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Hubble Captured by Atlantis in Orbit Above Australia
Atlantis astronauts used the shuttle's robotic arm to seize the Hubble Space Telescope in a 350 mile high orbit over Australia. crews planned to upgrade instruments including a camera and data-handling unit, with spacewalks to follow and NASA prepared a rescue shuttle if debris or other issues arise.
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Cape Canaveral
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Atlantis
Hubble
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John Grunsfeld
Megan McArthur
Australia
Grunsfeld
Andrew Fenstel
NASA Space Operations
Ed Weiler