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SLIC: The Unsung Hero of Servicing Mission 4
The composite Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) is a new breed of equipment carrier that will allow the space shuttle to transport a full complement of scientific instruments and other components to Hubble. SLIC will carry the new Wide Field Camera 3 and replacement batteries for the Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4.
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ACS Repair: The Challenge to Fix Hubble's Best Survey Camera
Shortly after NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced that NASA would add a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble’s most prominent camera and most used instrument died.
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STIS Repair: The Quest for Renewed Exploration
The most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble ceased operations in August 2004 due to the failure of its power supply. In order to restore the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph to operational status, astronauts will perform a never-before-attempted replacement of an electronics board inside its main electronics box.
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Exploring Physics Across the Universe
Once installed on the Hubble Space Telescope during the servicing mission in spring 2009, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph will dramatically advance research on the origin of the universe, the evolution of galaxies and the formation of planetary systems.
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The Last Mission to Hubble
Spring 2009 will be the last time humans visit Hubble. NASA’s scientists, engineers and astronauts are working to make Hubble better than ever before. See what NASA has planned for this mission, from new science instruments, to challenging instrument repairs, and numerous upgrades.
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Countdown to the Last Mission to Hubble
The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will study a diverse range of objects and phenomena, from early and distant galaxy formation to nearby planetary nebulae, and finally our own backyard -- the planets and other bodies of our Solar System.
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Wide Field Camera 3: Extending Hubble's Vision
The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will study a diverse range of objects and phenomena, from early and distant galaxy formation to nearby planetary nebulae, and finally our own backyard -- the planets and other bodies of our Solar System.
259 MB
Astronaut Training at Goddard Space Flight Center
Mission Commander Scott Altman talks about working with the flight hardware.
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Enter NASA's Spacecraft Chamber of Horrors
Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Goddard Space Flight Center Divers
Astronauts practice scheduled mission tasks on a Hubble mock-up inside a large clean room facility.
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CATS: Crew Aids and Tools
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 Operations Control Room
During servicing missions the Space Telescope Operations Control Room at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center becomes a very busy place.
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