May 1, 1997: NASA - Ray Villard & Don Savage

NASA public affairs officers Don Savage and Ray Villard appear on the program after the agency sends Art Bell a two-page letter defending its Hubble Space Telescope observations of Comet Hale-Bopp. The letter was prompted by listener faxes flooding NASA headquarters following claims by Richard C. Hoagland that Hubble images were being withheld or deliberately degraded. Art presses both men on Hubble's proprietary data policies, the decision not to risk the telescope for shadow-zone observations… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/may-1-1997-nasa-ray-villard-and-don-savage