T – 5 hours
Astronaut K. Megan McArthur in the suit-up room about four hours from launch. Megan wrote “Any Thing Can Happen” for Infinite Worlds.
Family Portrait
Portrait of the Space Shuttle / Hubble SM4 Crew of STS125 Atlantis photographed on location at NASA Johnson Spaceflight Center, Houston, TX.
Atlantis Is Go for Launch
The launch of STS125 Atlantis on the last human and robotic service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Floating
Michael Massimino exits the air lock in the cargo bay of Atlantis.
Embarking on a Space Walk
In Mission Control, EVA & Crew Systems Manager Mark Jarosz takes a snapshot of John Grunsfeld emerging from airlock.
A Modern Tool in a Foreign Landscape
Hubble’s final servicing mission required 180 specialized tools, which range from tether hooks to major power tools. The Indexing Card Extraction Tool (ICET) was used by John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel during EVA day three to extract damaged circuit boards inside Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.
Tools Laid Bare
Soluri was able to photograph these tools within the clean room. He laid each one on a white background so that the tool would look as though it was in free fall. The Mini Power Drill Tool (above) was used by spacewalkers on EVA days three and four.
360 Miles Above the Earth
The first spacewalk took place five days into the mission.
Those Below Wait Patiently
The first spacewalk was a success but not without some trouble. The bolt that held the old camera inside Hubble was stuck, and astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel struggled to remove it. In Mission Control, Flight Director Tony Ceccacci reacts to the stuck bolt.
A Self-Portrait in Space
Self Portrait by John Grunsfeld reflected off the surface of Hubble.
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