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News Articles: FOIA request

The Hubble Space Telescope in 2009, locked in a space shuttle's cargo bay, before the final repair work ever done.

Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show

When a private space traveler said he wanted to take a SpaceX capsule on a mission to improve the aging Hubble telescope, NASA studied the options. Internal emails show concern about the risk.

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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A view of the drumkit during The Monkees performance live on stage on June 1, 2016 in New York City. The last surviving member of the band, Micky Dolenz, sued the FBI in order to get any files on him or his late bandmates.

The Monkees' drummer wants the FBI to quit monkeying around and hand over files

The last surviving member of The Monkees, a rock band that formed in 1966, is suing the FBI. Micky Dolenz wants the government to hand over any files on him and his deceased bandmates.

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  • Jaclyn Diaz