STS-109 crew (L-R): Michael Massimino, Richard Linnehan, Duane Carey, Scott Altman, Nancy Currie, John Grunsfeld, James Newman
Mission patch
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-109), launched March 1, 2002, was the fourth mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Its crew consisted of Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, John Grunsfeld, Nancy Currie, Richard Linnehan, James Newman, and Michael Massimino.
Five EVAs were conducted during the mission. Grunsfeld and Linnehan performed 3 EVAs and Newman and Massimino performed two. The crew returned to Earth March 12.
It was the last successful flight of Columbia before its disaster upon re-entry in 2003.
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