14-September-2006, 05:00 PM
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New Hubble Space Telescope Hardware Damaged On The Ground
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According to NASA sources, last Thursday, an I-bolt supporting a lifting rig failed while off-loading the Wide-field Scientific Instrument Protective Enclosure (WSIPE) dropping the rig onto the WSIPE.
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While NASA has not formally approved a shuttle mission to visit Hubble, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin told NASA employees at GSFC on Tuesday that he'd be making a decision no later than 1 November 2006.
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