Hubble repair mission is set
Times Staff and Wire Reports
NASA has set a May date for its space shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time.
The space agency announced Thursday that it plans to launch the shuttle Atlantis on May 12 for what is to be an 11-day repair and upgrade mission to the $10-billion space telescope.
NASA was going to fix Hubble in October, but weeks before the shuttle launch, a glitch in Hubble’s science computer forced a delay. The problem was solved but NASA wants to deliver a new backup, and testing has caused delays.
