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Space Shuttle Atlantis Ready for Hubble Repair Mission

NASA said all systems are a go for the final Shuttle Mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day mission astronauts will perform five spacewalks to install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones, and perform component replacements that should keep the telescope operational until 2014 at least.Scott Altman will take command of the mission and retired Navy Captain Gregory C Johnson will serve as pilot. Mission specialists rounding out the crew are: veteran spacewalkers John Grunsfeld and Mike Massimino, and first-time space fliers Andrew Feustel, Michael Good and Megan McArthur.

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