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How Hubble Telescope Is Serviced 320 Miles Above Earth's Surface

Astronaut Rick Linnehan waves to crewmates inside the Space Shuttle Columbia during one of his spacewalks to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

Astronaut Richard M. Linnehan

The two astronauts replaced the giant telescope's right solar panel during their seven-hour spacewalk on March 4, 2002.

Astronauts Richard M. Linnehan & John M. Grunsfeld

The two went on to replace the giant telescope’s starboard solar array during a seven-hour spacewalk on March 4, 2002.

Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld & Richard M. Linnehan

The bright reflection is from the end of the canister holding the folded solar array that astronauts Linnehan and John M. Grunsfeld took off the Hubble Space Telescope.

Astronaut Richard M. Linnehan EVA

The astronauts replaced the old solar array with a new, stronger one (SA3). They also did some tasks to get ready for the mission's other spacewalks.

The Solar Array

The bottom part of the giant telescope is visible over Grunsfeld's left shoulder. A crewmate took the picture with a digital camera from the shuttle's back flight deck.

Giant Telescope

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