NASA administrators have agreed to send a space shuttle crew to fix the ailing Hubble Space Telescope, drawing cheers from researchers and Hubble supporters who had lamented a mission previously scuttled over safety concerns. Full Story »
Posted by Jonathan McCarthy
A worthwhile, concise article, which clearly sets out what needs to be done to shore up one of NASAs key icons which, aside from its enormous scientific value, has earned the institution worldwide gratitude. Laid out pretty much in chronological fashion, it describes what needs to be fixed, and what new features will be added, in accessible lay language, and fittingly concludes by looking to the future and keeping the Hubble fully operational well into 2013. It was only by chance that I happened to see, on the front of the print USA Today for Wednesday 1 November, Traci Watsons brief article on the matter, which includes at least one vital fact Bryn Nelsons does not: that NASA chief Michael Griffin said he doesnt ... More »
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