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The problem with Hubble is not so much funding, but that the hardware is dying, especially the gyroscopes. Without the space shuttle, no one can just fly out to
by _ph_ 8y ago
The problem with Hubble is not so much funding, but that the hardware is dying, especially the gyroscopes. Without the space shuttle, no one can just fly out to service it. It would be easier to launch a replacement telescope.
- melling 8y agoYes, everyone already knows that! That's where the crazy billionaire comes in. He doesn't tell us why it can't be done, he figures out how to do it. electric car company... rockets that land and are reused... I imagine that you could do it with advanced robotics. Could happen over the next decade.
- _ph_ 8y agoOr one just builds a new telescope and puts it onto a F9.
- melling 8y agoA new Hubble costs a couple of billion? James Webb is over $10 billion. A few small robotic drones could hitch a ride on a regular launch. Mission cost of $10 million? We simply need to wait for robots to develop and hope it happens before Hubble disintegrates.
- avmich 8y agoCan't one use one of manned spacecrafts being developed in USA to get to Hubble? Soyuz is out for other reasons.
- _ph_ 8y agoGet to Hubble - possibly. But they lack the ability to conduct the repairs, like they are missing an air lock for activities outside of the vehicle.