Servicing Mission 2 (SM2)

Also known as shuttle mission STS-82, Servicing Mission 2 was launched in order to maintenance the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and install additional scientific instruments.

The main highlights of SM2 was the installation of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) as well as the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). These instruments were designed to replace the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) and the Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS), and improve Hubble’s wavelength ranges for imaging and spectroscopy.

SM2 Crew Members: 

Kenneth D. Bowersox, Commander

Scott Horowitz, Pilot

Joseph Tanner, Mission Specialist

Steven Hawley, Mission Specialist

Gregory Harbaugh, Mission Specialist

Mark Lee, Mission Specialist

Steven Smith, Mission Specialist

Learn more about SM2 at NASA's website: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/observatory/missions-to-hubble/servicing-mission-2/