Servicing Mission 4
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Servicing Mission 4 was the final Space Shuttle mission to upgrade and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, extending its operational life and scientific capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Servicing Mission 4 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Servicing Mission 4 Context triple: [STS-125, HSTServicingMissionNumber, Servicing Mission 4]
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Mars Odyssey mission
The Mars Odyssey mission is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2001 that orbits Mars to map its surface, study its climate and geology, and search for signs of water and radiation conditions relevant to future human exploration.
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STS-41-D
STS-41-D was the maiden orbital mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery, launched by NASA in 1984 to deploy communications satellites and conduct scientific experiments.
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K2 mission
The K2 mission was the extended follow-up to NASA’s Kepler space telescope, conducting high-precision photometric observations along the ecliptic to study exoplanets and stellar variability.
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STS-41-G
STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for carrying multiple payload specialists and advancing Earth observation and satellite deployment capabilities.
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Mission: SPACE
Mission: SPACE is a spaceflight-simulation attraction at EPCOT that immerses guests in a realistic, high-intensity mission to Mars experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Servicing Mission 4 Target entity description: Servicing Mission 4 was the final Space Shuttle mission to upgrade and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, extending its operational life and scientific capabilities.
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A.
Mars Odyssey mission
The Mars Odyssey mission is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2001 that orbits Mars to map its surface, study its climate and geology, and search for signs of water and radiation conditions relevant to future human exploration.
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B.
STS-41-D
STS-41-D was the maiden orbital mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery, launched by NASA in 1984 to deploy communications satellites and conduct scientific experiments.
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C.
K2 mission
The K2 mission was the extended follow-up to NASA’s Kepler space telescope, conducting high-precision photometric observations along the ecliptic to study exoplanets and stellar variability.
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D.
STS-41-G
STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for carrying multiple payload specialists and advancing Earth observation and satellite deployment capabilities.
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Mission: SPACE
Mission: SPACE is a spaceflight-simulation attraction at EPCOT that immerses guests in a realistic, high-intensity mission to Mars experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| addedHardware | Soft Capture and Rendezvous System ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | STS-125 ⓘ |
| apogee | about 563 kilometers ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
ⓘ
Wide Field Camera 3 ⓘ |
| commander | Scott D. Altman ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| EVAcount | 5 ⓘ |
| EVAcrewSize | 2 astronauts per EVA ⓘ |
| EVAcumulativeTime | about 36 hours ⓘ |
| feature | five spacewalks ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 28.5 degrees ⓘ |
| installedOn | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2009-05-24 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-05-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 12 days 21 hours 37 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram |
4th planned Hubble servicing mission
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5th Hubble servicing mission ⓘ
linked to:
Hubble Servicing Mission 4
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| missionSpecialist |
Andrew J. Feustel
ⓘ
John M. Grunsfeld ⓘ K. Megan McArthur ⓘ
linked to:
Megan McArthur
Megan McArthur ⓘ Michael J. Massimino ⓘ Michael T. Good ⓘ |
| notable | first ever on-orbit repairs of instruments not originally designed for in-space servicing at component level ⓘ |
| objective |
enhance Hubble Space Telescope scientific capabilities
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extend Hubble Space Telescope operational life ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| perigee | about 350–560 kilometers (Hubble orbit range after reboost) ⓘ |
| pilot | Gregory C. Johnson ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Servicing Mission 3B
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linked to:
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3B
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| primaryObjective | service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| program |
Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
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| repairedInstrument |
Advanced Camera for Surveys
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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ |
| replacedInstrument | Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 ⓘ |
| result | extended Hubble operations into the 2010s and beyond ⓘ |
| riskMitigation | launch-on-need rescue mission STS-400 planned ⓘ |
| servicedSubsystem |
Hubble batteries
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Hubble fine guidance sensors ⓘ
linked to:
Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors
Hubble gyroscopes ⓘ Hubble thermal insulation ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ |
| target | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| wasFinal | last Space Shuttle mission to Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
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