Currently, sci.esa.int is under review and not being updated. For the latest information and news from ESA science missions and scientific results, please visit esa.int. For a comprehensive overview of ESA’s Science Programme and its missions, please refer to science.esa.int. For in-depth technical information aimed at ESA's scientific communities, you may also wish to consult cosmos.esa.int.

Asset Publisher

Back SM3B - A trail of smoke marks the path of the Space Shuttle Columbia

SM3B - A trail of smoke marks the path of the Space Shuttle Columbia


Date: 28 February 2002
Depicts: Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on HST SM3B
Location: Kennedy Space Center
Copyright: ESA/NASA

The Space Shuttle Columbia passes through some pre-dawn clouds as it soars into the sky to begin its 27th flight, STS-109. Liftoff occurred at 11:22:02 UT. The goal of the mission is the maintenance and upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope, to be carried out in five space walks. On board the spacecraft were astronauts Scott D. Altman, Duane G. Carey, Nancy J. Currie, John M. Grunsfeld, James H. Newman, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
9-Mar-2026 02:12 UT

ShortUrl Portlet

Shortcut URL

https://sci.esa.int/s/w0eLe4W

Latest Selection

Also Available As

Related Images

Related Videos

Caption & Press Release

Related Publications

Related Links

See Also

Documentation