This
photo of astronaut Mark Lee was taken by fellow
crew member Steven Smith during Hubble’s Second
Servicing Mission. Mark Lee is preparing to document
the day's activities using one of the extravehicular
activity (EVA) cameras. It is critical that astronauts
take pictures of Hubble when they first see it
and they photographically document their completed
work. Since engineers cannot walk into a building
and view Hubble, they rely on this photo documentation
to accurately design and build new hardware. This
photo activity is important as we continue servicing
the Hubble Space Telescope.
In
addition to hand-held EVA cameras, there are video
cameras mounted on each of the four corners of
the orbiter bay and in two places on the Remote
Manipulator System or "robotic arm." The crew
members inside the shuttle have a Hasselblad and
various 35mm and video cameras to document all
on-board activities.
