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Hubble Update - Another STS-125 Delay

By Keith Cowing on October 30, 2008 5:48 PM

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NASA Managers Delay Hubble Servicing Mission

"NASA managers have announced that they will not meet a February 2009 launch date for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope."

NASA Updates Thursday's Hubble Servicing Mission And Space Shuttle Readiness Review Briefing Time

Telecon notes:

The ground spare to replace a defective unit aboard Hubble will not be ready to support a February 2009 launch so a new launch date is needed. A significant anomaly occurred during testing. Six and a half months of testing is needed before the unit can fly. NASA's plan is to have the spare unit ready to ship in the April 2009 timeframe so as to support a May 2009 launch.

This will also cause an additional delay of Ares 1-X

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puzzled | October 30, 2008 8:45 PM | Reply

Hey Keith, what's with this cryptic "A significant anomaly occurred during testing." you include as a "telecon note?"

puzzled | October 31, 2008 8:31 AM | Reply

let me amplify on my previous comment: your telecon notes indicate six and a half months of testing are needed prior to being able to fly and that the unit will be shipped to KSC in April 2009; as there currently are only six months left until 1 MAY 2009 something doesn't add up unless the significant testing anomaly you mention has already been cleared up and new testing has been proceeding for half a month; what gives?

Editor's note: I wrote that the NASA people said.

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