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Space (Shuttle) Telescope [1]

A set of telescopes stares into space from the cargo bay of space shuttle Columbia in December 1990. The telescopes were part of Astro-1, the shuttle's first major astronomy mission. The shuttle turned out to be a poor platform for telescopes; free-flying space telescopes have a more stable view of the sky. [NASA]

Telescopes in the cargo bay of space shuttle Columbia, December 1995
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