Re: Chicken *** NASA (was Re: Hubble good as dead)

John Doe <jdoe@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>Derek Lyons wrote:
>> If you bother to aquaint yourself with the actual planning
>> documents... You'll find no hard date. You will find a mission and a
>> goal whose completion marks the end of Shuttle operations.
>
>Why then have the media been given strong indications that 2010 was a
>hard date ?

Since when has the media had any more clue than you?

>Why has NASA indicated it would start soon to review contracts so that
>the shuttle can be mothballed by 2010.
>
>Why is 2010 repeated over and over again ?

Because you do need a date to plan around in terms of fiscal years
etc.

>Why not state that "shuttle will be mothballed once the 28 missions are
>complete". ?

Because it's not certain that 28 is the proper number. It could be 27
or it could be 29.

D.
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