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1. STS-125 MCC Status Report #04
2. STS-125 MCC Status Report #05

Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 04:10:01 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-125 MCC Status Report #04

STS-125 Report #04 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 4:00 a m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

The crew of Atlantis is ready to meet up with the Hubble Space Telescope 340 miles above the Earth today The crew awoke to “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson at 4:01 a m CDT The song was played for Megan McArthur

Overnight, Hubble’s high gain antenna was retracted in preparation for Atlantis’ arrival Shortly before the shuttle arrives in the vicinity of Hubble, ground teams will command the telescope to maneuver to its grapple attitude in preparation for berthing in the shuttle’s payload bay

Atlantis is scheduled to perform the engine burn that will begin its final approach to the telescope at 9:41 a m , and grapple of the telescope is scheduled for 11:54 a m while the two spacecraft are travelling over Madagascar

The crew will wrap up its day by performing a visual survey of the telescope once it is berthed in the payload bay, and all crew members will conduct a review of the procedures for Thursday’s first spacewalk The crew also will finish up the check out of the tools necessary for the mission’s five consecutive spacewalks

Engineers continue to examine the images captured during Tuesday’s inspection of Atlantis’ thermal protection system and exterior surfaces During that inspection, mission managers noted one area of damage on the forward part of the spacecraft where the wing blends into the fuselage Initially it appears to be very minor and of no concern for the mission, and the flight team notified the crew late Tuesday that no focused inspection of that particular area is necessary

The STS-125 crew will begin its sleep period at 7:31 p m and awaken at 3:31 a m Thursday The next shuttle status report will be issued at the end of the crew’s day or earlier, if events warrant

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Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:24:30 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-125 MCC Status Report #05

STS-125 Report #05 5 p m CDT Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Using the space shuttle Atlantis’ robotic arm, Mission Specialist Megan McArthur grappled the Hubble Space Telescope at 12:14 p m CDT Wednesday as she and her crewmates orbited 340 miles above Western Australia

The successful capture of the space observatory sets the stage for five spacewalks in as many days to repair and update instruments, extending its lifespan through 2014 The first spacewalk by Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel is set to begin at 7:16 a m Thursday

STS-125 Commander Scott Altman guided Atlantis to within 50 feet of Hubble in preparation for the grapple, with help from Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Mike Good A planned maneuver to put Hubble in the right orientation for capture was cancelled due to communications problems, so Altman flew the shuttle into position, which delayed grapple about 20 minutes

With grapple complete, McArthur maneuvered the telescope onto a Flight Support System maintenance platform in Atlantis’ payload bay The platform can rotate 360 degrees and tilt to provide better access for spacewalkers, and provides power for thermal control while the telescope is being serviced

The crew began a visual survey of the telescope at 1:56 p m and completed electrical connections and activation at 1:58 p m The telescope’s solar arrays were positioned for servicing by ground command at 4:07 p m

Grunsfeld and Feustel conducted a final review of plans for the first spacewalk with the help of fellow spacewalkers Good and Mike Massimino, and the rest of the crew They also checked out all of the tools necessary for the mission’s spacewalks

Mission managers declared Atlantis’ thermal protection tiles safe for reentry, but continue to examine the imagery from Tuesday’s inspection of the reinforced carbon carbon on the shuttle’s nose cap and wing leading edges

The STS-125 crew will begin its sleep period at 7:31 p m and awaken at 3:31 a m Thursday The next shuttle status report will be issued after crew wake-up, or earlier, if events warrant

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 13 May 2009 to 14 May 2009 (#2009-46)

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