Highlights from the final Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.
5/19/2009 – Last Hubble rendezvous
During five successful space walks, astronauts repaired and rejuvenated the space telescope
A group of astronauts-cum-repairmen bid a final adieu to the Hubble Space Telescope at 8:57 a.m. EDT on May 19. Using the robotic arm on the space shuttle Atlantis (shown above), Megan McArthur lifted Hubble high above the shuttle’s cargo bay and released it.
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