Use humans to fix Hubble, panel tells NASA
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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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By Traci Watson Ten humans in space had their hands full Thursday. They were preparing to fix a damaged spacecraft. They were struggling to fold balky solar panels. And they were trying, with little success, to recover from a major computer crash.
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The United States must  collaborate with other countries to achieve its goal of putting  humans on Mars or it may fall short of its aims, scientists and  former space officials said on Thursday.
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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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Saving the Hubble Space telescope may be too expensive and dangerous, lawmakers said Wednesday after hearing from scientists who are split on the best way to repair or retire the cosmic camera.
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Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading the ailing Hubble Space Telescope than robots, a team of space experts has said.
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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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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 $2 billion and have just a 50-50 chance of working.
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Since June 2003, NASA has been investigating the possibility of using a robotic spacecraft to service Hubble. Such a mission would not put the lives of astronauts in jeopardy.
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The U.S. astronauts selected for the next servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope are beginning their training this week.  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts are at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for their first formal crew orientation.
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An influential panel of US scientists says Nasa's plans to return to the Moon offer great potential for exploration.
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Scientists who have peered through space to a time when light first filled the universe urged NASA (news - web sites) on Thursday to ensure a Hubble Space
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Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading NASA's aging Hubble Space Telescope than space-faring robots -- with less risk, astronautical experts reported on Wednesday.
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On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.
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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is hoping to develop techniques to allow a crew to repair damages to Space Shuttle in flight.
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Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading the ailing Hubble Space Telescope than robots, say experts.
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The U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are joining forces to enhance astronomy.