The Magnificent Seven

“The Magnificent Seven” was a 1960 American western, about a group of gunmen that protect a Mexican village from bandits. The movie was an Americanized version of the film “The Seven Samurai,” by the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
To me, the true magnificent seven are: Scott Altman, Greg Johnson, Megan McArthur, John Grunsfeld, Drew Feustel, Mike [...]

The Hubble Space Telescope, after having been released from Space Shuttle Atlantis.
“The Magnificent Seven” was a 1960 American western, about a group of gunmen that protect a Mexican village from bandits. The movie was an Americanized version of the film “The Seven Samurai,” by the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
To me, the true magnificent seven are: Scott Altman, Greg Johnson, Megan McArthur, John Grunsfeld, Drew Feustel, Mike Massimino, and Mike Good — the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis that has just finished servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
Now that the Atlantis has landed safely, we can say without reservation that this has been the most amazing servicing mission to this unique telescope.
It is relatively easy to succeed when everything is going according to plan. This crew was like excellent tea — you don’t know how strong it is ...