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Few NASA announcements stirred as much public controversy as when NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe canceled the fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. On January 16, 2004, the outcry from the scientific community and general public was surprising, coming less than a year after Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry. Launched by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, Hubble has circled Earth more than 97,000 times and provided more than 4,000 astronomers access to the stars not possible from inside the Earth’s atmosphere. Hubble has helped answer some of science’s key questions and provided compelling images of our solar system that have awed and inspired the world.
Fortunately, things change. After further evaluation, the agency authorized the last servicing mission to Hubble. The STS-125 mission returned the space shuttle to the Hubble Space Telescope for one last visit before the shuttle fleet retires in 2010. Over 12 days and five spacewalks, the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis made repairs and upgrades to the telescope, leaving it in better shape than ever and ready for another five years or more of research.
Servicing the Hubble Space Telescope: Space Shuttle Atlantis 2009 follows the final Shuttle servicing mission from the press conference announcement through crew training and vehicle launch preparation. Stunning on-orbit photography taken by the astronauts during five spacewalks is featured along with Altantis’ triumphant return to the Kennedy Space Center.

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Specialty Press is known for high quality books and this one certainly follows in that mold. The attention to detail and quality research along with the typical superlative images makes for a book that I can quite easily recommend to you. Highly recommended. – –Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, October 2009<br /><br />As with every other Specialty Press title I’ve read, this book is a treasure trove of information. If you have any interest at all in the subject matter it is well worth picking up. Highly recommended. —Starship Modeler, reviewed by John Lester, October 2009<br /><br />It is a great reference source for not only the final servicing mission, but for the whole Hubble program up to this point and I can highly recommend this book to anyone interested in space subjects. – –IPMS, reviewed by Ben Guenther, December 2009

As with every other Specialty Press title I’ve read, this book is a treasure trove of information. If you have any interest at all in the subject matter it is well worth picking up. Highly recommended. —Starship Modeler, reviewed by John Lester, October 2009

It is a great reference source for not only the final servicing mission, but for the whole Hubble program up to this point and I can highly recommend this book to anyone interested in space subjects. —IPMS, reviewed by Ben Guenther, December 2009

About the Author

Dennis R. Jenkins is a consulting engineer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, working on various aerospace projects including 20 years on the Space Shuttle and several on the stillborn X-33 program. He is the author of Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System The First 100 Missions in addition to more than 30 other works on aerospace history.

Jorge R. Frank is an aerospace engineer with 18 years’ experience on the Space Shuttle program. He has worked in a variety of technical positions as an engineering analyst and instructor.

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PartNumber	Specialty9781580071383	Brand	Specialty Press
Manufacturer	Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers	Author	Dennis R. Jenkins
Author	Jorge R. Frank	Item Weight	1 Pounds
ItemDimensions	8.75 x 0.25 x 9Inches	NumberOfItems	5
binding	Paperback	Amazon Category	Books » Engineering & Transportation » Engineering » Aerospace Engineering » Astronautics & Space Flight
Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Astronomy & Space Science » Aeronautics & Astronautics	Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Astronomy & Space Science » Star-Gazing
EAN	9781580071383	ISBN	1580071384

Weight	1 lbs

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