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Posted: May 11, 2009 |
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On Monday, the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on the fifth and final mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. The crew will add a new camera, replace the telescope's positioning gyroscopes, and make other changes. Since Hubble's launch in 1990, four crews have shuttled up to upgrade and make repairs on the orbiting observatory.
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| Hubble's Launch |
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| The Hubble Space Telescope awaits launch in Lockheed Martin's acoustic vibration chamber. NASA designed the telescope in the 1970s and 80s, but after the space shuttle Challenger disaster its launch was delayed until 1990. |
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| Photo Credit: NASA |
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