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No Money For Hubble Service Mission

Posted by michael on from the sacrifices-have-to-be-made dept.

starexplorer writes "SPACE.com is reporting that the White House has eliminated funding for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope from its 2006 budget request. After many options 1, 2 were explored, is this the death knell for Hubble?"

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  1. Hubble on eBay by stecoop · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So if there isn't money for Hubble than auction it off as surplus - let free market pick it up if they want to.

    1. Re:Hubble on eBay by GammaRay+Rob · · Score: 5, Interesting

      As soon as it gets to the point where it becomes a re-entry risk (which happens when only one gyro remains functional), NASA will drop it into the Pacific. They don't want to risk an unplanned, uncontrolled descent that may put it in the middle of a population area.

      Except, of course, it currently has no de-orbit capability, hence the plan to go there and add it. But, if you already have to go there...

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