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		excuse-me on June 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The DOD had two "better-than-Hubble" space telesco... Some colleagues of mine had an even worse day. The launch went perfectly but the lens cap released while the Earth was in the IR camera field of view and the entire mission coolant was burned off in a few minutes.

gammarator on June 5, 2012 [–]

(WIRE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Field_Infrared_Explorer)

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