Hubble flight on track for Oct. 8, but probably not earlier

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, Md. – Instruments, batteries, gyros and other hardware for the fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope is ready to ship on July 14, in plenty of time for the scheduled Oct. 8 launch date. Even though the Michoud Assembly Facility has...

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