on monday, th space shuttle Atlantis took off and was sent into space. they're gonna be up in space fr eleven days, fixing the Hubble Space Telescope one final time. they will actualy go out into space five times durring this trip. i actually know three of the astronauts, John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, and Scott "Scooter" Altman. the Hubble Space Telescope will be functioning until at least 2014.