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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781610503321

Titolo

Assessment of options for extending the life of the Hubble Space Telescope [[electronic resource] ] : final report / / Committee on the Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies ; [Louis J. Lanzerotti, chair]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2005

ISBN

0-309-16545-8

1-283-37650-4

9786613376503

0-309-54745-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LanzerottiLouis J

Disciplina

629.44/1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Hubble Space Telescope""; ""3 The Impact of Hubble: Past and Future""; ""4 HST Observatory Assessment and Lifetime Projection""; ""5 HST Robotic Servicing Assessment""; ""6 Space Shuttle Servicing of Hubble""; ""7 Benefit/Risk Assessment of Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Options""; ""8 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B Briefings to the Committee""; ""C Interim Report""; ""D State of the Art in Robotics""; ""E Acronyms""; ""F Glossary""

""G Biographical Information for Committee Members and Staff""