Atlantis on 'Space Surgery' Mission for Hubble Telescope

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:20:20 +0000

Where: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

May 11, 2009 : The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on a two day space journey to the Hubble Space Telescope. Seven astronauts were on board to service and repair the telescope. The Hubble Telescope is a space research tool that was put into orbit outside the earth’s atmosphere in 1990. It is one of the largest space telescopes in existence. Hubble is a cooperative project between USA’s NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the European Space Agency.

The Final Descent

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:42:11 +0000

March 26: After 15 years in the skies, the Russian-made Mir space station finally returned to earth on March 22. Its burning remnants could be seen as they shot across the sky over the Fiji islands.

The Final Descent [Illustration by Shiju George]

Mir means both ‘peace’ and ‘village’ in Russian. It housed 104 astronauts in its lifetime, 62 of whom were from other countries, including seven Americans. Mir’s first component was launched in 1986.

Astronauts on Pitara Kids Network

Atlantis on 'Space Surgery' Mission for Hubble Telescope

The Final Descent