The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 and was designed to be serviced by the Space Shuttle. Michael J. Massimino, former NASA astronaut and professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University, discusses the final Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, which took place in May, 2009 from Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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