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Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis faced a stormy weather outlook as they began preparations Thursday to bring a successful mission to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope to an end. There were landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday at 1400 GMT and 1539 GMT. On Wednesday, mission managers instructed the shuttle's seven astronauts to conserve electricit ... read more 
Houston, Texas (AFP) May 21, 2009Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis beamed live into Congress talks Thursday after winning praise from US President Barack Obama for helping to renew wonder in the mysteries of space. The seven-strong crew, preparing to return to Earth Friday after a successful mission to repair the Hubble space telescope, addressed lawmakers live from space via a video-link from the shuttle. "Thank you ... more
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 22, 2009The Hubble Space Telescope has been with us for nearly two decades. In that time, its breathtaking images have captured people's imaginations and its groundbreaking science has revealed some of the many secrets of our universe. This morning, at precisely 8:57 a.m. ET, a carefully orchestrated maneuver was carried out 350 miles above the Atlantic coastline of Africa, marking the successful ... more 
Houston, Texas (AFP) May 20, 2009US astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis said Wednesday they were amazed at how successful their grueling mission to revamp the aging Hubble telescope had been, given the number of tough obstacles they faced. Speaking to reporters earlier, the smiling seven crew members spoke with pride of their mission to give the 19-year-old stargazer a new lease on life to peer back further into the origins ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) May 20, 2009The Hubble Space Telescope has been with us for nearly two decades. In that time, its breathtaking images have captured people's imaginations and its groundbreaking science has revealed some of the many secrets of our universe. This morning, at precisely 8:57 a.m. ET, a carefully orchestrated maneuver was carried out 350 miles above the Atlantic coastline of Africa, marking the successful ... more 
Houston, Texas (AFP) May 19, 2009Offering a wistful farewell, astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis released the Hubble Space Telescope back into its orbit Tuesday, concluding the US space agency's final mission to repair and upgrade the revolutionary observatory. The shuttle crew released the beloved telescope at 1257 GMT, sending Hubble "back on its own for the final time," said Kyle Herring, mission commentator. The ... more |
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Houston, Texas (AFP) May 15, 2009Astronauts Mike Massimino and Mike Good floated from the airlock of the shuttle Atlantis on Friday for a second spacewalk as part of an ambitious overhaul of the Hubble Space Telescope. Their six- to seven-hour spacewalk got under way at 8:49 am (1249 GMT). Massimino, a 46-year-old mechanical engineer, took part in a 2002 overhaul mission to Hubble. Good, a 46-year-old US Air Force ... more 
Houston, Texas (AFP) May 16, 2009Two US astronauts safely completed their mission's third grueling space walk Saturday after reviving a crippled camera on the Hubble telescope and equipping the orbiting observatory with a new key instrument. NASA astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel wrapped up their six-hour, 36-minute stint in the void outside space shuttle Atlantis during which they worked on 19-year-old Hubble in a ... more
Houston, Texas (AFP) May 14, 2009Spacewalking astronauts upgraded the Hubble telescope for the first time in seven years on Thursday, equipping the 19-year-old stargazer with a powerful new camera and science computer. The outing by John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel, members of the seven-strong space shuttle Atlantis crew, marked the first of five daily spacewalks by the astronauts. The refurbishments are intended to exte ... more 
Houston, Texas (AFP) May 14, 2009Spacewalking astronauts equipped the Hubble Space Telescope with the first of two new science instruments Thursday, launching the first overhaul of the 19-year-old observatory in seven years. John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel floated from the airlock of the shuttle Atlantis at 8:52 am (1252 GMT) to begin a spacewalk expected to span six to seven hours with a burst of enthusiasm. ... more |
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