januari 24, 2005
Sluit Hubble zijn ruimteogen?

Volgens een Space.com-bericht op CNN lijkt het daar wel op:


"The White House has eliminated funding for a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope from its 2006 budget request and directed NASA to focus solely on de-orbiting the popular spacecraft at the end of its life (...)"

The Washington Post:

"(...) the cost of servicing is expected to exceed $1 billion. The sources said the administration made the decision despite its intention to ask Congress for a 4.6 percent budget increase for NASA to $17 billion. The request is expected to focus on plans to reorient NASA's priorities toward President Bush's "Vision for Space Exploration" to the moon and Mars. (...)"

Gepost door erwin op januari 24, 2005 04:39 pm | Rubriek: Ruimtevaart | TrackBack (0)