CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A long-delayed and nearly canceled upgrade to the Hubble Space Telescope will have to wait until NASA completes delivery of three modules to the International Space Station, officials said on Tuesday.
The delay of shuttle Atlantis' mission to the space station, caused by fuel sensor failures in December, means Atlantis likely will not be ready for the Hubble mission planned for August. NASA has two other higher-priority flights for its space shuttles as well.
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