Posted on 04/24/2018 10:58:46 AM PDT by LibWhacker
The ability to be serviced saved the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster. When the Hubble was first launched, a flaw in the mirror made it all but useless. A daring space shuttle mission performed fixes to the space telescope that restored its function and enabled a steady stream of scientific discoveries. Subsequent missions enhanced the Hubble and extended its operational life. What might have been a disaster was transformed into one of the greatest scientific triumphs in human history.
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But what’s not being told is that each servicing mission cost more than replacing the telescope with a new one.
Ask a simple question...heheh.....
The telescope is a worthy science mission. When it is finally launched on top of an Ariane 5 rocket,
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A few months ago, an Ariane 5 went severely off course because of a programming error.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5_flight_VA241#Anomaly
“20 TRILLION dollars in debt.”
May as well get something useful out of it.
Best money the US spends, bar none.
Raise entrance fees at the Lawrence Welk memorial and cut elsewhere.
I think he was a character on Dragnet.
that was JACK Webb
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