First servicing mission of Hubble

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Commander
gptkb:Thomas_D._Jones
gptkb:Jeffrey_A._Hoffman
gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Richard_O._Covey
gptkb:Kathryn_D._Sullivan
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Story_Musgrave
gptkb:missions
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:date December 13, 1993
gptkbp:duration 11 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First servicing mission of Hubble
gptkbp:impact Enhanced astronomical observations
gptkbp:launch_date December 2, 1993
2:30 PM EST
11 days, 5 hours, 39 minutes
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-61
gptkb:STS-82
completed
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:missions
gptkbp:notable_achievement First successful servicing of a space telescope
gptkbp:notable_event Installation of new instruments
Corrected Hubble's spherical aberration
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Hubble_servicing_missions
gptkb:STS-125
gptkb:STS-103
gptkb:STS-109
gptkb:STS-61
gptkb:STS-82
gptkbp:objective repair and upgrade Hubble Space Telescope
gptkbp:outcome Extended mission life
Successful repairs
Upgraded capabilities
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_2
gptkb:Corrective_Optics_Space_Telescope_Axial_Replacement_(COSTAR)
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Imaging_Spectrograph_(STIS)
gptkbp:significance Improved telescope performance
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:spacecraft_operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:uses_technology gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:ARM
new instruments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Servicing_Mission_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5