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Administrator of nasa s directory. good morning. good morning. tell us about the anniversary that we re celebrating today. time goes by so quickly, doesn t it? 20 years of the hubble telescope. well, as you said, i ve been on hubble for about 35 years and 20 years ago, we were one day from launch. we were hoping this telescope would last maybe 10 or 15 years with periodic shuttle servicing and here we are 20 years later and it s still going great. in fact, it s better than ever. and we hope to get another five or 10 years from it. ed, what do you consider to be the single greatest achievement of the hubble program? normally, a scientist would give you science. i think the greatest achievement of hubble is that more than any other mission in history, it has brought science to the american public and especially our school kids. and i think because of that, ....

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