Saving Hubble

Posted by michael on Thursday January 22, 2004 @05:22AM from the hubba-hubba-hubble dept.

tassii writes "In this article on Space.com, Hubble Space Telescope operators plan to ask Russia for help in keeping the observatory alive and will even consider accepting private donations, which have already been offered. The upgrades are already built, waiting for installation. The Wide Field Camera 3 and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph cost a combined $167 million and will provide unprecedented peeks into the formation of the cosmos, astronomers say. Maybe there is still some hope for the Hubble."

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Great Idea! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-22 05:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Let's ask Russia, they have TONS of extra money.
(OT) Much better article title by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-22 05:33 · Score: 1, Funny

"Saving (Privately?) Hubble"
Donations by bay43270 · 2004-01-22 05:56 · Score: 2, Funny

Do they take pay pal?
Re:Just do it... by mph · 2004-01-22 06:23 · Score: 2, Funny

Given that it's solar-powered, I don't think that sending it farther from the sun would work out too well.