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May. 11, 2009 | 10:49 PDT | 17:49 UTC
Atlantis Launches on a Final Mission to Hubble
Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
Atlantis' 11-day mission will include five spacewalks to refurbish Hubble... More»
May. 11, 2009 | 08:54 PDT | 15:54 UTC
An Auspicious Week for Astronomy
by Mark Adler
As Chief Mission Concept Architect at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mark Adler is currently responsible for the conception, design, and cost estimation for proposed new space missions across the lab. In past lives at JPL, Mark was... More»
May. 11, 2009 | 07:44 PDT | 14:44 UTC
Fueling Atlantis! T Minus 6 Hours and Counting
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 11, 2009 | 07:23 PDT | 14:23 UTC
Atlantis Exposed to the Heavens -- T Minus 14 Hours from Blast-off to Hubble
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 10, 2009 | 10:05 PDT | 17:05 UTC
"Go" at T-2 days from launch -- Hubble Science Instruments Preview
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 9, 2009 | 22:14 PDT | May. 10 05:14 UTC
Once a Decade
by Jim Bell
Jim Bell joined The Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2005 and became President of the Board in 2008. A professor of astronomy at Cornell University, Bell is also the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging systems on the... More»
May. 9, 2009 | 21:50 PDT | May. 10 04:50 UTC
Astronauts Fly into Cape. Countdown Clock Ticking for Mission to Save "The People's Telescope"
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 7, 2009 | 15:09 PDT | 22:09 UTC
NASA's Final Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 7, 2009 | 10:53 PDT | 17:53 UTC
NASA 2010 Budget: Strong Support for Science and Exploration
by Susan Lendroth
Planetary Society board members gave a thumbs up to the proposal for NASA's 2010 budget that was released today, with Executive Director Lou Friedman commenting that the Administration's "strong support for science and exploration... More»
May. 5, 2009 | 14:47 PDT | 21:47 UTC
Take us to our leader...
by Jim Bell
Jim Bell joined The Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2005 and became President of the Board in 2008. A professor of astronomy at Cornell University, Bell is also the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging systems on the... More»
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