Nasa code STS061-77-016 Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper 20 x 25 cm Provenance: Italian private collection Space Shuttle Mission 61 was the first repair mission of the Hubble Space Telescope, lasting from December 2 to 13, 1993. The mirror on the telescope, which had been put into orbit three years earlier, was faulty, resulting in blurry images. Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton, seen in the foreground, participated in 2 of 5 outboard operations. During this mission, they installed the COSTAR system and the WF/PC-II camera, which successfully corrected the main mirror flaw. Kathryn C. Thornton spent a total of 975 hours in space, 21 hours being outside the spacecraft. Astronaut Thomas D. Akers can be seen at the bottom left. Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier took part in this mission and was responsible for operating the robot arm. SPACE SHUTTLE 61 MISSION Nasa-Code STS061-77-016 Vintage C-Print auf Kodak Papier 20 x 25 cm Space Shuttle Mission 61 war die erste Reparaturmission des Hubble-Weltraumteleskops, die vom 2. bis 13. Dezember 1993 dauerte. Der Spiegel des drei Jahre zuvor in den Orbit gebrachten Teleskops war fehlerhaft, was zu unscharfen Bildern führte. Die Astronautin Kathryn C. Thornton, die im Vordergrund zu sehen ist, nahm an 2 von 5 Aussenbordarbeiten teil. W?hrend dieses Einsatzes konnte man das System COSTAR und die WF/PC-II-Kamera installieren, was den Hauptspiegelfehler erfolgreich beheben konnte. Kathryn C. Thornton verbrachte insgesamt 975 Stunden im All, 21 Stunden befand sie sich ausserhalb des Raumschiffs. Unten links ist der Astronaut Thomas D. Akers zu sehen. An dieser Mission nahm der Schweizer Astronaut Claude Nicollier teil, der für die Bedienung des Manipulatorarms zust?ndig war.notes:*
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