• Stumble Upon
  • Reddit
  • Digg
 

NASA Scraps Robotic Mission to Save Hubble

Hubble Space Telescope
NASA/JPL

The Hubble Space Telescope has delivered stunning images of the universe since its 1990 launch.

text sizeAAA
February 8, 2005

NASA announces it will probably cancel plans to send a robot to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. The president's proposed budget for the agency did not contain funding for the mission. An alternative proposal would send humans to repair the aging Hubble.

 
  • Stumble Upon
  • Reddit
  • Digg
 

Podcast and RSS Feeds

PodcastRSS

  • Space
     
  • Morning Edition
     
 
 

Comments

Discussions for this story are now closed. Please see the Community FAQ for more information.

 

Web Resources