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Hubble’s Mr. Fix-It

May 2010

Astronomer and astronaut John Grunsfeld ‘80 helped give the Hubble Space Telescope its final makeover–but the adventure isn’t over for either stargazer. Anne-Marie Corley, SM ’09

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