Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Astronauts say goodbye to Hubble for good



By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Atlantis' astronauts gingerly dropped the Hubble Space Telescope overboard Tuesday, sending the restored observatory off on a new voyage of discovery and bidding it farewell on behalf of the planet.
Hubble — considered better than new following five days of repairs and upgrades — will never be seen up close by humans again. This was NASA's last service call.

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