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[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER SPEAKERS] [INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER SPEAKERS]
NARRATOR: Seven brave astronauts NARRATOR: Seven brave astronauts are about to launch... are about to launch...
...on the most challenging and ...on the most challenging and risky mission ever flown in space. risky mission ever flown in space
[CHATTERING] [CHATTERING]
ALTMAN: It's an interesting emotion ALTMAN: It's an interesting emotion when you're sitting there... when you're sitting there...
...and realizing the clock is ticking. ...and realizing the clock is ticking.
- All the preparation time is over. -All the preparation time is over. - Feel okay, sir? -Feel okay, sir?
It's time to go out there and do it. It's time to go out there and do it.
All right. Okay, good. All right. Okay, good.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: It's not a foolhardy risk. It's not a foolhardy risk.
It's not roller-skating down It's not roller-skating down Massachusetts Avenue in rush hour. Massachusetts Avenue in rush hour.
It there's some risk that goes along It there's some risk that goes along with achieving a dream... with achieving a dream...
...I think it's worth it, and that's ...l think it's worth it, and that's what I would wanna tell my kids. what I would wanna tell my kids.
Dreams do come true. Dreams do come true.
Okay. Okay.
McARTHUR: McARTHUR: it felt a lot like Christmas morning. it felt a lot like Christmas morning.
You know, You know, going to get to open your presents. going to get to open your presents.
I got up, big smile on my face. I got up, big smile on my face.
And marched down to have my breakfast And marched down to have my breakfast and just really felt great. and just really felt great.
Right now the thing Right now the thing I'm looking forward to most... I'm looking forward to most...
...is the solid rocket booster ignition. ...is the solid rocket booster ignition. I wanna get started. I wanna get started.
GOOD: I think it was my grandfather that had GOOD: I think it was my grandfather that had the most profound influence on me. the most profound influence on me.
He'd bring out the binoculars He'd bring out the binoculars and he'd teach us about the sky. and he'd teach us about the sky.
No idea that I would be No idea that I would be traveling to the stars. traveling to the stars.
But here I am. But here I am.
GRUNSFELD: I go through the mission GRUNSFELD: I go through the mission in my mind, and ask, "Okay... in my mind, and ask, "Okay...
what could go wrong?" And I ask myself, ...what could go wrong?" And I ask myself "Are we ready to handle that?" "Are we ready to handle that?"
NARRATOR: This is the last chance NARRATOR: This is the last chance to save the Hubble Space Telescope. to save the Hubble Space Telescope
Here we are, cocooned Here we are, cocooned on our beautiful planet Earth... on our beautiful planet Earth...
...warmed by the light of ...warmed by the light of our nearest star, the sun. our nearest star, the sun.
When you see our home like this, When you see ourhome like this, you think: you think:
H Out there in all that black space... "Out there in all that black space
...could there be another place like it? ...could there he another place like it?
Is there anybody else out there?" Is there anybody else out there?"
The nearest of those stars The nearest of those stars is billions of miles away... is billions of miles away...
...but that hasn't stopped us ...but that hasn't stopped us from exploring them. from exploring them.
Galileo was the first. Galileo was the first.
Centuries later, Centuries later, we built a truly magical machine... we built a truly magical machine
...the likes of which Galileo ...the likes of which Galileo could never have imagined. could never have imagined.
MAN: MAN: Nice and slow. Nice and slow.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: The Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope.
ll took more than 10 years ll took more than 10 years and 10,000 people to build. and 10,000 people to build.
MAN: MAN: Keep coming. Keep coming.
And it would be the first of its kind And it would be the first of its kind to be launched into orbit around the Earth. to be launched into orbit around the Earth.
MAN: MAN: Okay, stop. Okay, hold it steady. Okay, stop. Okay, hold it steady.
[CROWD CHEERING] [CROWD CHEERING]
NARRATOR: This astronaut crew was NARRATOR: This astronaut crew was chosen to ferry the telescope to space. chosen to ferry the telescope to space.
Hello, hello, hello. Hello, hello, hello.
They launched from the Kennedy Space They launched from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the shuttle Discovery. Center aboard the shuttle Discovery.
MAN [OVER PA]: MAN [OVER PA]: T-minus 10, go for main engine start. T-minus 10, go for main engine start.
We are go for main engine start. We are go for main engine start.
T-minus six, five, four... T-minus six, five, four...
...three, two, one. ...three, two, one.
And Iifloff. And Iiftofi.
NARRATOR: lh/ith the sea and clouds NARRATOR: With the sea and clouds of Earth reflecting on its door... of Earth reflecting on its door...
...the great silver bird was released ...the great silver bird was released to soar in orbit 320 miles above us. to soar in orbit 320 miles above us.
Soon it would be Soon it would be sending images back to us. sending images back to us.
Could we finally unlock Could we finally unlock the secrets of the universe? the secrets of the universe?
Would we discover Would we discover other worlds like ours? other worlds like ours?
The whole world waited for Hubble The whole world waited for Hubble to open its enormous eye. to open its enormous eye.
Engineers have discovered that Engineers have discovered that the giant telescope has a warped mirror. the giant telescope has a warped mirror.
One of the mirrors in the Hubble Space One of the mirrors in the Hubble Space Telescope is out of shape, and as a result... Telescope is out of shape, and as a result...
...the pictures it's sending back ...the pictures it's sending back are no better than those from the ground. are no better than those from the ground.
WOMAN: WOMAN: You've got a go to open the doors. You've got a go to open the doors.
MUSGRAVE: MUSGRAVE: Okay, swinging. Okay, swinging.
NARRATOR: it would be three long years NARRATOR: It would be three long years before astronauts could return... before astronauts could return...
...witb a remedy for the ailing Hubble. ...with a remedy for the ailing Hubble.
HOFFMAN: I'm not even pulling it, HOFFMAN: I'm not even pulling it, I'm just coaxing it with my fingertips. I'm just coaxing it with my fingertips.
AKERS: AKERS: Pitch, pitch up a little. Pitch, pitch up a little.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: They installed two instruments... They installed two instruments...
each containing a huge contact tens. ...each containing a huge contact tens
Scientists hoped the new lenses Scientists hoped the new lenses would sharpen the telescope's blurry vision. would sharpen the telescope's blurry vision
MAN: MAN: Good work, guys. Good work, guys.
NARRATOR: Above the splendor of NARRATOR: Above the splendor of Africa's Cape of Good Hope... Africa's Cape of Good Hope...
...Hubble was launched once again. ...Hubble was launched once again.
tn the next 10 years, In the next 10 years, three more astronaut crews... three more astronaut crews
would repair and enhance ...would repair and enhance Hubble's vision even further... Hubble's vision even further.
...transporllng us to places ...transporllng us to places we could only have dreamed about. we could only have dreamed about.
In a stream of staggering images... In a stream of staggering images...
...Hubble revealed the powerful ...Hubble revealed the powerful prolonged aurora on Salurn. prolonged aurora on Saturn.
The haunting gaze of a dying star, The haunting gaze of a dying star, the Helix Nebula. the Helix Nebula.
The awesome Eagle Nebula, The awesome Eagle Nebula, known as the pillars of creation... known as the pillars of creation
...abirlhp!ace of stars. ...a birthplace of stars.
And the Mice... And the Mice...
...a pair of galaxies twisted ...a pair of galaxies twisted and torn by their gravitational dance. and torn by their gravitational dance.
Hubble captured imagery so complex... Hubble captured imagery so complex...
we can actually travel through it. ...we can actually travel through ll.
This is real star travel. This is real star travel.
The bright star passing by is Sirius. The bright star passing by is Sirius.
It's one of the nearest to Earth, It's one of the nearest to Earth, a mere 50 trillion miles away. a mere 50 trillion miles away.
We're now heading towards We're now heading towards the three little stars in a slanted row there... the three little stars in a slanted row there...
called Orion's Bell. ...called Orlon's Belt.
Distances here are so vast, Distances here are so vast, they're measured in light-years. they're measured in light-years.
A single light-year A single light-year is almost six trillion miles. is almost six trillion miles.
Orion is 1500 light-years away. Orion is 1500 light-years away.
That means we're traveling That means we're traveling at 150 trillion miles a second. at 150 trillion miles a second.
We're going to explore that We're going to explore that rose-colored cloud just below the belt. rose-colored cloud just below the bell.
It's called the Orion Nebula. It's called the Orion Nebula.
There are amazing things happening There are amazing things happening inside these clouds. inside these clouds.
As we look through Hubble's eye... As we look through Hubble's eye
...we're getting to see them ...we're getting to see them as never before. as never before.
We're descending into We're descending into a gargantuan canyon of clouds. a gargantuan canyon of clouds.
It's 90 trillion miles across. it's 90 trillion miles across
It's a star nursery. It's a star nursery.
The biggest of the young stars The biggest of the young stars are right in the center of the nursery. are right in the center of the nursery.
Their energy creates Their energy creates unbelievably strong winds... unbelievably strong winds
...howling down this vast canyon ...howling down this vast canyon at five million miles an hour. at five million miles an hour.
The winds have blasted out The winds have blasted out a huge bowl-shaped cavity... a huge bowl-shaped cavity...
in the side of the cloud ...in the side of the cloud facing the Earth... facing the Earth...
giving Hubble and us... ...giving Hubble and us...
...a window on the secret lite ...a window on the secret life of the stars inside. of the stars inside.
The biggest star here is surrounded The biggest star here is surrounded by a flock of baby stars... by a flock of baby stars...
...each nested in its own cocoon. ...each nested in its own cocoon.
The wind from the giant star is blowing The wind from the giant star is blowing so hard against these little ones... so hard against these little ones...
...it creates shock waves on their ...it creates shock waves on their hear sides, and long taiis behind. near sides, and tong tails behind.
That's why astronomers have nicknamed That's why astronomers have nicknamed these strange objects "tadpoles. " these strange objects "tadpoles. "
Inside each cocoon Inside each cocoon is an infant solar system. is an infant solar system.
These tadpoles might turn into These tadpoles might turn into full-grown solar systems one day... lull-grown solar systems one day...
...but the continuous blast oi wind ...but the continuous blast of wind may stunt their growth. may stunt their growth.
But tucked away in a calmer part But tucked away in a calmer part of Orion's nursery... of Orion's nursery...
...Hubble has found confirmation... ...Hubble has found confirmation...
...that planets are forming ...that planets are forming around other stars. around other stars.
Our own solar system Our own solar system may have looked just like this... may have looked just like this
...when the sun had formed, ...when the sun had formed, but the Earth did not yet exist. but the Earth did not yet exist.
Perhaps this is how we Perhaps this is how we and our own world began. and our own world began.
The once-ailing The once-ailing Hubble Space Telescope... Hubble Space Telescope...
ofiered its greatest performance yet... ...offered its greatest performance yet
a glimpse of time and space astronomers ...a glimpse of time and space astronomers had previously only dreamed about. had previously only dreamed about.
But for the Hubble, time is running out... But tor the Hubble, time is running out...
...amid new concerns ...amid new concerns about safety in space. about safety in space.
NARRATOR: In early 2003, the tragic toss NARRATOR: In early 2003, the tragic loss of space shuttle Columbia... of space shuttle Columbia...
...forced NASA to rethink its program. ...forced NASA to rethink its program.
MALE ANNOUNCER: NASA has canceled MALE ANNOUNCER: NASA has canceled Hubbie's final service mission. Hubble's final service mission.
In Washington, Senator Barbara Mikulski In Washington, Senator Barbara Mikulski led the charge to review the decision... led the charge to review the decision...
...questioning NASA Administrator ...questioning NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe's January claim... Sean 0'Keeie's January claim...
...that keeping Hubble alive ...that keeping Hubble alive wasn't worth the cost or the risk. wasn't worth the cost or the risk.
Hubble is not a piece of techno-junk Hubble is not a piece of techno-junk that's creaky, tattered and worn. that's creaky, tattered and worn.
It we do nothing, It we do nothing, then within about two years... then within about two years...
...either its gyroscopes ...either its gyroscopes or its batteries will die... or its batteries will die...
and it'll tumble out of control. ...and it'll tumble out of control.
NARRATOR: But flight designers came up NARRATOR: But flight designers came up with a daring plan to reduce the risk. with a daring plan to reduce the risk.
If the shuttle was damaged If the shuttle was damaged during launch... during launch...
...another one could come up ...another one could come up and rescue the stranded crew. and rescue the stranded crew.
They could shimmy from one to They could shimmy from one to the other down the arm, fireman style. the other down the arm, fireman style.
We'll let them try it first. We'll let them try it first.
We are going to add We are going to add a shuttle servicing mission... a shuttle servicing mission...
...to the Hubble Space Telescope, ...to the Hubble Space Telescope, to the shuttle's manifest... to the shuttle's manifest...
...to be flown before it retires. ...to be flown before it retires.
[APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: The final mission is a go... The final mission is a go...
...and for the first time, ...and for the first time, a second orbiter stands ready... a second orbiter stands ready...
...in case there's a call for help. ...in case there's a cal! for help.
Just weeks to launch, Just weeks to launch, the Hubble crew is training hard. the Hubble crew is training hard.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER] [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
The spacewalkers practice The spacewalkers practice in this six million gallon pool... in this six million gallon pool...
...at the Johnson Space Center. ...at the Johnson Space Center.
It's the closest they can get It's the closest they can get to zero gravity. to zero gravity.
McARTHUR: McARTHUR: Motion is stopped for the stanchion. Motion is stopped for the stanchion.
GOOD: GOOD: Okay. Okay.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: Four stories underwater... Four stories underwater...
there's an entire shuttle cargo bay ...there's an entire shuttle cargo bay and a life-size model of Hubble. and a life-size model of Hubble.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: A big thing about this telescope... A big thing about this telescope...
...is it can point really, really accurately... ...is it can point really, really accurately...
...and hold its position, and ...and hold its position, and it's the gyros that allow you to do that. it's the gyros that allow you to do that.
But they're in a tough spot. But they're in a tough spot.
MASSIMINO: Got them? MASSIMINO: Got them? GOOD: I got your legs. GOOD: I got your legs.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: I'm gonna move in a little bit. I'm gonna move in a little bit.
GOOD: We'll stick Mass, GOOD: We'll stick Mass, my spacewalking partner... my spacewalking partner...
...up inside the telescope, ...up inside the telescope, in the bowels oi the science instruments. in the bowels of the science instruments.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: We gotta be really careful around them. We gotta be really careful around them.
And I'm a big goon And I'm a big goon and I've gotta get inside of there. and I've gotta get inside of there.
So this is the problem, how to get me So this is the problem, how to get me inside of this really cramped place. inside of this really cramped place.
GOOD: He's gotta work in there, GOOD: He's gotta work in there, but he has to be perfectly still. but he has to be perfectly still.
And he can only work with one hand... And he can only work with one hand...
...right there amongst ...right there amongst the fixed-head star trackers. the fixed-head star trackers.
They don't like to be bumped. They don't like to be bumped. And, you know... And, you know...
you knock them oh' their axes ...you knock them ofi their axes and they're useless. and they're useless.
Then the whole telescopes useless. Then the whole telescopes useless.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER] [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: Mike Massimino... Mike Massimino...
...othen/vise known as Mass, ...othen/vise known as Mass, has serviced Hubble once before. has sen/iced Hubble once before
- Got it. -Got it. - Fun today? -Fun today?
NARRATOR: John Grunsfetd, on the left, NARRATOR: John Grunsfetd, on the left, is an astrophysicist and mountaineer. is an astrophysicist and mountaineer.
He's had more visits to Hubble He's had more visits to Hubble than anyone else. than anyone else.
Boy, are we having tun this time? Boy, are we having tun this time?
NARRATOR: Thistl be the first trip to space NARRATOR: This'll be the first trip to space for Mike Good, known as Bueno. for Mike Good, known as Bueno.
He enjoys a slightly soggy hug He enjoys a slightly soggy hug from his wife Joan. from his wife Joan.
Soon they'll be saying their goodbyes Soon they'll be saying their goodbyes to families and friends. to families and friends.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER] [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Shuttle arm operator Megan McArthur Shuttle arm operator Megan McArthur describes the last hours before launch. describes the last hours before launch.
McARTHUR: McARTHUR: I always loved being by the ocean... I always loved being by the ocean...
...surrounded by dunes and, ...surrounded by dunes and, you know, seaside plants. you know, seaside plants.
It's very calming for me, It's very calming for me, down at Kennedy. down at Kennedy.
And it's just a nice place And it's just a nice place to go kind of relax... to go kind of relax...
and let your mind wander a little bit... ...and let your mind wander a little bit
and relieve you from the different cares ...and relieve you from the different cares about getting ready to launch. about getting ready to launch.
[PEOPLE CHEERING] [PEOPLE CHEERING]
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: Launch day is finally here. Launch day is finally here.
It's no secret It's no secret that space is a dangerous place. that space is a dangerous place.
In the last two decades, 32 astronauts In the last two decades, 32 astronauts have put their own lives on the line... have put their own lives on the tine...
to give life to Hubble. ...to give life to Hubble
Each one of these men and women Each one of these men and women is a true hero. is a true hero.
NASA TECH [OVER PA]: NASA TECH [OVER PA]: T-minus five minutes and counting. T-minus five minutes and counting.
WOMAN 1: WOMAN 1: Go for orbiter APU start. Go for orbiter APU start.
WOMAN 2: WOMAN 2: PLT, perform APU start. PLT, perform APU start.
MAN 1: MAN 1: OTC, PLT and mark. OTC, PLT and mark.
WOMAN 3: SRO. WOMAN 3: SRO. MAN 2: SRO is go. MAN 2: SRO is go.
- You have a range clear to launch. -You have a range clear to launch. WOMAN 3: And CDR. WOMAN 3: And CDR.
ALTMAN: ALTMAN: CDR and entire crew is go. CDR and entire crew is go.
MAN 3: Okay, Scooter. MAN 3: Okay, Scooter. Look, it's a great day to go fly. Look, it's a great day to go fly.
On behalf of the KSC processing and launch On behalf oi the KSC processing and launch team I'd like to wish you, your crew... team I'd like to wish you, your crew...
...and the Hubble Space Telescope team ...and the Hubble Space Telescope team a great mission. Good luck, Godspeed. a great mission. Good luck, Godspeed.
We'll see you back here in about 11 days. We'll see you back here in about ll days. Enjoy the ride, pal. Enjoy the ride, pal.
NASA TECH [OVER PA]: Nozzle check NASA TECH [OVER PA]: Nozzle check of the SRBs, firing chain is armed. of the SRBs, firing chain is armed.
Sound suppression water system armed. Sound suppression water system armed.
T-minus 10, nine... T-minus 10, nine...
...eight, seven... ...eight, seven...
...six, five... ...six, five...
...four, three... ...four, three...
...two, one. ...two, one.
And liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis! And liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis!
[ALL CHEERING] [ALL CHEERING]
Atlantis on its way, Atlantis on its way, all three engines now throttling down... all three engines now throttling down...
...as the vehicle passes through ...as the vehicle passes through the area oi maximum dynamic pressure. the area of maximum dynamic pressure.
Atlantis, go at throttle up. Atlantis, go at throttle up.
ALTMAN: ALTMAN: Houston, Atlantis copies. Go at throttle. Houston, Atlantis copies. Go at throttle.
NASA TECH [OVER PA]: NASA TECH [OVER PA]: Approaching staging... Approaching staging...
...the burnout ...the burnout of the twin solid rocket boosters. of the twin solid rocket boosters.
Thrust tailing on' Thrust tailing on' and SRBs standing by for separation. and SRBs standing by for separation.
[CROWD APPLAUDING] [CROWD APPLAUDING]
Separation confirmed. Separation confirmed.
Phenomenal first stage performance. Phenomenal first stage performance.
Atlantis is continuing Atlantis is continuing in its due easterly course... in its due easterly course...
...to catch up with the Hubble Space ...to catch up with the Hubble Space Telescope one last time. Telescope one last time.
GRUNSFELD: Hey Ray J, welcome to orbit. GRUNSFELD: Hey Ray J, welcome to orbit. - It's great to be here, Doug. -It's great to be here, Doug.
GRUNSFELD: How was that ride? GRUNSFELD: How was that ride? -It was wild, basically. -it was wild, basically.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: I like this floating in space. I like this floating in space.
[CREW LAUGHING] [CREW LAUGHING]
- You have something in here? -You have something in here? MASSIMINO: My food is in my stomach. MASSIMINO: My food is in my stomach.
- Best place to store food is your stomach. -Best place to store food is your stomach. - Mine was there temporarily. -Mine was there temporarily.
- Now it's in my tummy. -Now it's in my tummy. - Well, hopefully it stays there. -Well, hopefully it stays there.
You don't really shower. You don't really shower. You wet a washcloth with this. You wet a washcloth with this.
This is our water-wetter thing. This is our water-wetter thing. It's kind of like a garden hose. It's kind of like a garden hose.
Let me show you how it works here. Let me show you how it works here.
All I can tell you about going to All I can tell you about going to the bathroom in space is suction. the bathroom in space is suction.
FEUSTEL: Hey, John. FEUSTEL: Hey, John. - Hey, Drew. -Hey, Drew.
- What's going on? -What's going on? - Not too much, what you doing? -Not too much, what you doing?
- Hanging around. -Hanging around. - What are you, a bat? -What are you, a bat?
Nope, just a spacewalker. Nope, just a spacewalker.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: Those tears on the shield shell were-- Those tears on the shield shell were--
NARRATOR: Day three. NARRATOR: Day three. Their first task is to capture Hubble. Their first task is to capture Hubble.
ALTMAN: The rendezvous is basically ALTMAN: The rendezvous is basically us finding the telescope. us finding the telescope.
Now it's doing 17,500 miles an hour... Now it's doing 17,500 miles an hour...
...so by the time we get right next to it... ...so by the time we get right next to it...
...we're doing the same thing. ...we're doing the same thing.
That's the tense part, That's the tense part, are we going the right speed? are we going the right speed?
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: To make things even harder... To make things even harder...
...in orbit ...in orbit the sun rises and sets every 90 minutes. the sun rises and sets every 90 minutes.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: .03, I see you slowing down. .03, I see you slowing down.
ALTMAN: Till we can finally come up ALTMAN: Till we can finally come up right underneath the telescope... right underneath the telescope...
...with it floating just inches away ...with it floating just inches away from the ah window... from the ah window...
...so that Megan can reach out ...so that Megan can reach out with the arm and grapple it. with the arm and grapple it.
MASSIMINO: Still 0.03 over the pin. MASSIMINO: Still 0.03 over the pin. McARTHUR: Over the pin. McARTHUR: Over the pin.
MASSIMINO: Keep coming. MASSIMINO: Keep coming. ALTMAN: Keep going. ALTMAN: Keep going.
MASSIMINO: I see halfway down. MASSIMINO: I see halfway down. ALTMAN: Envelope out the window. ALTMAN: Envelope out the window.
McARTHUR: McARTHUR: Trigger. Trigger.
MASSIMINO: Timer. MASSIMINO: Timer. McARTHUR: We got it. McARTHUR: We got it.
MASSIMINO: Close and capture. MASSIMINO: Close and capture. McARTHUR: I got close and capture. McARTHUR: I got close and capture.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Congratulations. Awesome job. Congratulations. Awesome job.
ALTMAN: Houston, Atlantis, ALTMAN: Houston, Atlantis, Hubble has arrived on board Atlantis. Hubble has arrived on board Atlantis.
NASA GROUND COM: Atlantis, Houston, NASA GROUND COM: Atlantis, Houston, we copy. Nice job, Megan... we copy. Nice job, Megan...
...it's great to be back with the telescope. ...it's great to be back with the telescope.
McARTHUR: Once we have the telescope McARTHUR: Once we have the telescope hovering over the latches... hovering over the latches...
...the idea is to just bring it ...the idea is to just bring it straight down... straight down...
...slow enough so that it we did ...slow enough so that it we did perhaps tap into the latches at all... perhaps tap into the latches at all...
...that no damage would be done. ...that no damage would be done.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: This last mission to repair it... This last mission to repair it...
will be the most challenging ...will be the most challenging and difficult of all. and difficult of all.
These are our EVA, These are our EVA, that means spacewalking... that means spacewalking...
...tool caddies, called mini workstations. ...tool caddies, called mini workstations.
They have our tethers on them so we They have our tethers on them so we don't lose things. We can tether to stuff. don't lose things. We can tether to stuff.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: You always gotta have that on you. You always gotta have that on you.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: You gotta have these on. You gotta have these on.
MASSIMINOI Drew? MASSIMINOI Drew? FEUSTEL: Yeah. FEUSTEL1 Yeah.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: This is your first spacewalk tomorrow. This is your first spacewalk tomorrow.
What do you feel? What do you think? What do you feel? What do you think?
- I'm excited. I'm getting excited. -I'm excited. I'm getting excited. - You're ready. -You're ready.
Seeing Hubble come into Seeing Hubble come into the payload bay was pretty amazing. the payload bay was pretty amazing.
The rendezvous was fun The rendezvous was fun and now we're ready to go. and now we're ready to go.
I'm looking forward to putting in I'm looking forward to putting in the Wide Field Camera. the Wide Field Camera.
- What's Wide Field gonna do? -What's Wide Field gonna do? - Unlock the secrets to the universe. -Unlock the secrets to the universe.
MASSIMINO: That's right. MASSIMINO: That's right. - Unlock more secrets of the universe. -Unlock more secrets of the universe.
- That's right. -That's right. MASSIMINO: Right. MASSIMINO: Right.
Getting dressed the day of a spacewalk, Getting dressed the day of a spacewalk you know, it's very hard... you know, it's very hard...
...just like a little kid ...just like a little kid going out in the snow... going out in the snow...
...to get all those clothes on. ...to get all those clothes on. You needed your mom. You needed your mom.
One of the last things you wanna do... One of the last things you wanna do...
...because once your helmet goes on, you ...because once your helmet goes on, you can't touch your lace any longer, is scratch. can't touch your lace any longer, is scratch.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: Ah, what a beautiful view. Ah, what a beautiful view.
MASSIMINO: It's just a wondrous sight MASSIMINO: It's just a wondrous sight to see our planet in its entirety. to see our planet in its entirety.
It's a gift that astronauts It's a gift that astronauts have been given. have been given.
NARRATOR: Day tour: the installation NARRATOR: Day tour: the installation oi the critical Wide Field Camera. oi the critical Wide Field Camera.
Right off the bat, Right off the bat, trouble for John and Drew. trouble for John and Drew.
One stuck bolt. One stuck bolt.
ALTMAN: The start of the spacewalk ALTMAN: The start of the spacewalk had been a little bit delayed. had been a little bit delayed.
We were kind of up against We were kind of up against the clock to begin with. the clock to begin with.
And then running into that bolt. And then running into that bolt.
I'm thinking, you know, I'm thinking, you know, "We are right at the edge here. "We are right at the edge here.
Our number-one science objective would Our number-one science objective would be out the window on the first spacewalk." be out the window on the first spacewalk."
GRUNSFELD: First roller's going in. GRUNSFELD: First roller's going in. Bring your down-- End down slightly. Bring your down-- End down slightly.
NARRATOR: With a lot of perseverance, NARRATOR: With a lot of perseverance, the Wide Field Camera is finally installed. the Wide Field Camera is finally installed.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: Okay, that's good. Okay, that's good.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: Day five brings the delicate task... Day five brings the delicate task...
...of replacing ...of replacing the three Rate Sensor Units... the three Rate Sensor Units...
...known as RSUs. ...known as RSUs.
It you're gonna be an astronaut, It you're gonna be an astronaut, you gotta get used to the acronyms. you gotta get used to the acronyms.
Tiny cameras Tiny cameras inside the spacewatkers helmets... inside the spacewaikers' helmets...
give us a unique over-shoulder view ...give us a unique over-shoulder view as they work. as they work.
The new RSU is attached The new RSU is attached lo a giant toothpick called a pick stick. to a giant toothpick called a pick stick.
Very carefully, Very carefully, Bueno guides it into position. Bueno guides it into position
One bump against the star tracker One bump against the star tracker could cripple the telescope forever. could cripple the telescope forever.
One down, two more to go. One down, two more to go.
For the next one, For the next one, Mass goes in backwards. Mass goes in backwards.
GOOD: Okay, your feet are on the GOOD: Okay, your feet are on the boot plate here, left foot a little bit left. boot plate here, left foot a little bit left.
- Okay, so, I'll take your right foot in first. -Okay, so, I'll take your right foot in first. MASSIMINO: Okay. MASSIMINO: Okay.
GOOD: GOOD: Right toe's coming in. Right toe's coming in.
Uh-- Heel inboard. Uh-- Heel inboard.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Okay. Okay.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: By nightfall, they're in trouble. By nightfall, they're in trouble.
GOOD: GOOD: Anything sticking out the back of that? Anything sticking out the back of that?
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: I don't know. I don't know.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: This RSU just will not go in. This RSU just will not go in
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Coming off the plate. Coming off the plate.
GOOD: GOOD: Doesn't feel seated. Doesn't feel seated.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: I don't think it is. I don't think it is.
GOOD: I'm hitting something on the bottom GOOD: I'm hitting something on the bottom right now. I can't come down anymore. right now. I can't come down anymore.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: See if you can drive it, it might work. See ii you can drive it, ii might work.
Now go left a little bit, Now go lefi a little bit just little, little, little. just little, little, little.
Little bit more, little bit more right. Little bit more, little bit more right. Little more, roll right. Little more, roll right.
Okay, now come, come in. Okay, now come, come in.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: After hours of exhausting attempts... After hours of exhausting attempts...
...in minus 200 degree temperatures... ...in minus 200 degree temperatures...
GOOD: I've definitely got it. GOOD: I've definitely got it. GRUNSFELD: Excellent. Do the next bolt. GRUNSFELD: Excellent. Do the next bolt.
MASSIMINO: Yeah, that bolt is in. MASSIMINO: Yeah, that bolt is in. NARRATOR: Success at last. NARRATOR: Success at last.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Great job, Mike. Greatjob, Mike.
GRUNSFELD: Houston, Atlantis. GRUNSFELD: Houston, Atlantis We're ecstatically able to report... We're ecstatically able to report..
-...the RSU-3R connectors are mated. -...the RSU-3R connectors are mated. CREW: Whoo! CREW: Whoo!
NASA GROUND COM: NASA GROUND COM: Copy that and nice job by all. Copy that and nice job by all.
JOHNSON: Okay, Mass, Bueno. JOHNSON: Okay, Mass, Bueno. EVA-2, what do you think? EVA-2, what do you think?
- It was like-- Go ahead. -It was like-- Go ahead. - No, go, you go. -No, go, you go.
It was like a heavyweight fight. It was like a heavyweight fight. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
RSUs, you love them? RSUs, you love them?
- I love them now that they're over. -I love them now that they're over. - Love them to death! -Love them to death!
- It's a good one to have behind us. -It's a good one to have behind us. McARTHUR: What name would you give... McARTHUR: What name would you give...
-...the three RSUs? -...the three RSUs? - Larry, Curly and Moe! -Larry, Curly and Moe!
MASSIMINC): Okay, you guys know the drill, MASSIMINO: Okay, you guys know the drill let's remove COSTAR. let's remove COSTAR.
McARTHUR: McARTHUR: Coming out slow. Coming out slow.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: We use lots of tethers... We use lots of tethers...
...tethers for everything, ...tethers for everything, because stuff in space floats. because stuff in space floats.
You don't wanna lose your stun'. You don't wanna lose your stun'. And you don't wanna lose yourself either. And you don't wanna lose yourself either.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: This is a lot tighter than-- Heh. This is a lot tighter than-- Heh.
COSTAR'S, I think, the tightest instrument. COSTAR'S, I think, the tightest instrument.
MASSIMINO: We're really dependent MASSIMINO: We're really dependent on our spacesuit to keep us alive. on our spacesuit to keep us alive.
We don't wanna get a rip We don't wanna get a rip or a tear in our suit... or a tear in our suit...
...because outside oi our spacesuit ...because outside oi our spacesuit is space, and in space there's no air. is space, and in space there's no air.
There's nothing to keep us alive. There's nothing to keep us alive.
And the part of our suit And the part of our suit that's most vulnerable is our gloves. that's most vulnerable is our gloves.
MASSIMINO: Drew, I have a warning for you. MASSIMINO: Drew, I have a warning for you. There's a possible finger pinch hazard... There's a possible finger pinch hazard...
...when you're stowing COSTAR ...when you're stowing COSTAR in the aft fixture, so be careful. in the aft fixture, so be careful.
FEUSTEL: Thanks, Mike. FEUSTEL: Thanks, Mike. MASSIMINO: You're stuck inside of that suit. MASSIMINO: You're stuck inside of that suit.
It's not quite Barneys New York. It's not quite Barneys New York.
It's good, but it doesn't come It's good, but it doesn't come with its own restroom or cafeteria. with its own restroom or cafeteria.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: Continue down. Continue down.
McARTHUR: McARTHUR: Copy, continuing down. Copy, continuing down.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: Top down, and left. Top down, and left.
Well, I just finished Well, I just finished shooting an IMAX scene... shooting an IMAX scene...
...and so I'm done with that. ...and so I'm done with that. So I wanna get a little exercise in... So I wanna get a little exercise in...
...before I shoot my next scene... ...before I shoot my next scene...
...so this is a little stress relief here ...so this is a little stress relief here on the middeck. on the middeck.
NARRATOR: Most oi Hubble's instruments NARRATOR: Most oiHubbie's instruments were designed for repair in space. were designed for repair in space.
But not the Advanced Camera But not the Advanced Camera for Surveys. for Surveys.
When its power supply failed... When its power supply failed...
the only hope was to remove and replace ...the only hope was to remove and replace fragile circuit boards inside the camera. fragile circuit boards inside the camera.
They were held captive They were held captive by dozens of tiny screws. by dozens of tiny screws.
For John and Drew, its like performing For John and Drew, it's like performing brain surgery with oven mitts. brain surgery with oven mitts.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: It takes all the focus I can muster. It takes all the locus I can muster.
I have 32 tiny screws to remove. I have 32 tiny screws to remove.
- Number 3 is out. -Number 3 is out. GOOD: Copy, Number 3. GOOD: COPY, Number3.
GRUNSFELD: And so I have a Zen approach GRUNSFELD: And so I have a Zen approach to doing the task... to doing the task...
...where I only think about the one specific ...where I only think about the one specific task that I'm doing, the one specific screw. task that I'm doing, the one specific screw.
And when that screw's out, And when that screw's out, I move to the next screw. I move to the next screw.
Number 5 is out. Number 5 is out.
Okay, COPY
GRUNSFELD: And eventually I'll get GRUNSFELD: And eventually I'll get to the last one, and then I'll be done. to the last one, and then I'll be done.
There's no point thinking about There's no point thinking about how many screws I have ahead... how many screws I have ahead...
...or how many I've completed, ...or how many I've completed, it'll just be the one screw. it'll just be the one screw.
- Number 11 is out. -Number 11 is out. GOOD: Copy, 11. Great. GOOD: Copy, 11. Great.
NARRATOR: Removing the razor-sharp NARRATOR: Removing the razor-sharp circuit boards is a dangerous business. circuit boards is a dangerous business.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: We learned what to avoid touching... We learned what to avoid touching...
...because it you make a significant cut ...because if you make a significant out in your glove through the bladder... in your glove through the bladder...
...the oxygen will leak out oi your suit ...the oxygen will leak out oi your suit and you will die. and you will die.
- Card 1 is out. -Card 1 is out. GOOD: That looks great, John. Nice job. GOOD: That looks great, John. Nice job.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: Somehow I don't think brain surgeons... Somehow I don't think brain surgeons...
...go, "Yahoo!" ...go, "Yahoo!" when they pull something out. when they pull something out.
ALTMAN: When they came in, they were ALTMAN: When they came in, they were tired, they were exhausted, thirsty... tired, they were exhausted, thirsty...
...but they were getting out of their suits ...but they were getting out of their suits with a sense of accomplishment. with a sense of accomplishment.
Now the sad news was that Now the sad news was that once they relaxed for... once they relaxed for...
...oh, about five seconds... ...oh, about five seconds...
...we had to put them back to work ...we had to put them back to work getting everything ready for the next day. getting everything ready for the next day.
MASSIMINO: Drew, what are you doing? MASSIMINO: Drew, what are you doing? - I'm using the tape. -I'm using the tape.
MASSIMINO: ls there a reason why you MASSIMINO: ls there a reason why you have sunglasses on in the middeck... have sunglasses on in the middeck...
-...where there's no sun? -...where there's no sun? - They look cool. -They look cool.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Ah. That's my man. Ah. That's my man.
NARRATOR: On day seven, NARRATOR: On day seven, Mass and Bueno run into a big problem. Mass and Bueno run into a big problem.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Doesn't look good, Drew. Doesn't look good, Drew.
Before we can do any of this, Before we can do any of this all this fancy stun'... all this fancy stun'...
...we had to get oft this big handrail ...we had to get oh' this big handrail that was in the way. that was in the way.
I don't think it's coming out. I don't think it's coming out.
It was a night pass. It was dark out... It was a night pass. It was dark out...
...which added to the trauma. ...which added to the trauma. It seemed kind of cold and lonely out there. It seemed kind of cold and lonely out there.
I couldn't wake up out of I couldn't wake up out of this nightmare that was occurring. this nightmare that was occurring.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: After hours of failed attempts... After hours of tailed attempts...
the flight controllers finally tell them, ...the flight controllers finally tell them "Just break it off. " "Just break it off. "
GRUNSFELD: Think we're gonna be able GRUNSFELD: Think we're gonna be able to get this, Drew? to get this, Drew?
I do actually. ldo actually. I think once he busts oh' the handrail... I think once he busts oh' the handrail...
...the rest is gonna go smooth as silk. ...the rest is gonna go smooth as silk.
FEUSTEL: Okay, Mass. FEUSTEL: Okay, Mass. MASSIMINO: Here we go. MASSIMINO: Here we go.
[THUMPING] [THUMPING]
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO It's ofi! It's oh'!
GOOD: GOOD: Easy, easy, Mike. Just real easy, okay? Easy, easy, Mike. Just real easy, okay?
MASSIMINO: There we go. MASSIMINO: There we go. - I got it. -I got it.
FEUSTEL: Looked like it all stayed intact FEUSTEL: Looked like it all stayed intact with the tape. with the tape.
MASSIMINO: Yeah, it did. I don't think MASSIMINO: Yeah, it did. I don't think we even scattered any debris. we even scattered any debris.
- I see STIS in front of me. -I see STIS in front of me. FEUSTEL: Awesome. FEUSTEL: Awesome.
MASSIMINO: Now there's lots of planets MASSIMINO: Now there's lots of planets out there in other solar systems. out there in other solar systems.
One of the cool things about STIS is it can One of the cool things about STIS is it can analyze the atmospheres of those planets. analyze the atmospheres of those planets.
What everybody's hoping What everybody's hoping is maybe we find something similar... is maybe we find something similar...
...to what we have here on Earth. ...to what we have here on Earth.
And then we hit the jackpot. And then we hit the jackpot.
Guess what, it fits. Guess what, it fits.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: That's awesome. That's awesome.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: For Drew, it's one more spacewalk to go. For Drew, it's one more spacewalk to go.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: And Mass, I do have a tether. And Mass, I do have a tether.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: In case it floats away. In case it floats away.
NARRATOR: He and John are replacing NARRATOR: He and John are replacing a Fine Guidance Sensor. a Fine Guidance Sensor.
When it's locked on a target... When it's locked on a target...
it will be like holding a laser beam ...il will be like holding a laser beam steady on a dime... steady on a dime...
-...that's 200 miles away. -...that's 200 miles away. GRUNSFELD: ls the mirror clean? GRUNSFELD: ls the mirror clean?
FEUSTEL: Oh, yeah, the mirror's clean. FEUSTEL: Oh, yeah, the mirror's clean. It's very clean. Wow. It's very clean. Wow.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: What? What?
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL: This is an amazing view of Hawaii. This is an amazing view of Hawaii.
NARRATOR: It has been said that in NARRATOR: it has been said that in the process oi going to the moon... the process oi going to the moon...
we discovered Earth. ...we discovered Earth
Seeing ii from here, Seeing ii from here, you experience a new appreciation... you experience a new appreciation...
for the perfect utopia we inhabit. ...for the perfect utopia we inhabit.
FEUSTEL: FEUSTEL Fantastic! Fantastic!
NARRATOR: In all our searching, NARRATOR: In all our searching, we have yet to find another planet... we have yet to find another planet...
...that could nourish and protect us ...that could nourish and protect us as it does. as it does.
In our future journeys In our future journeys away from our sheltering Earth... away from our sheltering Earth...
...we'll need all the amazing skills ...well need all the amazing skills and teamwork of this crew. and teamwork oi this crew.
The same courage and inventiveness The same courage and inventiveness that has restored Hubble... that has restored Hubble...
...to its full capacity and beyond. ...to its full capacity and beyond.
MASSIMINO: MASSIMINO: Now it's time for our favorite segment: Now it's time for our favorite segment:
Scooter's Corner. Scooter's Corner.
- He's actually in his real corner. -He's actually in his real corner. - This is my seat-- -This is my seat--
- Wait, I've got gum. -Wait, I've got gum. - What are you gonna do with that? -What are you gonna do with that?
I put it under the dash. I put it under the dash. Maybe the next guy can enjoy it. Maybe the next guy can enjoy it.
- There you have it. -There you have it. - You know, I was afraid I'd say: -You know, I was afraid I'd say:
"Bye, Hubble. Waah." "Bye, Hubble. Waah."
But no, you know, we did it. But no, you know, we did it.
- Oh, one more thing. -Oh, one more thing. - Yes. -Yes.
Steve Lindsey, Steve Lindsey, I was just kidding about the gum. I was just kidding about the gum.
Don't eat it, you might get sick. Don't eat it, you might get sick. Never know who's been there. Never know who's been there.
NARRATOR: On day nine, above the Sahara, NARRATOR: On day nine, above the Sahara, the crew returns the telescope to orbit. the crew returns the telescope to orbit.
They'll return safely home They'll return safely home to their families... to their families...
...knowing they've exceeded ...knowing they've exceeded every expectation. every expectation.
GRUNSFELD: GRUNSFELD: When we look back 500 years from now... When we look back 500 years from now...
...I believe that Hubble will be judged... ...I believe that Hubble will be judged...
...one of the truly remarkable ...one of the truly remarkable inventions of humankind. inventions of humankind.
Hubble addresses Hubble addresses such fundamental questions: such fundamental questions:
How did planets form? How did planets form? Where did we come from? Where did we come from?
Where did the universe come from? Where did the universe come from? How did the pieces... How did the pieces...
...the chemical elements ...the chemical elements that we're made of, form? that we're made of, form?
All these things that allowed us All these things that allowed us to be here, to build a Hubble... to be here, to build a Hubble...
...to look out into the cosmos. ...to look out into the cosmos.
NARRATOR: NARRATOR: And already, what wonders we now see. And already, what wonders we now see.
The new Wide Field Camera The new Wide Field Camera captures a huge pillar of newborn stars... captures a huge pillar of newborn stars...
...in the Carina Nebula. ...in the Carina Nebula.
The infant stars here are hidden... The infant stars here are hidden...
...hut Hubhle's new infrared eye can peer ...but Huhble's new infrared eye can peer through the veil of gas and dust... through the veil of gas and dust...
...revealing for the first time ...reveating tor the first time a magical treasure trove of young stars. a magical treasure trove of young stars.
Ah exquisite butterfly signals An exquisite butterfly signals the spectacular death of a star. the spectacular death of a star.
Its wings are boiling caldrons of gas... Its wings are boiling caldrons of gas...
...spewing out at 000, 000 miles an hour... ...spewing out at 000, 000 miles an hour...
...from the dying star at its head. ...from the dying star at its heart.
Millions of stars at a glance... Millions of stars at a glance...
...in Omega Centauri. ...in Omega Centauri.
Our eyes see only the middle-aged Our eyes see only the middle-aged white stars, like our sun. white stars, like our sun.
But in a single combined infrared But in a single combined infrared and ultraviolet view... and ultraviolet view...
...the new Wide Field shows us ...the new Wide Field shows us the extreme temperatures of stars. the extreme temperatures of stars.
We know that older stars become cooler, We know that older stars become cooler, ballooning into red giants. ballooning into red giants.
Intensely hot stars... intensely hot stars...
...some burning the last of their fuel ...some burning the last of their fuel before they die, shine bright blue. before they die, shine bright blue.
All the stars we see in our night sky... All the stars we see in our night sky...
...are but a tiny handful of a few ...are but a tiny handful of a few hundred billion stars in our galaxy. hundred billion stars in our galaxy.
This giant disk oi stars, gas and dust... This giant disk oi stars, gas and dust...
is our home in the universe. ...is our home in the universe
We call it the Milky Way. We call it the Milky Way.
Our nearest neighbor is some Our nearest neighbor is some two and a hall million light-years away. two and a hall million light-years away.
It's another spiral galaxy it's another spiral galaxy named Andromeda. named Andromeda.
We're the largest members We're the largest members of our local group... of our local group...
...of about three dozen galaxies. ...of about three dozen galaxies.
Yet our small group is like a village, Yet our small group is like a village, far from the bright lights of the big city. far from the bright lights of the big city.
In the distance is a metropolis In the distance is a metropolis called the Virgo Cluster. called the Virgo Cluster.
It glows with the light It glows with the light of over 2000 galaxies... oi over 2000 galaxies...
...of every shape and size. ...of every shape and size.
In the center of the Virgo Cluster... In the center of the Virgo Cluster...
...is a giant elliptical galaxy ...is a giant elliptical galaxy called Messier 87... called Messier 87...
...perhaps 10 times the size ...perhaps 10 times the size oi our Milky Way. of our Milky Way.
At its heart At its head is a super-massive black hole... is a super-massive black hole...
spewing a jet of high-energy radiation... ...spewing a jet of high-energy radiation
...huge distances across the galaxy. ...huge distances across the galaxy.
Virgo's collection of 2000... Virgo's collection of 2000...
...Is but a small drop ...ls but a small drop in an ocean of galaxies. in an ocean of galaxies
Hubble is now peering deeply Hubble is now peering deeply into a tiny region of the sky... into a tiny region of the sky...
...iooking back across time towards ...looking back across time towards the very edge of the observable universe. the very edge of the observable universe.
The further back we travet in time... The further back we travel in time
...lhe more misshapen ...the more misshapen and less developed the galaxies appear. and less developed the galaxies appear.
The objects we're now seeing... The objects we're now seeing...
are 10 billion light-years away. ...are 10 billion light-years away.
Their light began to cross the universe Their light began to cross the universe towards us... towards us...
...hr'Ih'ons or years ...hillions of years before the Earth existed. before the Earth existed.
From this small sliver of a view... From this small sliver of a view.
...astronomers estimate... ...astronomers estimate...
there may be a hundred billion galaxies ...there may be a hundred billion galaxies across the universe. across the universe.
Immense strings oi galaxies Immense strings oi galaxies crisscross the cosmos... crisscross the cosmos...
...collecting into vast clusters ...collecting into vast clusters and super-clusters... and super-clusters...
...where the strings intersect. ...where the strings intersect.
On the largest scale, the structure On the largest scale, the structure resembles a cosmic web of galaxies... resembles a cosmic web of galaxies...
...spanning the universe. ...spanning the universe.
Billions of galaxies, Billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars. each with billions of stars
Doesn't it make you wonder? Doesn't it make you wonder?
VVIII we ever find anywhere as perfect WIII we ever find anywhere as perfect as our own planet Earth? as our own planet Earth?
Hubble has given us a renewed perspective Hubble has given us a renewed perspective on the piece we call home. on the place we caii home.
We now know how important it is We now know how important it is to protect this fragile oasis... to protect this fragile oasis...
...deep within the boundless reaches ...deep within the boundless reaches of Huhbie's magnificent universe. of Hubhie's magnificent universe.
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