Mission STS-109 STS-109 was the most recent NASA Space Shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Flown aboard Columbia in March 2002, the five spacewalks to replace and install equipment were a complete success. It would also be Columbia's final successful mission from start to finish Crew Scott D. Altman (3), Commander Duane G. Carey (1), Pilot John M. Grunsfeld (4), Mission Specialist 1 Nancy J. Currie (4), Mission Specialist 2 James H. Newman (4), Mission Specialist 4 Richard M. Linnehan (3), Mission Specialist 3 Michael J. Massimino (1), Mission Specialist 5 Mission parameters Mass: Orbiter liftoff: 116989 kg Orbiter landing: 100564 kg Perigee: 486 km Apogee: 578 km Inclination: 28.5° Period: 95.3 min Launch pad 39-A Launch date March 1, 2002 11:22:02 UTC Landing March 12, 2002 9:33:10 UTC KSC Runway 33 Mission duration 10 days 22:11:09 Number of orbits 165 Orbital altitude 308 nautical miles (570 km) Orbital inclination 28.5 degrees Distance traveled 3.9 million miles (6.3 million km) MUSIC: Immediate Music Serenata(Orchestra)
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