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Michael Y Ko asked:
 
>>Can anyone tell me what the function is of the Space Telescope Institute?

and Dr. James Neff replied: 
> Many of us have been pondering that question for years.  It's main function 
> seems to be spending lots of money.

Thanks Jim.  The same may be said of any educational or research facility.
People living in glass houses and all that stuff applies.

STScI is the science data analysis center for all HST science data.  Engineering
telemetry goes to Goddard and science data comes here.  We also have lots of
people here who work with Guest Observers on all stages of their proposals
(Science Planning Branch, User Support Branch, etc...) and a lot of ongoing
effort in software development.  

STScI is a NASA owned facility located on the campus of Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore.  It is managed by AURA.  Isn't Penn State an AURA member?

-Bill Gawne,  Space Telescope Science Institute