European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the stars and stripes thursday August 1, 1991nasa ponders Rush Mission to fix Hubble from news reports Washington Nasa experts Are considering an emergency shuttle flight to save the Hubble space Telescope from a possible loss of control unexplained failures in two of its six gyroscopes acid a hint of trouble in a third sources said tuesday. A. It. The space Agency already was planning a repair Mission for late 1993 to Correct a serious flaw built into the telescopes 94.5-Inch primary Mirror. Astronauts plan to replace or apply corrective optics of at least one and possibly four of five main instruments aboard the orbiting Observatory officials said the Gyroscope problem May become too severe to wait until the 1993 flight even though the Complex 177 anti hardware and intricate planning required to fix the telescopes flawed vision would not be ready. An emergency flight could occur in late 1992. The officials said they May have to choose Between the two repairs because their budget will not allow for two flights. The telescopes gyroscopes Are used to control it amp pitch Roll and Yaw so the Telescope can Point to any part of the sky. The Gyroscope problem adds to additional concerns among some structural engineers that a continuing Jitter in the telescopes european built solar arrays could cause Metal fatigue in the Long booms that support the panels. That could cause breakage and toss of the spacecrafts Power Supply officials said. The european space Agency May not be Able to provide a replacement set of solar arrays in time for an earlier servicing flight officials said. However they emphasized initial tests indicate the panels Arentt Likely to break before 1993. On Friday As the Telescope was making scientific observations a another Gyro hic used Quot a said John Campbell Deputy associate director for Telescope operations at Goddard space flight Center in Greenbelt my. The Telescope however was Able to continue its work. The a a signature of the Brief glitch was different from two that failed earlier perhaps from a piece of dirt around a motor keeping the Gyroscope spinning he said. Quot the Telescope was launched with six gyroscopes with two envisioned As spares. But two failed shortly after launch leaving four working. Then engineers found that the Observatory seemed to operate better on three. But concerns about whether another a might fail caused engineers to activate a fourth officials said. For the present the Observatory continues to use All four but engineers Are apprehensive about any additional failures. 1 a another satellite the International ultraviolet explorer had similar Gyroscope problems two years ago. An Engineer from nasal a Goodard space flight Center near Washington devised a Way to operate the satellite on Only one. Officials said the trouble shooting meetings were exploring such a solution for the Hubble. Arrested outside Wichita clinic Wichita Kan. Apr anti abortion demonstrators trying to Block the Entrance to a women a clinic crawled into a police line tuesday prompting an additional 177 arrests it a the two week protest. Police have made nearly 1,400 arrests at area abortion clinics since july 22. Many demonstrators have been arrested More than once police say. _ most of the latest arrests Werc Ori tougher Misdemeanour charge of criminal trespass which carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 Fine rather than loitering punishable by a Fine of up to $500. Four operation Rescue leaders were arrested tuesday for allegedly violating . District judge Patrick Kelly a temporary restraining order against protesters blocking clinic were Keith Tucci operation Rescue National director from Summerville . Jeff White of los Angeles Joe Slovenec of Cleveland and Phillip Vollman of Cleveland. Tucci was released because papers had not been properly served but later was served again with the Legal papers a court spokeswoman said. Police told Kelly that Slovenec directed tuesdays protest. According to police Vollman and White jumped in front of a doctors car As he tried to enter a clinic that has become the focus of protests their Public defenders told the judge. Randall Terry co founder of the nationwide operation Rescue was jailed july 24 under the judges order. Kelly has said leaders would be released if they agreed to obey his order. Protesters on tuesday crawled into the driveway at or. George tillers clinic and blocked the Entrance after pressing about 25 officers against the wrought Iron Fence. A it was like a flood. They overwhelmed the officers. They simply shoved our officers up against the Fence. We hold our line a said Gap. George Scantlin. Tiller was stopped outside the clinic tuesday when two protesters threw themselves in front of his car police said. Police removed the protesters a Yrd Tiller entered the clinic. Protest leaders said they targeted Tiller because he performs late term abortions and accepts referrals two Wichita policemen carry an abortion protester. Front her parts of the United states. After police removed the protesters from the clinic Gates several carloads of patients were driven into the grounds. Several Federal marshals stood by at the clinic but apparently did no to make arrests. Wild City dogs Slaughter rare Gazelles in Loo pen from wire reports Miami a wild Urban dogs tunnelled into a zoo and killed a Herd of rare Gazelles officials said tuesday. The dead african springbok five adults and four babies were discovered last thursday at metro zoo animal handler Ron Magill said the Graceful Gazelle used to be found in Large numbers in what is now South Africa but heavy Hunting has decimated the herds. Metro zoo curator Bill Zeigler said the dogs entered the compound just South of Miami by digging under a Fence. A jail hair probe nets Barber Indianapolis a the Barber at Marion county jail has been arrested and charged with clipping the Public on prisoners haircuts. Robin l. Smith 22, falsified More than $3,000 in Billings by inflating the number of haircuts he gave sheriff Joseph g. Mcatee said. He could get up to four years in jail if convicted. Boys fire halts rail traffic Olympia Wash. A four boys using kerosene to Start a campfire burned Down a wooden train trestle tuesday cutting the main rail line Between Seattle and Portland ore., authorities said. It will take at least two Days to reopen the line used daily by More than 50 Amtrak Burlington Northern and Union Pacific trains Burlington Northern spokesman Howard Kallio said. Until then trains will have to go from Portland to Seattle via Spokane a 699-mile Detour from the regular 185-mile route. Amtrak customers were being bused Between Seattle and Portland Kallio said. Some freight containers will be hauled by truck Between the two s bid to move Cia to his state questioned Washington a sen. Robert Byrd legendary among colleagues for attracting More than $1 billion in Federal projects to West Virginia has raised a House committees alarm tuesday with his latest gambit a $1.2 billion relocation of Cia offices to his Home state. That move would involve among other things relocating More than 2,000 employees. The House intelligence committee. Held a rare Public hearing to shed Light on what chairman Dave Mccurdy likened to a Covert spy operation. Mccurdy said afterwards he would seek a delay in Byrds proposal to make sure it is fair to taxpayers. That meant a Likely collision Between Byrd the chairman of the Senate appropriations committee and the Strong willed Mccurdy an Oklahoma Democrat who this year was designated chairman of the House intelligence oversight panel. Mccurdy said tuesdays hearing a raised even further concerns about the process behind the Ciao a selection of two Sites a one in suburban Washington the other in Jefferson county . A for Campus like installations that will consolidate 21 Agency offices scattered across Northern Virginia. A a it a my belief this committee will recommend a delay in the decision and seek further review a he told reporters. Byrd a Democrat later issued a statement saying that any delay would Only add to the costs and prolong overcrowding and Security problems at the Agency. A this is a Good proposal and it is in the Long term interest of the Intelli. Gence Community and our National Security Quot he said. Authorization for the moves is contained in the Senate intelligence committees authorization Bill Fop fiscal 1992, but is not in the House version. That difference will have to be resolved in a House Senate conference. According to testimony at the hearing a real estate consulting firm hired by the Cia to study consolidating its offices produced an initial report Early this year listing 65-possible Sites for the new Campus Complex plus the Agency a present Headquarters at Langley a. That report also included a list of the top 10 recommended Sites. In a second report a few months later the consultants narrowed their list to four Sites. One was the 500-acre West Virginia a location not on the first list. Mccurdy said however that the House intelligence committee was kept in the dark. Also the general services administration the Federal governments property manager Wasny to consulted and even the White House and its office of management and budget weren to informed he said. How committee members wanted to know did that site make its Way onto the list rep Bud Shuster r-pa., asked whether there were Pill tical considerations involving Congress. Cia director William Webster said the West Virginia site had been included in the list after the Agency came to the conclusion that it could Divide its consolidated offices Between two Sites a one for personnel who need frequent Contact with Headquarters and one for functions such As printing warehousing and computers that do not have such Day to Day interaction. A
