NASA mission to upgrade Hubble to launch on May 11
May 1st, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): NASA has selected the launch date for the STS-125 mission of space shuttle Atlantis as May 11, which will upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
The date was announced after NASA managers did a complete review of its readiness for flight.
Commander Scott Altman and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 2:01 p.m. EDT, May 11, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.
During the review, top NASA and contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the mission and determined the shuttle’s equipment, support systems and procedures are ready for flight.
Atlantis’ 11-day mission will include five spacewalks to refurbish Hubble with state-of-the-art science instruments.
After the astronauts’ visit, the telescope’s capabilities will be expanded and its lifetime extended through at least 2014.
Commander Altman will be joined on the mission by Pilot Gregory C. Johnson and Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel, Michael Good, John Grunsfeld, Megan McArthur and Mike Massimino.
The spacewalkers are Feustel, Good, Grunsfeld and Massimino. McArthur is the flight engineer and lead for robotic arm operations. (ANI)
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