Close up to fix telescope in space

The Atlantis astronauts are making five space walks to repair and upgrade the Hubble glasses on a height of 610 km from Earth, to increase the efficiency of the human "eyes" in the universe.

Atlantis left the launch pad on May 11 and the ship is approaching the Hubble telescope from May 13. The mission of the astronauts lasted 11 days with 5 space walks to repair and upgrade, helping Hubble to perform better and last 5 years more for research.

Astronaut Andrew Feustel is choosing a tool to do Hubble's manual repair. The telescope has been launched into orbit since 1990 and NASA has four launches to take astronauts to maintenance.

Another astronaut, Michael Good, is looking at the space shuttle Atlantis. Behind him is the astronaut Mike Massimino working at the interconnection between the ship and the Hubble telescope.

Two astronauts aboard the Atlantis during the third space walk to repair Hubble's glass on May 16. Astronaut Andrew Feustel is approaching the glass, while colleague John Grunsfeld signals a few meters away.

Astronaut John Grunsfeld locked a seatbelt to make an aerial walk on May 16. The mission of the astronauts is to install a new control dial, battery, camera and Hubble insulation.

Astronaut John Grunsfeld is repairing Hubble glasses. He has a lot of experience with the mission and once had the opportunity to work with this planet's largest space telescope.

Flight specialist Michael Good is busy with work in the middle of the Atlantis space shuttle when it is connected to the Hubble glass. Behind him is astronaut Mike Massimino.

Hubble (above) is connecting to Atlantis. This mission of the ship is considered dangerous because it has to operate in areas with many satellite debris and used missiles. They are moving at nearly 9 km / sec and can cause disaster if they hit Atlantis.

Space shuttle Atlantis is leaving the launch pad at NASA's Florida Space Center, Florida, on May 11, performing the Hubble telescope repair and upgrade mission.