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Produced by the American Museum of Natural History, November 6, 2006
Visual: The Hubble Space Telescope in space above the blue and white curvature of Earth.
NASA announced that the Hubble Space Telescope will be serviced in a 2008 Space Shuttle mission. This reverses the 2003 decision to let Hubble fall to disrepair.
Visual: An astronaut on a giant robotic arm heads toward Hubble Space Telescope in space.
Astronauts will spacewalk five times to refurbish the telescopeís sensors, batteries, and gyroscopes. The repairs will keep Hubble working until 2013.
Visual: Many small images of Hubbleís imagery over the years: luminous planets, stars, and galaxies.
Astronomers are thrilled by the news. Hubbleís images are critical in understanding the Universe.