STS-125 Launch Coverage

    Cheryl L. Mansfield, STS-125 blogger, inside the Launch Control Center's Firing Room 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    STS-125 Blogger: Cheryl L. Mansfield, public affairs web writer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

    NASA's Launch Blog

    Space shuttle Atlantis and crew successfully lifted off at 2:01 p.m. EDT on May 11, 2009, beginning the STS-125 mission to service NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

    To follow this exciting 11-day mission, go to NASA's space shuttle page.

    NOTE: All times are posted in Eastern.






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