Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Referred to the House Committee on Science.

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.324 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Recognizes the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education.

Recommends that the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) appoint an independent panel of expert scientists and engineers inside and outside of NASA to examine all possible options for safely carrying out the planned servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Expresses the strong sentiment of the House of Representatives that NASA should continue all planning, preparation, and astronaut training activities for the SM-4 servicing mission without interruption until: (1) the expert panel issues its report; and (2) NASA provides a timetable of compliance with a recommendation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report which calls for a fully autonomous capability for all missions, since such compliance will allow both a Hubble servicing mission and missions to the International Space Station to be carried out safely.

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Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] · D–CO

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Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Mar 3, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Mar 3, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E292-293)
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SRES 324 · A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/550

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Discuss H.Res.550, 108th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/550

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres550/BILLS-108hres550ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.550, 108th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/550

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Discuss H.Res.550, 108th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/550

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-03-03.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres550/BILLS-108hres550ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:19:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Res.550 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.