[sdiy] OT - Letting Hubble die

[Rude 66]

well, if the bush administration pulled the plug, all i can say to our
american listmembers is 'there is an election in november'.. ;-)

i feel the same as with all big technology projects.. on one hand i admire
the technology and search for new ways and 'the unknown', on the other hand
the budgets some of these projects eat up could be used for very good other
causes: fighting poverty and inequality, improving the economy.. but somehow
i have the feeling that's not the case here..;-)

r./


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rainer Buchty" <buchty at cs.tum.edu>
To: "john mahoney" <jmahoney at gate.net>
Cc: "synth diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] OT - Letting Hubble die


> > Bottom line: There is *supposed* to be a superior, Moon-based scope in
> > around 10 years, and Hubble won't last that long anyway. So the story
goes,
> > and I hope that's true. Therefore, this may not be as tragic as it
seems.
>
> Yeah, sure. And in 2 years they decide to use the money for something
> else, Hubble already died, and there will be no replacement.
>
> Kinda reminds me of the ongoing fuzz about the German "Toll Collect"
> system...
>
> Hubble would last, if they keep on maintaining it.
>
> Rainer