STS127 tanking test, Hubble crew visit Stennis and Pathfinder on Mars, all on This Week @ NASA 02 July 09

Space shuttle Endeavour's external tank was successfully tested with no detectable Hydrogen gas leaks. The Hubble Space Telescope service crew from STS125 visited Stennis Space Center to conduct a presentation to the workforce of their mission. Work commences at Wallops Flight Facility to build a new launch complex for the Taurus II rocket which will run re-supply missions to the International Space Station. Comedian Mark Malkoff spends 30 days on airliner to cure his fear of flying and stops at Langley Research Center to hear about research on making aircraft more environmentally friendly. Pathfinder used air bags to safely land on Mars in 1997 and along with its rover Sojourner conducted experiments that suggested Mars was once warmer and wet. In 2005 the Deep Impact spacecraft collided with Comet Temple 1 to produce spectacular images. Apollo 11 crew will be celebrated at the Air & Space Museum in Washington DC on the 20th July.