The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a
cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with
the Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main
mirror was faulty! NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will
soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be
taking the astronauts to he Hubble. A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab
the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of
course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending
us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever
seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the
universe. Bythe time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us
thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.&