Re: Write or call Congress to save Hubble space telescope

From: Jorge R. Frank (jrfrank_at_ibm-pc.borg)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: 25 Jan 2005 05:00:19 GMT

RichA <none@none.com> wrote in
news:fhjbv0tq5j4ljrsp6k2f9ukvu66evktf01@4ax.com:

> On 25 Jan 2005 02:50:47 GMT, "Jorge R. Frank" <jrfrank@ibm-pc.borg>
> wrote:
>
>>"RichA" <rander3127@rogers.com> wrote in
>>news:1106606445.277592.185390@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> Does anyone know the Space Shuttle's schedule for the next year past
>>> initial launch dates?
>>
>>2005 May 12 STS-114/ISS LF-1
>>2005 Jul 10 STS-121/ISS ULF-1.1
>>2005 Dec 08 STS-115/ISS-12A
>
> Lovely. They won't send the Shuttle to fix Hubble because it's
> "too risky" but they'll send three missions in six months to that
> worthless money-pit, the ISS.

What rock have you been hiding under? All 28 remaining shuttle flights are
going to ISS. 

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