https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/07384fbf-4122-4cba-9e83-3410f29839ed This 1-minute, 45-second video taken in May and June of 2009 shows time-lapse footage of Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoing post-mission servicing and ferry flight preparations in NASA Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center's Mate-DeMate Device after the conclusion of STS-125. Atlantis’ astronauts repaired and upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, conducting five spacewalks during their mission to extend the life of the orbiting observatory. They successfully installed two new instruments and repaired two others, bringing them back to life, replaced gyroscopes and batteries, and added new thermal insulation panels to protect the orbiting observatory. The result is six working, complementary science instruments with capabilities beyond what was available and an extended operational lifespan until at least 2014. With the newly installed Wide-Field Camera, Hubble will be able to observe in ultraviolet and infrared spectrums as well as visible light, peer deep onto the cosmic frontier in search of the earliest star systems and study planets in the solar system. The telescope’s new Cosmic Origins Spectrograph will allow it to study the grand-scale structure of the universe, including the star-driven chemical evolution that produce carbon and the other elements necessary for life. To learn more about STS-125 visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts125/main/index.html To learn more about the Space Shuttles and Dryden Flight Research Center visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-015-DFRC.html Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/xxV_Tc3rUkw Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:57:12 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/07384fbf-4122-4cba-9e83-3410f29839ed All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.