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The crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery repaired the Hubble telescope in December. The repairs included replacing the failed gyroscopes, and adding a new computer and new recording equipment. The astronauts also added new material to protect the twelve ton space telescope from dust and the heat of the Sun.

　　Ed Weiler is the NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science. He said the repairs to Hubble have produced excellent results.

　　Mr. Weiler said the repair work done by the astronauts made the Hubble Space Telescope better than new. He said that the new pictures are proof that it is extremely important NASA is able to send humans into space.