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Michael Good pauses near controls on the aft flight deck on the day the space shuttle parts company with the Hubble for the final time
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Michael Good works controls on the aft flight deck as Drew Feustal looks on
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Michael Good works controls on the aft flight deck
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A final look at the Hubble Space Telescope prior to its release following a full week's work.
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Megan McArthur works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck
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Megan McArthur works with LiOH canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck
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Megan McArthur works with LiOH canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck
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Megan McArthur works with LiOH canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay
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Hubble through an overhead window on the aft flight deck with reflected shuttle controls
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Megan McArthur and Andrew Feustel on the middeck
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Hubble begins release
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Hubble begins release
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Hubble begins release
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Hubble begins release
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A released Hubble
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A released Hubble
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A released Hubble
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Megan McArthur on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities
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Megan McArthur on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities
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Scott Altman on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities. Hubble through window in background.
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Gregory C. Johnson on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities. Hubble through window in background.
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John Grunsfeld uses a still camera at an overhead window on the aft flight deck to photograph the Hubble Space Telescope after its release
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![](../art/day9/s125e011921-100.jpg) Michael Good uses a still camera at an overhead window on the aft flight deck to photograph the Hubble Space Telescope after its release
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A released Hubble
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A released Hubble
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A released Hubble
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A released Hubble
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Mike Massimino looks through a window on the aft flight deck
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A released Hubble appears to be made of gold in this image
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Earth's horizon and the blackness of space are featured in this image
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The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and a portion of Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm
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The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and the rising sun
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Andrew Feustel works on the middeck
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Andrew Feustel is pictured on middeck
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John Grunsfeld eats a meal on middeck
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Mike Massimino occupies the commander's station on the flight deck
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Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Atlantis' payload bay, vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are featured
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Atlantis' payload bay, remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, vertical stabilizer and OMS pods
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Gregory C. Johnson floats through a hatch on middeck
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Gregory C. Johnson floats on middeck
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Megan McArthur works with stowage bags on middeck
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