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SHUTTLE CREW
   
Space Shuttle Crew alt="NASA

The final shuttle mission to Hubble launched at 2:01 pm on May 11, 2009. Biographies of the astronauts that supported this last shuttle servicing mission to Hubble are included below.

For three of the crew destination Hubble is familiar territory.

picture of Scott D. Altman - Mission Commander

Scott "Scooter" Altman - Mission Commander

This will be Altman's second trip to Hubble. He also served as Mission Commander on SM3B (STS109) in March 2002.

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Picture of Capt. Gregory C. Johnson - Pilot

Gregory C. "Ray J" Johnson - Pilot

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picture of John M. Grunsfeld - Mission Specialist

John Grunsfeld - Mission Specialist

Grunsfeld is assigned as the EVA lead for his third trip to service the telescope. Grunsfeld served as the Payload Commander on SM3B and performed two space walks on SM3A (STS-103) in December 1999.

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picture of Michael J. Massimino - Mission Specialist

Michael "Mass" Massimino - Mission Specialist

Massimino will make his second trip to Hubble. Massimino performed 2 spacewalks on SM3B, his first space flight.

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picture of Andrew J. Feustel - Mission Specialist

Andrew "Drew" Feustel - Mission Specialist

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picture of Michael T. Good - Mission Specialist

Michael "Bueno" Good - Mission Specialist

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picture of K. Megan McArthur - Mission Specialist

Megan McArthur - Mission Specialist

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STS-125 Crew Patch

This STS-125 crew patch shows HST along with a representation of its many scientific discoveries. The overall structure and composition of the Universe is shown in blue and filled with planets, stars, and galaxies. The black background is indicative of the mysteries of dark-energy and dark-matter.

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+ SM4 Mission
+ Wide Field Camera 3
+ Cosmic Origins
    Spectrograph
+ Space Telescope Imaging
    Spectrograph Repair
+ Advanced Camera for
    Surveys Repair
+ Space Telescope
    Operations Control Center
+ Gyroscopes
+ Fine Guidance Sensor
+ Batteries
+ New Outer Blanket Layer
+ Soft Capture and
    Rendezvous System
+ Super Lightweight
    Interchangeable Carrier
+ Science Instrument
    Command and Data
    Handling Module
 
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