Report urges shuttle mission to service Hubble
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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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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. An advisory group meeting in Huntsville says NASA needs to supply astronauts with a &quot;reasonable, do-able and practicable&quot; way to plug space shuttle holes in orbit.
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OUTLOOK FOR HUBBLE: The newest report on a plan to save the popular, aging space telescope by repairing it with a robot says it would cost &#36;2 billion and have just a 50-50 chance of working.
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The U.S. space agency is planning a mission to better understand a mysterious form of energy in the cosmos and an ambitious unmanned journey to the outer solar system, NASA officials said.
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The shuttle Discoveryâs mission involves challenging construction work aboard the International Space Station.
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WASHINGTON - The White House has eliminated funding  for a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope from its 2006 budget request  and directed NASA to focus solely on de-orbiting the popular spacecraft at the  end of its life, according to government and industry sources.
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NASA said Thursday that on June 8 it would attempt to launch the US shuttle Atlantis to the orbiting International Space Station, a mission that has been delayed since March due to fuel tank damage.
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NASA's departing chief, Sean  O'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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A long-delayed and nearly canceled upgrade to the Hubble Space Telescope will have to wait until NASA completes delivery of three modules to the International Space Station, officials said on Tuesday.
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A leading panel of experts handed NASA&#39;s leadership a sharp reproof Wednesday, concluding that the space shuttle should be used to service the Hubble Space Telescope and
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NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope.
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The decision on how to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope -- or whether to do it at all -- could hinge on how much it costs and which part of NASA pays for the repair, aeronautics experts said on Wednesday.
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A NASA-led team is studying the construction of a railway in space for a pair of telescopes that will provide views of planet, star, and galaxy formation in unprecedented detail. The proposed Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT) mission will also examine the atmospheric chemistry of giant planets around other stars.
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&quot;I commend the National Academy of Sciences on this outstanding report. I fought to add $300 million to NASA&#39;s budget for a Hubble servicing mission and I will continue to advocate for a mission to take place.
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A panel said that NASA should send astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope rather than rely on a robotic device.
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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.