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There are a fair few other space observatories according to Wikipedia, however I suspect most of them have special missions. As I understand HST is fairly versa
by lucaspiller 12y ago
There are a fair few other space observatories according to Wikipedia, however I suspect most of them have special missions. As I understand HST is fairly versatile with a wide range of equipment. It is also estimated to cost over $10 billion, so sending a few more up would each cost over half of NASAs annual budget :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_observatories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_observatories
- rjsw 12y agoDidn't the NRO give NASA a couple of sets of optics from older spec Keyhole satellites ?
- arethuza 12y agoLooks like it! http://www.space.com/20955-nasa-spy-satellite-telescopes-missions.html http://www.space.com/20955-nasa-spy-satellite-telescopes-mis...
- derekp7 12y agoDoes 10 billion for one mean that it will be 20 billion for two? Once it is designed, and the teams are in place to assemble it and run the thing, economies of scale should kick in. Would be nice if most of that 10 billion was a sunk cost, and for 20 or 30, we could send up 50 of these things.