Astronomers Lobby for New Lease on Hubble's Life
Abstract
Tight budgets, new rules for space shuttle missions since the Columbia disaster, and plans for the James Webb Space Telescope may stymie efforts to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Publication:
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Physics Today
- Pub Date:
- September 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1620825
- Bibcode:
- 2003PhT....56i..29G
- Keywords:
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- telescopes;
- planning;
- budgeting;
- reviews;
- politics;
- space vehicles;
- government policies;
- ultraviolet astronomy;
- visible spectroscopy;
- infrared astronomy;
- aerospace propulsion