Hubble was built to be tuned up in orbit. But it wasn't designed for the major overhaul NASA astronauts undertook during its fourth servicing mission, 3B, in March 2002. They delved into the ...

Atlantis' mission is to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. The original May 2008 launch date was pushed back to October for various reasons and then delayed again after the failure of ...

(CNN)-- NASA's plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back. Hubble managers say ground testing of a critical ...