Working in Space . ... Credit Copyright: STS-103 Crew , NASA Explanation: High above planet Earth, a human helps an ailing machine. The machine, in this potentially touching story, is the Hubble Space Telescope , which is not in the picture. The human is Astronaut Steven L. Smith , and he is seen above retrieving a power tool from the handrail of the Remote Manipulator System before resuming work on HST in 1999 December. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...