Hubble mission

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Space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center
Space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center

Space Shuttle Atlantis before being launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida to service the telescope for the fifth and final time of its 18 years in space.

On Monday, seven Nasa astronauts embarked on an 11-day mission to mend the Hubble Space Telescope

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