![Earth in the background, Hubble in the foreground, and an astronaut at the bottom of Hubble.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/28248597841-0750914c49-o.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Shuttle STS-61 Onboard View of the Hubble Space Telescope
Backdropped against planet Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope is shown sporting new and modified solar arrays stowed against its side. A spacewalking astronaut is visible in the foreground of the picture. The 59th shuttle flight and the last of 1993, STS-61 was one of the most challenging and complex manned missions ever attempted. During a record five back-to-back spacewalks totaling 35 hours and 28 minutes, two teams of astronauts completed the first servicing of Hubble since it was launched in April 1990. The STS-61 mission was launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor on December 2, 1993.
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