Troubled Hubble Gets a Fix

Tech issues shut down telescope for 3 weeks

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 24, 2008 10:06 AM CDT

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Troubled Hubble Gets a Fix — The Hubble Space Telescope is backdropped against black space as the Space Shuttle Columbia approaches in this 2002 file photo. (AP Photo)

The malfunctioning Hubble Space Telescope could resume its space photography tomorrow, the Los Angeles Times reports. NASA scientists have reconfigured software that shut down the telescope last week. “There does not appear to be any permanent damage,” said a Hubble manager. “We're ready to resume recovery.” If all goes well, Hubble should be good to go for six years.
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