Has Anyone Asked the Astronauts About Hubble ??

Why doesn't Nasa ask for volunteers from the Astronauts to crew a final
Hubble mission ?? Everyone knows the risks...it would be an all volunteer
crew willing to take their chances, that in the extreme could lead to their
deaths, but everyone goes into this mission with eyes open. Does anyone
think they would or would not find at least 7 Astronauts willing to take on
this mission even knowing what he risks are ??

Jeff Lerner

"Jeff Lerner" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
Why doesn't Nasa ask for volunteers from the Astronauts to crew a final
Hubble mission ?? Everyone knows the risks...it would be an all volunteer
crew willing to take their chances, that in the extreme could lead to
their
deaths, but everyone goes into this mission with eyes open. Does anyone
think they would or would not find at least 7 Astronauts willing to take
on
this mission even knowing what he risks are ??

Finding astronauts is not the problem.

Risking another vehicle (we only have 3 left remember) and prestige is.



Jeff Lerner

Why doesn't Nasa ask for volunteers from the Astronauts to crew a final
Hubble mission ??


Finding astronauts is not the problem.

Risking another vehicle (we only have 3 left remember) and prestige is.


Not to mention the money. How much did last year's fireworks show cost?

I hate to be the materialistic weasel here, but I'm pretty sure that cash
could have gone to better causes other than distributing itself over my back
yard.

Doc

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with dwarf, white with fetus.

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In message , "Greg D. Moore
(Strider)" writes

"Jeff Lerner" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
Why doesn't Nasa ask for volunteers from the Astronauts to crew a final
Hubble mission ?? Everyone knows the risks...it would be an all volunteer
crew willing to take their chances, that in the extreme could lead to
their
deaths, but everyone goes into this mission with eyes open. Does anyone
think they would or would not find at least 7 Astronauts willing to take
on
this mission even knowing what he risks are ??

Finding astronauts is not the problem.

Risking another vehicle (we only have 3 left remember) and prestige is.

But in six years time the vehicles are going to be museum pieces, and
HST has contributed more to the prestige of the USA than ISS is ever
likely to.
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astronauts to Mars as their current and past "robotic" missions are
repeatedly having serious technical problems.

We're starting a GLOBAL petition that will take the voices of people
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resolution to allow the Hubble to provide imagery until the mission is
complete in 2011. At that time, its expected that a new telescope
will replace Hubble.
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In message , "Greg D. Moore
(Strider)" writes

"Jeff Lerner" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
Why doesn't Nasa ask for volunteers from the Astronauts to crew a final
Hubble mission ?? Everyone knows the risks...it would be an all volunteer
crew willing to take their chances, that in the extreme could lead to
their
deaths, but everyone goes into this mission with eyes open. Does anyone
think they would or would not find at least 7 Astronauts willing to take
on
this mission even knowing what he risks are ??

Finding astronauts is not the problem.

Risking another vehicle (we only have 3 left remember) and prestige is.

But in six years time the vehicles are going to be museum pieces, and
HST has contributed more to the prestige of the USA than ISS is ever
likely to.

Whatever happened to:

http://savehubble.org/

??

yes. several high ranking and CURRENT NASA astronauts have commented that
the risk is the not worth it, including Rominger.

"Jeff Lerner" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
Why doesn't Nasa ask for volunteers from the Astronauts to crew a final
Hubble mission ?? Everyone knows the risks...it would be an all volunteer
crew willing to take their chances, that in the extreme could lead to
their
deaths, but everyone goes into this mission with eyes open. Does anyone
think they would or would not find at least 7 Astronauts willing to take
on
this mission even knowing what he risks are ??

Jeff Lerner

yes. several high ranking and CURRENT NASA astronauts have commented that
the risk is the not worth it, including Rominger.

pleas cite this. Previously the astronaurts were willing to service it to keep
it running but not risk their life to retrieve in for a museum display