STS109-713-035 - STS-109 - RMS prepares to grapple HST in payload bay after repairs

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Blurred view of the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector preparing to connect with a grapple fixture on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after five Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) to make repairs on the HST. Reflections from the aft flight deck window are visible in the frames.

Subject Terms: Columbia (Orbiter), Hubble Space Telescope, Remote Manipulator System, STS-109

Date Taken: 3/9/2002

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON EARTHOBS, HUBBLE

nlat: 28.3

nlon: -68.2

azi: 75

alt: 311

elev: -35
STS-109