HST_v_c_o_TPMBK (1985, unnumbered Lockheed/NASA photo)
Lockheed artist Gordon Raney’s 1985 depiction of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), berthed to the Flight Support System (FSS) within the orbiter vehicle’s payload bay, during a ‘maintenance & refurbishment’ mission.
My original thought regarding what's transpiring here was 'artistic license'; however, vague recollection & additional research reveals that HST was reboosted during servicing missions 1, 2 & 3B...which would then also explain the undeployed configuration of the solar arrays. Additionally, I suppose the angled positioning of HST would also reduce the torque/stress on its structure during the reboost.
esahubble.org/about/history/sm3b_a_little_boost/#:~:text=....
Credit: ESA/Hubble website
And since one or two of you were (or eventually will be) thinking “I wonder how’d that whole HST/orbiter berthing thing/system work?” Although some of it’s Servicing Mission 4 (SM-4) specific, it’s still applicable to any/all of the servicing missions:
“Flight Support System
The FSS is a maintenance platform used to berth the HST in the payload bay after the Atlantis crew has rendezvoused with and captured the telescope (see Fig. 2-4). The platform was adapted from the FSS first used during the Solar Maximum repair mission and was converted to use with HST. It has a U-shaped cradle that spans the rear of the bay. A circular berthing ring with three latches secures the telescope to the cradle. The berthing ring can rotate Hubble almost 360 degrees (176 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise from its null position) to give EVA astronauts access to every side of the telescope.
The FSS also has the capability to pivot the telescope, if required for servicing or reboosting. The FSS’s umbilical cable provides power from Atlantis to maintain thermal control of the telescope during the servicing mission.
On SM4 the FSS also carries a Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) on its berthing and positioning system platform. When attached to the HST aft bulkhead, the SCM will enable and assist in the safe de-orbit of the telescope at the end of its useful life by providing a docking interface that is intended to be compatible with future launch vehicles.”
At/from:
www.nasa.gov/pdf/327688main_09_SM4_Media_Guide_rev1.pdf
Unfortunately, nothing on Mr. Raney.
HST_v_c_o_TPMBK (1985, unnumbered Lockheed/NASA photo)
Lockheed artist Gordon Raney’s 1985 depiction of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), berthed to the Flight Support System (FSS) within the orbiter vehicle’s payload bay, during a ‘maintenance & refurbishment’ mission.
My original thought regarding what's transpiring here was 'artistic license'; however, vague recollection & additional research reveals that HST was reboosted during servicing missions 1, 2 & 3B...which would then also explain the undeployed configuration of the solar arrays. Additionally, I suppose the angled positioning of HST would also reduce the torque/stress on its structure during the reboost.
esahubble.org/about/history/sm3b_a_little_boost/#:~:text=....
Credit: ESA/Hubble website
And since one or two of you were (or eventually will be) thinking “I wonder how’d that whole HST/orbiter berthing thing/system work?” Although some of it’s Servicing Mission 4 (SM-4) specific, it’s still applicable to any/all of the servicing missions:
“Flight Support System
The FSS is a maintenance platform used to berth the HST in the payload bay after the Atlantis crew has rendezvoused with and captured the telescope (see Fig. 2-4). The platform was adapted from the FSS first used during the Solar Maximum repair mission and was converted to use with HST. It has a U-shaped cradle that spans the rear of the bay. A circular berthing ring with three latches secures the telescope to the cradle. The berthing ring can rotate Hubble almost 360 degrees (176 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise from its null position) to give EVA astronauts access to every side of the telescope.
The FSS also has the capability to pivot the telescope, if required for servicing or reboosting. The FSS’s umbilical cable provides power from Atlantis to maintain thermal control of the telescope during the servicing mission.
On SM4 the FSS also carries a Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) on its berthing and positioning system platform. When attached to the HST aft bulkhead, the SCM will enable and assist in the safe de-orbit of the telescope at the end of its useful life by providing a docking interface that is intended to be compatible with future launch vehicles.”
At/from:
www.nasa.gov/pdf/327688main_09_SM4_Media_Guide_rev1.pdf
Unfortunately, nothing on Mr. Raney.