View of the approach and capture of the HST by the STS-61 orbiter Endeavour

View of the approach of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) over the Indian Ocean towards the STS-61 orbiter Endeavour (021-8). The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm appears to reach towards the HST as it passes over Australia (029-42). View of the HST and RMS arm about to connect against the blackness of space with some parts of the orbiter window in view (043-54). View of the HST being placed in the Endeavour's payload bay by the RMS arm (some views are overlapped and some are very dark) (055-63). Views of the HST in the Endeavour's payload bay with the RMS arm on the right side of the frame (064-78). View of a sunrise behind the HST as it sits in the Endeavour's payload bay (079-96). Views 092 and 093 are overlapped. View 031 was selected by PAO for release to the public.
NASA Identifier: STS061-93-040