Ivan Seeking
Aug11-04, 06:35 PM
Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope and with a key instrument not working, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe gave the go-ahead Monday for planning a robotic servicing mission.
"Let's go save the Hubble," O'Keefe said. He did not say whether the failed instrument would be repaired.
O'Keefe told about 200 employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to develop a firm proposal within a year, at which time a decision would be made whether to proceed. [continued]
http://space.com/news/hubble_mission_040810.html
"Let's go save the Hubble," O'Keefe said. He did not say whether the failed instrument would be repaired.
O'Keefe told about 200 employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to develop a firm proposal within a year, at which time a decision would be made whether to proceed. [continued]
http://space.com/news/hubble_mission_040810.html