Griffin Likely To Delete Deorbit Module From Hubble Mission

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NASA is nearing a final decision to delete the deorbit module from the proposed space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA's program executive for Hubble, Michael Moore, said Aug. 24 that a final decision was in the hands of NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, who is expected to rule soon. Griffin's special assistant, Chris Shank, however, told attendees of the Mars Society's annual conference in Boulder, Colo., Aug. 13 that the special deorbit module would likely be deleted from NASA's to-do list for the mission. "It does not look like a propulsion module will be necessary for a shuttle servicing mission," he said.