Hubble’s Servicing Mission 3B

From the creator

Servicing Mission 3B was actually the fourth visit to Hubble. NASA split the original Servicing Mission 3 into two parts and conducted 3A in December of 1999. During SM3B a new science instrument would be installed: the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Several other activities were accomplished as well over a 12-day mission with 5 spacewalks. Four astronauts trained for five scheduled spacewalks to upgrade and service the Hubble Space Telescope during the STS-109 mission in early 2002. Three veteran astronauts, John M.Grunsfeld, James H. Newman, and Richard M. Linnehan, were joined by Michael J. Massimino, who made his first space flight. Scott Altman, (Cmdr., U.S. Navy), a two-time shuttle veteran, commanded the STS-109 mission. He was joined on the flight deck by pilot Duane Carey, (Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force), making his first space flight, and flight engineer Nancy Currie (Lt. Col, U.S. Army, Ph.D.). Currie had three previous space flights to her credit. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Grace Weikert: Lead Producer Grace Weikert: Writer Grace Weikert: Editor Grace Weikert: Voiceover Artist Paul Morris: Support Music: "Piano Bar" by Steve Marvin [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], and Universal Production Music. “On a Tightrope” by Jay Price [PRS] and Paul Reeves [PRS] via KAtmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS] and Universal Production Music. "Cocktail For 3" by Steve Marvin [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], a

Published 2021-03-01 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.