Mission Briefing

Dr. Jon Morse, Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division

A NASA employee leads the The Star-Spangled Banner. KSC Chief Financial Officer Susan Kroskey is at the podium.

An astronaut gives an overview of the crew of STS-125

STS-125 Commander Scott Altman

Dr. Laurie Leshin, Deputy Center Director for Science & Technology at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Before the briefing begins, a live camera shows the Press Site -- Clock and Flag Pole, with the countdown clock holding at T minus 3 hours and Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-A in the background

Dr. Laurie Leshin, Deputy Center Director for Science & Technology at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, shows the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image, created from photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope over a four-month period. As viewed from Earth, the area represented in the photo is the size of the eye of a needle, and contains an estimated 10,000 galaxies.

STS-125 Pilot Greg Johnson

Dr. Jon Morse, Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, describes NASA's space telescopes

Dr. Laurie Leshin, Deputy Center Director for Science & Technology at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, shows a promotional poster for the crew of STS-125

STS-125 Mission Specialist Megan McArthur

STS-125 Mission Specialist Mike Good

STS-125 Mission Specialist Drew Feustel

Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-A (left), with Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39-B (right) in case a rescue mission

STS-125 Mission Specialist Mike Massimino

STS-125 Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld