TSR: Hubble slips away

Posted on: Mar. 7th, 2005 || Source: thespacereview.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

TSR: Hubble slips away

NASA’s cancellation of a shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope stands out as one of the most controversial decisions the space agency has made in recent memory. Jeff Foust reports on some new insights into how NASA reached that decision in the final months of 2003.

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