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Hubble, the End Is in Sight!!!
If Nasa's past (non)actions is any indicator, a decaying orbit followed by a
burn-up in the atmosphere is the future of HST, no doubt about it. Nasa has become a text book example of BAD MANAGEMENT! As Robert Zubrin said, "The problem with Nasa is not it's soldiers, but with it's generals...." It's sad, but at least, watching an umpteen ton multibillion dollar Pyrex mirror rip through the atmosphere should make for one helluva fireball! ~-25 Mag at least!!!!! While China, Japan, and the rest of the world are committed to going to the Moon and the rest of the solar system, Nasa is busy burning the fleet.... The American people deserve the kind of government they get. Cleardarkskies!! Orion "Gareth Slee" wrote in message ... See http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1017_1.asp -- Gareth Slee http://www.garethslee.com http://www.lapie.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 7/14/2003 |
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Hubble, the End Is in Sight!!!
If Nasa's past (non)actions is any indicator, a decaying orbit followed by a burn-up in the atmosphere is the future of HST, no doubt about it. Nasa has become a text book example of BAD MANAGEMENT! Which is putting it mildly... Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_ Like SCTs and MCTs? Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers! Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html |
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Hubble, the End Is in Sight!!!
On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 15:26:17 +0100, "Gareth Slee"
wrote: See http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1017_1.asp Well, nothing lasts forever, and this is about the decommissioning of Hubble circa 2010. Even then, it's all about the money. I thought this was going to be a real chain-yanker about NASA descheduling any further trips to the Hubble, starting yesterday, due to derating of the remaining shuttles, etc. J. |
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