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November 18, 2009
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The Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, which NASA calls "the camera that saved Hubble" because it corrected the flaw in the orbiting telescope's primary mirror, is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum. The camera was the first ever to demonstrate the unique capability of astronomical imaging from space. After almost 16 years as one of the primary instruments on Hubble, the camera was brought back to Earth by the astronauts who flew the final Hubble servicing mission last May. For a higher resolution version, click here.
Photo: Eric Long/NASM, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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