Dec 4, 2008

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine trinidad@nasa gov

Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle j herring@nasa gov

Susan Hendrix/Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md 301-286-7745/0697 susan m hendrix@nasa gov, edward s campion@nasa gov

RELEASE: 08-320

NASA SETS TARGET SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE FOR HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION

HOUSTON - NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009

The final servicing mission to Hubble was delayed in September when a data handling unit on the telescope failed Since then, engineers have been working to prepare a spare for flight They expect to be able to ship the spare, known as the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling System, to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in spring 2009

STS-125 is an 11-day flight featuring five spacewalks to extend Hubble's life into the next decade by refurbishing and upgrading the telescope with state-of-the-art science instruments and swapping failed hardware Scott Altman will command STS-125, with Gregory C Johnson serving as pilot Mission specialists are veteran spacewalkers John Grunsfeld and Mike Massimino, and first-time space fliers Andrew Feustel, Michael Good and Megan McArthur

The manifest has been adjusted to reflect current planning The next space shuttle mission, STS-119, is targeted for launch on Feb 12, 2009 Preparations continue for the STS-127 mission, currently targeted for launch in May 2009 That launch will be further assessed and coordinated with NASA's international partners at a later date STS-128 is targeted for August 2009, and STS-129 is targeted for November 2009 All target launch dates are subject to change

The shuttle launch manifest is available at:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest html

For more about the Hubble repair mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/hubble

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