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Space Science: Status of the Hubble Space Telescope Program

NSIAD-88-118BR Published: May 02, 1988. Publicly Released: May 09, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Program, focusing on: (1) the program's current cost, schedule, and performance status; (2) the Space Telescope Science Institute's role in the program; and (3) NASA orbital maintenance plans for the telescope.

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