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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?"

7 of 401 comments (clear)

  1. Finally! by bLindmOnkey · · Score: -1, Troll

    It was inevitable. Sure, we've discovered galaxies,stars, planets, etc with it, but beyond that, is there a practical use for this information? Did we ever find life out there? No. Just more rocks, gas, and nothingness.

    Don't get me wrong. I think space exploration is fascinating, but there are enough problems on this planet that money spent finding literal nothingness could be used to help solve. (e.g. tsunami relief, world hunger, etc)
    Honestly, I'm glad the white house made this decision. Unfortunately, I'm worried where the money's going to go and be used for because it's hard not to wonder in an age with a government so ignorant such as the US's. Just my 2c.

  2. shadowmatter by shadowmatter · · Score: -1, Troll

    All that observation power, and it hasn't found any WMDs? Fix that, and you'll get your funding.

    Best wishes,
    The White House

  3. Re:Who needs hubble? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well, just proves that 70% of the US-population are dumb like bread.

  4. Bah! Who cares, Hubble is irrelevant. by Sand_Man · · Score: 0, Troll

    The damn thing isn't helping find Evil Dewers (tm). I hasn't promoted freedom or democracy to any oil rich Arab nations.

    The only people who use it are a bunch of aethist science guys, who only use science to undermine the rich Christain heritage of this fine country. Hell, who put that thing up there any? Probably Hillary Clinton behind the whole thing.

  5. I guess it didn't find God... by elhaf · · Score: 0, Troll

    so it's being decommissioned before it finds buddha.

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  6. Triumph of the Creationists by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm sure Bush's creationist buddies have a hand in redirecting funds away from any scientific endeavor that might provide an impetus for US society to embrace what is in the heavens instead of fearing it.

  7. Democrat? by kaje103 · · Score: -1, Troll


    Another /. post. This would be a great time for me to post my political views and insult those I don't agree with!

    2. Rinse
    3. Repeat