STS-125, tribute to Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-125
Mission name STS-125
Space shuttle Atlantis
Launch pad LC-39A
Launch date May 11, 2009, 2:01:56 p.m. EDT (18:01:56 UTC)
Landing May 24, 2009, 11:39:05 a.m. EDT (15:39:05 UTC)
Runway 22 - Edwards Air Force Base
Mission duration 12 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes, 9 seconds
Number of orbits 197
Apogee 578 km
Perigee 486 km
Orbital period 97 min
Orbital altitude 320 nautical miles (570 km)
Orbital inclination 28.5° at 304 nautical miles
Distance traveled 5.3 million miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts125/main/index.html
Veteran astronaut Scott D. Altman commanded the final space shuttle mission to Hubble. Retired Navy Capt. Gregory C. Johnson served as pilot. Mission specialists included veteran spacewalkers John M. Grunsfeld and Michael J. Massimino and first-time space fliers Andrew J. Feustel, Michael T. Good and K. Megan McArthur.

Atlantis astronauts repaired and upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, conducting five spacewalks during their mission to extend the life of the orbiting observatory. They successfully installed two new instruments and repaired two others, bringing them back to life, replaced gyroscopes and batteries, and added new thermal insulation panels to protect the orbiting observatory. The result is six working, complementary science instruments with capabilities beyond what was available and an extended operational lifespan until at least 2014.

With the newly installed Wide Field Camera, Hubble will be able to observe in ultraviolet and infrared spectrums as well as visible light, peer deep onto the cosmic frontier in search of the earliest star systems and study planets in the solar system. The telescopes new Cosmic Origins Spectrograph will allow it to study the grand-scale structure of the universe, including the star-driven chemical evolution that produce carbon and the other elements necessary for life.

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[PirateSygnal]

Wow! What a great tribute. Superb job on putting this together. This was my favorite Shuttle Crew of all time. I watched every minute of video on the NASA website when this was going on. Commander Scott Altman is seriously the coolest guy alive. I almost felt like I got to know each member from all the video. When the mission was done, I felt like I was saying goodbye to friends. Great post. Thx!

[FirewireHR]

Thanx!...i also watch shuttle missions over the NasaTV web streaming.

[Feexer007]

Amazing video! Thank you so much for upload!

[FirewireHR]

Thanx...it was a pleasure...

[sebastiansz]

good job :)

[artileriu]

rock on all of you

[monimstarfox]

I met Michael Masimmino i shook his hand to

and Michael T.Good looks like my shop teacher.

[plotchickens]

rest in peace those four brave souls ... god bless them on their mission to expand human knowledge

great tribute to those immortal men and women that go to space for us.

[EbenCavaar]

WOW! Congratulations and thank you!