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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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