Atlantis launches on Hubble repair mission
Posted: Mon, May 11, 2009, 6:20 PM ET (2220 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on schedule Monday afternoon on a final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis lifted off at 2:01 pm EDT (1801 GMT) after a problem-free countdown and reached orbit without incident. Atlantis is scheduled to rendezvous with Hubble on Wednesday, after which the STS-125 crew will perform five spacewalks to replace instruments and other components of the telescope to extend its life by several years.
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on schedule Monday afternoon on a final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis lifted off at 2:01 pm EDT (1801 GMT) after a problem-free countdown and reached orbit without incident. Atlantis is scheduled to rendezvous with Hubble on Wednesday, after which the STS-125 crew will perform five spacewalks to replace instruments and other components of the telescope to extend its life by several years.
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