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Nasa: completata la prima passeggiata spaziale sul telescopio Hubble

Cape Canaveral, Stati Uniti - Eseguiti con successo i primi interventi sullo strumento

La prima delle cinque passeggiate spaziali previste sul telescopio spaziale Hubble è stata completata ieri sera alle 22:12 ora italiana dagli specialisti di missione John Grunsfeld ed Andrew Feustel. L'escursione esterna allo shuttle Atlantis è durata sette ore e venti minuti. I due cosmonauti hanno provveduto a sostituire la telecamera Wfpc-2 (Wide field planetary camera) con la Wfc-3 (Wide field c...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104524
Roma, Italia, 05/15/2009 15:26
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