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Backdropped by the horizon of the blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, the Hubble Space Telescope floats gracefully after the release from Columbia's robot arm at the close of a successful servicing mission in March of 2002. CreditsSTScI and NASA

Date
Jan 1, 2005
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
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hubblesite-images-2005-24-1740-image
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Backdropped by the horizon of the blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, the Hubble Space Telescope floats gracefully after the release from Columbia's robot arm at the close of a successful servicing mission in March of 2002.

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