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STS-125: The mission

A detailed step-by-step preview of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to extend the life and vision of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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STS-125: The EVAs

The lead spacewalk officer provides indepth explanations of the five EVAs to service Hubble during Atlantis' flight.

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STS-125: The crew

The seven shuttle Atlantis astronauts hold a press conference one month before their planned launch to Hubble.

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STS-125: NASA leaders

The leaders of NASA's Space Operations and Science directorates give their insights into the upcoming shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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STS-125: Shuttle boss

The head of NASA's space shuttle program discusses the risks and plans for Atlantis' trek to Hubble.

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The Hubble program

An overview of the Hubble Space Telescope program and the planning that has gone into the final servicing mission.

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Hubble's future science

The new instruments to be installed into Hubble and the future science objectives for the observatory are previewed.

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Atlantis on the pad

Shuttle Atlantis makes the slow journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39A for the STS-125 mission to service Hubble.

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Meet the Hubble crew

Meet the crew launching on Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope and learn how each became an astronaut in this special biography movie.

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STS-125 Mission Coverage


Crew returns from breathing new life into Hubble

The final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope ended Sunday when Atlantis landed in California, a safe conclusion to a dramatic flight that prepared the iconic observatory for a new revolution of discovery.

   FULL STORY
   IMAGES: LANDING PHOTO GALLERY
   MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   MAPS: SUNDAY'S LANDING TRACKS

   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. O (.pdf download)
   MOVIES: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO
   MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO
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VIDEO: THE FULL LANDING EXPERIENCE PLAY
VIDEO: ATLANTIS LANDS AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE PLAY
VIDEO: GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM PLAY
VIDEO: LANDING REPLAY: CAMERA 1 PLAY
VIDEO: LANDING REPLAY: CAMERA 2 PLAY
VIDEO: LANDING REPLAY: CAMERA 3 PLAY
VIDEO: LANDING REPLAY: CAMERA 4 PLAY
VIDEO: CREW TAKES WALKAROUND TOUR OF SHUTTLE ON RUNWAY PLAY
VIDEO: COMMENTS FROM COMMANDER SCOTT ALTMAN PLAY
VIDEO: NASA'S POST-LANDING NEWS BRIEFING PLAY
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Weather extends shuttle Atlantis mission another day
For the second straight day, persistent unfavorable weather conditions at the Florida spaceport prevented shuttle Atlantis from returning from space. NASA decided to keep Atlantis aloft an additional 24 hours in hopes for a break in the weather at Kennedy Space Center for touchdown at 10:11 a.m. EDT on Sunday.
   SCRUB STORY
   MISSION STATUS CENTER - live text and video!
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   MAPS: SATURDAY'S LANDING TRACKS

   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. N (.pdf download)
   MOVIES: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO
   MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO
Unfavorable weather delays shuttle landing to Saturday
The Atlantis astronauts got a bonus day in orbit thanks to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center that forced Mission Control to cancel Friday's landing opportunities in Florida. The shuttle remained in space and target a landing on Saturday.
   MAPS: FRIDAY'S LANDING TRACKS
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. M (.pdf download)
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Iffy weather forecast for Friday's shuttle landing
With the shuttle Atlantis in good shape and no problems with its protective heat shield, NASA managers Thursday released the shuttle Endeavour from stand-by duty for a possible launch on an emergency rescue mission. The Atlantis astronauts, meanwhile, pressed ahead with preparations for landing Friday, keeping tabs on threatening weather in Florida.
   FULL STORY
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   MISSION STATUS CENTER - live text and video!
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VIDEO: PRE-LANDING MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
VIDEO: TELEVISION NETWORKS INTERVIEW THE CREW PLAY
VIDEO: A LIVE CHAT BETWEEN ASTRONAUTS AND U.S. SENATORS PLAY
VIDEO: PREVIEW OF FLIGHT DAY 11 ACTIVITIES PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 10 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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Relive Atlantis' launch with rocket booster cameras
As Atlantis' mission to Hubble winds down, we look back to the shuttle's launch with footage recorded by video cameras on the solid rocket boosters. The movies are presented here for Spaceflight Now Plus users with launch audio.
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VIDEO: RIGHT-HAND BOOSTER CAMERA LOOKING INBOARD PLAY
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President Obama hails successful Hubble repair
President Barack Obama called the crew of the shuttle Atlantis late Wednesday and congratulated the astronauts on the successful overhaul of the Hubble Space Telescope. He also promised to name a new NASA administrator soon, although he provided no clues as to who might get the nod.
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   POWER CONSERVATION FOR LANDING
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. I (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: CREW'S IN-FLIGHT NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY
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Rejunvenated Hubble released from space shuttle
Astronomy's iconic orbital observatory -- the Hubble Space Telescope -- was deployed by the space shuttle Atlantis astronauts Tuesday after a dramatic five-spacewalk servicing that should allow the spacecraft to continue probing the mysteries of the Universe for several more years.
   HST SCIENTIST CRITICIZES SHUTTLE RETIREMENT
   HUBBLE DEPLOYED BY ATLANTIS CREW
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. H (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: COMMANDER SCOTT ALTMAN'S COMMENTS AFTER DEPLOY PLAY
VIDEO: HUBBLE IS HOISTED OUT OF THE PAYLOAD BAY PLAY
VIDEO: ATLANTIS' ROBOT ARM GRAPPLES THE TELESCOPE PLAY
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Final spacewalk ends on final Hubble servicing
The Atlantis astronauts performed their fifth and final spacewalk Monday, a seven-hour excursion by John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel that equipped Hubble with a second fresh battery pack, a refurbished fine guidance sensor and new thermal insulation panels. It's expected to be the last time any astronauts will touch the space telescope.
   GRUNSFELD HAILS HUBBLE AS EVA ENDS
   INSULATION PANELS MOUNTED TO TELESCOPE
   NEW BATTERIES, GUIDANCE SENSOR INSTALLED
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. F (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 8 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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VIDEO: HUBBLE'S HIGH-GAIN ANTENNA BOOMS UNFOLDED PLAY
VIDEO: COVER PUT ON HUBBLE ANTENNA AS EVA CONCLUDES PLAY
VIDEO: REFLECTING ON THE MISSION AS SPACEWALK NEARS END PLAY
VIDEO: SHEET OF THERMAL COVERING ADDED TO BAY 7 DOOR PLAY
VIDEO: NEW THERMAL SHIELDING PANEL PUT ON BAY 8 DOOR PLAY
VIDEO: DEGRADED THERMAL BLANKET PEELED OFF BAY 5 DOOR PLAY
VIDEO: THE OLD FINE GUIDANCE SENSOR STOWED FOR LANDING PLAY
VIDEO: UPGRADED FINE GUIDANCE SENSOR INSTALLED IN HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: OLD FINE GUIDANCE SENSOR REMOVED FROM TELESCOPE PLAY
VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS STRUGGLE WITH BOLTS AND LATCHES PLAY
VIDEO: REPLACEMENT OF HUBBLE'S 19-YEAR-OLD BATTERIES PLAY
VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS EMERGE FROM AIRLOCK TO START EVA PLAY
VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF SPACEWALK NO. 5 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 7 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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Spacewalkers repair another Hubble instrument
Held up by a stripped screw, spacewalker Mike Massimino applied brute force muscle power to an otherwise delicate operation, breaking off an offending handrail and then carefully unscrewing more than 100 small fasteners to get inside a dead science instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.
   INSTRUMENT REPAIRED AFTER FRUSTRATIONS
   BRUTE FORCE USEd TO BREAK HANDRAIL
   STRIPPED BOLT TRIPS UP SPACEWALKERS
   PART OF REPAIRED CAMERA REVIVED
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. E (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: OPENING COVER ON THE ELECTRONICS MODULE ON STIS PLAY
VIDEO: SPACEWALKER MIKE MASSIMINO REMOVES TINY SCREWS PLAY
VIDEO: TRIP FROM AIRLOCK BACK WITH SPARE POWER TOOL PLAY
VIDEO: CAPTURE PLATE MOUNTED ONTO STIS POWER MODULE PLAY
VIDEO: MASSIMINO FIGHTS WITH STUCK BOLT ON HANDRAIL PLAY
VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS GET ORGANIZED FOR STIS REPAIR PLAY
VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF SPACEWALK NO. 4 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DIRECTOR'S PREVIEW OF MISSION'S DAY 7 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 6 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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Spacewalkers install new instrument, repair another

A spacesuited astronaut cut through shielding on a broken camera deep inside the Hubble Space Telescope Saturday, removed a cover plate that wasn't designed to be taken off in orbit, used a custom tool to pull out four blown circuit boards and then installed a fresh set. And before that, the crew installed a state-of-the-art instrument designed to study the large-scale structure of the universe.

   REPAIRED INSTRUMENT TESTED
   SPACEWALKER REPAIRS CAMERA WITH EASE
   COSTAR REMOVED, SPECTROGRAPH INSTALLED
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. D (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: SATURDAY NIGHT UPDATE FROM HST CONTROL CENTER PLAY
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VIDEO: REPAIR OF ADVANCED CAMERA FOR SURVEYS FINISHED PLAY
VIDEO: WATCH AS GRUNSFELD REPAIRS HUBBLE CAMERA PLAY
VIDEO: COSTAR STOWED IN ATLANTIS' PAYLOAD BAY PLAY
VIDEO: UMBILICALS HOOKED UP TO NEW INSTRUMENT PLAY
VIDEO: COSMIC ORIGINS SPECTROGRAPH INSTALLED PLAY
VIDEO: SPECTROGRAPH PREPPED IN LAUNCH CARRIER PLAY
VIDEO: COSTAR OPTICS PACKAGE REMOVED FROM HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS OPEN SHROUD DOORS ON TELESCOPE PLAY
VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF SPACEWALK NO. 3 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DIRECTOR'S PREVIEW OF MISSION'S DAY 6 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
VIDEO: FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE FROM HST CONTROL CENTER PLAY
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Hubble gets new gyros and batteries during long EVA
Astronauts Mike Massimino and Mike Good went outside Atlantis for an extended 8-hour spacewalk Friday to swap out the Hubble Space Telescope's six stabilizing gyroscopes - the top priority of this servicing mission - and three of its aging batteries, now operating at half their original capacity.
   SPACEWALK NO. 2 ENDS
   ASTRONAUTS AGREE TO EXTEND SPACEWALK
   TWO NEW, ONE SPARE GYRO SETS INSTALLED
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. C (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: TROUBLE INSTALLING SECOND GYROSCOPE PACKAGE PLAY
VIDEO: REMOVAL OF SECOND GYROSCOPE PACKAGE FROM HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: INSTALLATION OF FIRST GYROSCOPE INTO HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: REMOVAL OF FIRST GYROSCOPE PACKAGE FROM HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF SPACEWALK NO. 2 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DIRECTOR'S PREVIEW OF MISSION'S DAY 5 PLAY
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Mission's first spacewalk to upgrade Hubble finished

John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel successfully installed a powerful new $132 million camera and a critical science data computer on the Hubble Space Telescope Thursday during a roller coaster of a spacewalk that brought to mind the "Perils of Pauline" history of the fabled observatory.

   SPACEWALK NO. 1 ENDS
   REPLACEMENT COMPUTER PACKAGE INSTALLED
   NEW CAMERA PASSES ALIVENESS TEST
   DRAMA DURING REMOVAL OF OLD CAMERA
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!

   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. B (.pdf download)
   STS-125 FLIGHT PLAN
   MOVIES: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO
   MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO
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VIDEO: SCIENCE INSTRUMENT COMMAND & DATA HANDLING UNIT PLAY
VIDEO: PARTIALLY FAILED SIC&DH UNIT REMOVED FROM HST PLAY
VIDEO: WFPC2 CAMERA STOWED IN ATLANTIS FOR RETURN PLAY
VIDEO: OVERVIEW OF WIDE FIELD CAMERA 3 INSTRUMENT PLAY
VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS INSTALL THE WIDE FIELD CAMERA 3 PLAY
VIDEO: NEW WIDE FIELD CAMERA 3 PREPPED FOR INSTALLATION PLAY
VIDEO: 16-YEAR-OLD WFPC2 CAMERA REMOVED FROM HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: LATCHING BOLT ON WPFC2 FINALLY RELEASED PLAY
VIDEO: FIGHTING WITH TROUBLESOME BOLT ON WPFC2 PLAY
VIDEO: FEUSTEL INSTALLS HANDLE ONTO WPFC2 FOR REMOVAL PLAY
VIDEO: HANDLING FIXTURE DEPLOYED TO HOLD OLD CAMERA PLAY
VIDEO: GRUNSFELD INSTALLS SUPPORT POSTS UNDER HST PLAY
VIDEO: FEUSTEL OPENS LATCHES ON INSTRUMENT CARRIER PLAY
VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS EXIT AIRLOCK TO START EVA NO. 1 PLAY
VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF SPACEWALK NO. 1 PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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Atlantis retrieves Hubble telescope for servicing
The Hubble Space Telescope, hobbled by old age and years of post-Columbia neglect, was plucked out of open space by the crew of the shuttle Atlantis Wednesday, setting the stage for a final five-spacewalk overhaul to give the iconic observatory an extended lease on life.
   FULL STORY
   HEAT SHIELD ANALYSIS ALMOST DONE
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
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VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF MOVING HUBBLE INTO PAYLOAD BAY PLAY
VIDEO: SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' ROBOT ARM CAPTURES HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: FIRST UP CLOSE VIEWS OF HUBBLE IN 7 YEARS PLAY
VIDEO: SHUTTLE ENGINE FIRING TO CIRCULARIZE ORBIT PLAY
VIDEO: INSIGHTFUL OVERVIEW OF ATLANTIS' MISSION PLAY
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NASA says minor tile damage not a concern
A lengthy heat shield inspection by the Atlantis astronauts Tuesday found a patch of nicked tiles, apparently damaged during launch by a debris impact. But after additional analysis, engineers concluded the minor damage would not require any additional "focused" inspections.
   DAMAGE TILES NOT A CONCERN
   EVENING SUMMARY STORY
   PAD DAMAGED DURING LAUNCH
   MORNING WAKEUP STORY
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. B (.pdf download)
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VIDEO: TILE DAMAGE FOUND DURING INSPECTIONS PLAY
VIDEO: CAPCOM CALLS CREW ABOUT MINOR DAMAGE PLAY
VIDEO: TUESDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY

VIDEO: PREVIEW ANIMATION OF HEAT SHIELD INSPECTIONS PLAY
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
VIDEO: THE FULL STS-125 LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: EXTERNAL TANK CAMERA PLAY
VIDEO: FOOTAGE OF FUEL TANK AFTER JETTISON PLAY

VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: FRONT CAMERA PLAY
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VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: WEST TOWER PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 009 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 041 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 049 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 050 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 051 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 060 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 061 PLAY
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 063 PLAY
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Servicing mission begins to extend Hubble's life
With a second shuttle on standby for possible rescue duty, the shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday on a high-stakes five-spacewalk mission to resuscitate the aging Hubble Space Telescope, a fifth and final housecall to give the hobbled satellite a new lease on life.
   OUR LAUNCH STORY
   PRESS RELEASE ON MONDAY'S WEBCAST
   NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. A (.pdf download)
   LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART
   COUNTDOWN TIMELINE
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VIDEO: NARRATED ANIMATION OF DAY 1 INSPECTIONS PLAY

VIDEO: FINAL PRE-LAUNCH READINESS POLLS CONDUCTED PLAY
VIDEO: SHUTTLE'S CREW MODULE HATCH CLOSED FOR FLIGHT PLAY
VIDEO: MISSION SPECIALIST MEGAN MCARTHUR BOARDS PLAY
VIDEO: PILOT GREG JOHNSON BOARDS ATLANTIS PLAY
VIDEO: MISSION SPECIALIST JOHN GRUNSFELD BOARDS PLAY
VIDEO: SHUTTLE COMMANDER SCOTT ALTMAN BOARDS PLAY
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VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS DON SPACESUITS FOR LAUNCH PLAY
VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF LAUNCH PAD GANTRY ROLLBACK PLAY

VIDEO: HUBBLE'S FUTURE AFTER ATLANTIS SERVICING PLAY
VIDEO: TOP DISCOVERIES MADE BY HUBBLE TELESCOPE PLAY
VIDEO: THE ROLLERCOASTER LIFE OF HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: WHAT IS HUBBLE'S PLACE IN HISTORY? PLAY
VIDEO: ENTERTAINING LOOK AT ATLANTIS' CREW PLAY
VIDEO: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE HISTORY MOVIE PLAY
VIDEO: A TRIBUTE TO THE CAMERA THAT SAVED HUBBLE PLAY
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The history of Hubble:
A grand space telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope has cost U.S. taxpayers some $10 billion in the quarter century since the project was approved. But to astronomers around the world, the high-flying satellite is, in a word, priceless.
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VIDEO: THE ROLLERCOASTER LIFE OF HUBBLE PLAY
VIDEO: WHAT IS HUBBLE'S PLACE IN HISTORY? PLAY
VIDEO: ENTERTAINING LOOK AT ATLANTIS' CREW PLAY
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The first underwater sim for the final Hubble EVA
In late April, astronaut Mike Massimino completed the final underwater simulation and described it as "an historic day," coming more than 25 years since the start of such space suited training sessions for Hubble mission crews. It was equally poignant for Spaceflight Now's Craig Covault, who had performed one of the first such Hubble tests.
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Everything remains on track for Monday's launch
The shuttle Atlantis' countdown is proceeding smoothly toward launch Monday on an $887 million mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, with forecasters now predicting a 90 percent chance of acceptable weather in Florida and only a slight chance of showers near an emergency runway in Spain.
   SUNDAY UPDATE STORY
   MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!
   LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART
   COUNTDOWN TIMELINE
   STS-125 FLIGHT PLAN
   MOVIES: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO
   MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO
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Astronauts arrive as shuttle countdown starts ticking
The seven space shuttle astronauts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center shortly past 5 p.m. EDT Friday, an hour after the three-day countdown began for Atlantis' planned Monday launch to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
   FULL STORY
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STS-400: 'Just in case'
When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on NASA's final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, the shuttle Endeavour and a four-man crew will be standing by for launch on a mission space agency managers hope will never be needed: an emergency rescue flight to bring the Atlantis astronauts back to Earth if heat shield damage or some other problem prevents a safe re-entry.
   FULL STORY
   MOVIES: ENDEAVOUR PREPS IN HD VIDEO
   MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO
Mission preview: One last shuttle visit to Hubble
NASA's fifth and final mission to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope will add one of the most dramatic chapters yet to an ongoing saga that reads like "The Perils of Pauline." Or an over-the-top Hollywood screenplay about a scientific superstar repeatedly rescued from the brink of disaster.
   MISSION PREVIEW REPORT
Atlantis cleared for launch; shuttle layoffs to begin
With retirement of the space shuttle program expected next year after just nine more flights, NASA's managers Thursday announced the first major round of job losses, saying 160 contractor workers would face layoffs Friday, the first of up to 900 jobs that will be lost between now and the end of the fiscal year. The announcement came following an all-day meeting that approved plans to launch Atlantis on May 11.
   FULL STORY
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VIDEO: REFRESHER BRIEFING: THE SEVEN ASTRONAUTS PLAY

VIDEO: BIOGRAPHY MOVIE OF ATLANTIS' CREW PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH COMMANDER SCOTT ALTMAN PLAY | '09 UPDATE
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH PILOT GREG JOHNSON PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS1 MIKE GOOD PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS2 MEGAN MCARTHUR PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS3 JOHN GRUNSFELD PLAY | '09 UPDATE
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS4 MIKE MASSIMINO PLAY | '09 UPDATE
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NASA officially moves up Atlantis launch to May 11
The launch date for shuttle Atlantis on the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope has been moved a day sooner than originally planned. NASA has formally set May 11 as the new target, with a liftoff time of 2:01 p.m. EDT.
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   LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART
   MOVIES: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO
   MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO
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VIDEO: BIOGRAPHY MOVIE OF ATLANTIS' CREW PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH COMMANDER SCOTT ALTMAN PLAY | '09 UPDATE
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH PILOT GREG JOHNSON PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS1 MIKE GOOD PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS2 MEGAN MCARTHUR PLAY
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS3 JOHN GRUNSFELD PLAY | '09 UPDATE
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH MS4 MIKE MASSIMINO PLAY | '09 UPDATE
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No repairs needed for Atlantis radiator ding
A one-and-one-eighth-inch socket from a torque wrench fell from a service platform and hit the shuttle Atlantis' left payload bay door radiator during Hubble Space Telescope cargo installation earlier this week. In a lucky break for NASA's shuttle team, no one was injured, coolant lines in the radiator were not damaged and a dent where the socket impacted will not need repairs.
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Video collection looks back at Hubble's launch
This video retrospective remembers the birth of Hubble. Space shuttle Discovery successfully delivered NASA's Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit in April 1990. The observatory opened a new window on the universe, revolutionizing our understanding of the cosmos.
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On Hubble's 19th birthday,
a fountain of youth

To commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 19 years of historic, trailblazing science, the orbiting telescope has photographed a peculiar system of galaxies known as Arp 194. This interacting group contains several galaxies, along with a "cosmic fountain" of stars, gas, and dust that stretches over 100,000 light-years.
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Atlantis could launch a day sooner than planned
NASA managers are debating whether to move up launch of the shuttle Atlantis one day, from May 12 to May 11, to get as many launch opportunities as possible before standing down to make way for a military operation that requires support from the Air Force Eastern Range starting May 14, officials said Wednesday.
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Double shuttle panoramas

For the final time in space shuttle program history, both launch pads at Kennedy Space Center are occupied. Endeavour was rolled to pad 39B before sunrise last Friday, taking its perch a mile-and-a-half north of pad 39A where Atlantis stands poised for the last mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. These panoramas shot Friday show Endeavour at dawn and the mid-afternoon spectacle of seeing double shuttles.

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Endeavour moved to launch pad for rescue standby
Following through on its extraordinary plan to have a quick-response space shuttle poised to launch if the Atlantis crew needs rescuing during next month's Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, NASA rolled sistership Endeavour to the other Kennedy Space Center pad Friday morning.
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Improved odds ease NASA's space debris concerns
Even factoring in a recent satellite collision, an analysis of the threat posed by space debris at the Hubble Space Telescope's 350-mile-high altitude shows the crew of shuttle Atlantis, scheduled for launch May 12 on a mission to service the observatory, will not face a dramatically higher risk of potentially catastrophic damage.
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NASA poised to stop work on shuttle extension option
Facing a tight budget, a 2010 deadline to end space shuttle operations and a lack of concrete political support to fund additional flights or stretch out the current manifest, NASA managers are meeting this week to discuss the impact of ending efforts that have been keeping open the option of extending the shuttle program past the current deadline.
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Shuttle Endeavour moves into assembly building
In preparation for its role as a standby rescue craft during next month's Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and its scheduled June construction flight to the international space station, shuttle Endeavour rolled from the hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday morning.
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Atlantis returns to launch pad for Hubble mission
The space shuttle Atlantis, bolted to a mobile launch platform atop an Apollo-era crawler-transporter, was hauled to launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday for work to ready the ship for blastoff May 12 on a fifth and final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Atlantis moves to assembly building for Hubble mission
Ground crews moved the space shuttle Atlantis out of its hangar at the Kennedy Space Center Monday. The orbiter was transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to an external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters. Atlantis will be rolled out to launch pad 39A next week to begin preparations for liftoff May 12 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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One launch pad or two? No decision for Hubble mission
NASA managers met Thursday and agreed to press ahead with plans to launch the shuttle Atlantis as early as May 12 on a final mission to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. But officials deferred a decision on whether to require use of launch pad 39B for a potential emergency rescue mission and what impact that would have on the Ares 1-X test flight schedule.
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Endeavour to go Nov. 14; Hubble slips deeper into '09
NASA officials Thursday cleared shuttle Endeavour for launch to the space station on Nov. 14 and also scrapped the possibility of Atlantis flying the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission next February, saying the additional time needed to ready replacement electronics for the observatory will push back the launch window until at least May.
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Hubble Space Telescope team plots recovery plan
Engineers believe they understand what caused isolated problems during restart of the Hubble Space Telescope's science instruments last week in the wake of an earlier electrical glitch. They have successfully restarted Hubble's B-side payload computer, officials said Thursday, and hope to bring the first of the telescope's major science instruments back on line this weekend.
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Hubble engineers not yet sure about cause of glitches
After a weekend of troubleshooting, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have not yet pinned down the cause of two glitches last week that prevented restart of the Hubble Space Telescope's science instruments, officials said Tuesday.
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Atlantis leaves launch pad to wait out Hubble delay
With its flight to the Hubble Space Telescope postponed until next year, space shuttle Atlantis rolled off its launch pad Monday and is now safely inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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New Hubble trouble stalls telescope reactivation
Work to switch the Hubble Space Telescope to a backup science data management system after a component failed last month has been interrupted by a pair of on-board glitches during the restart process, officials said Friday.
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Hubble set for critical switch to backup electronics
After two weeks of engineering reviews and discussions, NASA managers have decided to press ahead with plans to put the Hubble Space Telescope into electronic hibernation Wednesday to carry out what amounts to long-distance neurosurgery.
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NASA shoots for Nov. 14 launch of shuttle Endeavour
Shuttle program managers are now targeting Nov. 14 for launch of the Endeavour on a space station repair and resupply mission. No target dates have yet been set for shuttle Atlantis' launch on a now-delayed flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope, but it appears the earliest possible launch slot is mid February.
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Failure aboard Hubble puts shuttle flight on hold
A critical equipment failure aboard the Hubble Space Telescope on the eve of a long-awaited fifth and final shuttle servicing mission put astronomical observations on hold and forced NASA managers Monday to delay the mid-October flight of Atlantis, likely until next February or even later.
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Hurricane Ike forces delay of next two shuttle launches
Shuttle program managers Wednesday ordered minor, expected delays for the next two shuttle missions - an October flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope and a November space station assembly mission - primarily because of training time lost in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
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Commander says crew needs to make up training
Atlantis commander Scott Altman said today his crew lost a week of training time because of Hurricane Ike, "so you come to the question of either slipping the launch or cutting out events."
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Launch slip likely for Atlantis' flight to Hubble
The Atlantis astronauts are reviewing emergency procedures at the Kennedy Space Center before participating in a dress-rehearsal countdown Wednesday. Launch on a high-profile mission to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope remains targeted for Oct. 10, but sources say the flight is expected to slip a few days because of training and hardware processing issues.
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Atlantis crew at the Cape for practice countdown
The astronauts to service the Hubble Space Telescope next month flew into Kennedy Space Center on Sunday afternoon for this week's countdown dress rehearsal and emergency training drills at launch pad 39A.
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For a few hours on Saturday morning, a true rarity occurred for NASA's space shuttle program as both Atlantis and Endeavour were fully visible on their Kennedy Space Center launch pads with the rotating service gantries open.
PANORAMAS | PHOTOS
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Hubble instrument carrier contamination assessed
Trouble with a purge system connected to a canister housing fresh batteries and a new camera bound for the Hubble Space Telescope somehow blew insulation into protective bagging around the cargo carrier, officials reported late Wednesday. Work to inspect and clean the canister will delay its delivery to the shuttle Atlantis at launch pad 39A by at least 24 hours.
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New gear for Hubble readied for launch pad
After an intense summer of long hours and tight schedules, ground technicians packing the new science instruments and equipment for launch to the Hubble Space Telescope are nearing the finish line.
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See our collection of panoramas that show space shuttle Atlantis traveling from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39A for the October mission to extend the life of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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New launch dates picked for next two shuttles
NASA on Friday formally pushed back the target launch dates for shuttle Atlantis' servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and Endeavour's logistics run to the space station.
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Atlantis travels to launch pad for Hubble mission
The space shuttle that will make the fifth and final servicing call on the Hubble Space Telescope was rolled to the launch pad Thursday for its October mission to extend the life and vision of the famous observatory.
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Hurricane Hanna delays shuttle's move to pad
NASA scrapped Tuesday morning's planned rollout of space shuttle Atlantis from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39A due to the looming threat posed by Hurricane Hanna.
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Atlantis rollout to pad delayed a few days
Troubles getting the liquid hydrogen umbilical connected between space shuttle Atlantis and its external fuel tank inside the Vehicle Assembly Building has delayed the rollout to launch pad 39A.
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Atlantis rolls to the Vehicle Assembly Building
After spending four extra days parked inside its hangar while Tropical Storm Fay poured on the Kennedy Space Center, shuttle Atlantis finally moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday night in preparation for its October launch to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA opts to leave shuttle launch dates as scheduled
Space shuttle program leaders met Thursday and discussed a proposal to move up the target launch dates for the next two missions in October and November. But in the end officials decided to leave the Hubble servicing mission and space station flight as originally scheduled on Oct. 8 and Nov. 10.
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NASA changes plans for advancing shuttle dates
Space shuttle program managers Friday modified an official "change request" that, if approved, will move up the next two shuttle launchings by three days each, not six as initially requested.
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NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights
NASA has unveiled a revised manifest for the final 10 flights in the space shuttle program, reflecting previously forecast delays across the board because of post-Columbia external tank safety upgrades that have stretched out deliveries. But shuttle Program Manager John Shannon said he's confident NASA can complete the space station and retire the shuttle fleet in 2010 as planned.
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NASA gives 'go' for Hubble servicing mission
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has approved a fifth and final shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The flight will extend the observatory's life by replacing aging parts and increase its scientific reach by installing two new instruments. Launch is tentatively planned for May 2008 using shuttle Discovery.
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