
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 10, 1990                   TAG: 9005100266
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A7   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

SIMPLE MATH ERROR STEERED HUBBLE AWRY

A simple mistake in arithmetic - an addition instead of a subtraction - caused the Hubble Space Telescope to miss its target stars and point to the wrong spot in the heavens, embarrassed scientists said Wednesday.

Because of the math error and other problems, scientists won't be able to take the first star pictures with the telescope until next week, NASA said. When the Hubble was launched on April 25, they expected the first picture within a week.

- Associated Press

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