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 We are pleased to offer the following high definition video clips of space shuttle mission STS-125 to our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. These video files are presented in 720p resolution. Learn how you can subscribe to Spaceflight Now Plus.  Archive: Carrier jet takes Atlantis home  Running Time: 7 min 55 sec File Size: 288 MB Go behind the scenes of space shuttle Atlantis' cross-country trek from its Edwards Air Force Base landing site back to the homeport at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  DOWNLOADArchive: How to put shuttle atop 747  Running Time: 1 min 1 sec File Size: 36 MB This timelapse footage shows the aerodynamic tail cone being installed on Atlantis, then the spacecraft being hoisted atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. DOWNLOADArchive: Preps for shuttle's ferryflight  Running Time: 4 min 43 sec File Size: 172 MB At Edwards Air Force Base, space shuttle Atlantis and its 747 carrier jet undergo preparations for the voyage from California back to Florida at the Mate/De-Mate Device. DOWNLOADAtlantis back to the hangar  Date: June 4, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 48 sec File Size: 175 MB Space shuttle Atlantis is put back on its wheels and then towed along the roadway to the Orbiter Processing Facility for post-flight deservicing and the start of preparations for the STS-129 mission. DOWNLOADMate-Demate Device at work  Date: June 4, 2009 Running Time: 3 min 58 sec File Size: 145 MB Space shuttle Atlantis, still riding atop its 747 carrier aircraft, is towed into the Mate-Demate Device facility at the Kennedy Space Center landing strip for removal from the jet. DOWNLOADAtlantis returns home  Date: June 3, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 49 sec File Size: 176 MB Space shuttle Atlantis safely concludes its cross-country trek atop a Boeing 747 carrier jet, returning home to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:53 p.m. DOWNLOADNew Wide Field Camera installed on 1st spacewalk  Date: May 14, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 21 sec File Size: 156.75 MB High definition footage shot through the aft flight deck windows of Atlantis shows John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel installing Hubble's new Wide Field Camera 3. DOWNLOADHubble's new eye on the Universe  Date: May 14, 2009 Running Time: 3 min 59 sec File Size: 140.46 MB Learn more about Hubble's newly installed Wide Field Camera 3 in this NASA produced package. DOWNLOADExternal fuel tank falls away  Date: May 11, 2009 Running Time: 9 min 52 sec File Size: 353 MB Spectacular high definition footage shot by the crew of the external fuel tank falling away after the shuttle reached orbit. DOWNLOADLaunch replay: beach tracker  Date: May 11, 2009 Running Time: 2 min 30 sec File Size: 90.2 MB A high definition camera near the beach south of launch pad 39A captures Atlantis' liftoff and climb toward orbit through separation of the solid rocket boosters. DOWNLOADLaunch replay: pad perimeter  Date: May 11, 2009 Running Time: 1 min 6 sec File Size: 39.94 MB A remotely operated high definition camera at near the perimeter of launch pad 39A captures Atlantis' liftoff and initial climb. DOWNLOADLaunch of Atlantis!  Date: May 11, 2009 Running Time: 3 min 23 sec File Size: 124.7 MB Space shuttle Atlantis launches at 2:01 p.m. EDT from the Kennedy Space Center on the final mission to renew astronomy's greatest observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the launch as seen live. DOWNLOADAstronauts arrive for launch  Date: May 8, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 7 sec File Size: 150.2 MB The seven member crew of space shuttle Atlantis speak to the news media after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in T-38 training jets. DOWNLOADAtlantis back on the launch pad  Date: March 31, 2009 Running Time: 3 min 40 sec File Size: 218.7 MB Six months after its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope was postponed, shuttle Atlantis returns to launch pad 39A to resume preparations for liftoff. DOWNLOADSun rises on Atlantis  Date: March 31, 2009 Running Time: 7 min File Size: 256.4 MB As the sun rises over the Florida spaceport, the Apollo-era transporter hauls shuttle Atlantis along the pathway between the Vehicle Assembly Building and launch pad. DOWNLOADEarly morning rollout begins  Date: March 31, 2009 Running Time: 3 min 40 sec File Size: 133.8 MB Space shuttle Atlantis' trek to the launch pad began with a 4 a.m. rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. DOWNLOADAtlantis hoisted vertically  Date: March 24, 2009 Running Time: 7 min 44 sec File Size: 283 MB Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Atlantis is hoisted upright for attachment to the external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters to launch the ship's STS-125 mission to Hubble. DOWNLOADSecond launch campaign begins  Date: March 23, 2009 Running Time: 3 min File Size: 108.2 MB In preparation for its launch on Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission in May, the space shuttle Atlantis is moved from a processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building. DOWNLOADAtlantis' new fuel tank  Date: January 15, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 9 sec File Size: 188.3 MB The new external tank slated for use in May by space shuttle Atlantis is moved from the checkout cell inside the Vehicle Assembly Building and positioned between the twin solid rocket boosters for attachment. DOWNLOADBack to the orbiter hangar  Date: November 11, 2008 Running Time: 3 min 47 sec File Size: 138.6 MB Space shuttle Atlantis is towed from the Vehicle Assembly Building back to its nearby processing hangar to wait out the extended delay in the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. DOWNLOADDestacking Atlantis  Date: November 11, 2008 Running Time: 3 min 59 sec File Size: 146.0 MB With its mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope postponed to 2009, space shuttle Atlantis is demated from its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. DOWNLOADAtlantis leaves pad A  Date: October 20, 2008 Running Time: 2 min File Size: 73 MB Space shuttle Atlantis departs the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A following NASA's decision to delay its mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. DOWNLOADThe long trek back  Date: October 20, 2008 Running Time: 3 min File Size: 109.6 MB Space shuttle Atlantis makes its way down the crawlerway towards the Vehicle Assembly Building as it returns from the launch pad to enter storage. DOWNLOADBack to the Vehicle Assembly Building  Date: October 20, 2008 Running Time: 5 min 4 sec File Size: 185.15 MB Space shuttle Atlantis returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will wait for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission which has slipped until next year so a failed electronics box can be replaced. DOWNLOADAerial views of Atlantis and Endeavour  Date: September 20, 2008 Running Time: 2 min 42 sec File Size: 99.2 MB For a few hours on Saturday morning, September 20, a true rarity occurred for NASA's space shuttle program as both Atlantis and Endeavour were fully visible on their launch pads with the gantries open. The Atlantis service tower at pad 39A was retracted to receive the payload and Endeavour had not yet been enclosed within its tower following rollout to pad 39B. DOWNLOADEndeavour at sunrise  Date: September 19, 2008 Running Time: 53 sec File Size: 32.6 MB The sun rises on space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center's pad 39B shortly after the overnight rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building successfully concluded. DOWNLOADChopper flies over Endeavour  Date: September 19, 2008 Running Time: 3 min 17 sec File Size: 120.2 MB After shuttle Endeavour arrived at launch pad 39B, a helicopter shooting scenes for the upcoming IMAX movie about the Hubble servicing also captured this stunning aerial footage. DOWNLOADEndeavour rolls out to pad 39B  Date: September 19, 2008 Running Time: 5 min 28 sec File Size: 199.5 MB Following through on its plan to have a quick-response space shuttle poised to launch if the Atlantis crew needs rescuing during next month's Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, NASA rolls sistership Endeavour to the other Kennedy Space Center pad in the early morning hours of Sept. 19. DOWNLOADEndeavour goes vertical for STS-126  Date: September 11, 2008 Running Time: 5 min 5 sec File Size: 186.7 MB The sling crane captures Endeavour and lifts the shuttle from the transport hauler that carried it from the hangar. The spacecraft is then rotated vertically, hoisted over to the assembly bay and carefully lowered into position next to the awaiting fuel tank for attachment. DOWNLOADEndeavour's morning trip to VAB  Date: September 11, 2008 Running Time: 4 min 54 sec File Size: 179.6 MB In preparation for its role as a standby rescue craft during next month's Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and the scheduled November logistics run to the international space station, shuttle Endeavour is moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building. DOWNLOADAtlantis arrives at pad 39A  Date: September 4, 2008 Running Time: 4 min File Size: 146.2 MB Riding atop the crawler transporter, shuttle Atlantis arrives at launch pad 39A to begin final preparations for its launch on the final mission to service the legendary Hubble Space Telescope. DOWNLOADAtlantis departs assembly building  Date: September 4, 2008 Running Time: 4 min 4 sec File Size: 148.7 MB Atlantis departs the towering Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center bound for launch pad 39A. The shuttle is being prepared for an October 2008 launch on a mission to refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope. DOWNLOADMore footage of Atlantis rolling out  Date: September 4, 2008 Running Time: 4 min 9 sec File Size: 151.7 MB Additional footage shot by NASA of space shuttle Atlantis leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to the launch pad. DOWNLOADAtlantis meets its tank and boosters  Date: August 23, 2008 Running Time: 5 min 22 sec File Size: 196.3 MB The space shuttle Atlantis is hoisted into position alongside its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. The shuttle is being prepared for the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope DOWNLOADAtlantis leaves its hangar  Date: August 22, 2008 Running Time: 5 min 10 sec File Size: 188.5 MB Space shuttle Atlantis leaves the Orbiter Processing Facility on the short journey to Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. DOWNLOADSTS-125 stack assembled  Date: August 3, 2008 Running Time: 2 min 16 sec File Size: 83.3 MB The external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters for STS-125 are attached inside high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. DOWNLOADSTS-125 external tank arrives  Date: June 15, 2008 Running Time: 4 min 12 sec File Size: 153.5 MB The external fuel tank for STS-125 arrives by barge at Cape Canaveral and is unloaded and towed to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. DOWNLOADMain engine installation  Date: June 10, 2008 Running Time: 1 min 21 sec File Size: 86.1 MB Workers at the Orbiter Processing Facility install main engine number 3 in shuttle Atlantis' aft compartment. DOWNLOADEarlier Hi-Def Coverage Shuttle mission STS-119Shuttle mission STS-126Shuttle mission STS-124GLAST gamma ray observatory launch |
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