It is terrible to think the days of the great Hubble Telescope will end.
I don't understand why they don't keep up upgrading it...being close to Earth makes it within range of a short servicing run...I wonder if they have worked out how to service the new one.It is going to be a long way to get serviced.
I am sure good research could be done with Hubble while ever it is up there even if it is not cutting edge equipment...it must still be real good at something.
Don't let it drop until everyone who can use it has used it...only then is it useless.
And bring it back to stand in the Smithsonian.
Or recycle the primary mirror..now that is what needs fixing..that's probably why they will let it drop..after all the primary could be a lot better.
One forgets this flaw.
I wonder how good it could have been if the primary was not flawed.
Yes bring it back regrind and polish the primary and send it back up.
We need a better space shuttle..one that can grab Hubble and bring it back and take it back up when it's repaired...a space ute
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