In April, British scientist Alex Jeffreys, a pioneer in genetic testing with the University of Leicester's genetics department, said Blake's test proved Dotson innocent.
Jeffreys said. "This is one of those times when we are thrilled beyond belief." Ed Weiler, NASA program scientist for Hubble, said watching the liftoff was "a double whammy" because "it was my first shuttle launch and the launch of the HST.
Private sector partners in the project are British Telecommunications, Ford, the AA, the BBC and Wootton Jeffreys, a consultancy.
We asked managing director Peter Jeffreys how he picks the good ones. Question.
Jeffreys had said earlier the stain was too old to prove Dotson's guilt or innocence using his own methods.