References & Sources

Y2K problem looms in Hubble repair

If a shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope doesn’t go up as planned in December, it could face a Y2K computer problem.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1999. Trying to avoid Hubble trouble. Science News 155(March 27):203.

Peterson, I. 1999. Year-2000 chip danger looms large. Science News 155(Jan. 2):4.

Additional information about the Hubble mission can be found at http://hubble.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview.html.

Sources:

Steven Beckwith
Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

Denny Holt
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX 77058

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 19, November 6, 1999, p. 294. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.