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If the past is a guide, Hubble’s new trouble won’t doom the space telescope

Without space shuttle missions, the trick this time is to find a work-around from the ground

Hubble Space Telescope release from Discovery shuttle

A SPACE TELESCOPE IS BORN  From the start, the Hubble Space Telescope (seen being released from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990) has survived many potentially career-ending scares.

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By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

Hubble’s in trouble again.