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NASA to attempt remote repair of Hubble telescope

Oct. 15, 2008
NASA engineers will try switching to an 18-year-old backup system to bring the instrument back online. NASA engineers will begin trying today to bring the out-of-commission Hubble Space Telescope back online by switching to a backup system on a piece of equipment that relays data from the...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler