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STS-125 - NASA's Flight Of Opportunity
Flagship mission STS-125, better known as the final Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, has officially entered NASA's flight manifests as the "Flight Of Opportunity."
HST SM-04 is currently scheduled for No Earlier Than (NET) April 17, 2008, involving Shuttle Discovery. Confirmation of the mission is expected next month.
While moves are being made to attempt to bump the launch up to the end of 2007, initial preparations continue towards the dual approach of training a veteran crew to carrying out the servicing of the space telescope, along with evaluations for a one-of-its-kind LON (Launch On Need) rescue mission being on standby.
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Flagship mission STS-125, better known as the final Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, has officially entered NASA's flight manifests as the "Flight Of Opportunity."
HST SM-04 is currently scheduled for No Earlier Than (NET) April 17, 2008, involving Shuttle Discovery. Confirmation of the mission is expected next month.
While moves are being made to attempt to bump the launch up to the end of 2007, initial preparations continue towards the dual approach of training a veteran crew to carrying out the servicing of the space telescope, along with evaluations for a one-of-its-kind LON (Launch On Need) rescue mission being on standby.
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