STS-250
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Mission name | STS-250 | ||||
Space shuttle | Horizon | ||||
Launch pad | Kennedy LC-39D | ||||
Launch date | 25 April, 2017 | ||||
Landing site | Edwards Runway 22L | ||||
Landing | 9 May, 2017 | ||||
Orbital period | 97 min | ||||
Orbital altitude | 600 kilometers (373 miles) | ||||
Orbital inclination | 28.5° | ||||
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STS-250, or HST-SM6 (Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 6), was the seventh space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) which was flown by Space Shuttle Horizon. Launch occurred on [INSERT DAY/MONTH], 2021 at 11:03 am EDT. Landing occurred successfully on [INSERT DAY/MONTH], 2021/22 at 8:38 am PDT.
The mission carried two new instruments to the Hubble Space Telescope, the Advanced Multi-Object Spectrometer and the Advanced Camera for Surveys 2. The mission also replaced the telescope's main computer, a Fine Guidance Sensor, four gyroscopes and two battery unit modules. The crew also installed new thermal insulation panels.
Crew
Position | Astronaut |
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Commander | Melvin Hobbes (Jaguar) Fourth spaceflight |
Pilot | Ramlah Al-Hashim, UAESA (Asiatic cheetah) First spaceflight |
Mission Specialist 1 | Sandra Harris (Melanistic black-backed jackal) Third spaceflight Lead spacewalker, EV1 |
Mission Specialist 2 | Elaine Jennings, CSA (Snow leopard) First spaceflight |
Mission Specialist 3 | Ricky Wilson (Leopard) Second spaceflight EV2 |
Mission Specialist 4 | Gene Cahill (Wolverine) Third spaceflight EV3 |
Mission Specialist 5 | Anthony Jimenez, NASA (Coyote) First spaceflight EV4 |