next space shuttle mission May 25

[nec208]

<div class="inside-copy">CAPE CANAVERAL &mdash; NASA administrator Mike Griffin is hinting that the next space shuttle mission is likely to slide a couple days, possibly putting a crimp in the agency's tight launch schedule for the rest of the year.</div><p class="inside-copy">Officially, Discovery's flight to deliver the Kibo science laboratory to the International Space Station remains on the schedule to launch May 25.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="inside-copy">The external tank for that mission arrived at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday several days late, though managers were saying this week it was still possible to launch on May 25.</p><p class="inside-copy">Griffin measured the potential delay as a "few days." He told reporters who were concerned about the possible schedule conflict between the Discovery launch and the Mars Phoenix landing &mdash; now both scheduled for May 25 &mdash; that they'd be able to cover both events.</p><p class="inside-copy">The Mars Phoenix landing will be monitored from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California; the probe will be searching the ice-rich soil of the Martian arctic for complex organic molecules &mdash; signs of life. The shuttle, of course, takes off from Florida.</p><p class="inside-copy">"You can manage it with a roundtrip ticket," Griffin said.</p><p class="inside-copy">Griffin and his managers also continued to acknowledge some possible delay in the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope shuttle mission currently scheduled for late August, but that it was too soon to be specific</p><p class="inside-copy">&nbsp;</p><p class="inside-copy">http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-03-27-shuttle-launch-delay_N.htm</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[nec208]

<p>I thought they where to get new Hubble Space Telescope ?</p><p>May be they don't have the money for a new Hubble Space Telescope ?<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[qso1]

<p>The next Hubble telescope your referring to is probably the James Webb Space Telescope or JWST. I think its still go, that is not yet cancelled due to budget problems. Heres a nice link that gives a good overview of the plans for JWST.</p><p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[nec208]

<p>Reading the topic it seems to be infrared ?</p><p><font color="#800080">The <strong>James Webb Space Telescope</strong> (<strong>JWST</strong>) is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to be a significant improvement on the aging Hubble Space Telescope. JWST is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. Formerly called the <strong>Next Generation Space Telescope</strong> (or <strong>NGST</strong>), it was renamed after NASA's second administrator, James E. Webb, in 2002. The telescope's launch is planned for no earlier than June 2013. It will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket.</font></p><p>It slo is saying the <span class="mw-headline">Mission is.</span></p><p><span class="mw-headline"><font color="#800080">The JWST's primary scientific mission has four main components: to search for light from the first stars and galaxies which formed in the Universe after the Big Bang; to study the formation and evolution of galaxies; to understand the formation of stars and planetary systems; and to study planetary systems and the origins of life. Due to a combination of redshift, dust obscuration, and the intrinsically low temperatures of many of the sources to be studied, the JWST must operate at infrared wavelengths, spanning the wavelength range from 0.6 to 28 micrometres.</font> </span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span class="mw-headline">So it does&nbsp;not look like it is&nbsp;to look&nbsp;at cool pictures.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><font color="#800080">The observatory is due to be launched no earlier than June 2013 and is currently scheduled to be launched by an Ariane 5 from Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana, into an L2 orbit with a launch mass of approximately 6.2 t. After a commissioning period of approximately 6 months, the observatory will begin the science mission, which will be required to last a minimum of 5 years. The potential for extension of the science mission beyond this period exists, and the observatory is being designed accordingly</font><font color="#800080">.</font></p><p>Why so long like 2013? and not 2009 or 2010? </p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[nec208]

<p>In May 2007 the life-cycle cost of the project was estimated at about US$ 4.5 billion. This is comprised of approximately $3.5 billion for design, development, launch and commissioning, and approximately $1.0 billion for ten years of operations.</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>What happen to hubble 2 ? Or no money to build a hubble 2 to replace the old hubble ?<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Cygnus_X_1]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>In May 2007 the life-cycle cost of the project was estimated at about US$ 4.5 billion. This is comprised of approximately $3.5 billion for design, development, launch and commissioning, and approximately $1.0 billion for ten years of operations.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------What happen to hubble 2 ? Or no money to build a hubble 2 to replace the old hubble ? <br /> Posted by nec208</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There never was a "Hubble 2".</p><p>JWST replaces it&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Cygnus_X_1]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Why so long like 2013? and not 2009 or 2010? &nbsp; <br /> Posted by nec208</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>New development take time and money.&nbsp; Snapping a finger doesn't make things happen now&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p>There's already a thread on this mission. See STS-124</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Hubble repair mission (in August) is STS-125</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[nec208]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>There's already a thread on this mission. See STS-124&nbsp;The Hubble repair mission (in August) is STS-125 <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV><br /><br />But what happen to a new Hubble ?Or no money for a new one? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Cygnus_X_1]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>But what happen to a new Hubble ?Or no money for a new one? <br /> Posted by nec208</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>there never was one&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>But what happen to a new Hubble ?Or no money for a new one? <br />Posted by nec208</DIV></p><p><br />That would be the JWST mentioned above, currently under construction.<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>