I met Dr. Haile once briefly at work and I'd often see him out riding his bike.
William Buckner Haile Jr., 68, an aeronautical engineer who had a key role in the development of the Hubble Space Telescope and several NASA satellites, died Nov. 1 after a heart attack while bicycling near his home in Port Republic.
When the telescope sent back out-of-focus pictures from its initial voyage, Dr. Haile worked on formulations that helped correct the problem.
He often bicycled 25 miles from his home to his office in Beltsville and in 2007 rode his bicycle 2,007 miles on a challenge from his son.
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Posted by: guardyCar | November 18, 2008 at 10:48 PM