTA Equipment Section (019,027). -V3 plane with various Bays on the SSM Equipment Section and OTA Equipment Section visible as well as part of the Forward Shell (020). -V3 plane with the Forward Shell (FS) and Light Shield (LS) visible. Also visible is the High Gain Antenna on LS (021). -V3 plane with the High Gaine Antenna and NASA and ESA logos visible on the LS (022). -V3 plane on the HST with both set of solar arrays also visible (023-26). Lower portion of the solar array on the +V2 plane with one spring apparently missing (028). Mid-section of the solar array on the +V2 plane (029). Top portion of the solar array on the +V2 plane (030). Views of the solar array on the -V2 plane (031-32). Inboard solar array boom on the -V2 plane (033). -V3 plane with various Bays on the OTA Equipment Section visible as well as the grapple fixtures on the FS and the High Gain Antenna on the LS (034). Inboard solar array boom on the +V2 plane (035). Solar array on the +V2 plane (036-37).
NASA Identifier: sts103-330-009