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Repair Costs for Hubble Are Vexing to Scientists

wallstreetprodigy23 writes "Some scientists questioned whether a repair mission for the aging Hubble Space Telescope was worth a projected cost of $1 billion to $2 billion at a hearing of the House Science Committee on Wednesday. Both scientists and legislators praised the orbiting observatory for the many contributions it had made to science since it was launched in 1990. But the telescope needs servicing to continue working... "

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  1. Re:Peanuts by fembots · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your two points seem to be in conflict with each other.

    First you said repairing Hubble is not a good investment, then you said since we ARE already in Iraq, we should not leave soon.

    So since Hubble is already in Space, it does no good to complain about the extra money required for Hubble.