Watching From the Firing Room
June 23, 2009
NASA Acting Administrator Christopher Scolese watches the launch of space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-125 crew from Firing Room 4 of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center.
Space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day mission is the final shuttle flight to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-member crew will enhance the observatory to ensure cutting-edge science.
Space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day mission is the final shuttle flight to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-member crew will enhance the observatory to ensure cutting-edge science.
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Technology Internet, Space, Human spaceflight, Space exploration, STS-125, Edwards Air Force Base, Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle, Manned spacecraft, Spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
