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Article: Hubble mission to come to an end, NASA says.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune
- Article date:
- January 16, 2004
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Byline: Danny Jacobs
WASHINGTON _ NASA has canceled the next service mission for the Hubble Space Telescope, effectively ending Hubble's mission in space after two decades of providing scientists with invaluable photos and data about the universe.
John Grunsfeld, chief scientist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said repeatedly Friday that the agency is not killing the Hubble but that it will no longer service the space telescope because of budget problems and safety concerns in the wake of the shuttle Columbia disaster.
Hubble _ which is managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland _ will stay in orbit for as ...