Middeck activity during EVA preparations and flight deck activity

STS082-344-018 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- Attired in the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit, astronaut Steven L. Smith, mission specialist, is in the airlock of Discovery preparing for one of five STS-82 spacewalks. The sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA), of which Smith eventually participated in three, were conducted in order to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), temporarily latched in Discovery's payload bay.