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Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says
The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating its 35th anniversary in space today, but even as a senior citizen in the spacecraft ...
Opinion: NASA’s Hubble conundrum: risky repair or costly replacement
NASA estimates that the Hubble Space Telescope has about 10 years of useful life before it burns up in an uncontrolled ...
Aging with dignity: The telescope that changed space exploration celebrates 35 years
The Hubble Telescope, 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, continues to surprise despite glitches, retirement risk, and ...
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Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions
Hubble was built with a number of instruments onboard, including the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC), the Goddard High ...
Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday as he returned to Earth from a seven-month stay at the ...
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John Cornyn and Ted Cruz want to relocate a NASA space shuttle to Houston. Here's what it would take.
Space shuttle Endeavour crawled along the streets of Los ... robotic exploration and operations in low-Earth orbit. She also follows Elon Musk's Texas footprint. Originally from Florida, ...
NASA Confirms 70-Year-Old Astronaut Don Pettit Is Doing Well Despite Looking Frail After Landing
NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month mission on board the International Space Station (ISS). Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday with a special homecoming, ...
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Cosmic version of 'aircraft carrier' could soon be in orbit for Space Force: What to know
The release described plans for the carrier as "a groundbreaking solution for tactically responsive space" that will "deliver a rapid response to address threats on orbit." Once in operation ...