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Astronauts grab Hubble Space Telescope

Astronauts grab Hubble Space Telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Atlantis' astronauts reached out and grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, setting the stage for five days of treacherous spacewalking repairs in a lofty orbit littered with space junk. It was the first time anyone had seen the orbiting observatory up close in seven years. "Hubble has arrived on board Atlantis," commander Scott Altman said. "It's great to be back with the telescope," replied Mission Control. Robot arm operator Megan McArthur used the 50-foot boom to seize read more

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Tags:. .spacewalking. .observatory. .canaveral. .astronauts. .atlantis

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