Hope for Hubble?

by EdH Apr 13, 2005 9:02PM PDT

Servicing mission may be on after all.

http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/98/135/01_8.html

I'm wondering if it would be feasible to sell the thing to a foreign government or private consortium. Anyone explored that idea?

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Encouraging, but still that money problem, Ed.

by Dave Konkel [Moderator] Apr 14, 2005 12:06AM PDT

The only money budgeted for Hubble in the next three years is routine monitoring of the pictures, and then doing a controlled reentry

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Hubble can die

by duckman Apr 14, 2005 12:26AM PDT

We let Skylab and Mir die, time to make something better

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Hubble is still engaging in

by Dan McC Apr 14, 2005 3:06AM PDT

important science. Let's get the new one going before we needlessly crash the old one.

Dan

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You don't throw away your glasses when they get dirty

by Ziks511 Apr 14, 2005 3:13AM PDT

then start saving up for a new pair. You clean the glasses and continue using them while you save up for a new pair.

Or is that too Reasonable and Liberal a view for you?

Rob Boyter

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and the cost to fix isnr worth it

by Mark5019 Apr 14, 2005 3:30AM PDT

there talking about replacement

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Hubbell not the same as glasses

by Evie Apr 14, 2005 6:12AM PDT

Whatever its value, we don't *need* it like you might need and rely on your glasses.

Hubbell is old technology that would cost too much to maintain compared to future benefit. That money is plain and simply more REASONABLY invested in the replacement.

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Nothing better planned this decade, Duckman.

by Dave Konkel [Moderator] Apr 14, 2005 3:17AM PDT

The James Webb Space Telescope is currently scheduled for launch in August, 2011. With a repair mission, Hubble can last until then, instead of having a 3-4 year gap (minimum -- I suspect the Webb will be behind schdule, as the Hubble was).

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(NT) (NT) Still have Earth based scopes doing great work

by duckman Apr 14, 2005 3:24AM PDT

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There are other scopes in the pipeline

by EdH Apr 14, 2005 3:23AM PDT

And Hubble has outlived its original mission timeline. Blame NASA for building it too well. But for between 200-300 million I don't think we have much to lose by extending its life. It will likely come in useful in the future.

Or sell it to Japan or China.

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(NT) (NT) I like your idea of private funding

by Evie Apr 14, 2005 6:13AM PDT

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