Hubble Space Telescope : Should NASA Proceed with a Servicing Mission.

Hubble Space Telescope : Should NASA Proceed with a Servicing Mission.

Examines NASA Jan. 2004 decision to terminate space shuttle missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Discusses impact of the Feb. 2003 space shuttle Columbia tragedy, issues surrounding and reactions to the servicing termination decision, servicing options, plans to deorbit Hubble, and questio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Astronautics > Accidents.
Space shuttles.
Space telescopes.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Examines NASA Jan. 2004 decision to terminate space shuttle missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Discusses impact of the Feb. 2003 space shuttle Columbia tragedy, issues surrounding and reactions to the servicing termination decision, servicing options, plans to deorbit Hubble, and questions for Congressional consideration.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.