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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch.  On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay.  Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed.  In addition, the telescope’s view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments.  The STS-109 crew also includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino.  Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) KSC-02pd0162

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. New...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch.  On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay.  Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed.  In addition, the telescope’s view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments.  The STS-109 crew also includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists James H. Newman, Nancy J. Currie, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino.  Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) KSC-02pd0166

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfe...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hub... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch.  On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay.  Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed.  In addition, the telescope’s view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments.  The STS-109 crew also includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, James H. Newman, Nancy J. Currie and Michael J. Massimino.  Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) KSC-02pd0164

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Lin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the ... More

Big Bend National Park - Rosette Nebula

Big Bend National Park - Rosette Nebula

Deep space view of a scarlet colored, rosette nebula framed by stars as photographed from Big Bend National Park, Texas.

M31, Andromeda Galaxy - National Parks Gallery

M31, Andromeda Galaxy - National Parks Gallery

M31, Andromeda Galaxy taken from Chaco Observatory Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Pleiades Star Cluster - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The Pleiades Star Cluster - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Deep space view of the Pleiades Star Cluster as viewed from a pull-off inside the west boundary of Big Bend National Park, Texas.

M8 Lagoon Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M8 Lagoon Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M8, Lagoon Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory

M51, Whirlpool Galaxy - National Parks Gallery

M51, Whirlpool Galaxy - National Parks Gallery

M51, Whirlpool Galaxy taken from Chaco Observatory

IC 2118, Horsehead Nebula - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

IC 2118, Horsehead Nebula - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

IC 2118, Horsehead Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

M20, Trifid Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M20, Trifid Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M20, Trifid Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory

M42, Orion Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M42, Orion Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M42, Orion Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory

M42, Orion Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M42, Orion Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M42, Orion Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory

M16, Eagle Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M16, Eagle Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M16, Eagle Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory

M42, Orion Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M42, Orion Nebula - National Parks Gallery

M42, Orion Nebula taken from Chaco Observatory

Theodore Roosevelt national park - Lunar Cycles

Theodore Roosevelt national park - Lunar Cycles

As the moon waxes and wanes, take advantage of either end of the spectrum (full and/or new moon) to see the park after dark. During a full moon, one is able to easily hike by moonlight; it is that bright! Durin... More

Total Solar Eclipse - National Parks Gallery

Total Solar Eclipse - National Parks Gallery

Telescope view of moon orbiting the sun in a total solar eclipse, August 2017, United States.

National parks: Trailridge_Starparty_NPS_Grossman - public domain image

National parks: Trailridge_Starparty_NPS_Grossman - public domain imag...

A park visitor enjoys views to the stars through a telescope at a stargazing event along Trailridge Road at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Eclipse Composite, National Parks gallery

Eclipse Composite, National Parks gallery

SAMSUNG Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description