Without servicing, NASA projects Hubble's demise in 2007 or 2008

With servicing visits by the space shuttle canceled, NASA projects the Hubble Space Telescope probably will be unable to make useful science observations by 2007-2008. The agency is planning to de-orbit the observatory using an unmanned tug that will guide it to a controlled re-entry. NASA...

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