The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), mounted in a ground handling support cradle, is lifted into vertical position in the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) as work begins at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to process the 94-inch primary mirror telescope for launch on Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, on space shuttle mission STS-31 in March 1990. Clean-suited technicians operate the overhead crane and monitor the procedure from below. The closed and plastic-covered aperature door is partially visible at the top of the frame. Visible on HST Support System Module (SSM) are the grapple fixtures and the stowed solar arrays (SAs) and high-gain antennas (HGAs).

Date Taken:

1989-11-17

Program:

Shuttle

Mission:

STS-031

Subject Terms:

PERSONNEL

Subject Terms:

OPERATIONS

Subject Terms:

GROUND

Subject Terms:

CENTER

Subject Terms:

FLORIDA

Subject Terms:

SPACE

Subject Terms:

PREFLIGHT

Subject Terms:

KENNEDY

Subject Terms:

SUPPORTS

Subject Terms:

HANDLING

Subject Terms:

HUBBLE

Subject Terms:

TELESCOPE

Subject Terms:

STS-31

facet_what:

Space Shuttle Orbiter

facet_what:

Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

facet_where:

Florida

facet_where:

Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

facet_where:

Johnson Space Center (JSC)

facet_when:

March 1990

facet_when_year:

1990

Photo ID:

S89-49411

Film Type:

4×5

UID:

SPD-JSC-S89-49411

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Image ID:

142232

Resolution Size:

3

Format:

JPEG

Media Type:

Image

File Name:

S89-49411.jpg

Width:

640

Height:

480