Shuttle Launch Successful; Final Hubble Repairs Await

Monday, May 11, 2009 - 17:07 in Astronomy & Space

After years of delays, NASA's space shuttle Atlantis blasted off to repair and improve the Hubble Space Telescope at 2:01 p.m. ET today—right on schedule.

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