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Orbiter:
Columbia
Mission: STS-109
Date: March 12, 2002
KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following Columbia's
smooth on-time landing, the crew is greeted by KSC Center Director
Roy Bridges, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, launch director
Mike Leinbach and Shuttle Processing Director Dave King. After
inspecting the orbiter, Commander Scott Altman spoke about the
mission on behalf of his crewmates, and they departed for the
Astronaut Crew Quarters. The goal of STS-109 was to service
the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3,
replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object
Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared
Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System,
and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation.
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The crew is greeted as they exit the
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During the post landing inspection, crew
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Commander Scott Altman speaks on behalf
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The Astrovan carrying the STS-109 crew
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