NASA&#39;s Departing Chief Defends Hubble Decision
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NASA&#39;s departing chief, Sean O&#39;Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.
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Washington - Nasa administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe is expected to resign his job at the helm of the US space agency this week, according to news reports on Sunday.
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NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe will resign his post, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday. NASA sources told CNN on Sunday that O&#39;Keefe would announce his resignation Monday, but later said the announcement would come Tuesday.
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That&#39;s the recommendation from a panel from the National Academy of Sciences concerning a mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA&#39;s departing boss, Sean O&#39;Keefe, says he does NOT regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope _ or anything else during his three years on the job.
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NASA has a few options when it comes to the future of the Hubble Space Telescope: It could perform another maintenance mission with a risk to astronauts, build a costly robotic
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WASHINGTON -- Though President Bush wants to move quickly to replace outgoing NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe, it could be at least a month or longer before the Senate confirms a new space chief.
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WASHINGTON - NASA should turn to astronauts, not robots, to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, an expert panel recommended on Wednesday.
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NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe, who has led the US space program through one of its worst tragedies and into one of its most ambitious endeavors, will likely resign this week to take a $500,000
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The space shuttle should be used to service the Hubble Space Telescope and can do the job  without posing unacceptable risks to the astronauts, NASA's leadership was told Wednesday.-The Washington Post
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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe's resignation letter to President Bush:
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The world&#39;s chief climate scientist on Tuesday disputed the US government contention that cutbacks in carbon dioxide emissions are not yet warranted to check global warming.
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Astronauts, not robots, should fix the Hubble Space Telescope, says a new report by the US National Research Council (NRC). That conclusion is directly at odds with NASA, which is opposed to a human mission
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NASA should use astronauts, not a robot, to carry out a crucial life-prolonging mission to the acclaimed Hubble Space Telescope one last time, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded Wednesday.
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Retired Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. is proud his name is among a handful being mentioned as the next head of the US space agency.
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WASHINGTON: An expert panel on Wednesday recommended sending a manned shuttle mission to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, instead of the robotic mission NASA had envisioned.
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A leading space scientist has called to question the validity of human spaceflight, suggesting that sending astronauts outward from Earth is outdated, too costly, and the science returned is trivial.