Atlantis Closing in on Hubble Space Telescope

Atlantis Closing in on Hubble Space Telescope
Atlantis' crew performed the fourth and final mid-course correction burn. The shuttle is about a half-mile below the telescope. Atlantis is now closing in at 1.2 feet/sec and is just under 700 feet from the telescope. At this point, Commander Scott Altman has moved into his forward seat on the flight deck to the aft flight control station overlooking the payload bay. Looking out of two overhead windows, Altman, assisted by pilot Gregory C. Johnson and Mission Specialist Michael Good, will take over manual control of the approach. Good will operate a handheld laser range-finding device, aiming it through the shuttle windows at the telescope to provide Altman with supplementary distance and closing rate information. Mission Specialist Drew Feustel will monitor a laptop computer program displaying real-time navigation information, which will provide Altman with additional cues to aid in controlling his approach.

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• Hubble
• Space
• Telescope
• STS-125
• Atlantis
• Shuttle
• Servicing
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[XxGilgamesh96]

good vid :D