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NASA Announces De-Orbit Mission For Hubble

Posted by timothy on from the we-have-always-been-at-war-with-luna dept.

maglor_83 writes "NASA has announced the end for Hubble. It plans on performing a "robotic de-orbit mission", and apparently its not due to the monetary costs associated with fixing it, but rather the risks involved. NASA's new goals are now manned missions to the moon, as a platform for Mars."

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  1. Re:Scientific payoff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    assuming this back-of-the-envelope calculation is right.

    It might be in itself, but you're forgetting something important: Lagrange points. The link below explains how a lunar space elevator can be done.

    http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/lunar_spac e_elevator.html

    Not only would it be possible, the entire cable could weigh just 6,800 kg according to the article's calculations.

    (It's been a slashdot story, but the usual searches wouldn't find it)