Atlantis Makes Successful Rendezvous With Hubble

The crew of STS-125 successfully grappled the Hubble Space Telescope and placed it in Atlantis’ payload bay with the orbiter’s robotic arm while the shuttle and telescope orbited 340 miles above the Earth May 13, marking another milestone in the ambitious final servicing mission. While approaching...

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