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Hubble orbit

Saturday 11 December 1993 00:02 GMT
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Astronauts sent the dollars 3bn ( pounds 2bn) Hubble Space Telescope back into orbit yesterday after finishing repairs aimed at correcting defects that had plagued the telescope and embarrassed Nasa, Reuter reports from Cape Canaveral.

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