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The final shuttle mission to Hubble launched at 2:01 pm on May 11, 2009. Biographies of the astronauts that supported this last shuttle servicing mission to Hubble are included below.

For three of the crew destination Hubble is familiar territory.

	Scott "Scooter" Altman - Mission Commander This will be Altman's second trip to Hubble. He also served as Mission Commander on SM3B (STS109) in March 2002. + Read Biography + Read 2008 Interview + Read 2009 Interview + Scott's space menu

	Gregory C. "Ray J" Johnson - Pilot + Read Biography + Read Interview + Greg's space menu

	John Grunsfeld - Mission Specialist Grunsfeld is assigned as the EVA lead for his third trip to service the telescope. Grunsfeld served as the Payload Commander on SM3B and performed two space walks on SM3A (STS-103) in December 1999. + Read Biography + Read 2008 Interview + Read 2009 Interview + John's space menu

	Michael "Mass" Massimino - Mission Specialist Massimino will make his second trip to Hubble. Massimino performed 2 spacewalks on SM3B, his first space flight. + Read Biography + Read 2008 Interview + Read 2009 Interview + Mike's space menu + Twitter Astronaut Mike Massimino

	Andrew "Drew" Feustel - Mission Specialist + Read Biography + Read 2008 Interview + Read 2009 Interview + Drew's space menu

	Michael "Bueno" Good - Mission Specialist + Read Biography + Read Interview + Mike's space menu

	Megan McArthur - Mission Specialist + Read Biography + Read Interview + Megan's space menu

	This STS-125 crew patch shows HST along with a representation of its many scientific discoveries. The overall structure and composition of the Universe is shown in blue and filled with planets, stars, and galaxies. The black background is indicative of the mysteries of dark-energy and dark-matter. Link to High Resolution (1.0M) Link to Low Resolution (64K)