Telescope Tuned Up: Back to work for orbiting observatory

A rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope floated away from the space shuttle Columbia on Saturday, March 9, after astronauts spent a week renovating the observatory.

DELICATE WORK. Astronauts Michael J. Massimino and James H. Newman install new Hubble parts during last week’s second space walk. NASA

Columbia’s crew began the mission March 1.