Hubble costs are estimated around $10 billion USD in 2010[1]. The cost to put the thing into orbit is minuscule compared to the equipment and operation itself.

Hubble costs are estimated around $10 billion USD in 2010[1]. The cost to put the thing into orbit is minuscule compared to the equipment and operation itself. Put another way - SpaceX isn't solving any problems here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope#Challenger_disaster.2C_delays.2C_and_eventual_launch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope#Challen...