No, hopeful realism would be a better characterizaton. I know those
working this problem, and they would agree.

Primus Mum wrote:
And a little more cynicism would be just what is needed.


Phil Wheeler wrote:


Mike Hale wrote:


Shawn O'Keefe of NASA is great.

That is a bit of an overstatement. He is far from the best of NASA
Administrators and has inherited a very challenging hand. Time will
tell how well he plays it.


I saw him interviewed on Daily Planet.

Not by Clark Kent, I hope :-)


He is
endorsing strongly
the Brantford, Ontario robotic manufacturers design for saving the HST.

Well -- what other choice does he have?


He
was in Toronto
doing the interview. Canada will come to the recue!


Rescue will take a system solution, not just the Canadian robotic
element. Hopefully the money to do that will be committed and it will
happen. But the challenges in robotic servicing of a vehicle designed
for manned repair are non-trivial. I hope they are solved.

Phil