NASA Urged to Scrap Hubble Robot Rescue
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - 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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The aging Hubble Space Telescope -- a path-breaking scientific instrument whose eye-catching images have won fans around the world -- would die in orbit under the 2006 budget for NASA proposed on Monday.
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The Hubble space telescope&#39;s chances of survival were dealt a blow yesterday after the US National Academy of Sciences said plans for a robotic repair mission were both exorbitant and risky.
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Trying to save the famed Hubble Space Telescope with a robot would cost &#36;2 billion with just a 50-50 chance of success, an aerospace research group is advising NASA in the coming days.
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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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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space- based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment.
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Earlier this year, NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe nixed a final shuttle service mission to Hubble scheduled for mid-2006, saying it posed too much of a risk to the lives of astronauts.
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Washington - The Genesis space probe, consigned to an ignominious end by a failed parachute, risks tarnishing Nasa&#39;s image as the agency seeks to restart its space shuttle programme after the Columbia shuttle disaster.
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US space agency Nasa is criticised for issuing an incomplete and unanalysed   report on air safety.
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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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[World News]: Washington, Dec 10 : A National Academies&#39; panel has ruled out sending a robotic mission to mend the Hubble Space Telescope, citing fears that a robot might crash into Hubble instead of fixing it.
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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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To: SCIENCE EDITORS  Contact: Allard Beutel, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 4769, or Kyle Herring, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483- 5111, both of NASA   HOUSTON, Feb.
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-- NASA's chief is urging his Hubble Space Telescope team to press ahead with plans for a robotic repair mission to the aging observatory, saying, "Let's go save the Hubble."    Administrator Sean O'Keefe says he will ask Congress for money to accomplish the job. He estimates it will take about $1 billion to $1.6 billion to develop and launch a robot to make the needed upgrades to keep the popular telescope running and to get it out of orbit once its work is through...
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Description: NASA is considering an unprecedented robotic mission to save the Hubble Space telescope. But a final report from the National Academy of Sciences says the robotic mission probably won&#39;t be ready on time to save the telescope.
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NASA engineers Monday were examining a problem with the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. National Aeronautical and Space Administration officials say the observatory was placed in a protective safe mode at 7:34 a.m.
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The Bush administration plans to propose cuts in funds to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope, a U.S. official said on Saturday, as the head of the telescope project said he hoped Congress would approve money for repairs.