STS-125, or HST-SM4, was the fifth and final Space Shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis occurred on May 11, 2009, at 2:01 pm EDT. Landing occurred on
The Hubble Space Telescope in Atlantis' payload bay
From left to right: Massimino, Good, Johnson, Altman, McArthur, Grunsfeld and FeustelSpace Shuttle program← STS-119STS-127 → Hubble Space Telescope missions← STS-109 (SM3B)
Prince Philip of the United Kingdom visited Goddard Space Flight Center in May 2007 and met with the crew of STS-125.
The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph in the cleanroom.
STS-127 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. It was the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and in
STS-125
…were blasted from the walls, but NASA officials stated the damage from the STS-125 launch was not nearly as severe and should not impact the launch of STS-127 in June. Following the morning wake up call, the crew began work on the day's tasks, which were centered on inspection of the orbiter's heat shield…
Canadarm2 grapples the exposed facility of Kibō, prior to its installation on the ISS
From left to right: Wolf, Cassidy, Hurley, Payette, Polansky, Marshburn, and KopraSpace Shuttle program← STS-125STS-128 →
Payload bay of the shuttle being loaded inside the cleanroom of the Rotating Service Structure.