Pierre wrote:

Don't forget Bush wants the end of Hubble and want s to deicde what's good in science...

Actually it is NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe who decided that fixing Hubble is not worth an astronaut's life or losing another shuttle.  A board of investigation was set up to determine the risks involved.  I personally think the risk is not that high and that a human service mission should go ahead as planned.

Wrt. the US space program - I prefer Bush's Vision for Space Exploration.  From what I have read on Space.com, Kerry is still stuck in a 'low-Earth orbit' research mentality.  With Kerry as president, space enthusiasts like us can kiss promising missions like the Jupiter Ice Moons and Pluto-Kuiper Express missions good-bye.