KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Michael Massimino is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Commander Scott Altmann. Crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Michael Massimino is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Commander Scott Altmann. Crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002
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