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Servicing The Hubble Space Telescope
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Few NASA announcements stirred as much public controversy as when NASA
Administrator Sean OKeefe canceled the fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. On January 16, 2004, the outcry from the scientific community and general public was surprising, coming less than a year after Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry. Launched by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, Hubble has circled Earth more than 97,000 times and provided more than 4,000 astronomers access to the stars not possible from inside the Earths
atmosphere. Hubble has helped answer some of sciences key questions and
provided compelling images of our solar system that have awed and inspired the
world. Fortunately, things change. After further evaluation, the agency
authorized the last servicing mission to Hubble. The STS-125 mission returned
the space shuttle to the Hubble Space Telescope for one last visit before the
shuttle fleet retires in 2010. Over 12 days and five spacewalks, the crew of
Space Shuttle Atlantis made repairs and upgrades to the telescope, leaving it
in better shape than ever and ready for another five years - or more - of
research. Servicing the Hubble Space Telescope: Space Shuttle Atlantis - 2008
follows the final Shuttle servicing mission from the press conference
announcement through crew training and vehicle launch preparation. Stunning
on-orbit photography taken by the astronauts during five spacewalks is featured along with Altantis triumphant return to the Kennedy Space Center.
Publisher: Specialty Press
Author: Jenkins, Dennis R
Format: PB



