Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Mar 31, 2005 17:58:38 GMT -6
Another Voice in Congress to save the Hubble
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer called on NASA Tuesday to go ahead with plans to send a robot to service the Hubble Space Telescope while officials from the space agency said such a mission likely won't happen due to proposed budget cuts.
Hubble, which is operated out of Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, is scheduled for maintenance in late 2007 or 2008. NASA had once planned to repair worn out parts with either a manned space mission or using a robotic arm that would attach itself to the telescope.
However, President Bush eliminated funding for a repair mission in his 2006 budget and only set aside money to send Hubble into a death swoon into the Earth's atmosphere.
More here from Space.com: www.space.com/news/hoyer_hubble_050330.html
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Kudos to Congressman Hoyer!...
