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|mission_name = STS-125 |
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|insignia = STS-125 patch.svg |
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|shuttle = Atlantis |
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|launch_pad = [[Launch complex 39|LC-39A]] |
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|launch = TBD |
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|duration = 11 days |
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|orbits = TBD |
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|altitude = 320 nautical miles (570 km) |
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|inclination = 28.5 degrees |
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|crew_photo = STS-125 crew portrait.jpg |
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|crew_caption = From left to right : Massimino, Good, Johnson, Altman, McArthur, Grunsfeld and Feustel| |
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'''STS-125''' is a planned [[Space Shuttle]] mission which will be the fifth and final servicing mission to the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] (HST). The mission will be flown by {{OV |104}}, with another shuttle ready to launch in case a [[STS-400|rescue mission]] is needed. STS-125 is currently awaiting a new target launch date following an anomaly aboard the telescope that occurred on September 27, 2008.<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/science/space/W30hubb.html?ref=us|title=NASA Delays Trip to Repair Hubble Telescope |accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=[[New York Times]]|year=2008|author=Dennis Overbye}}</ref><ref name="delay1">{{Cite web|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jICfbuGENr5-2mQGNAnAEVCla8yQD93GMLB03|title=NASA delays repair mission to Hubble telescope|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|year=2008|author=Marcia Dunn}}</ref> |
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A '''sales lead''' is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in purchasing a product or service, and represents the first stage of a [[sales process]]. The lead may have a corporation or business associated (a [[Business-to-business|B2B]] lead) with the person(s). Sales leads come from either marketing [[lead generation]] processes such as [[trade fair|trade shows]], [[direct marketing]], [[advertising]], [[Internet marketing]] or from sales person prospecting activities such as [[cold call]]ing. For a sales lead to qualify as a sales prospect, or equivalently to move a lead from the process step ''sales lead'' to the process ''sales prospect'', qualification must be performed and evaluated. Typically this involves identifying by direct interrogation the lead's product applicability, availability of funding, and time frame for purchase. This is also the entry point of a [[sales tunnel]], sales funnel or sales pipeline. |
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''Atlantis'' will carry two new instruments to the HST, in addition to a replacement Fine Guidance Sensor, six new gyroscopes and batteries to allow the telescope to continue to function at least through [[2013]]. The crew will also install a new thermal blanket layer to provide improved insulation, and a "soft-capture mechanism" to aid in the safe de-orbiting of the spacecraft by an unmanned spacecraft at the end of its operational lifespan. |
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Once a qualified lead exists, additional operations may be performed such as background research on the lead's employer, general market of the lead, contact information beyond that provided initially or other information useful for contacting and evaluating a lead for elevation to prospect, the next sales step. |
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Otherwise known as Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (HST-SM4), the mission will mark the thirtieth flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'', the last planned manned mission to the space telescope.<ref name="reviews">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/news/CDR_review.html|title=NASA Completes Two Important Reviews for Upcoming Hubble Mission|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 16|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|language=English}}</ref> The mission will be the first flight of ''Atlantis'' since [[STS-122]], and the first flight of ''Atlantis'' not to visit a [[space station]] since [[STS-66]] in 1994. It will be the first Shuttle mission not related to the [[ISS]] since [[STS-107]], which ended in the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|''Columbia'' accident]]. |
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If a sales lead eventually makes a purchase, this is called [[Conversion (marketing)|conversion]] and a ''closed sale''. The ratio of sales leads that convert is often referred to as the [[conversion rate]], a way to measure the effectiveness of a sales process, sales team, or sales person. |
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Due to the large differences between the orbit of the International Space Station and the HST, ''Atlantis'' will be unable to reach the safe haven of the ISS in the event of its heat shield becoming damaged upon launch. Therefore the mission will require another [[Space Shuttle]] to be ready on launch pad 39B for immediate flight on the [[STS-400]] [[STS-3xx|Launch On Need]] (LON) rescue mission throughout ''Atlantis''' mission. |
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Brand marketers also use online lead generation to generate [[Marketing Leads|marketing leads]]. Marketing leads were introduced to the online lead generation market in 2007. Till then, a large portion of the online lead generation market was focused on generating sales leads. |
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==Crew== |
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Sales leads are generic leads that are generated on the basis of demographic criteria such as FICO score, income, age, HHI, etc. These leads are often resold to multiple advertisers. Sales leads are typically followed up through phone calls by the sales force. They are commonly found in the mortgage, insurance and finance industries. |
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NASA announced the crew selected for STS-125 on [[October 31]], [[2006]].<ref name="crew">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/oct/HQ_06343_HST_announcement.html|title=NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 16|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|language=English}}</ref> |
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*[[Scott D. Altman]] (4) - Commander |
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Marketing leads are brand-specific leads generated for a unique advertiser offer. In contrast to sales leads, marketing leads can only be sold to a unique advertiser. Marketing leads are generated for a unique brand – Wells Fargo, Coca Cola, etc. Marketing leads are typically generated for e-newsletter lists, email databases, member loyalty programs, community sites or for vendor-specific sales efforts. Sales leads are generated for a particular industry – e.g. Finance, Mortgage, etc. |
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*[[Gregory C. Johnson]] (1) - Pilot |
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*[[Michael T. Good]] (1) - Mission Specialist 1 |
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*[[K. Megan McArthur]] (1) - Mission Specialist 2 |
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*[[John M. Grunsfeld]] (5) - Mission Specialist 3 |
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*[[Michael J. Massimino]] (2) - Mission Specialist 4 |
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*[[Andrew J. Feustel]] (1) - Mission Specialist 5 |
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<small>Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to, and including this mission.</small> |
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==Lead Sources== |
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===Crew notes=== |
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Leads can be generated by many different marketing campaigns or can have many different sources. You can generate leads by mailings (fax, paper, email), fairs and trade markets, phone (call centers), database marketing and the websites. Leads from websites are often called web leads. |
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The crew of STS-125 includes three astronauts who have previous experience with servicing Hubble.<ref name="crew" /><ref name="final">{{Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/hst_sm4/index.html|title= STS-125: Final Shuttle Mission to Hubble Space Telescope|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 16| publisher=NASA| year=2007|author=NASA| language=English}}</ref> Altman visited Hubble as commander of [[STS-109]], the fourth Hubble servicing mission in 2002. Grunsfeld, an [[astronomer]], has serviced Hubble twice, performing a total of five [[Extra-vehicular activity|spacewalks]] on [[STS-103]] in 1999, and [[STS-109]]. Massimino served with both Altman and Grunsfeld on STS-109, and performed two spacewalks to service the telescope. |
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==Mission parameters== |
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==Telemarketing For Sales Leads== |
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*'''[[Mass]]:''' TBD |
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Using call centers and telemarketers to generate leads is a very productive way to find interested prospects. It is one of the few methods of generating leads where you can directly affect the number of leads by the amount of time and effort put in. The more you dial the more leads you generate. Many industries still use telemarketing to generate mortgage leads, insurance leads, sales leads, commercial leads, and many others. |
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*'''[[Perigee]]:''' 486 km |
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*'''[[Apogee]]:''' 578 km |
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*'''[[Inclination]]:''' 28.5° |
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*'''[[Orbital period|Period]]:''' 97 min |
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==Mission payloads== |
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==Tools== |
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STS-125 will carry the "Soft-Capture Mechanism," and install it onto the telescope.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/servicing/SM4/main/SCRS_FS_HTML.html NASA - Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4<br /> The Soft Capture and Rendezvous System<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This will enable a spacecraft to be sent to the telescope to assist in its safe de-orbit at the end of its life. It is a circular mechanism containing structures and targets to aid docking.<ref name="crew" /> |
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There are many tools available to generate sales leads. Vendors like [http://www.implu.com implu], Experian or Wegener DM have special query tools to access their dbase. Other use chat like Instant Service or LivePerson to enter in contact with potential sales leads online. Leads generated based on online behavioral targeting and segmentation are often generated by Netmining. For a comprehensive list click here : [[Email marketing|email tools]] |
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The mission will add two new instruments to Hubble: The [[Cosmic Origins Spectrograph]], which will be the most sensitive ultraviolet spectrograph installed on the telescope.<ref name="IMAX">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/sep/HQ_07209_Hubble_IMAX.html|title=IMAX Camera Returns to Space to Chronicle Hubble Space Telescope|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 16|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|language=English}}</ref><ref name="crew" /> Its far-UV channel will be 30 times more sensitive than previous instruments and the near-UV will be twice as sensitive. The second instrument, the [[Wide Field Camera 3]], is a [[panchromatic]] wide-field camera that can record a wide range of wavelengths, including [[infrared]], [[Visible spectrum|visible]], and [[ultraviolet light]].<ref name="crew" /> |
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==In popular culture== |
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Sales leads are a central part of the story of the movie ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'', about four real estate salesmen who want "the good leads" which will ''close'' more easily (result in closed sales, i.e. a financial transaction). |
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The infrastructure of the telescope will be maintained and upgraded by replacing a "Fine Guidance Sensor" that controls the telescope's directional system, and installing a set of six new [[gyroscopes]], as well as replacing batteries and installing a new outer blanket layer to provide improved insulation.<ref name="crew" /> |
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The payload bay elements are the Super Lightweight Interchangeable |
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Carrier (SLIC) holding the Wide Field Camera 3, new batteries and a |
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radiator; the ORU Carrier with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and FGS-3R |
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instruments; the Flight Support Structure (FSS) for holding the Hubble during repairs, and the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment Carrier (MULE) holding support equipment. |
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==Mission background== |
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[[Image:STS-125 crew meets Prince.jpg|thumbnail|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] visited [[Goddard Space Flight Center|Goddard Testing Facility]] in May of 2007, and met with the crew of STS-125]] |
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STS-125 (HST-SM04) was originally assigned to [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']], with a launch date no earlier than May 2008.<ref name="move" /> This would move the mission ahead of [[STS-119]], ISS Assembly flight 15A. STS-125 will be the first visit to the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] for [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']], although the telescope has been previously serviced twice by [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']], and once each by [[Space Shuttle Columbia|''Columbia'']] and [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|''Endeavour'']]. |
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STS-125 was further delayed to October 2008 due to manufacturing delays on [[Space Shuttle external tank|external tanks]] for future space shuttle missions. [[Lockheed Martin]] experienced delays during the production changes to make new external tanks with all the enhancements recommended by the [[Columbia Accident Investigation Board]], making it impossible for them to produce two tanks for the STS-125 mission—one for ''Atlantis'', and one for ''Endeavour'' for an [[#Contingency mission|emergency rescue mission]], if necessary—in time for the original August launch date.<ref name="et_delay">{{Cite web |url=http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/080321tanks/index.html |title=Hubble servicing mission's launch date threatened |
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|accessyear=2008 |accessmonthday=March 28 |publisher=[CBS News] |year=2008 |author=William Harwood |language=English}}</ref> |
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STS-125 was originally scheduled to be ISS assembly mission ISS-1J. The mission would have delivered the Kibo [[Japanese Experiment Module]] (JEM) and JEM's specialized [[Canadarm|Remote Manipulator System]] to the station. Columbia was originally planned to fly the fifth Hubble mission, as ''Columbia'' was not the optimum orbiter for ISS assembly due to the [[Space_Shuttle_Columbia#Prototype_orbiter|weight of the orbiter]]. |
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==IMAX movie== |
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At the end of [[September]], 2007, [[Warner Bros.]] Pictures and [[IMAX]] Corporation announced that in cooperation with NASA, an IMAX 3D camera will travel to the Hubble telescope in the payload bay of Atlantis for production of a new film that will chronicle the story of the Hubble telescope.<ref name="IMAX" /> IMAX has made a number of movies centered around space, including ''[[Destiny in Space]]'', ''[[The Dream is Alive]]'', ''Mission to Mir'', ''Blue Planet'', ''Magnificent Desolation'', and the first trip of IMAX to the ISS in 2001, to make ''"Space Station 3D"''.<ref name="IMAX" /> |
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==Shuttle processing== |
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[[Image:271560main atpadrss-lg.JPG|thumb|[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]] at [[Launch Complex 39|LC-39A]]]] |
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The crew of Atlantis was at [[Kennedy Space Center]] for the Crew Equipment Interface Test in early July, 2008. This allowed the STS-125 crew to get familiar with the orbiter and the hardware they will be using during the flight. |
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On [[August 22]], [[2008]], after a delay following [[Tropical Storm Fay]], Atlantis was rolled from the [[Orbiter Processing Facility]] to the [[Vehicle Assembly Building]], where it was mated to the [[Space Shuttle external tank|external fuel tank]] and [[solid rocket booster]] stack. Problems encountered during the mating process, and delays due to [[Hurricane Hanna]] delayed rollout to the pad, which is normally done seven days after rollover.<ref name="SFN">{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080901hanna|title=Hurricane Hanna delays shuttle's move to pad|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=September 2|publisher=Spaceflight Now.com|year=2008|author=Spaceflight Now.com}}</ref><ref name="AW">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/ROLL09028.xml&headline=Hurricane%20Chances%20Postpone%20Atlantis%20Rollout&channel=space|title=Hurricane Chances Postpone Atlantis Rollout|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=September 2|publisher=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology|Aviation Week]]|year=2008|author=Frank Moring, Jr.}}</ref> |
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The first rollout to Launch Pad 39A occurred on September 4, 2008. Atlantis is now due to be rolled back to the [[Vehicle Assembly Building]] on October 20 where it will await its new launch date. |
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== Extra-vehicular activity== |
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Five back-to-back [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]]s are planned:<ref name="summary">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/269329main_STS125%20MissionSummary.pdf|title=STS-125 Mission Summary|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=September 1|publisher=NASA|year=2008|author=NASA}}</ref> |
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| EVA 1 |
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| [[John M. Grunsfeld]]<br /> [[Andrew J. Feustel]] |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">Flight Day 4<br /></span> |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">TBD<br /></span> |
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| Installation of three rate sensing units (six gyros) and one battery module (three batteries) |
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| EVA 2 |
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| [[Michael J. Massimino]]<br /> [[Michael T. Good]] |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">Flight Day 5<br /></span> |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">TBD<br /></span> |
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| Expected: 6:30 |
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| Installation of the [[Cosmic Origins Spectrograph]] and the second battery module |
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| Grunsfield <br /> Feustel |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">Flight Day 6<br /></span> |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">TBD<br /></span> |
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| Expected: 6:30 |
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| Installation of the [[Wide Field Camera 3]] and insulation repairs |
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| EVA 4 |
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| Massimino <br /> Good |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">Flight Day 7<br /></span> |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">TBD<br /></span> |
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| Expected: 6:30 |
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| [[Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph]] repair and installation of a cooling system |
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| EVA 5 |
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| Grunsfield <br /> Feustel |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">Flight Day 8<br /></span> |
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| <span style="font-size:0.9em">TBD<br /></span> |
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| Expected: 6:30 |
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| Installation of Fine Guidance Sensor No. 3 and attempted repair of the [[Advanced Camera for Surveys]] (ACS) |
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==Wake-up calls== |
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A tradition for NASA human spaceflights since the days of [[Project Gemini|Gemini]], is that mission crews are played a special musical track at the start of each day in space. Each track is specially chosen, often by their family, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.<ref>{{cite news | first=Colin | last=Fries | coauthors= | title=Chronology of Wakeup Calls | date=2007-06-25 | publisher=NASA | url =http://history.nasa.gov/wakeup%20calls.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-13}}</ref><ref name="wakeup">{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/html/ndxpage1.html|title=STS-123 Wakeup Calls|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=March 11|publisher=NASA|year=2008|author=NASA}}</ref> |
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==Contingency mission== |
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[[Image:Space shuttles Atlantis (STS-125) and Endeavour (STS-400) on launch pads.jpg|thumb|right|Shuttles ''Atlantis'' and ''Endeavour'' on their launch pads awaiting launch of STS-125]] |
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[[STS-400]] is the flight designation given to the [[Contingency Shuttle Crew Support]] mission which would be launched in the event [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']] becomes disabled during STS-125.<ref name="conting">{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Bergin | coauthors= | title=NASA sets new launch date targets through to STS-124 | date=2007-04-15 | publisher=NASASpaceflight | url =http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5076 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | language = }}</ref> To preserve NASA's post-[[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|''Columbia'']] requirement of having shuttle rescue capability, a second shuttle will be on launch pad 39-B at the time of STS-125's launch. This has imposed a constraint on deactivation and conversion of pad 39B for [[Ares I]] flight tests. Due to the inclination and other orbit parameters of Hubble, ''Atlantis'' would be unable to use the ISS as a "safe haven" in the event of structural or mechanical failure.<ref name="move">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4489|title=Hubble Servicing Mission moves up|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 16|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|year=2007|author=Chris Bergin|language=English}}</ref><ref name="rescue">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4683|title=NASA Evaluates Rescue Options for Hubble Mission|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 16|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|year=2007|author=John Copella|language=English}}</ref> |
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NASA had [[STS-3xx|contingency]] rescue missions on standby for all nine flights conducted between the fatal ''Columbia'' flight and STS-125. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Space Shuttle program]] |
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*[[List of space shuttle missions]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/status.html Up to the minute Mission Status] |
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*[http://www.spacetelescope.org/about/history/future_servicing_missions.html Hubble Servicing Mission 4 at ESA/Hubble site] |
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*[http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/161640main_SM4-Mission_Fact%20Sheet%203.pdf Hubble Service Mission Four Factsheet] |
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STS-125 is a planned Space Shuttle mission which will be the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The mission will be flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis, with another shuttle ready to launch in case a rescue mission is needed. STS-125 is currently awaiting a new target launch date following an anomaly aboard the telescope that occurred on September 27, 2008.[1][2]
Atlantis will carry two new instruments to the HST, in addition to a replacement Fine Guidance Sensor, six new gyroscopes and batteries to allow the telescope to continue to function at least through 2013. The crew will also install a new thermal blanket layer to provide improved insulation, and a "soft-capture mechanism" to aid in the safe de-orbiting of the spacecraft by an unmanned spacecraft at the end of its operational lifespan.
Otherwise known as Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (HST-SM4), the mission will mark the thirtieth flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, the last planned manned mission to the space telescope.[3] The mission will be the first flight of Atlantis since STS-122, and the first flight of Atlantis not to visit a space station since STS-66 in 1994. It will be the first Shuttle mission not related to the ISS since STS-107, which ended in the Columbia accident.
Due to the large differences between the orbit of the International Space Station and the HST, Atlantis will be unable to reach the safe haven of the ISS in the event of its heat shield becoming damaged upon launch. Therefore the mission will require another Space Shuttle to be ready on launch pad 39B for immediate flight on the STS-400 Launch On Need (LON) rescue mission throughout Atlantis' mission.
Crew
NASA announced the crew selected for STS-125 on October 31, 2006.[4]
- Scott D. Altman (4) - Commander
- Gregory C. Johnson (1) - Pilot
- Michael T. Good (1) - Mission Specialist 1
- K. Megan McArthur (1) - Mission Specialist 2
- John M. Grunsfeld (5) - Mission Specialist 3
- Michael J. Massimino (2) - Mission Specialist 4
- Andrew J. Feustel (1) - Mission Specialist 5
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to, and including this mission.
Crew notes
The crew of STS-125 includes three astronauts who have previous experience with servicing Hubble.[4][5] Altman visited Hubble as commander of STS-109, the fourth Hubble servicing mission in 2002. Grunsfeld, an astronomer, has serviced Hubble twice, performing a total of five spacewalks on STS-103 in 1999, and STS-109. Massimino served with both Altman and Grunsfeld on STS-109, and performed two spacewalks to service the telescope.
Mission parameters
- Mass: TBD
- Perigee: 486 km
- Apogee: 578 km
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Period: 97 min
Mission payloads
STS-125 will carry the "Soft-Capture Mechanism," and install it onto the telescope.[6] This will enable a spacecraft to be sent to the telescope to assist in its safe de-orbit at the end of its life. It is a circular mechanism containing structures and targets to aid docking.[4]
The mission will add two new instruments to Hubble: The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, which will be the most sensitive ultraviolet spectrograph installed on the telescope.[7][4] Its far-UV channel will be 30 times more sensitive than previous instruments and the near-UV will be twice as sensitive. The second instrument, the Wide Field Camera 3, is a panchromatic wide-field camera that can record a wide range of wavelengths, including infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.[4]
The infrastructure of the telescope will be maintained and upgraded by replacing a "Fine Guidance Sensor" that controls the telescope's directional system, and installing a set of six new gyroscopes, as well as replacing batteries and installing a new outer blanket layer to provide improved insulation.[4]
The payload bay elements are the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) holding the Wide Field Camera 3, new batteries and a radiator; the ORU Carrier with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and FGS-3R instruments; the Flight Support Structure (FSS) for holding the Hubble during repairs, and the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment Carrier (MULE) holding support equipment.
Mission background
STS-125 (HST-SM04) was originally assigned to Discovery, with a launch date no earlier than May 2008.[8] This would move the mission ahead of STS-119, ISS Assembly flight 15A. STS-125 will be the first visit to the Hubble Space Telescope for Atlantis, although the telescope has been previously serviced twice by Discovery, and once each by Columbia and Endeavour.
STS-125 was further delayed to October 2008 due to manufacturing delays on external tanks for future space shuttle missions. Lockheed Martin experienced delays during the production changes to make new external tanks with all the enhancements recommended by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, making it impossible for them to produce two tanks for the STS-125 mission—one for Atlantis, and one for Endeavour for an emergency rescue mission, if necessary—in time for the original August launch date.[9]
STS-125 was originally scheduled to be ISS assembly mission ISS-1J. The mission would have delivered the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and JEM's specialized Remote Manipulator System to the station. Columbia was originally planned to fly the fifth Hubble mission, as Columbia was not the optimum orbiter for ISS assembly due to the weight of the orbiter.
IMAX movie
At the end of September, 2007, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Corporation announced that in cooperation with NASA, an IMAX 3D camera will travel to the Hubble telescope in the payload bay of Atlantis for production of a new film that will chronicle the story of the Hubble telescope.[7] IMAX has made a number of movies centered around space, including Destiny in Space, The Dream is Alive, Mission to Mir, Blue Planet, Magnificent Desolation, and the first trip of IMAX to the ISS in 2001, to make "Space Station 3D".[7]
Shuttle processing
The crew of Atlantis was at Kennedy Space Center for the Crew Equipment Interface Test in early July, 2008. This allowed the STS-125 crew to get familiar with the orbiter and the hardware they will be using during the flight.
On August 22, 2008, after a delay following Tropical Storm Fay, Atlantis was rolled from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it was mated to the external fuel tank and solid rocket booster stack. Problems encountered during the mating process, and delays due to Hurricane Hanna delayed rollout to the pad, which is normally done seven days after rollover.[10][11]
The first rollout to Launch Pad 39A occurred on September 4, 2008. Atlantis is now due to be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on October 20 where it will await its new launch date.
Contingency mission
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STS-400 is the flight designation given to the Contingency Shuttle Crew Support mission which would be launched in the event Atlantis becomes disabled during STS-125.[12] To preserve NASA's post-Columbia requirement of having shuttle rescue capability, a second shuttle will be on launch pad 39-B at the time of STS-125's launch. This has imposed a constraint on deactivation and conversion of pad 39B for Ares I flight tests. Due to the inclination and other orbit parameters of Hubble, Atlantis would be unable to use the ISS as a "safe haven" in the event of structural or mechanical failure.[8][13]
NASA had contingency rescue missions on standby for all nine flights conducted between the fatal Columbia flight and STS-125.
See also
References
- ^ Dennis Overbye (2008). "NASA Delays Trip to Repair Hubble Telescope". New York Times.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Marcia Dunn (2008). "NASA delays repair mission to Hubble telescope". Associated Press.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Completes Two Important Reviews for Upcoming Hubble Mission". NASA.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f NASA (2007). "NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble". NASA.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ NASA (2007). "STS-125: Final Shuttle Mission to Hubble Space Telescope". NASA.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ NASA - Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4
The Soft Capture and Rendezvous System - ^ a b c NASA (2007). "IMAX Camera Returns to Space to Chronicle Hubble Space Telescope". NASA.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Chris Bergin (2007). "Hubble Servicing Mission moves up". NASASpaceflight.com.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ William Harwood (2008). "Hubble servicing mission's launch date threatened". [CBS News].
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Spaceflight Now.com (2008). "Hurricane Hanna delays shuttle's move to pad". Spaceflight Now.com.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Frank Moring, Jr. (2008). "Hurricane Chances Postpone Atlantis Rollout". Aviation Week.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Bergin, Chris (2007-04-15). "NASA sets new launch date targets through to STS-124". NASASpaceflight. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ John Copella (2007). "NASA Evaluates Rescue Options for Hubble Mission". NASASpaceflight.com.
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External links
- Up to the minute Mission Status
- Hubble Servicing Mission 4 at ESA/Hubble site
- Hubble Service Mission Four Factsheet
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