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I really hope that when Hubble is finally decommissioned, we have the ability to go up and bring it back to earth. It Belongs in the Smithsonian not in bits at
by ericcumbee 3y ago
I really hope that when Hubble is finally decommissioned, we have the ability to go up and bring it back to earth. It Belongs in the Smithsonian not in bits at Point Nemo.
Hopefully Starship or New Glenn will give us that kind of capability.
- Intralexical 3y agoIIRC NASA was going to have Atlantis (one of the STS's, anyway) bring it back near the end of the Shuttle programme. Turns out prematurely stuffing a valuable scientific tool into the trunk of a crewed orbiter that already has a tendency to explode during reentry was… An idea they had second thoughts on, though.
- creativenolo 3y agoIf we have the ability would anyone put up the funds? I assume the costs would be huge? It would be wonderful to have it preserved.