STS-125

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STS-125 was NASA’s final Space Shuttle servicing mission to upgrade and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, extending its scientific capabilities and operational life.

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instanceOf Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
addedHardware Soft Capture Mechanism
alsoKnownAs Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4
linked to: STS-125
commander Scott D. Altman
contingencyPlan launch-on-need rescue mission STS-400
countryOfOrigin United States
crewSize 7
extendedHSTOperationsUntil at least mid-2010s
followedBy STS-127
HSTServicingMissionNumber Servicing Mission 4
installedInstrument Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
Wide Field Camera 3
is final Space Shuttle servicing mission to Hubble Space Telescope
landingDate 2009-05-24
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base
Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base
launchDate 2009-05-11
launchSite Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis
missionDuration 12 days 21 hours (approx.)
missionNumber 125
missionSpecialist Andrew J. Feustel
John M. Grunsfeld
K. Megan McArthur
linked to: Megan McArthur

Megan McArthur
Michael J. Massimino
Michael T. Good
notable last human visit to Hubble Space Telescope
significantly improved Hubble’s imaging and spectroscopic capabilities
numberOfEVAs 5
operatedBy NASA
orbiter Atlantis
orbitType Low Earth orbit
performedEVA Andrew J. Feustel
John M. Grunsfeld
Michael J. Massimino
Michael T. Good
pilot Gregory C. Johnson
precededBy STS-124
primaryObjective Enhance the scientific capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope
Extend the operational life of the Hubble Space Telescope
Service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope
programPhase post-Columbia return-to-flight era
repairedInstrument Advanced Camera for Surveys
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
replacedSubsystem Batteries
Rate sensor units (gyroscopes)
Science Instrument Command and Data Handling Unit
riskFactor no safe haven at International Space Station
servicedSpacecraft Hubble Space Telescope
spaceShuttleProgram Space Shuttle program
targetOrbitAltitude about 560 km
targetOrbitInclination about 28.5 degrees
totalEVATime about 36 hours
wasFinalHubbleVisitBy Space Shuttle

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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph repairedDuringServicingMission Hubble Servicing Mission 4
linked to: STS-125
STS-125 alsoKnownAs Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4
linked to: STS-125
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph installedBy Space Shuttle mission STS-125
linked to: STS-125
OV-104 performedMission STS-125
Atlantis notableMission STS-125
STS-124 followedBy STS-125
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John M. Grunsfeld participatedIn Space Shuttle mission STS-125
linked to: STS-125
Michael T. Good spaceMission STS-125
STS-400 launchOnNeedFor STS-125
STS-400 contingencyForMission STS-125
STS-400 wouldRescueCrewOf STS-125
STS-127 precededBy STS-125
Andrew J. Feustel participantIn Space Shuttle mission STS-125
linked to: STS-125
Michael J. Massimino participatedIn Space Shuttle mission STS-125
linked to: STS-125
COS hostServicingMissionSTS STS-125
Hubble Space Telescope solar arrays finalServicingMission STS-125 (Servicing Mission 4, 2009)
linked to: STS-125
Megan McArthur spaceMission STS-125