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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions: A New Space Age
The Hubble Space telescope launches with great promise, but soon proves to be an expensive disappointment. Take a sneak peek at how NASA fixed the telescope, bringing the outer reaches of space into focus.
Added: Jun 27, 2008
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