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 * Clip E: The Hubble Space Telescope[[image:the hubble.jpg width="196" height="173" align="right"]] **


 * A. Vocabulary **

Before watching the video, use a dictionary or other source to ensure that you understand the meaning of all the vocabulary words in the box. All of these words are used in the video.

loss of life, telescope, distort/distorted, resolution (visual) critics, g-force, gravity, zero-g abandon, overhaul, axiom, aberration financial, unusual, bitter disappointment, scientist instrument, task, launch, orbit mirror, tolerance, weight, gravity spring/sprung, elegant, NASA, crew astronaut, deploy/deployable, optics, memory sphere/spherical, processor

or follow this link if you have a problem watching it on this site >> @http://youtu.be/Qc5ya-NACno media type="file" key="The Hubble Space Telescope.wmv" width="300" height="300"
 * B. Now watch the video as many times as you need in order to understand it. **


 * C. After watching the video, think about the answers to the following questions: **


 * 1) What was the key problem with the Hubble Space Telescope?
 * 2) Where was it when the problem was discovered?
 * 3) What resolution was the telescope achieving before it was repaired?
 * 4) Why wasn’t the mirror tested before the launch?
 * 5) Who is Story Musgrave?
 * 6) How long did it take to do the repair job on the Hubble Space Telescope?
 * 7) How much did it cost to fix the telescope?