STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) cruciform with ultraviolet telescopes awaits integration with the instrument pointing system (IPS) in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout Building cleanroom. The Astro observatory includes three ultraviolet telescopes - the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT), Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment (WUPPE) - and support equipment - star tracker (STRK), optical sensor package (OSP), and integrated radiator system (IRS). The ASTRO-1 payload is in onorbit operating configuration. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-415.
