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NASA Debates How And When To Kill Hubble Telescope

Posted by timothy on from the roasted-on-a-bier-of-tax-dollars dept.

Amy's Robot writes "The Washington Post reports that after 13 years of wear and tear, the Hubble telescope may be on the way out. NASA and some outside scientists have become involved in a heated debate about how and when to end the Hubble telescope program. Keeping Hubble in service until 2020 would require an extra maintenance visit by astronauts at a cost of at least $600 million. Some even worry the batteries could fail by 2010, since the next maintenance visit has been delayed by the Columbia accident and space station priorities. Is it worth maintaining our old friend Hubble, or should NASA let him go out in a blaze of glory?"

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  1. I already know.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    "How And When To Kill Hubble"

    Professor Plum will use the candlestick in the library next Tuesday.

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    1. Re:I already know.. by McAddress · · Score: 5, Funny

      i would propose using kill -9.

    2. Re:I already know.. by kill+-9+$$ · · Score: 5, Funny

      well fine, somebody give me directions to the library and where I can get said candlestick and I'll take care of it...

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  2. We already know how it will end... [humor] by RomSteady · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone who has seen Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie knows how this will end...

    "Mike killed the Hubble! Mike killed the Hubble!"

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  3. I've got it... by bkc98 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If we learned anything from the movie 'Independence Day', we know that any spacecraft can be brought down by a virus. So NASA should just fire up the 'ol Powerbook and upload a virus to bring down Hubble. Problem solved.