The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on Monday, May 11, 2009, on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The seven-member crew's 13-day mission included five spacewalks, allowing the astronauts to perform repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope and equip the device with new instruments.BBC News: Shuttle Blasts Off to Fix Hubble (May 11, 2009)
NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida today on its final scheduled journey after almost a quarter-century of missions.
On November 27 2009 the Space Shuttle Atlantis landed safely in florida. Completing its final trip to the International space station for this year.
Hubble
On May 13, 2009, astronauts for the Atlantis were able to grab the Hubble Space Telescope observatory as they maneuvered the shuttle 35 feet away from HST. The crew brought the observatory on board in order to service it. The last time the telescope was serviced was in 2002.Reuters: Astronauts pluck Hubble Space... (May 13, 2009)
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2:01 p.m EST
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11:41 am EST
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Seven crew members on board
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Veteran mission specialists
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Andrew Feustel, Michael Good and Megan McArthur
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Mission lasted 13 days
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Astronauts installed two new instruments and thermal blanketsBBC News: Shuttle Blasts Off to Fix Hubble (May 11, 2009)
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Repaired two inactive instruments, replaced gyroscopes and batteriesBBC News: Shuttle Blasts Off to Fix Hubble (May 11, 2009)
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The Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 was replaced by the Wide Field Camera 3BBC News: Shuttle Blasts Off to Fix Hubble (May 11, 2009)
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The maintenance should help the telescope to function until 2014
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