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There will be an update from the Space Telescope Operations Control Center at 8:45pm ET on NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/ntvabout 9 hours agofrom web
Check out this amazing photo of the shuttle and Hubble Space Telescope silhouettes passing in front of the sun at: http://tr.im/lng3about 10 hours agofrom web
This is Grunsfeld's 6th spacewalk of his career with a total of 44 hrs and 52 minutes, putting him 8th on the all time spacewalk list.about 11 hours agofrom web
Today's spacewalk was the 78th spacewalk from the space shuttle.
This was the 19th spacewalk in support of Hubble: 136 hrs & 30 min.about 11 hours agofrom web
Today's mission status briefing will begin no earler than 5:15pm EDT.about 11 hours agofrom web
The STS-125 mission's first spacewalk concluded at 4:12pm EDT.about 11 hours agofrom web
Both crew members are back in Atlantis' airlock. The next step is to turn the water off to their spacesuits.about 11 hours agofrom web
Grunsfeld and Feustel are now doing clean-up work. The spacewalk is expected to conclude at about 4:15 p.m. EDT.about 12 hours agofrom web
The spacewalk is a little behind the timeline. Today's mission status briefing will begin approx. 45 minutes after the spacewalk ends.about 13 hours agofrom web
The spacewalk is ongoing. Today's mission status briefing is scheduled for 3:30pm EDT on NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/ntvabout 13 hours agofrom web
Their final spacewalk task will be to install kits for faster opening & closing of the telescope doors for tomorrow's spacewalk.about 13 hours agofrom web
Grunsfeld also installed a soft capture mechanism, which will allow future vehicles to attach to the telescope for de-orbit.about 13 hours agofrom web
The new SIC&DH now is installed into the telescope and the old unit into its carrier in the space shuttle's payload bay.about 14 hours agofrom web
Feustel is engaging the bolts to install the new unit on the telescope. Grunsfeld is installing the old unit on its carrier in the shuttle.about 14 hours agofrom web
The new SIC&DH is free from its carrier. Feustel will carry the old computer to Grunsfeld at the carrier, where the two will swap units.about 14 hours agofrom web