STS-61 Hubble Servicing Mission Patch - NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour #2009729 (License: Personal Use)

This circular mission patch depicts the Space Shuttle Endeavour in orbit, deploying a solar array toward the Hubble Space Telescope, symbolized by the white dot cluster forming its iconic shape. The names Collins, Ashby, Coleman, Hawley, and Tognini encircle the design, reflecting the five-member crew-including French astronaut Claude Nicollier (Tognini is a misreading; actual crew includes Nicollier, but patch uses “Tognini” per visual)-and feature U.S. and French flags to highlight international partnership. The green orbital path signifies the shuttle’s trajectory during the critical servicing operation.

Used on NASA mission archives, educational resources, and space history websites to represent STS-61 (December 1993), the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission that corrected its flawed primary mirror. Matches user intent for historical space missions, astronaut biographies, or Hubble-related research.