CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Miles O'Brien, CNN's former space reporter and anchor for 16 years, returns to the Cape to anchor Spaceflight Now's historic coverage of the final Space Shuttle to Hubble.

Miles O'Brien (center) will anchor launch coverage with astronaut Leroy Chiao (left) and journalist David Waters (right). Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News

Miles will unveil new technologies that allow our viewers to do more than watch the launch. Viewers can interact with our stellar guest line-up, from Hubble astronauts, scientists, and astronomers, to Sean O'Keefe, the NASA Administrator who originally cancelled this mission, and astronaut Scott Parazynski live from the Himalayas where he is preparing to scale Mt. Everest. "This is such a powerful tool. Journalism will never be the same -- and that is a good thing," said O'Brien.

O'Brien is joined by David Waters, a television journalist who covered Kennedy Space Center and also worked in the shuttle program before joining Spaceflight Now to help create this new kind of show that became a social media breakthrough during the first shuttle launch this year. "Why just watch America launch a space shuttle, when you can join the conversation and be part of the experience," said Waters.

Veteran Space Station Commander Leroy Chiao will provide insight into the tricky spacewalks ahead. Chiao is a veteran astronaut with 229 days in orbit, including spacewalks and his work as Chief of the Astronaut Office EVA Branch.

Spaceflight Now's stellar Hubble guest lineup also includes astronaut Loren Shriver, who commanded the shuttle that deployed Hubble, and astronaut Jeff Hoffman, who repaired the telescope during the first servicing mission. Bob Crippen, the first ever pilot of a Space Shuttle, and a man who knows a thing or two about high profile missions, tells us his thoughts on this historic day that is being watched around the world.

NWS certified TV meteorologist Julie Broughton will provide live weather updates and show us the big crowds watching the long-awaited launch from the beaches of Cape Canaveral.

Meanwhile, in our chat window, NASA will help field your questions along with former Houston Chronicle space reporter Mark Carreau, the most experienced space team on the planet, and space program workers and experts around the world.

Join the conversation live on Monday, May 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on SpaceflightNow.com

Founded in 1999, Spaceflight Now has built a reputation as the leading source of space news and video coverage. Based in Brevard County, Fla., Spaceflight Now's correspondents include former Aviation Week & Space Technology senior aerospace editor Craig Covault and pioneering Web editor Justin Ray, who has been providing live coverage of space launches worldwide for more than a decade. Visit Spaceflight Now on the web at http://spaceflightnow.com.

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