NASA - Robotic Repair Of Hubble 'Promising'

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday April 28, 2004 @08:41PM from the daleks-will-help dept.

mykepredko writes "According to CNN, using a robot to repair/update the Hubble observatory is much more feasible than NASA originally believed. According to the article, the desires for keeping Hubble operational, while keeping shuttle astronauts safe seems to be the impeus for suggesting robotic repair of the satellite. The article goes on to discuss 'Robonaut' and 'Ranger robot', two machines which can approximate the capabilities of a space-suited astronaut. I'm wondering if these robots could be used for the ISS assembly/maintenance, minimizing crew EVAs while maximizing assembly time and hopefully reducing costs."

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fp by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-28 20:41 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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Re:How is it?... by kahei · 2004-04-28 22:11 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How much time and money does it take to train, equip, and transport (into space) an astronaut?

How much time and money does it take to train, equip and transport (to Iraq) a marine?

Thus, the USA can afford to lose way more marines than astronauts.

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