Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Astronaut F. Story Musgrave , holding one of the handrails on the HST, is seen here during what became the second longest space walk in NASA history at just under 8 hours. The highly successful mission demonstrated the ability of shuttle astronauts to repair satellites in orbit and allowed the HST to continue to explore the Universe . A future HST servicing mission is planned for 1997.
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