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Sen. Barbara Mikulski and NASA
Administrator Michael Griffin discuss the
Hubble servicing mission. (Newsline
photo by Melissa Pachikara)
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NASA to Give Hubble a Makeover in 2008
Space agency officials say they will send seven space
shuttle astronauts on the mission to extend the life of the powerful
space telescope.
Related Links:
Hubble service mission
info from the Space Telescope Science Institute
NASA's Hubble Web site
Background Stories from Capital
News Service
NASA Agrees That In-Depth Look into Hubble's Future Is Merited
(March 11, 2004)
Scientists Cautiously Optimistic About Space Telescope's Future
(Jan. 30, 2004)
NASA
Agrees to Review on Fate of Hubble
(Jan. 29, 2004)
Maryland-Based Hubble Mission to Come to an End
(Jan. 16, 2004)
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