The Hubble Space Telescope is released from the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
May 19, 2009 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay and is moments away from releasing the orbital observatory to start it on its way back home to observe the universe.
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