WASHINGTON – The space shuttle's pending upcoming mission to continue maintenance and repair work on the Hubble telescope, which had been set for August 28, will be pushed back four to five weeks, NASA said Thursday.
"Right now Hubble's mission is scheduled for August 28; we really cannot make that date with the external tank processing," shuttle program manager John Shannon explained at a press conference Thursday.
"The changes we have made add about four to five weeks of processing time on those two tanks," he said.
The shuttle's mission to Hubble -- orbiting at 600 kilometers -- is highly unusual because it requires a second shuttle to be ready to launch on standby.
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