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NASA Releases Images from Refurbished Hubble (09.09.2009)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in business after astronauts refurbished it in May. These first snapshots from Hubble showcase the 19-year-old telescope's new vision.
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Servicing Mission Observatory Verification (SMOV) Update (08.18.2009)
Hubble is getting closer to completing the calibrations for most of its instruments, and each day it draws nearer to becoming a fully functioning observatory again. In fact, in the upcoming weeks, Hubble will concentrate on making high-priority science observations and then finish the remaining instrument calibrations by early fall.
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Servicing Mission Observatory Verification (SMOV) Update (08.07.2009)
As the first week of August comes to a close, most of Hubble’s science instruments have already completed or are close to completing their calibration activities. Each instrument has multiple channels that detect different wavelengths of light, and each channel must be tested and calibrated individually. While some instrument channels are still under evaluation, several others are already at work studying the universe.
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Servicing Mission Observatory Verification (SMOV) Update (07.31.2009)
After a quick detour into taking science observations, Hubble is back to alignment and calibration activities. Each instrument has a number of channels that detect and process different wavelengths. Some of these channels have been approved for science observations at this point, others are still works in progress.
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What's Next for Hubble? (07.21.2009)
Find out what happens between the completion of a servicing mission and the release of the first new images
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Servicing Mission Observatory Verification (SMOV) Update (07.20.2009)
During Servicing Mission 4, astronauts replaced many key parts -- batteries and gyroscopes, for example -- that affect the spacecraft component of the Hubble Space Telescope. Testing and calibration for the spacecraft itself is now complete, and that aspect of Hubble is in excellent shape.
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Servicing Mission Observatory Verification (SMOV) Update (07.10.2009)
Since the conclusion of Servicing Mission 4, engineers and scientists have been conducting the painstaking process of testing and reactivating Hubble components in order to bring the telescope back to full science operations.
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Mission Accomplished: Leaving Hubble Better Than Ever (05.29.2009)
Take one space shuttle, seven highly trained astronauts, tons of equipment, and one legendary orbiting telescope and you have the 5.3 million-mile odyssey that was Hubble's final servicing mission.
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Atlantis Has Landed! (05.24.2009)
With Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Gregory C. Johnson at the controls, space shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The crew of seven ended their successful 13-day mission to refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope when the shuttle touched down at 11:39 a.m. EDT.
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Hubble's New Covers Provide Blanket of Protection (05.20.2009)
Years of teamwork pay off for Goddard and Glenn engineers who studied Hubble's insulation.
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Hubble Photographs a Planetary Nebula to Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera (05.11.2009)
In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, a planetary nebula has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture."
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Hubble to Receive High-Tech James Webb Space Telescope Technology (05.08.2009)
New technologies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope can be used to enhance the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the upcoming servicing
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Hubble Flight Tests Toolmakers (05.08.2009)
Tool designers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center had to invent several new instruments for the STS-125 mission.
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STS-125 Briefing and Events Schedule (05.01.2009)
All briefings are held inside the Kennedy News Center auditorium and will be carried live on NASA Television unless otherwise noted.
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Atlantis Launches in One Week (05.04.2009)
Preparations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A are in the final stages.
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NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on May 11 (04.30.2009)
NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date of May 11 with lift off at 2:01 p.m. EDT for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Two Space Shuttles on Neighboring Launch Pads (04.17.2009)
This morning space shuttle Endeavour completed its 4.2-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B.
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SM4 - Next Stop - Atlantis! (04.13.2009)
Hubble's new batteries were integrated onto the Super Light-weight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) in the Payload Hazardous Systems Facility (PHSF) at the Kennedy Space Center, FL on Friday, April 10.
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Preparations for HST SM4 Continue at the Kennedy Space Center (04.03.2009)
Hubble Space Telescope engineers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center had a busy week at the Kennedy Space Center preparing SM4 hardware for its ride to orbit on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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Last Piece of Hubble Replacement Hardware Arrives at Kennedy Space Center (03.30.2009)
The spare Science Instrument /Command and Data Handling (SI/C&DH) module, slated for installation on the Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May, arrived safely at Kennedy Space Center on March 30 aboard a specially outfitted truck..
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NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis to Move to Launch Pad Tuesday (03.27.2009)
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 31, as preparations for the STS-125 mission move forward. Atlantis is targeted to lift off May 12 to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA Sets Target Shuttle Launch Date for Hubble Servicing Mission (12.04.2008)
NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009.
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SIC&DH Update (11.17.2008)
Goddard engineers prepare the flight spare Science Instrument Command & Data Handling unit, known as SIC&DH 2, for electrical performance testing.
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Hubble Back in Business (10.25.2008)
The HST team has successfully switched the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling (SIC&DH) system to the B-side and the current primary camera, WFPC2, is now back in active operation.
Meanwhile, the spare SIC&DH unit, that will now be included in the SM4 payload, continues testing at the GSFC cleanroom in Greenbelt, Md and Hubble engineers remain on track to restart the NICMOS cryocooler around mid-November.
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Hubble Status Report #7 (10.25.2008)
The current primary camera on the HST is now back in active operation and will resume science observations shortly. Just before 9:30 a.m. EDT on October 25, 2008, on board Hubble, the telescope's science computer began to send commands to WFPC2.
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Hubble Status Report #6 (10.23.2008)
The HST Science Instrument Command and Data Handling (SIC&DH-B) system was reactivated on Thursday, October 23.
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Hubble Status Report #5 (10.21.2008)
On Monday, October 20, engineers at NASA's GSFC met to discuss their next steps toward resolving two anomalies which caused the B-side of the SIC&DH-B and the Advanced Camera for Surveys SBC to return to a 'safe hold' status on October 16. The near-term focus is to assess the risks of activities needed to resume making observations with HST's three functioning science instruments prior to SM4. The next meeting will occur on October 22.
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Hubble Status Report #4 (10.17.2008)
The investigation into both anomalies is underway. The science instruments remain in safe mode until the NSSC-I issue is resolved. All other subsystems on the spacecraft are performing nominally and astrometry observations continue.
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Hubble Status Report #3 (10.17.2008)
Activation of the Hubble Space Telescope science instruments and resumption of science observations have been suspended following two anomalies seen in systems onboard the telescope on Thursday. All of the telescope's payloads are back in safe mode condition while engineers perform troubleshooting.
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Hubble Status Report #2 (10.16.2008)
During the night of Oct. 15, STOCC engineers at NASA's GSFC turned on and checked out Side 'B' of Hubble's Science Instrument Command and Data Handling (SCI&DH)
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Hubble Status Report #1 (10.15.2008)
The HST team completed switching the required hardware modules to their B-sides about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 15.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Rolls Off Launch Pad Monday (10.14.2008)
Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the HST.
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Switch to Side B of the SIC&DH Approved (10.14.2008)
The Hubble team today received approval from officials at NASA Headquarters to reconfigure a failed data handling unit on Hubble to begin operations on a redundant side of the unit, which should restart science operations by this Friday if successful.
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Operational Readiness Review for Switch to Side B of the SIC&DH (10.06.2008)
The Hubble team will conduct a meeting at Goddard later this week to review in full detail its operational readiness to switch the observatory to the "B" side of the SIC&DH and the Data Management System.
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Hubble Space Telescope Problem Delays STS-125 Launch (09.30.2008)
Due to the significant Hubble Space Telescope malfunction affecting the storage and transmittal of science data to Earth, NASA will evaluate the investigation results before fully determining the impact to launch of the STS-125 servicing mission, now moved into 2009.
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Target Launch Date for SM4 Reset (09.24.2008)
The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT.
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The Hubble Space Telescope Observing Program (09.17.2008)
Unlike on many previous NASA space science missions, anyone can apply for observing time on the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA has adjusted the target launch date for the last mission to Hubble this fall (09.05.2008)
Launch of shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 10.
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Joint Integrated Simulation Held at JSC and GSFC (08.22.2008)
A Joint Integrated Simulation (JIS) was held and supported by both Johnson Space Center (JSC), lead center for space shuttle on-orbit operations, and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), lead center for HST (Hubble Space Telescope) operations.
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Improving Hubble's Space Armor (08.21.2008)
When astronauts return to Hubble for Servicing Mission 4 in 2009, they will be revamping and reenergizing the telescope for the final leg of its journey. One of the tasks they aim to complete is the installation of New Outer Blanket Layers, or NOBLs.
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SM4 EVA Astronauts Practice Installing WFC3 During Final Underwater Training (08.15.2008)
SM4 Astronauts practice installing Hubble's newWide Field Camera 3 during final underwater training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas
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Hubble Equipment Being Readied for Flight at Kennedy Space Center (08.12.2008)
At Kennedy Space Center, flight hardware and science instruments are readied for the last mission to Hubble.
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Crew Visits Goddard One Last Time Before Hubble Mission (08.05.2008)
The entire SM4 flight crew conducted their last crew training activity at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on August 5 and 6 as part of their preparations for the final servicing call to the Hubble Space Telescope in early October.
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Hubble Instruments Slated for On-Orbit 'Surgery' (07.23.2008)
When astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009 for its final servicing mission, they will be facing a task that has no precedence – performing on-orbit 'surgery' on two ailing science instruments that reside inside the telescope.
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Servicing Mission 4 Hardware Passes Pre-Ship Review (07.16.2008)
The Hubble Space Telescope Program passed a significant milestone, the Pre-Ship Review, held July 14 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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External Fuel Tank for Atlantis' Mission to Hubble Arrives at Port Canaveral, Fla.(07.15.2008)
The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope arrives at Port Canaveral, Fla., towed on the Pegasus barge by a solid rocket booster retrieval ship.
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Flame Trench Repairs, Crew Training on Schedule (07.07.2008)
Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are removing bricks from the damaged wall of the flame trench at Launch Pad 39A. The repairs remain on schedule and are not expected to hamper the launch of STS-125 on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The brick removal and related work is to be completed next week. Launch is targeted for Oct. 8.
 

Prepping for Hubble Servicing Mission in Full Swing (06.27.2008)
Crews at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue preparing space shuttle Atlantis for its upcoming STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Telescope.
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Spray-on Layer to Protect Flame Trench (06.27.2008)
With its protective bricks torn away by the recent space shuttle launch, the flame trench at Launch Pad 39A will be given a new layer of protection in time for the next space shuttle liftoff.
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Engineers Design a New Composite Carrier for Hubble Servicing Mission (06.20.2008)
Hubble engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. are ushering in a new era in spaceflight with successful design of the first of its kind composite equipment carrier.
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Workers Catalog Debris Outside the Perimeter of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (06.16.2008)
A swath of about 3,500 protective bricks tore away from the walls of the structure when space shuttle Discovery lifted off May 31 to begin its STS-124 mission. None of the bricks bounced back in the area of the shuttle.
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NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates (05.22.2008)
NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8th.
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Extending Hubble's Mission Life with New Batteries (05.19.2008)
The famed Hubble Space Telescope relies on specially formulated rechargeable batteries that provide power to the telescope's science instruments and critical components during each night orbit.
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Hubble Astronauts Take Part in Education Event (05.07.2008)
Hubble astronauts were at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., the week of April 28, 2008, practicing hands-on procedures for the last shuttle trip to the famed telescope later this year.
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Hubble Servicing Mission 4 Crew Practice for Upcoming Mission at Goddard (05.02.2008)
As part of their training for the upcoming Servicing Mission 4 to the Hubble Space Telescope (SM4), the flight crew periodically come to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to participate in a series of Crew Familiarization -- shortened to "Crew Fam" -- activities.
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Astronaut Michael T. Good Participates in Spacesuit Fit Check at NASA's Johnson Space Center (04.22.2008)
Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Astronauts Prepare for a Flight in a NASA T-38 Trainer Jet (04.17.2008)
Astronauts Scott D. Altman (front seat) and Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 commander and mission specialist, respectively, prepare for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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NASA Clean Room: Last Stop for New Hubble Hardware (04.16.2008)
Before new Hubble components are ready for launch and installation, they must spend time in a clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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STS-125 Mission Specialists Practice Orbiter Heat Shield Repair Techniques (04.02.2008)
Astronauts practice orbiter heat shield repair techniques in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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New Hubble Parts Endure Environmental Tests (03.13.2008)
To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, new Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Hubble's Ground-Based Guidance (02.21.2008)
The Hubble would not be able to do what it does without the help of a small group of dedicated engineers and technicians at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Out-of-This-World Tools for Hubble Tasks (01.24.2008)
A team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center designs and builds the special tools and aids astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Hubble -- A Year in Review (01.10.2008)
Read about important Hubble milestones in 2007 and what's in store for the telescope in 2008.
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NASA Announces Details of Hubble Servicing Mission (01.08.2008)
NASA scientists and a space shuttle astronaut outlined details of a mission that will repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Custom Blankets for the Hubble Space Telescope (12.17.2007)
One of Servicing Mission 4's many objectives is the refurbishment of Hubble's outer thermal blankets.
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Goddard Engineers and Divers Multi-Task for Hubble (11.16.2007)
Ever wonder how NASA astronauts prepare for Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions?
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New Science Instruments for Hubble (10.15.2007)
Astronauts will install two new Hubble instruments during the final shuttle servicing mission in August 2008.
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NASA, IMAX Team up on Hubble Servicing Mission (09.24.2007)
Thanks to cooperation between NASA, IMAX Corporation, and Warner Bros. Pictures, the IMAX 3D camera is scheduled for a journey to Hubble in 2008.
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Our Journey Back to Hubble (09.21.2007)
Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble continues to excite astronomers around the world with its discoveries.
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Astronauts train at Goddard for SM4 (09.19.2007)
The astronauts were at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sep. 10-14 for hands-on training and daily briefings in preparation for next year's Shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Launch Date for SM4 (08.07.2007)
The launch date for the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the final servicing mission to the Hubble is targeted for August 7, 2008.
 

Goddard Engineers Provide Training for Hubble Astronauts (01.13.2007)
Astronauts selected for the next space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope are at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., this week for their first formal crew orientation.
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NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble (10.31.2006)
Administrator Michael Griffin's decision on October 31, 2006 to fly servicing mission SM4 in early-2008 will bring unique capabilities to Hubble in the form of two new science instruments, Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and Wide Field Camera 3. New gyros and batteries will extend Hubble's life to at least 2013. Also announced are the astronauts selected for the SM4 mission.
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