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Columbia Lifts Off After Hubble Repair Mission
Columbia blasted into orbit on a tense 11 day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. A coolant loop obstruction in a radiator line prompted engineers to monitor for a potential early end but officials said the shuttle and crew are safe and proceed with five spacewalks to replace solar wings and a faulty power unit.
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Ape Canaveral
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Shuttle
Ron Dittemore
Dittemore
Hubble
Columbia
NASA
Orbit
Ed Weiler
Space Science Chief