Hubble rescue 'will be scrapped'

Posted on: Jan. 22nd, 2005 || Source: news.bbc.co.uk | E-mail Article | Print Article

The future of the Hubble Space Telescope is in doubt after the White House refused money for a rescue plan, US media has reported.

US space agency Nasa will announce the decision in February, ending plans to send a human or a robot repairman, the Washington Post reported.

The service cost was expected to top $1bn, but has been cut from the federal budget request, sources told the paper.

For 15 years Hubble has captured some of the most profound images of space.

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