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Posted: May 22, 2009 |
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During their 11-day mission, the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis completed all their scheduled repairs and upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope. It was the fifth and final Hubble repair mission, and NASA administrators hope that it will extend the life of the 19-year-old telescope at least five years.
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| The Atlantis astronauts board the "astrovan" that will take them to launch pad 39A on May 11 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From right to left: Scott Altman, commander; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; Megan McArthur, John Grunsfeld, Andrew Feustel, Michael Good and Mike Massimino, mission specialists. |
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| Photo Credit: NASA |
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