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Clock Ticking for Hubble

Posted by michael on from the what-goes-up dept.

DoraLives writes "Ok then, what are we going to do with Hubble? Eventually, it MUST come down. The New York Times has a piece that addresses this less than pleasant (at least for the astronomical community) subject. Additionally "The decision about what happens then has been complicated by the breakup of the Columbia." Read all about it."

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  1. non-reg link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Thanks, Google.

  2. Re:We should lease it out to some other country... by soft_guy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why not just auction it off on eBay?

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  3. Take it down and put it in a museum by bersl2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It fit in the Shuttle to begin with. I mean, what complications can possibly accompany such a choice? After all, this isn't Mir or Skylab.

  4. Re:Complicated by Columbia? by wjsteele · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The problem isn't the grounding of the fleet... it's that the Columbia was the only shuttle capable of handling the Hubble. The cargo bay on the Columbia was larger than the other shuttles... even though the Discovery actually launched the Hubble, the Discovery had an overhaul that made it's payload bay to small to handle the Hubble. It's unfortunate... I think the Hubble would look real good hanging in the Smithsonian.

    Bill

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