Atlantis has landed

After almost 5.3-million-mile mission included five spacewalks to repair and upgrade the world-famous observatory, Atlantis and the crew of the STS-125 mission landed safely in California at Edwards Air Force Base after completing the Hubble Servicing Mission on Sunday, May 24, 2009.

Space shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Image Credit: NASA TV

Atlantis Lands in California

With Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Gregory C. Johnson at the controls, space shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The STS-125 astronauts concluded their successful mission to the Hubble Space Telescope when the shuttle touched down at 15:39 GMT.

Atlantis arrived at the Hubble Space Telescope on May 13, and the STS-125 crew performed five spacewalks on five consecutive days to repair and upgrade the telescope.

Ci-dessus la navette Atlantis atterri en Californie.

Aux commandes de la navette Atlantis, le commandant de bord Scott Altman et le pilote Gregory C. Johnson ont réussi un atterrissage en douceur à la Base Aérienne d’Edwards en Californie.
Les Astronautes du vol STS-125 ont conclu leurs 13 jours de brillante mission de réparation du télescope spatial Hubble à 15:39 GMT ce jour 24 mai 2009.

Atlantis était arrivée au contact de Hubble le 13 mai, et l’équipage de ce vol STS-125 a réalisé 5 sorties spatiales pendant 5 jours consécutifs pour réparer et améliorer les performances du télescope.

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