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SM3A: Installation of the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS)

December 16, 1999 · ESA/Hubble · HST , Hubble Space Telescope , SM3A

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Astronauts C. Michael Foale, left, and Claude Nicollier (on Discovery's robotic arm) install a Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) into a protective enclosure in the Shuttle's payload bay.

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