Atlantis and the Sun

This photo was taken on Tuesday (May 12th) from Florida, and shows Atlantis in space, crossing in front of the sun on its way to rendezvous with Hubble.

The photographer used a solar-filtered Takahashi 5-inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera.

Image Credit: NASA/Thierry Legault

Atlantis liftoff

Atlantis is away! 18 miles high, 23 miles downrange, and 2,500 m.p.h in 2 minutes. I don't care who you are, that just kicks ass.

Off to fix and upgrade the Hubble telescope. Good luck Atlantis!

Atlantis Ready To Visit Hubble

The Space Shuttle Atlantis is preparing to visit and service the Hubble Space Telescope, one last time. The launch is scheduled for Monday, May 11th. Good luck Atlantis!

Astronauts are cooler than ever.