{"id":4220,"date":"2010-01-05T08:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/nasa-astronaut-john-grunsfeld-instrumental-to-hubble-telescope-repair-will-help-oversee-its-science-operations\/"},"modified":"2010-01-05T08:43:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T08:43:00","slug":"nasa-astronaut-john-grunsfeld-instrumental-to-hubble-telescope-repair-will-help-oversee-its-science-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-station\/nasa-astronaut-john-grunsfeld-instrumental-to-hubble-telescope-repair-will-help-oversee-its-science-operations.php","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut John Grunsfeld, Instrumental to Hubble Telescope Repair, Will Help Oversee its Science Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA astronaut<\/span> John Grunsfeld<\/span>, who participated in three spaceflights to service the Hubble Space Telescope<\/span>, is leaving the agency to become the deputy director of the Space Telescope Science<\/span><\/a> Institute in Baltimore. The institute is the science operations<\/span> center for Hubble <\/span>and the James Webb Space Telescope<\/span>, which is planned for launch in 2014.

\"During the past 18 years, John has been a true asset to the agency,\" said NASA Administrator<\/span> Charles Bolden<\/span><\/a>, a former astronaut who few on the STS-31 mission<\/span> that deployed the Hubble. \"Some have called him the chief Hubble repairman, but I call him a friend and wish him the best in his new endeavor.\"<\/p>

In addition to Grunsfeld's flights to Hubble <\/span>(STS-103 in Dec. 1999, STS-109 in March 2002, and STS-125 in May 2009), he also served on two other shuttle missions<\/span><\/a>. He performed eight critical spacewalks and logged more than 835 hours in space.<\/p>

During 2003 and 2004, he was NASA's Chief Scientist<\/span> at the agency's headquarters in Washington. He helped develop the Vision for Space Exploration, which set NASA <\/span>on the path for future exploration endeavors.<\/p>

In accepting the institute position, Grunsfeld said, \"This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for me to work at a focal point of top astronomers at the leading edge of scientific inquiry. The team at the Space Telescope Science Institute<\/span> has a demonstrated record of meeting the high performance challenges of operating the Hubble Space Telescope<\/span> and preparing for the James Webb Space Telescope<\/a><\/span>. I look forward to working with this excellent team as we continue to explore the mysteries of the universe.\"<\/p>

Related Site:<\/b><\/p>

› John Grunsfeld's Official Biography<\/a>
› Hubble Space Telescope Mission Section<\/a><\/p>

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