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.
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Managers are closing in on facilitating a July launch date for Ares I-X, via a…
Shuttle Discovery as the STS-119 stack will undergo the Shuttle Interface Test (S0008) on Sunday,…
Atlantis’ trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope remains on track for May, although another…
While the status of STS-125’s Hubble Servicing Mission remains fluid, managers at the Kennedy Space…
A problem during the preparation of Atlantis’ Hubble Servicing payload has delayed its arrival at…
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