30 years ago, on the very early morning of Dec. 2, 1993, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-61 crew launched on a high-stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 30 years after the successful flight, which enabled Hubble to finally fulfill its promise to revolutionize our view of the Universe, the veteran observatory is still making new discoveries and may get a new lease on life deeper into the 21st century.
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Falcon 9 B1051 makes final flight on Galaxy-31 & 32 mission
by Lee KanayamaAfter a delay caused by Hurricane Nicole, SpaceX launched its 52nd mission of 2022 with…
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30 years after Intelsat VI rescue, Northrop Grumman aims to make in-space servicing a permanent reality
On 7 May 1992, Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off on her first voyage at 23:40…
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Saving Hubble: Endeavour’s ambitious mission to rescue the famous space telescope
Twenty-five years ago today, arguably the most important Space Shuttle mission of the 1990s landed…
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While most of the recent attention has been on its next door neighbor, Pad 39B…
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ILS announce two future launches, including the test of Orbital ATK’s MEV-1
by Chris BerginInternational Launch Services (ILS) is continuing to plan out its future manifest by announcing two…
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SpaceX launched their Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket on Tuesday, ahead of successfully lofting the SES-8…
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ATK and ViviSat are working to demonstrate the ability to rescue satellites that are stranded…
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The unprecedented effort to haul a space vehicle through the cramped streets of the United…
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The youngest orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet has departed from her home port of…
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The youngest orbiter in the shuttle fleet, Endeavour, was powered down for the final time…
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All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
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Following the conclusion to her flight career, Endeavour is now undergoing safing, ahead of being…
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As Endeavour heads into the sunset portion of her historic final voyage to space, her…
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As Endeavour works through Flight Day 4 (FD4), the historic milestone of delivering and attaching the…
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The Space Shuttle Program was well underway by January 1986 – with preparations marching toward…
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Endeavour’s final mission will be officially extended next week, when mission managers approve a Change…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle has enjoyed a successful maiden flight on Friday, carrying a prototype…
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Endeavour has safely returned to her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2), following the highly successful STS-130…
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NASA mission planners have officially baselined the final two scheduled missions of the Space Shuttle…