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SM2: Hubble About to Perform a Backdrop

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In the Space Shuttle Discovery's cargo bay, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is backdropped against Earth's limb and atmosphere following its servicing by astronauts and prior to its release.

Credit: NASA/ESA

 

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Press Release
Id:1997_03
Object:Hubble Space Telescope, HST, SM2
Type:Mission, Spacecraft
Instru-ment:N/A
Width:561
Height:563

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