The image above is from one of the many space walks that will be carried out by the seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis during its 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for the fifth and final time.

The image is actually a screen-grab taken from NASA’s live web-cast of the space walks on its NASA TV website where it is possible to watch each 6.5 hour space walk live, complete with audio and NASA commentary. It is pretty remarkable to think that what you are watching is taking place live, 350 miles above Earth.

19 years after Hubble’s launch, the STS-125 mission aims to provide Hubble with the addition of new science instruments and will repair other critical hardware to extend the telescope’s life.

The space walks can be watched live via the NASA TV website: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html and more information about the STS-125 mission can be found on NASA’s mission pages: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/servicing/SM4/main/index.html

Image credits: NASA