What is interesting on the Nasa.gov website lately?”
Right now, most interesting is the work on Hubble. The crew of STS-125 have performed five spacewalks, aimed at repairing and upgrading Hubble. With these upgrades, Hubble will be able to remain active for five more years, long after its originally planned lifespan. latest news: Hubble Grappled for Release Tue, 19 May 2009 12:49:33 PM GMT+0200 Space shuttle Atlantis’ robotic arm grappled the Hubble Space Telescope at 6:45 a.m. EDT in preparation for its release. Commander Scott Altman next will maneuver Atlantis to the correct orientation to release the observatory. The telescope’s aperture door, which protects Hubble’s ultra-sensitive optics, will be commanded open to allow starlight to fall upon its optical instruments. Working the arm, Mission Specialist Megan McArthur will maneuver Hubble to a point high above the shuttle bay before releasing the telescope from the shuttle.
