Hubble, New and Improved
14th Nov 2006, 16:26 GMT
(Popular Science) The terrific thing about NASA chief Michael Griffin's decision to launch a Hubble servicing mission the telescope's fifth since 1990 isn't simply that the spacecraft will be able to limp along for another four years. After astronauts visit Hubble on this latest mission (set to launch no earlier than May 2008), the telescope will be more powerful than it has ever been, thanks to some incredible new instruments being tested now...11/13
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