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Space Shuttle with payload bay doors open.

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Mission Audio

› Shuttle & Station Communications and Commentary (may be silent at times)

Astronauts

Learn about the men and women who travel to space on journeys of exploration and discovery.

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Shuttle and Station Missions

Atlantis Heads for Wednesday Rendezvous With Hubble

Atlantis and the STS-125 crew lifted off on a mission on May 11, to upgrade the world's most famous telescope.

› Space Shuttle Section
› Hubble Servicing Mission
› Interactive: Last Mission to Hubble

Expedition 19

Expedition 19 is commanded by Gennady Padalka. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata serve as flight engineers.

› Complete Station Coverage
› Expedition 19 Page
› Interactive Station Guide

Previous Missions

Find details on all shuttle missions and expeditions to the International Space Station.

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› Station Expeditions

Latest Features

Hubble Flight Tests Toolmakers

Tool designers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center had to invent several new instruments for the STS-125 mission.
NASA Releases 3-D Views of Space Station, Rover

NASA released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of the International Space Station and a model of the next Mars rover.
Preflight Interview: Tim Kopra

"I think the most exciting part is being able to use the things that I’ve been working towards for a very long period of time."
Preflight Interview: Roman Romanenko

"I think that it, it’s normal for humans to feel the need to explore the unknown, to do something that has never been done before. "
Preflight Interview: Robert Thirsk

"Without a doubt I was inspired by the early American space program, in particular the American Apollo missions."
Preflight Interview: Frank De Winne

"I was always very interested in combining operational tasks and engineering tasks. That’s why I became an engineer but also a pilot and a test pilot."
COLBERT Ready for Serious Exercise

Engineers spent two years designing and building what is suddenly the most famous treadmill in the world - or above it.
Trio of Shuttle Astronauts Join Hall of Fame

The Astronaut Hall of Fame class of 2009 includes three history making shuttle fliers.

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Latest News Releases

NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Launches on a Final Mission to Hubble

05.11.09 - 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.
NASA Shuttle Commander Tweets, Will Answer Questions from Space

05.08.09 - NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in June, is sharing updates about his training and flight on Twitter.
NASA Announces STS-125 Shuttle Prelaunch and Mission Web Coverage

05.08.09 - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service and upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Sets Teleconference to Discuss Human Space Flight Review

05.07.09 - NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, May 8, at 11:30 a.m. EDT, to discuss the launch of an independent review of NASA's human space flight plans.

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Media Resources

International Space Station Timelines (May 2009)

These are copies of the flight plan timelines used by the crew onboard the International Space Station.
STS-125 Mission Overview Briefing Materials

04.23.09 - Images shown by NASA TV during the April 23 STS-125 Mission Status Briefing are available for download by the media and general public.