File:STS-125 departing the Hubble Space Telescope.jpg
Summary
The Final Mission to Hubble
The <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-125" title="STS-125">STS-125</a> crew aboard space shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a> as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation on May 19, 2009, after having been linked together for nearly a week. During the week, five spacewalks were performed to complete the final servicing mission to the telescope.
Note the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_docking_and_berthing_mechanisms#Soft_Capture_Mechanism_.28SCM.29" class="extiw" title="en:Spacecraft docking and berthing mechanisms">Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM)</a>, the ring-like device attached to Hubble’s aft bulkhead.
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| current | 10:52, 4 January 2017 | | 4,288 × 2,848 (689 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The Final Mission to Hubble <p>The <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-125" title="STS-125">STS-125</a> crew aboard space shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a> as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation on May 19, 2009, after having been linked together for nearly a week. During the week, five spacewalks were performed to complete the final servicing mission to the telescope. </p> Note the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_docking_and_berthing_mechanisms#Soft_Capture_Mechanism_.28SCM.29" class="extiw" title="en:Spacecraft docking and berthing mechanisms">Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM)</a>, the ring-like device attached to Hubble’s aft bulkhead. |
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