Hubble Space Telescope does not fit into George Jr's legacy agenda: a Man to Mars. Hubble may be the most successful space science experiment ever. But science has no relevance on a political agenda list.
George Jr administration was quick to declare no Hubble repair would occur. That money was needed to put a Man on Mars - for political glory.
Well, patriots - innovators - are rising up again. Reported by ABC News on 19 Oct 2006:
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Mission to Save Hubble Could Put Astronauts at Risk
Hope for NASA's celebrated Hubble Space Telescope, which has produced some of the most spectacular images of the universe, hinges on an engineering meeting to analyze the risks of a shuttle mission to repair its aging systems. The meeting is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27, and the person who will decide whether the mission takes place is NASA administrator Michael Griffin.
What engineers are wrestling with, though, is the rescue plan. If something goes wrong on a shuttle flight to fix Hubble, could the crew be saved? ...
Engineers at NASA are considering prepping two shuttles in parallel, with the second shuttle waiting on the other launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, ready to take off on short notice, something that has never been done before at the space center.
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10-20-2006, 06:18 AM
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