Astronomical Shuttle Missions

Some Space Shuttle mission were devoted partly or fully to astronomical research, in several other astronomical satellites were put into orbit or were serviced. Here is a list of these missions and some of the most striking images taken during these missions.

Well, I am still in the process of selecting images. More images will appear later...

STS-31 The HST Deployment Mission

STS-61 The First HST Servicing Mission

STS-82 The Second HST Servicing Mission

STS-35 The Astro-1 Mission

STS-67 The Astro-2 Mission

STS-51 The ORFEUS/SPAS-1 Mission

STS-80 The ORFEUS/SPAS-2 Mission

STS-37 The CGRO Mission

STS-54 The DXS Mission

Many thanks to Kerstin Weis for the idea and help with this page.