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The dust cover on NASA’s Kepler telescope has been removed via commands sent last night by students in the University of Colorado-Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
Kepler, which was launched March 6 by United Launch Alliance of Centennial, has a 3 1/2-year mission of seeking Earth-sized planets.
Ball Aerospace & Technologies of Boulder built the spacecraft.
Engineers will calibrate the instrument over the next few weeks before beginning the science mission.
