The Hubble Space Telescope continues to operate to this day in part due to the work performed 15 years ago by the crew of STS-125. Dubbed Hubble Servicing Mission 4 (HSM 4), scientists knew this would be their final chance to use the space shuttle to visit and upgrade the orbiting laboratory.
As we look back on the mission, the question remains whether or not Hubble will be visited or repaired again.
Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their…
For NASA, 2009 proved to be a stellar year, one filled with five extremely successful…
The DAT (Damage Assessment Team) have completed the review of Atlantis’ Flight Day 9 Thermal…
While STS-125 continues to enjoy a successful Hubble servicing mission – marked by a hugely successful third…
With Space Shuttle Atlantis officially set for an opening launch attempt on May 11, confirmed…
Shuttle Endeavour has completed her rollout to 39B, where she will be put through a…
As part of the dual flow for STS-125, Endeavour has rolled over from her Orbiter…
With Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoing her second round of pad processing for the much anticipated…
Atlantis has rolled back out to Pad 39A for her re-aligned STS-125 mission to the…
The Constellation Program (CxP) test flight, Ares I-X, has slipped three weeks to a NET…
External Tank (ET-131) is being safely housed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (High Bay 2E),…
While the majority of engineering concentration on the Flow Control Valve (FCV) flight rationale for…
With Space Shuttle Endeavour now well into her OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility) flow for her…
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…
As preparations continue on Atlantis and Endeavour for their respective roles on STS-125 and STS-400,…
