Hubble’s Servicing Mission 1
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Fortunately, Hubble, orbiting 353 miles (569 km) above the surface of the Earth, was the first telescope designed to be visited in space by astronauts to perform repairs, replace parts, and update its technology with new instruments.
Servicing Mission 1, launched in December 1993, was the first opportunity to conduct planned maintenance on the telescope. In addition, new instruments were installed and the optics of the flaw in Hubble's primary mirror was corrected.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
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- Grace Weikert (GSFC Interns)
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- Grace Weikert (GSFC Interns) [Lead]
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- Grace Weikert (GSFC Interns)
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March 1st, 2021
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Feb. 16th, 2021
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April 23rd, 2019
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Hubble Archive - Servicing Mission 1, STS-61
Oct. 4th, 2018
Read morePre-Servicing Mission 1 Resource ReelHubble Servicing Mission 1 was in December, 1993.00:01 - Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, Marshall Space Flight Center04:00 - Astronaut Training, Johnson Space Center04:06 - Astronaut Training, Precision Air Bearing Floor05:23 - Astronaut Training, Pogo Concept06:00 - Astronaut Training, Virtual Reality07:33 - Astronaut Training, Weightless Environment Training Facility09:24 - Mechanical Testing, Goddard Space Flight Center, COSTAR insertion12:29 - Goddard Space Flight Center, WF/PC II insertion15:51 - Goddard Space Flight Center, Astronaut Training with Tools16:31 - Extra Vehicular Activities Animation, Johnson Space Center16:36 - Johnson Space Center, WF/PC II changeout20:32 - Johnson Space Center, RSU changeout23:44 - Johnson Space Center, COSTAR changeout26:50 - Johnson Space Center, Solar Arrays changeout28:32 - Solar Array VNR, European Space Agency34:36 - COSTAR VNR, Ball Aerospace37:35 - COSTAR Animation, Space Telescope Science Institute38:14 - WF/PC II Animation, Space Telescope Science Institute39:04 - Testing and Verification VNR, NASA Headquarters STS-61 Crew Preflight Press BriefingNovember 18, 1993Astronauts Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Claude Nicollier, Story Musgrave, Tom Akers, Jeff Hoffman, and Kathy Thornton discuss their upcoming servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Servicing Mission 1 HighlightsHighlights from upconverted 16mm film B-roll of Servicing Mission 1 (SM1). Includes crew training, EVA highlights, HST deployment, MOCR activities and COR activities, Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) installation to counter effects of the flawed shape of the mirror, solar array jettison and more. Post-Servicing Mission 1 First LightServicing Mission 1 was proven to be a complete success, especially after astronomers and scientists confirmed that the spherical abberation was corrected by using the COSTAR and the WFPC2. STS-61 Flight Day 1 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 2, 1993Launch of Space Shuttle EndeavourAstronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas Akers25:00 - Launch STS-61 Flight Day 2 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 3, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersThe crew inspected the payload bay, robotic arm, and spacesuits while Endeavour performed a series of burns to start to close in on Hubble. STS-61 Flight Day 3 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 4, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersThe astronauts approached and captured the telescope. STS-61 Flight Day 4 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 5, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jefrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersSpacewalk #1, Story Musgrave and Jeffrey Hoffman - replaced Rate Sensing Units with gyroscopes. STS-61 Flight Day 5 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 6, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersSpacewalk #2, Kathryn Thornton and Thomas Akers replaced Hubble's solar arrays. STS-61 Flight Day 6 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 7, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersSpacewalk #3, Jeffrey Hoffman and Story Musgrave replaced the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC) with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and changed out two magnetometers. STS-61 Flight Day 7 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 8, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersSpacewalk #4, Thomas Akers and Kathryn Thornton installed COSTAR and added a co-processor to the telescope's computer. Pilot Kenneth Bowersox performed two orbital maneuvers to boost the telescope's orbit. STS-61 Flight Day 8 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 9, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas AkersSpacewalk #5, Jeffrey Hoffman and Story Musgrave replaced the solar array drive electronics and installed covers on the magnetometers. STS-61 Flight Day 9 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 10, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas Akers STS-61 Flight Day 10 & 11 HighlightsHubble Servicing Mission 1December 11-12, 1993Astronauts: Richard Covey, Kenneth Bowersox, Kathryn Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey Hoffman, Story Musgrave, Thomas Akers Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in 1990, the observatory's primary mirror was discovered to have an aberration that affected the clarity of the telescope's early images. Fortunately, Hubble, orbiting 353 miles (569 km) above the surface of the Earth, was the first telescope designed to be visited in space by astronauts to perform repairs, replace parts, and update its technology with new instruments. Servicing Mission 1, launched in December 1993, was the first opportunity to conduct planned maintenance on the telescope. In addition, new instruments were installed and the optics of the flaw in Hubble's primary mirror was corrected. Related pages