STS-125 Space Shuttle Atlantis Prepares for Launch

Mission: STS-125 Atlantis
Launch Date: October 8, 2008
Launch Time: 1:34 a.m. ET

The STS-125 mission will return the space shuttle to the Hubble Space Telescope for one last visit before the shuttle fleet retires in 2010. Over 11 days and five spacewalks, the shuttle Atlantis’ crew will make repairs and upgrades to the telescope, leaving it better than ever and ready for another five years – or more – of research.

The seven-member crew of STS-125 Space Shuttle Atlantis includes commander Scott D. Altman, pilot Gregory C. Johnson, mission specialists John M. Grunsfeld, Michael J. Massimino, Andrew J. Feustel, Michael T. Good and K. Megan McArthur.

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