Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. STS-125 was proceeding to plan and their vehicle was deemed to be in excellent condition for the return trip. However, had Atlantis suffered major damage during her launch to the telescope, Endeavour was sat on Pad 39B, ready to launch at short notice on an ambitious rescue mission. This rescue mission was called STS-400.
Two flagship space telescopes are returning to their respective operations after they both entered safe…
One of the jewels in NASA’s crown – the Hubble Space Telescope – is continuing…
For NASA, 2009 proved to be a stellar year, one filled with five extremely successful…
As Atlantis’ launch date nears, engineers, Space Shuttle Program managers, and Agency personnel are continuing…
Engineers have found the root cause of the Aerosurface Servoamplifer (ASA) channel 1 failure on…
With Endeavour’s June 13 launch to the ISS now counting down, engineers are continuing to work…
Atlantis has returned to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) in preparation for her flow towards the…
NASA officials have cleared Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch on June 13 at 7:17a.m. This…
Atlantis is finally home after a cross-country trip on top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft…
Atlantis’ piggyback ride back to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is expected to come to…
The high tempo pace of shuttle processing continues through the weekend and earlier into next…
Endeavour remains on track for the setting of a June 13 or 14 launch date…
Post flight processing on Atlantis at Edwards Air Force Base (Dryden Flight Research Center) has…
Atlantis has landed at Edwards Air Force Base on EOM+2 (End Of Mission plus two…
Atlantis is still waiting on the weather in Florida, with the preferred return to KSC…
Following the early wave off of two landing opportunities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on…
STS-125 is pressing through EOM (End Of Mission) activities, following the successful testing of Atlantis’…
The DAT (Damage Assessment Team) have completed the review of Atlantis’ Flight Day 9 Thermal…
The last humans to visit the Hubble Space Telescope have departed, leaving behind a rejuvenated…