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Atlantis Crew Shines As Hubble Overhaul Sees Repeated Successes; Obstacles Overcome

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It wasn't easy, but victory finally came in sight today. The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis had to overcome repeated challenges that years of exhaustive training on the ground couldn't anticipate as they moved to complete their STS- 125 Mission overhauling the venerable but still spectacular Hubble Space Telescope. A bolt that wouldn't come loose without a lot of muscle, working in cramped quarters, the danger of sharp objects that could rupture an astronaut's spacesuit in the lethal vacuum of…

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