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The decision, announced late on Friday, is the first serious fallout from President George W Bush's new plan for the US space program. One part of this is to scrap the space shuttle fleet in 2010.
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It's really this simple -- fallout from Bush's Moon/Mars decision/objective. We knew R&D would fall by the wayside to some degree when Bush state $10 billion of the $111 billion project would come from other NASA programs. Time to check in with my friend who was part of the Hubble team to find out what their view is.
I will tell you that the Hubble was damaged from the outset. The telescope's mirrors had flaws that required computer programs be installed to "translate" the images. Now, from my perspective, none of that justifies ending/cutting spending on our only off-planet observatory.
[ 01-20-2004, 01:52 AM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]