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CHRISTMAS EVE IN SPACE – Astronaut John Grunsfeld makes repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, December 24-25, 1999.

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Christmas in Space: Day 5

In 1999, STS-103 became the first and only shuttle crew to spend Christmas in space. Americans Curt Brown, Scott Kelly, John Grunsfeld, Steve Smith, British-born NASA astronaut Michael Foale, Frenchman Jean-Francois Clervoy, and Claude Nicollier, Switzerland’s first astronaut, were in orbit from December 19th to December 27th on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

On Christmas morning, the crew was awakened by Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” to which Commander Brown replied, “Merry Christmas to y’all down there. And Hubble will be home for Christmas, 'cause today we're going to set her free!” At 5:03 p.m., Hubble was released back into orbit.

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May 14, 2009 – Spacewalker John Grunsfeld works on the Hubble Space Telescope while the orbital observatory is anchored to the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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May 14, 2009 – A close-up view of astronaut John Grunsfeld performing spacewalk to do some maintenance on the Hubble Space Telescope, photographed by Andrew Feustel, who can be seen in Grunsfeld’s visor.

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John Grunsfeld has a plan that uses Red Dragon to return Mars rocks to Earth

Former astronaut suggests Mars sample return more palatable than asteroid retrieval.

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NASA Seeks Industry Ideas for an Advanced Mars Satellite

NASA Seeks Industry Ideas for an Advanced Mars Satellite

NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s. The satellite would provide advanced communications and imaging, as well as robotic science exploration, in support of NASA’s Journey to Mars.

The orbiter would substantially increase bandwidth communications and maintain high-resolution imagingcapability. It also may…

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NASA’s ‘Hubble Hugger’ and Science Chief John Grunsfeld To Retire

NASA’s ‘Hubble Hugger’ and Science Chief John Grunsfeld To Retire

In this March 2002 image, John Grunsfeld, former astronaut and associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, is shown in space shuttle Columbia’s cargo bay during the STS-109 Hubble servicing mission. Credits: NASA

Indeed, Grunsfeld was the last human to touch the telescope during the STS-125 servicing mission in 2009 when he served as lead spacewalker.

The STS-125 mission…

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NASA's chief 'Hubble-Hugger' announces retirement from agency

NASA’s chief ‘Hubble-Hugger’ announces retirement from agency

Grunsfeld has announced that he will retire from NASA on April 30, 2016. Photo Credit: STS-125 / NASA

At the end of this month, on April 30, NASA will lose one of the space agency’s most experienced space flight veterans when five-time shuttle astronaut John Grunsfeld will retire from NASA. Grunsfeldis currently serving as the agency’s associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission…

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