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Hope for Hubble

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-up-your-mind dept.

yulek writes "It may not be over yet. space today reports that Bush's NASA administrator nominee, Michael Griffin, wants to revisit the Hubble decision. Space.com has some more details. The big question is: do we really want to save Hubble for the right reasons or is it more of a symbolic thing? Considering NASA's fiscal woes, is this a waste of funds? I have loved the Hubble images for the last decade, and the research that stemmed from them, but I think that the most incredible camera we've ever made may need more than just an upgrade. Perhaps it is obsolete."

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  1. Hubble is obsolete by ChuckSchwab · · Score: -1, Troll

    There's no point in investing money into Hubble anymore. There are other, more powerful telescopes out there that can see farther. Just because Hubble pioneered long-range high-resolution astronomy doesn't mean we should rely on it for future endeavors. I mean, I can totally understand the sentimental attachment to it, but in the real world, you have to make cost-benefit analyses.

  2. sentimental reasons ? by Adult+film+producer · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is what happens when you greaseball politicians run things. Hubble may not be perfect and it may be showing its age compared to some of the newer technology scopes on the horizon. But, our government has pretty much decided to reinvest a LOT of money & resources into building new nuclear weapons.

    I know nuclear weapons, b1 bombers, apache helicopters, tanks, bombs, bullets, weapons of torture and death are important in the fight with the unholy Al Queda but can't we set aside a few bucks for space exploration.. ? Where are our priorities ? Are people really that scared ?

    Why not spend a few billion less on our massive war & death machine.. it's annual budget is near $400,000,000,000.00 ... come on people.