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Title: Atlantis rides home on the back of a 747, we salute Hubble Post by: Alex on June 02, 2009, 05:27:14 PM Atlantis rides home on the back of a 747, we salute Hubble
After the riskiest mission ever undertaken by any astronaut with regards to Hubble, Atlantis is finally making its way home on the back of a 747. Posted below is the YouTube video of Atlantis making its way back to Florida; the trip will require several stops because of the extra weight of the shuttle on top of the 747. Neowin covered the Hubble repair mission closely by posting updates about shuttles progress and some breath taking photos taken from Earth of Atlantis pulling Hubble out of orbit. Hubble will continue in operation to at least 2014 at which point the telescope may be removed from orbit. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/_58F94ORzA0/atlantis-rides-home-on-the-back-of-a-747-we-salute-hubble |