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Such precious images in the future might be lost forever, if the Hubble isn’t rescued soon. The Hubble celebrated its 15th birthday yesterday. After the Columbia disaster, all plans to service the Hubble were put on hold:
“Without a maintenance mission, Hubble’s batteries and remaining gyroscopes are expected to fail by 2007 or 2008. This would force mission controllers to shut down operations and, eventually, steer the telescope through Earth’s atmosphere and into the ocean.”
The new director, Michael Griffin plans to revisit that decision. I hope love for science and space prevails. The Van Gogh-esque ’starry night’ captured by the Hubble never fails to draw a sigh of amazement and wonder.
by Patrix | on Tuesday, April 26th, 2005 at 5:00 pm | 
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April 28th, 2005 at 9:06 am reply
I feel strongly about this as well. I’m peeved at how the US Government is neglecting Hubble and everything else after the Columbia disaster, which happened ages ago.
Come to think of it, there have been so many manned space shuttle flights before. Just one mishap, and the US Government has got its tail between its legs.
They better show some nerve fast on this one.
April 28th, 2005 at 4:52 pm reply
Saket - They are simply waiting for the hullaballoo to die down and then they will quietly resume all operations. But I hope by then it isn’t too late for the Hubble.
May 14th, 2005 at 12:35 am reply
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