Fire damage won't delay Hubble repair mission
GREENBELT, Md. (CNN) -- A fire at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center that
caused slight damage to replacement parts for the Hubble space telescope will
not delay a repair mission set for late next year, NASA said.
The fire started Thursday in a small shed near a laboratory building,
spread from a compressor, through the shed and into the laboratory itself, NASA
said.
The flames melted a metal wall in the laboratory and did significant
damage in one room before being brought under control last night.
The Hubble parts include panels designed to protect the telescope from the
heat and cold of space. NASA emergency coordinator Phillip Tapper at Goddard
said the panels will be cleaned.
It is expected the damage won't prevent the next telescope repair mission
from continuing on schedule.
Shuttle Columbia is set to travel to Hubble and replace several
instruments in December, 1999.
CNN's John Holliman contributed to this report
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