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Hairy Hubble Mission: Humans vs. Robots

Hairy Hubble Mission: Humans vs. Robots

May 20th, 2009 | By Rebecca | Category: News, Science

After five successful spacewalks that have left the Hubble Space Telescope more capable than ever, astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis hold a space-based press conference.



Shuttle Crew’s Repairs Aim to Leave “Best Hubble Ever”

Sep 10th, 2008 | By Rebecca | Category: News, Science

The fifth and final trip by shuttle astronauts to the Hubble Space Telescope will leave the historic satellite more capable than it has ever been, senior NASA officials said this week.
A shuttle mission scheduled for mid-October is set to deliver new components and undertake extensive in-space repairs—a first—on broken instruments attached to the orbiting [...]