"db" wrote in message
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Mark Folsom wrote:

Just read in the NYT that NASA will not fly the scheduled mission to
service
the Hubble telescope. The one thing they've done with the Shuttle that
was
worth doing, and now they've chickened out. What a bunch of turkeys!!

Mark Folsom

Do you really think NASA made that decision all by themselves?

It is at the request of mr Bush, he wants NASA to focus on going to the
moon and
mars.

db

I recall reading that Hubble is approaching the end of it's service life,
and that there are other projects in the wings. If that's the case, sounds
like the decision is part of a standard risks/rewards analysis. Maybe
someone who has more direct knowledge the could share?

Considering NASA's concerns for shuttle reliability it would make sense that
they would pick and choose what they signed up for. I don't think it was a
simple decision.

O'