Spacewalkers pull off toughest Hubble repairs

Spacewalking astronauts gave the Hubble Space Telescope a more commanding view of the cosmos by installing a new hi-tech instrument, then pulled off their toughest job yet: fixing a broken camera.

Spacewalkers pull off toughest Hubble repairs

Spacewalking astronauts gave the Hubble Space Telescope a more commanding view of the cosmos by installing a new hi-tech instrument, then pulled off their toughest job yet: fixing a broken camera.

It was the third spacewalk in as many days for the shuttle Atlantis crew and the most intricate ever performed because of the unprecedented camera repairs.

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