COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Record
Title:
Astronauts Thornton and Akers on HST photographed by Electronic Still Camera
Description:
This view of Astronauts Kathryn C. Thornton (top) and Thomas D. Akers working on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was photographed by an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), and downlinked to ground controllers soon afterward. Thornton, anchored to the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, is teaming with Akers to install the +V2 Solar Array Panel as a replacement for the original one removed earlier. Akers uses tethers and a foot restraint to remain in position for the task. Electronic still photography is a technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality.
Date Taken:
1993-12-05
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-061
Subject Terms:
ARRAYS
facet_what:
Electronic Still Camera
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS061(E)014
Film Type:
35mm BW
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS061(E)014
