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19 May 2009 10:49

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U.S., World: Peace out, Hubble Telescope! You’re all fixed now.

  • A jet firing will be performed in about a half-hour to increase Atlantis’ separation rate from the telescope, as the seven crew members bid farewell to Hubble for the final time.
  • A statement from NASA • On the now-completed repairs on the Hubble Telescope, the really expensive camera that they can’t get up there to fix all that often. Space shuttle Atlantis now goes home to the mothership. • source

25 Mar 2009 23:06

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Tech: This international space station photo shouldn’t be as good as it looks

It was taken with the astronomy equivalent of a cell phone camera: A video camera attached to a telescope. Not bad. source