STS109-730-027
July 18, 2011
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), sporting new solar arrays and other important but less visible new hardware, begins its separation from the Space Shuttle Columbia. The STS-109 crew deployed the giant telescope at 4:04 a.m. CST (1004 GMT), March 9, 2002. Afterward, the seven crewmembers began to focus their attention to the trip home, scheduled for March 12. The STS-109 astronauts conducted five space walks to service and upgrade Hubble.
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Technology Internet, Hubble Space Telescope, European Space Agency, Manned spacecraft, Hubble, STS-61, STS-82, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle program, STS-109, Space exploration, Lockheed Corporation
