Hubble’s Amazing Rescue No CPTV Airdates Scheduled At This Time
(Check Listings) In the spring of 2009, NASA sent a shuttle crew
on a risky mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for the
last time. Hubble has enthralled scientists and the public by
capturing deep views of the cosmos and a wealth of data from
distant galaxies. It has helped lead the search for alien
planets and is a key tool in cosmology’s quest to investigate
and map the universe’s mysterious dark matter. The astronaut
servicing team carried out the first-ever in-space repairs of
Hubble’s defective instruments, a task that required ingenious
engineering fixes and the most intensive NASA spacewalk ever.
From training to launch, NOVA presents the inside story of the
mission and the extraordinary challenges faced by the rescue
crew. Learn more...