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Back to STS-125 photos
The payloads for the STS-125 mission are prepared for flight inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a 10,000-class cleanroom at the Kennedy Space Center. After installation of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, Fine Guidance Sensor, Wide Field Camera 3 and new batteries to replace the 18-year-old originals, Hubble "will be at the apex of its scientific capcity." In addition, Atlantis' crew will install a Soft Capture Mechanism to enable a future Orion or other unmanned spacecraft to dock and deorbit Hubble. |
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The Flight Support Structure is what Hubble will "rest" on. The silver Soft Capture Mechanism will be installed and left behind:: |
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The Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier for the shuttle payload bay will hold the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, Fine Guidance Sensor and several other replacement parts for Hubble: |
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The cargo bay Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier holds the Wide Field Camera and Hubble's new batteries: |
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The Multi-Use Logistics Equipment Carrier (MULE): |
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Multi-layer Insulation (MLI) used to protect and insulate the components on orbit: |
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