NASA is sending the shuttle Atlantis and its space walkers up to service the 19 year old Hubble Space Telescope Monday afternoon. Liftoff is scheduled for not 2 PM but 2:01:49 PM. Rocket science I guess.Since astronauts cannot seek refuge at Hubble as they can when they dock at the International Space Station, NASA has plans to launch an emergency rescue mission if the Atlantis astronauts encounter any major problems that might prevent a safe re-entry.
This will be the fifth - and final - update to the Hubble. It will be replaced by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2014.
I linked to some classic Hubble photos earlier.
Update: From Physorg.com - "Hubble: From cosmic joke to cherished eye in space."
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