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Article: ROCKETING TO THE RESCUE ASTRONAUTS READY TO FLY ABOARD SHUTTLE DISCOVERY IN BID TO REPAIR CRIPPLED HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- December 6, 1999
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Byline: Marcia Dunn AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After two months of aggravating launch delays and shuttle problems that never seemed to end, astronauts are about to embark on a mission to save the crippled Hubble Space Telescope.
Not only is Hubble shaky and unable to survey the universe, it also needs a new brain, skin and body parts.
Until astronauts come to its rescue, the world's premier telescope will remain comatose, with all astronomical observations on hold.
``This is a big hit for astronomy,'' said John Grunsfeld, who will make two spacewalks to repair Hubble. ``We need to get it going. We need to get off the ...