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NASA approves Hubble repair

Servicing mission will keep telescope aloft until 2013.

NASA administrator Michael Griffin announced today that the agency will mount a manned mission to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on October 31, 2006 06:23 PM |

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"ascent", not "assent"

Posted by: Realeditor | October 31, 2006 09:14 PM

Very happy tro hear it. Sorry it won't be sooner.

Posted by: sailingsoul | November 2, 2006 04:29 AM

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