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Orbiting nearly 50,000 feet (9 1/2 statute miles) behind the telescope, Atlantis' crew performed a precisely-targeted thruster firing called the Terminal Initiation, or TI burn, setting the stage for the final phase of the rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis will close the final miles to the telescope during the next orbit of Earth. During that time the shuttles rendezvous radar system will begin tracking Hubble by measuring the distance and rate of closure
Post-Mission Management Team Briefing, May 13, 2009

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Hubble has been captured Larger Image	Still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope as Atlantis approaches Larger Image	Gregory C. Johnson occupies the pilot's station on the flight deck Larger Image	Scott Altman looks through an overhead window on the aft flight deck Larger Image
Andrew Feustel uses a computer on the middeck Larger Image	John Grunsfeld (bottom) and Gregory C. Johnson work with lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canisters Larger Image	John Grunsfeld works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canisters Larger Image	John Grunsfeld review a checklist on the middeck Larger Image
John Grunsfeld works with a power tool on the middeck Larger Image	John Grunsfeld uses a still camera at an overhead window on the aft flight deck Larger Image	Gregory C. Johnson occupies the commander's station on the flight deck Larger Image	Mike Massimino is pictured on the flight deck Larger Image
Scott Altman works the controls of the Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm Larger Image	Megan McArthur works the controls of Atlantis' RMS robotic arm Larger Image	Still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) following grapple Larger Image	Still photo of the HST following grapple Larger Image
Still photo of the HST following grapple Larger Image	Still photo of the HST following grapple Larger Image	Megan McArthur works the controls of Atlantis' RMS robotic arm Larger Image	John Grunsfeld works on the aft flight deck Larger Image
Megan McArthur and Mike Massimino work controls on the aft flight deck Larger Image	Mike Massimino looks through an overhead window on the aft flight deck Larger Image	Michael Good looks over checklists on the middeck Larger Image	Hubble stands tall in the cargo bay of Atlantis Larger Image
Atlantis and Hubble are seen in silhouette, side by side during solar transit at 12:17p.m. EDT from west of Vero Beach, Florida. The two spaceships were at an altitude of 600 km and they zipped across the sun in only 0.8 seconds. Larger Image	John Grunsfeld with Mike Good (left) and Mike Massimino (right) are pictured on the middeck Larger Image	Andrew Feustel (left) and John Grunsfeld are pictured on the middeck Larger Image	Part of Mexico's Baja California and part of southern California, including the Los Angeles and San Diego areas Larger Image
Southern California, including the San Diego area, and the border with Mexico Larger Image	Astronaut Dan Burbank (left), STS-125 spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM); and flight director Tony Ceccacci at their consoles in the space shuttle flight control room in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) Larger Image	Kyle Herring and Brandi Dean, Public Affairs Office (PAO) commentators, monitor data at their console in the space shuttle flight control room in the MCC at JSC Larger Image	Flight director Tony Ceccacci in the space shuttle flight control room in the MCC at JSC Larger Image
Flight director Tony Ceccacci and astronaut Dan Burbank (background), STS-125 spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitor data at their consoles in the space shuttle flight control room in the MCC at JSC Larger Image

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Flight Day 3 Videos

Atlantis Captures Hubble + View Video 4:06	Behind the Scenes #3-Excitement in the Control Room + View Video 3:01	Hubble Grapple YouTube videos are no longer available.	A first view of the HST since March 2002 QuickTime 2.07MB 1:58min
An interior view of Atlantis and the crew during the HST grapple QuickTime 2.03MB 1:55min	The HST grapple QuickTime 2.09MB 1:59min	An interview of the STS-125 crew members QuickTime 2.11MB 2min	STS 125 HD Flight Day 3 Highlights YouTube videos are no longer available.
STOCC Update YouTube videos are no longer available.	Mission Status Briefing YouTube videos are no longer available.	Post MMT Briefing YouTube videos are no longer available.