Space Shuttle Atlantis with Hubble (IMAGE)

ESA/Hubble Information Centre

Space Shuttle Atlantis with Hubble

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This artist's concept shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. In the background is one of the most impressive massive young star clusters in the Milky Way -- the spectacular star-forming region NGC 3603 -- as imaged by Hubble. This image was produced in anticipation of the launch of STS-125, the fifth and final servicing mission to Hubble.

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ESA/Luis Calçada and NASA

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