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Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 

First listen and then answer the question

What is the special importance of a telescope in space?

The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20.1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!NASA is now going to put the telescope right,so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it .The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble,A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs,Of course,the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere,so it will soon be sending us the clearset pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen,The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe,By the time you read this.the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderfu pictures.

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ði Hubble ˈtɛlɪskəʊp wɒz lɔːnʧt ˈɪntuː speɪs baɪ ˈnæsə ɒn ˈeɪprəl 20,1990 æt ə kɒst ɒv ˈəʊvər ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɒləz. raɪt frɒm ðə stɑːt ðeəwɒz ˈtrʌbl wɪð ði Hubble. ðə ˈpɪkʧəz ɪt sɛnt ʌs wɜː ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ bɪˈkɒz ɪts meɪn ˈmɪrə wɒz ˈfɔːlti! ˈnæsə ɪz naʊ ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː pʊtðə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp raɪt, səʊ ɪt wɪl suːn biː ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌp fɔːr ˈæstrənɔːts tuː rɪˈpeər ɪt. ðə ˈʃʌtl ɪnˈdɛvə wɪl biː ˈteɪkɪŋ ði ˈæstrənɔːts tuː ðiHubble. ə ˈrəʊbɒt-ɑːm frɒm ði ɪnˈdɛvə wɪl græb ðə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp ænd həʊld ɪt waɪl ði ˈæstrənɔːts meɪk ðə ˈnɛsɪsəri rɪˈpeəz. ɒv kɔːs, ðiHubble ɪz əˈbʌv ði ɜːθs ˈætməsfɪə, səʊ ɪt wɪl suːn biː ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌs ðə ˈklɪərɪst ˈpɪkʧəz ɒv ðə stɑːz ænd ˈdɪstənt ˈgæləksiz ðæt wiːhæv ˈɛvə siːn. ði Hubble wɪl tɛl ʌs ə greɪt diːl əˈbaʊt ði eɪʤ ænd saɪz ɒv ðə ˈjuːnɪvɜːs. baɪ ðə taɪm juː riːd ðɪs, ði Hubble's ˈiːgl aɪ wɪlhæv sɛnt ʌs ˈθaʊzəndz ænd ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈwʌndəfʊl ˈpɪkʧəz.

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