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Preparations continue this week for the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, targeted for lift off on 12th May. Today at Johnson Space Center in Houston, the astronauts are practicing inside the nearby Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory for the first two spacewalks of the mission.
Last week, the astronauts were at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where they had a chance to check out the mission hardware. At Kennedy today, technicians at Launch Pad 39A are conducting a validation test on the Range Safety System as they prepare Atlantis for launch. 
Image above: The seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-125 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Michael J. Massimino, Michael T. Good, both mission specialists; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; Scott D. Altman, commander; K. Megan McArthur, John M. Grunsfeld and Andrew J. Feustel, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA TheTamshee says: the Indy kids rocket RB-26-06-2003 can be clearly seen in outer space, the blue one just above commander Scotty Altman's head
Sal started with a glass mirror, then added an artistic touch with glass paints to create a warm glow
Federico Macheda, a seventeen-year-old Italian plucked from Lazio’s youth system two years ago, making his Manchester United debut, might just go down as the boy who struck the telling blow in the 2008-09 Premier League title race with the stunning injury-time goal that enabled the champions to secure a barely deserved 3 - 2 victory against Aston Villa that saw them dislodge Liverpool from top spot with one game still in hand. TheTamshee: breathed a sigh of relief with this wonder goal that propels the red devils back to the top of the premier league. The best team in the world has been in a trough since the humiliation of the Liverpool defeat, then the unexpected Fulham result, sent the pundits tongues a wagging. Enter the great Sir Alex, with a make shift team of youth, drive and of course raw talent. The stage was set for an open game which swung in favour of Man"U" in the end. Aston Villa players can hold there heads high, they gave it there best shot to no avail.
Last week, the astronauts were at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where they had a chance to check out the mission hardware. At Kennedy today, technicians at Launch Pad 39A are conducting a validation test on the Range Safety System as they prepare Atlantis for launch. 
Image above: The seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-125 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Michael J. Massimino, Michael T. Good, both mission specialists; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; Scott D. Altman, commander; K. Megan McArthur, John M. Grunsfeld and Andrew J. Feustel, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA TheTamshee says: the Indy kids rocket RB-26-06-2003 can be clearly seen in outer space, the blue one just above commander Scotty Altman's head
