Flight of the galactic space Shuttle to the Hubble telescope

The fifth and final mission to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope was a long time coming. After a delay in the fall of 2008, spring brought new hope and, on 11 May, the seven Space Shuttle crew members headed for the mission of a lifetime. Subscribe to Hubblecast! Credit: ESA Hubble (M. Kornmesser, Colleen Sharkey & Lars Lindberg Christensen) Visual design & Editing: Martin Kornmesser Web