Friday, May 15th, 2009

Shuttle/Hubble Update

The Hubble Space Telescope after being snared by the grapple on the end of Space Shuttle Atlantis' robotic arm Wednesday. NASA TV image.

This week, astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and docked it in the shuttle cargo bay for repairs. The flight, one of the last trips for the shuttle, will be the last servicing mission for the orbiting observatory. We'll check in with NASA on the progress of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, and talk about what new capabilities the HST will have once upgrades are complete.

Guests

Jon Morse
Director, Astrophysics Division
Science Mission Directorate
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC

Related Links

• Shuttle
• Hubble Servicing Mission 4

Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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