NASA Photo ID: STS061(E)004        File Name: 10093039.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm BW                 Date Taken: 12/04/93
  Title: Latch of HST aft shroud photographed by Electronic Still Camera
  Description:
  This close-up view of a latch on the minus V-3 aft shroud door of the
  Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was photographed with an Electronic Still
  Camera (ESC), and downlinked to ground controllers soon afterward.
  Electronic still photography is a technology which provides the means for a
  handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with
  resolution approaching film quality.
  Subject terms:
  DOWNLINKING                             
  ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERA                 
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE                  
  LATCHES                                 
  PHOTOGRAPHY                             
  REPAIRING                               
  SPACE MAINTENANCE                       
  STS-61                                  
  

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