Shuttle Set to Fix Hubble

May 13, 2009 on 10:01 am | In Space | No Comments

 

 

From the NASA site:

“Space shuttle Atlantis will meet up with the Hubble Space Telescope today. The actual grapple of the telescope using the shuttle’s robotic arm is scheduled for 12:54 p.m. EDT as Atlantis soars 340 statute miles above the northeast coast of Madagascar. The telescope will be latched to a high-tech, “lazy Susan” device known as the Flight Support System for the duration of the servicing work. The STS-125 crew will perform five spacewalks to refurbish, restore and renew the Hubble Space Telescope. The first spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday.”

This is going to be exciting! Rembmer, NASA TV lets you watch live on the internet if you don’t have the channel. Very cool stuff happening today and tomorrow!

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