Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased operations in August 2004 due to the failure of its power supply. In order to restore STIS to operational status, astronauts will perform a never-before-attempted on-orbit replacement of an electronics board inside STIS’s main electronics box. On Earth this operation is relatively simple, but in space many challenges confront the astronauts as they work to replace the failed board including working to remove 111 tiny, non-captive screws with astronaut gloves. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | June 20, 2008 | |
Runtime: | 4 min | |
Genres: | Short News | |
Crew: | Mike McClare | |
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