Universe Today
After five days of repairs, the newly upgraded Hubble Space Telescope was released from the space shuttle
Columbia
. Over the past week, spacewalking astronauts outfitted Hubble with new solar panels, power controller, pointing mechanism, and an advanced camera - 10 times more powerful than its previous system. During this mission, the astronauts set a record for time spent spacewalking, spending a total of 35 hours, 55 minutes outside the shuttle.
Columbia
is due to return to Earth on Tuesday morning.
