STS-125

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Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission NASA spaceflight Space Shuttle mission

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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Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission → NASA spaceflight → Space Shuttle mission →
addedHardware	Soft Capture Mechanism →
alsoKnownAs	Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 →
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 → 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 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wide Field Camera 3 → Wide Field Camera 3 ("Hubble Servicing Mission 4") →	installedDuringMission
STS-125 ("Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4") →	alsoKnownAs
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph ("Space Shuttle mission STS-125") →	installedBy
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 →	removedDuringMission
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph →	repairedByMission
Advanced Camera for Surveys →	repairedDuringMission
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ("Hubble Servicing Mission 4") →	repairedDuringServicingMission
Hubble Space Telescope →	servicingMission