Twenty-five years ago today, arguably the most important Space Shuttle mission of the 1990s landed back at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a daring, complex, and high-stakes rescue mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope.
The mission was also largely symbolic of what NASA can accomplish and served as a restoration of the public’s confidence in the space agency following a series of missteps in the first three years of the new decade.
Two flagship space telescopes are returning to their respective operations after they both entered safe…
The Carnegie Institution for Science and the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center has announced…
NASA has confirmed “statistically significant evidence” from the Hubble Space Telescope indicating the presence of…
The Space Shuttle achieved many historic milestones during its 30 year career, with Friday marking one…
Two NASA spacecraft are to join forces in finding a new deep space target ripe…
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) members were provided with an updated status review of…
One of the jewels in NASA’s crown – the Hubble Space Telescope – is continuing…
With the debris strike on Atlantis’ starboard chine Thermal Protection System (TPS) – now confirmed…
Another major milestone in the flow towards the final Hubble Servicing Mission has taken place,…
Atlantis’ trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope remains on track for May, although another…
The complicated task of remotely switching the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) over to its Science…
STS-125 has been given a new “work-to” launch date of February 17, pending a November…
Preliminary milestone schedules have been created for the complex dual processing flows of Atlantis and…
As NASA and the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) refine their orbiter schedules, preparations for STS-125’s…
While the status of STS-125’s Hubble Servicing Mission remains fluid, managers at the Kennedy Space…
A major failure of the “Side A” control system on the Hubble Space Telescope has delayed…