Topic: Michael Massimino

Shuttle Launch

Embarking on a long-delayed trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope , the Space Shuttle Atlantis had a smooth launch from Kennedy Space Center on May 11, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. *National Geographic: Shuttle Launch Successful; Final Hubble Repairs Await (May ...
Back in May 2009 two of the most iconic entities in space science and exploration came together-literally-in the final scheduled servicing mission of the space shuttle to the Hubble Space Telescope. The astronauts of space shuttle Atlantis plucked Hubble from orbit and ...
" asked Mike Massimino, one of seven NASA astronauts who flew the space shuttle Atlantis on a daring mission to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009. Perhaps the crowning moments of Hubble 3-D IMAX will come from the eight minutes of film ...
NY astronaut to donate flag carried on space shuttle Atlantis to NYC 9/11 memorial and museumAn astronaut is donating an American flag that traveled aboard the NASA space shuttle Atlantis to New York City in honor of the victims of the ...
NASA astronaut Mike Massimino has gained more than a million followers on his @Astro_Mike Twitter account where he writes about his daily experiences at the agency or, sometimes, in space. He became the first astronaut to tweet from space during that mission ...

Shuttle crew over the moon at Hubble success

US astronauts said Wednesday they were amazed at how successful their grueling mission to revamp the aging Hubble telescope had been, given the number of tough obstacles they had faced.Speaking to reporters from inside the space shuttle Atlantis, the smiling seven ...
But last Sunday, the tables were turned when a NASA astronaut used a tool based partly on a standard cordless screwdriver to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.. During an extended EVA-that's NASA-speak for extravehicular activity or a space walk-Atlantis space-shuttle astronaut ...

Astronauts begin final spacewalk to repair Hubble

US astronauts stepped out into space Monday for a final hands-on servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, the aging observatory whose spectacular images have revolutionized humankind's comprehension of the universe.NASA astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel began their spacewalk at ...

Astronauts to embark on last Hubble spacewalk

US astronauts embark Monday on their final spacewalk under NASA's ambitious bid to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope for another five years at least.After they venture outside the space shuttle Atlantis for the fifth and last time ...
There may be no way to truly describe how the Earth looks from space without physically going there. But that hasn't kept veteran astronaut Michael Massimino, now working at the Hubble Space Telescope, from trying to give people a glimpse of ...