THE HST 1ST SERVICING MISSION - A FANTASTIC SUCCESS

In the last issue of the Bulletin (No. 76, November 1993), I reported on the final preparations for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) First S ervicing Mission. Now happily, it can be recorded that the Mission has been an outstanding success, achieving, and in some cases surpassing, the hopes of all of the participants. The four EVA astronauts, with d edicated support from the ESA astronaut, Claude Nicollier, who operate d the Remote Manipulator System (the Shuttle's robotic arm), completed all planned tasks within the five scheduled days without needing to u se any of the contingency days built into the overall programme.