Hubble Space Telescope: NASA's Plans for a Servicing Mission

Morgan, Daniel

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Space activities;    Artificial satellites;    Space shuttles;    Space policy;   

RP-ID  :  RS21767
RP-ID  :  RS21767_2008May23

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) estimates that without a servicing mission to replace key components, the Hubble Space Telescope will cease scientific operations in 2008. In January 2004, then-NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced that the space shuttle would no longer be used to service Hubble. Hubble supporters criticized this as a result of President Bush's new Vision for Space Exploration; said supporters sought to reverse the decision and proceed with a shuttle servicing mission. In October 2006, NASA approved a shuttle mission to service Hubble. That mission is now scheduled for October 8, 2008.