Space shuttle Altantis (OV-104) is schedule to blast-off from KSC (Kennedy Space Center): launch pad 39A, for the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
This will also mark the 1st time a space shuttle mission will not be visiting the ISS since the columbia incident.
This thread will mark significant progress prior to the launch, the launch itself and during the mission.
Space Shuttle Homepage: This is the site where the actual countdown can be viewed 48 hours prior to launch, with a live broadcast.
STS-125: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 04.
KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Media Gallery: STS-125 Image Gallery.
Launch Target:
May 12, 2009
Roll-out from Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to launch Pad 39A took place on March 31, 2009.
Orbiter:
Atlantis (OV-104)
Mission Number:
STS-125
(126th space shuttle flight)
Launch Window:
60 minutes - rendezvous dependent
Launch Pad:
39A
Mission Duration:
11 days
Landing Site:
KSC
Inclination/Altitude:
28.5 degrees/304 nautical miles
Primary Payload:
+ Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4