The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off May 11 carrying seven astronauts bound for the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis' STS-125 mission is the last planned manned visit to the orbiting observatory.

Thisstory was updated at 6:39 p.m. EDT. The spaceshuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven astronauts are officially set for aplanned May 11 launch to give the Hubble Space Telescope one last upgrade ...

The Smithsonian Institution is fighting efforts by Texas lawmakers to relocate the retired space shuttle Discovery from ...

Explore the detailed process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily conducted at Kennedy Space ...

Lego is launching a new set that is out of this world: the space shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Space Telescope. The set, which will be released on April 1, was created in partnership with NASA ...

The Space Shuttle was sent up five times to service Hubble. However, the 2009 mission was the most recent – and since the shuttle’s retirement, NASA has no way to launch astronauts to the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope was released by the shuttle Discovery's robot arm the day after launch on April 24, 1990. NASA The gyros are critical to Hubble's longevity.

Space Shuttle Should Conduct Final Servicing Mission To Hubble Space Telescope by SpaceRef December 8, 2004 July 15, 2024 Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is a masterwork of engineering and human ingenuity. Hubble is comparable in size and weight to a large school bus, but its contributions to science and astronomy could ...

Space Shuttle Discovery launched into orbit 30 years ago today with the Hubble Space Telescope in its payload bay. Charlie Bolden, who served as pilot for the STS-31 shuttle mission, remembers the ...

“Without the shuttle servicing missions, we would have had virtually nothing to show from the Hubble Space Telescope.” Instead, the 1993 Shuttle Endeavour mission to repair Hubble’s faulty ...

Lego’s designers appeared to have put as much work into making an accurate replica of the Hubble Telescope as the shuttle carrying it. It’s covered in 108 silver elements—the most ever ...