ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies’ National Research Council, assesses the viability of proposed shuttle or robotic missions to upgrade the telescope. The report will be released at a one-hour news conference.
DETAILS:
Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in room 100 at the National Academiesí Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Reporters who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast of the briefing and submit questions using an e-mail form at http://national-academies.org. (The webcast requires RealPlayer software, available free at http://www.real.com/player. For more information on setup and hardware requirements, see the Real.com site.)
PARTICIPATING FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT WROTE THE REPORT:
— CHARLES F. BOLDEN, JR. Senior Vice President, TechTrans International, Houston, Tex.
— LOUIS J. LANZEROTTI, consultant, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, N.J.
— JOSEPH H. ROTHENBERG, president, Universal Space Network, Horsham, Pa.
— RICHARD H. TRULY, director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo.
REPORTERS:
Reporters can obtain copies or register to attend by contacting the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail
