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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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| Astronaut Kathy Thornton released a damaged solar panel array into space during the first servicing mission in 1993. The solar panels provide the telescope's power. |
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| Photo Credit: NASA |
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