Two mock-ups of the Hubble Space Telescope used for training simulations at the Johnson Spaceflight Center, Texas. On the left is a full- scale mock-u

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Two mock-ups of the Hubble Space Telescope used for training simulations at the Johnson Spaceflight Center, Texas. On the left is a full- scale mock-up and on the right a helium-filled balloon of the same size & shape as the telescope. The balloon is used to represent the telescope under weightless conditions during deployment simulations using the shuttle's remote manipulator arm. This image gives a good impression of the size of the Space Telescope; it measures metres in length & metres in diameter.

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Keywords: astronomical, astronomy, astrophysics, hst, hubble, launch, satellite, simulation, space, telescope