STS103-726-081 (19-27 December 1999) — The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) floats gracefully above the blue Earth after release from Discovery robot arm after a successful servicing mission. The event marks the fourth time in history that a Space Shuttle has released the great observatory. Those occasions were the initial release in 1990 and three subsequent servicing missions including STS-103.
STS-103 Shuttle Mission Imagery
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STS103-726-081 (19-27 December 1999) — The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) floats gracefully above the blue Earth after release from Discovery robot arm after a successful servicing mission. The event marks the fourth time in history that a Space Shuttle has released the great observatory. Those occasions were the initial release in 1990 and three subsequent servicing missions including STS-103.