One Last Ride to the Hubble
Next August, after 20 years of hype, disappointment, blunders, triumphs and peerless glittering vistas of space and time, and four years after NASA decided to leave the Hubble Space Telescope to die in orbit, setting off public and Congressional outrage, a group of astronauts will ride to the telescope aboard the space shuttle Atlantis with wrenches in hand.
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A lot can happen before next August's flight but I for one am happy to hear this news. The mission is one of few high profile tasks that shine good press on the Shuttle and NASA, we get to keep a good telescope in operation, AND it can be directed to a safe de-orbit at EoL. Not perfect but a good win.<br><br>-Guy
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