Hubble Space Telescope Repair



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These astronauts on a mission aboard the United States space shuttle Endeavour successfully repaired the Hubble Space Telescope, a space-based telescope that orbits above the earth’s atmosphere. Launched in 1990, the telescope had a flawed main mirror that hindered its operation. The repair took place during an 11-day mission in December, 1993, that included a record five spacewalks.

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Space Exploration; Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

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