Will Gregory reverse Hubble decision?

Well that would be the first thing *I* would do now that O'Keefe is gone.

Allen Newman wrote in news:anewmanagn-
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Well that would be the first thing *I* would do now that O'Keefe is gone.

I would bet against it.

Gregory is only the *acting* administrator. O'Keefe's permanent replacement
has not yet been named. It is rare for an acting administrator at *any*
agency to make drastic changes of policy; such things are generally left to
the next administrator.

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How long and with what justification can you see the Hubble having.. erm,
grammar problem in my brain today...

OK so some ground based systems can do more, but is there still some use for
the old hardware that could be done cheaply, ie cheaper than a new
telescope. Pity they cannot bring it back in one piece though, some
experiments on space exposure would never need to be run.

Brian

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"Allen Newman" wrote in message
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Well that would be the first thing *I* would do now that O'Keefe is gone.

February 14, 2005

Allen Newman wrote:

Well that would be the first thing *I* would do now that O'Keefe is
gone.

I agree ... but ...

we're talking about a ship without a rudder here.

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net

In article ,
Jorge R. Frank wrote:
Gregory is only the *acting* administrator. O'Keefe's permanent replacement
has not yet been named. It is rare for an acting administrator at *any*
agency to make drastic changes of policy...

The one thing he might do is to put a hold on any irrevocable actions
taken by O'Keefe to close down preparations for the shuttle visit, thus
preserving the option of a servicing mission until O'Keefe's replacement
either confirms or changes the policy decision.
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Allen Newman wrote:
Well that would be the first thing *I* would do now that O'Keefe is
gone.

Doubtfull and not needed. What is needed is a Hubble replacement, as
Hubble is getting long in the tooth. Yes, you could just keep
upgrading, but that does get to a point where you run into diminishing
returns.

Arthur Hansen

Allen Newman rose up and stated:
Well that would be the first thing *I* would do now that O'Keefe is
gone.

He's a temp, not the appointed Admin.

Besides, plenty of other things besides *one* solitary piece of 70s era
technology (admittedly a successful one) need the new Administrator's
attention.

Cheers,

Kodos the Executioner
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"Allen Newman"
Well that would be the first thing *I* would
do now that O'Keefe is gone.

because.....? it just feels good? At least the data that has accumulated
was worth the effort, if one can put a price on that sort of thing. Back
in the 50s and 60s I figured that we had already seen most of what was
there to see. Astronomy has been a dark horse, yielding an amazing
amount of new insight for an old science.