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SM4 MISSION - FLIGHT DAY 9 - 05.19.2009

The crew of Atlantis will bid farewell to the Hubble Space Telescope today. Megan McArthur will operate the shuttle's robotic arm as she reaches out and grapples onto the telescope. She will then lift Hubble out of Atlantis' payload bay and move it over the edge of the shuttle. Ground teams will command Hubble's aperture door to open, which is the large shutter that protects the telescope's primary and secondary mirrors. Final release of Hubble is scheduled for 8:53 a.m. Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Greg Johnson will guide Atlantis carefully away, before subtle thruster firings place the shuttle a safe distance from Hubble.
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Flight Day 9 Photo Images



Michael Good pauses near controls on the aft flight deck on the day the space shuttle parts company with the Hubble for the final time

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Michael Good works controls on the aft flight deck as Drew Feustal looks on

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Michael Good works controls on the aft flight deck

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A final look at the Hubble Space Telescope prior to its release following a full week's work.

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Megan McArthur works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck

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Megan McArthur works with LiOH canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck

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Megan McArthur works with LiOH canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck

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Megan McArthur works with LiOH canisters from beneath Atlantis' middeck

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay

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Hubble through an overhead window on the aft flight deck with reflected shuttle controls

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Megan McArthur and Andrew Feustel on the middeck

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Hubble begins release

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Hubble begins release

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Hubble begins release

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Hubble begins release

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A released Hubble

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A released Hubble

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A released Hubble

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Megan McArthur on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities

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Megan McArthur on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities

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Scott Altman on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities. Hubble through window in background.

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Gregory C. Johnson on the aft flight deck during flight day nine activities. Hubble through window in background.

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John Grunsfeld uses a still camera at an overhead window on the aft flight deck to photograph the Hubble Space Telescope after its release

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Michael Good uses a still camera at an overhead window on the aft flight deck to photograph the Hubble Space Telescope after its release

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A released Hubble

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A released Hubble

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A released Hubble

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A released Hubble

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Mike Massimino looks through a window on the aft flight deck

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A released Hubble appears to be made of gold in this image

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Earth's horizon and the blackness of space are featured in this image

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The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and a portion of Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm

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The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and the rising sun

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Andrew Feustel works on the middeck

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Andrew Feustel is pictured on middeck

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John Grunsfeld eats a meal on middeck

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Mike Massimino occupies the commander's station on the flight deck

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Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Atlantis' payload bay, vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are featured

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Atlantis' payload bay, remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, vertical stabilizer and OMS pods

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Gregory C. Johnson floats through a hatch on middeck

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Gregory C. Johnson floats on middeck

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Megan McArthur works with stowage bags on middeck

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Flight Day 9 Graphic Images - None Available


Flight Day 9 Videos



STS-125 HD Flight Day 9 Highlights

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STS-125 Crew Unberths Hubble

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STS-125 Hubble Release

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Mission Status Briefing

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Hubble Space Telescope with wakeup call audio

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Drew Feustel and Megan McArthur talk about who was the last person to touch Hubble

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John Grunsfeld talks about working on Hubble

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Mike Massimino interviews Commander Scott Altman

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Behind the Scenes #9-Saying Goodbye to Hubble

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STS-125: Atlantis Releases Hubble

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Barbara Mikulski visits the STOCC

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Flight Day 9 Animation Videos



Hubble Release

MP4 38MB 23sec

     

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