UCSD Alumna Looks Back on Her Journey into Space
Flying 350 miles above the Earth inside the space shuttle Atlantis, UC San Diego alumna Megan McArthur would often look down from the flight deck at the world’s oceans and the thin layer of atmosphere that protects our planet. The view brought back memories of everything she had learned as a graduate student at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
“It really drives home the fragility of our planet,” she said. more
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Atlantis Crew at Work
Astronaut Mike Massimino takes you on a tour of space shuttle Atlantis as the STS-125 crew works through its first full day in space. Watch video
Atlantis Captures Hubble
Space shuttle Atlantis captures the Hubble Space Telescope during mission STS-125, the final servicing mission to the orbiting observatory. Watch video
Atlantis Roars off
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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off to catch up to and service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Watch video
