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Orbiter: Columbia
Shuttle Mission: STS-109
Date: March 1, 2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Image of Shuttle with American flag and launch complex in the background. Every few years, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope gets a visit from its Earthly caretakers. That next visit is about to happen with the launch of Mission STS-109 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. This video summarizes the plans and objectives of this challenging mission.

STS-109 photos are online. (Note: This is a graphic-intensive site and may be difficult to view with low speed modems or when this web site receives heavy traffic loads).

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Pre-launch Video Coverage
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March 12, 2003 Online coverage by: Dennis Armstrong (NASA), Anna Heiney (IDI)
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